Monthly Archives: August 2016

The Wishing Map 28

Posted on August 31, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever moved from learning about another’s burdens to helping carry them? If we don’t share one another’s burdens, are we fully alive?

Posted in Books, Fiction, Storytelling | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Gene Wilder

Posted on August 30, 2016 by mitchteemley

He found the manic in humanity. And we’re forever grateful. Few actors have ever generated such a mix of admiration and affection as Gene Wilder. Rest in peace, old friend.

Posted in Entertainment and Popular Culture, Humor, Movies | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

So Here’s the Deal

Posted on August 28, 2016 by mitchteemley
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion and Faith | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

My Butterfly Effect

Posted on August 27, 2016 by mitchteemley

I’ve always found the butterfly effect intriguing: the idea that the mere flap of a butterfly’s wing in, say, Des Moines could start a chain reaction leading to a devastating tsunami in Sr Lanka; or, for that matter, to the … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Quips and Quotes, Religion and Faith | Tagged , , , , , | 48 Comments

The Wishing Map 27

Posted on August 24, 2016 by mitchteemley

“From the moment they’d met, all pretense of politeness had been nonexistent, which generally means you’re either going to be someone’s enemy or their best friend.”

Posted in Culture, Fiction, Humor, Storytelling | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jesus GO!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by mitchteemley

Pokémon GO is the most popular game app of all time! But could it be that Jesus came up with the idea first? Gracefully graying Mike is in his front yard shushing through fallen leaves when his bright red rake … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment and Popular Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Religion and Faith, Storytelling | Tagged , , , | 20 Comments

7 Views on Writing

Posted on August 20, 2016 by mitchteemley

Hey, remember that scene where the alien bursts out of the guy’s chest?  “If a story is in you, it has to come out.”  ~William Faulkner Write without restraint! And then…restrain, restrain, restrain. “Write drunk, edit sober.”  ~Ernest Hemingway You can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Humor, Quips and Quotes, Writing and Blogging | Tagged , , , , , | 45 Comments

41 Years Ago Today

Posted on August 18, 2016 by mitchteemley

By the time the war ended, 58,220 American soldiers had died in Vietnam. And, in a strange irony, 50,000 of the people they’d gone to save had been evacuated to the United States. It was the largest airlift in U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Memoir | Tagged , , , , , , , | 50 Comments

The Wishing Map 26

Posted on August 17, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever discovered that, while you weren’t looking, the things that mattered most to you had changed?

Posted in Fiction, Humor, Storytelling | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Happy Blogday Two Me!

Posted on August 15, 2016 by mitchteemley

My Second Blogday came and went a couple of weeks ago without my even noticing. Which indicates that I’m growing up, I suppose. I mean, heck, I’m in my “terrible twos,” cruising around, breaking stuff all over the internet. For years … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Self-Improvement | Tagged , , , , , , | 26 Comments