Monthly Archives: April 2018

Unfinished Business

Tom and I have been friends for many years, and I love him to a fault. Which is convenient since he regularly confesses his faults. He’s a sincere but weak believer who is sick of his own weaknesses and moral … Continue reading

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Two years ago, on the verge of directing my first feature film, a drama entitled “Over-the-Rhine,” I wrote my first Filmmaker’s Journal (now an ongoing series). Today, as I re-post that first Journal, I’m preparing to write and direct my … Continue reading

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Have you ever feared the you you might become?

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It’s a Cat’s World

We just live–and serve dinner, and provide rubs–in it. Proof the world is round: What? You said, “Don’t get on the chair.” I’m  not “on” the chair. There’s never a bad time to touch noses. Holy moly! So that’s what … Continue reading

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Damnedelions

(Time-lapse video below It’s spring! Sort of. Actually, we’re still in Sprinter where I live, so it’s snow shovels one day and flip-flops and shades the next. But the dandelions can’t be fooled. Fake-daisy-delions are popping up all over our … Continue reading

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Abide in Me

   “In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.”  ~John 1:4

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Dude, if I had a Nickel…

…for every time a cow has fallen on my car!

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Happy Friday the 13th!

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt “If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” ~Groucho Marx “What the mind doesn’t understand, it worships or fears.” ~Alice Walker “Until you … Continue reading

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Now You can Learn Your Actual Name!

I love those charts that reveal your Pirate Name or Mythical Hero Name, etc. So I made up the ultimate one! Now you can learn your Actual Name!©  Just follow the guidelines below. Have fun and don’t forget to tell your friends … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 111

Have you ever faced a physically, emotionally, or spiritually “unbeatable” foe? What did you do to overcome it?

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