Monthly Archives: March 2023

Wharton Finds a Whatzit

Posted on March 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Passover Gift to You Some years back, while preparing a Passover/Exodus message, I learned that manna, the miraculous little wafers that sustained the Hebrews during their long trek in the wilderness, translates to “what is it?” or more-or-less literally, “whatzits.” Delighted, … Continue reading →

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Fifty Shades of Me

Posted on March 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

Me at 20-something vs. Me at a smidge past 20-something (OK, so, maybe two or three smidges) The grey started showing when I was in my late thirties, and advanced alarmingly quickly. Still, others noticed before I did. I was … Continue reading →

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Truth in Advertising

Posted on March 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Tracy Kard of Eating My Way to the Top. If you’ve never experienced Tracy’s hilariously sarcastic sentiment (sarcastiment?), you’re in for a treat. Do you want a treat? Yes, you do! Who’s a good … Continue reading →

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Me: Some Assembly Required

Posted on March 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir A pile of bricks. That was my life at age 15. And I loved it. I saw no need for mortar to fit them all together. I was enamored with discovering all the things I thought, felt, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Judge – Encourage!

Posted on March 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” ~Unknown (sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein) “Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people … Continue reading →

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Look Closer

Posted on March 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you even Solomon in all his glory was not adorned like one of these.” ~Matthew 6:28-29 “Or ask the animals and they will … Continue reading →

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Have You Read the Wishing Map?

Posted on March 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

I’m being a spotty blogger (“splogger”?) today while attending a men’s conference, and so… While I normally post an episode of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, this time I’ll refer you back to the start of my … Continue reading →

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Spring Awakens

Posted on March 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

 Spring has awakened in my hemisphere. But just barely — the season is still seesawing between spring and winter (I call it Sprinter). But the daffodils are here to get the party started (the snowdrops came early, drank all the … Continue reading →

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know…

Posted on March 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Why night falls, but day breaks (and why they’re both so clumsy). ~me Why a butt dial and a booty call are two completely different things. ~allisoncollins (boredpanda.com) Why writers write and painters paint, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and … Continue reading →

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Love Comes in Small Pockets

Posted on March 22, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Devika Todi of Insight07. Poet and photographer Devika refers to herself as “no one special,” but I beg to differ. You’ve only to read her sweetly evocative words below to know there’s something special … Continue reading →

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