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Tag Archives: attack
Sympathy for the (Little) Devils
I recently wrote about my war with the yellow jackets. After they attacked me for daring to blow leaves near their underground lair, I counterattacked. Unsuccessfully and painfully. But several days later, armed with advice from my fellow bloggers, Trudy … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged attack, funny, prayer, respect, sympathy, wasps, yellow jackets
33 Comments
Me Versus the Yellow Jackets
“This is my house, and I have to defend it!” ~Kevin McCallister (Home Alone). Last weekend, while blowing leaves into pleasant little piles, I was assaulted by a group of mini-kamikazes known as yellow jackets! A week later, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Videos
Tagged attack, bees, funny, home, Home Alone, wasps, yellow jackets
43 Comments
Wildflowers and Weeds
Ah, spring! Running waist deep through the wildflowers… But enough about my front yard. Things do spring forth in the spring (I myself sprang forth on a May day such as this). But I can’t remember another spring when we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Movies, Videos
Tagged attack, feature film, Healing River, rave, reviews, trolls
9 Comments
My Scar Stories
I Was Attacked by a Beautiful Psycho Killer and Lived! It was a Saturday morning. My buddy Ray showed up, tragically bored. Before long we were hopped up on caffeine and had decided to drive to Oregon. Because we were 20. … Continue reading
My Phobia
Part Two: Into the Fog It was my buddy Jeff’s birthday. His mom decided to drive five of us to a Disney double-bill ten miles away across an unlit stretch called Dairy Valley. The pizza was great (all pizza is … Continue reading
Diminished
“No man is an island Entire of itself Every man is a piece of the continent A part of the main If a clod be washed away by the sea Europe is the less As well as if a promontory … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged attack, death, eternity, John Donne, London, suffering, terrorist
12 Comments
My Age of Anxiety
Part One: Step on a Crack (True story. Wish it wasn’t. Then again…) There were signs early on, but I was too young to know what they meant. When I was in primary school I heard the phrase, “Step on … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power
Tagged anxiety, attack, college, fear, panic, psychology, theatre
45 Comments