Hurrah for the brave men and women of The Greatest Generation! Their wild celebrations after they had won world peace seeded the Baby Boomer Generation (those born in the years 1946-1964), of which I caught the shirttail.
Author: Gene
Peace can last a lifetime, whatever your journey
It has been a tough week around here.
Tommy Weir, Donya’s dad and the patriarch of our family, had a scary episode with his heart a few weeks back. A couple of days ago, he received a call from his doctor with the results of the MRA (arteriogram) performed last week. The news was not good.
Great people gods haircuts free beer
I needed a haircut….and, not just a haircut. I needed a haircut I could feel good about. Lately, I have struggled with it. I have given thought to growing out my hair and going for that professorial look, but I can never get past the stage where I can’t do anything to make it not look like a trashcan fire-warming, boxcar-riding hobo.
Just As I Am
The most common altar song, the one sung more than any other, was Just As I am. How those preachers sought to drive home the fact that God was not seeking the whole, but the broken. He was ready and waiting to take you at your worst and give you in return His best. There was no need to polish the rust on one’s soul, no need to clean up one’s act. There was no need to rehab when He stood ready to redeem.
Vacation 2019: You can never go back but go ahead and try anyhow
Come with me on a visit to yesterday. It is OK to visit the past, to glean its gleaming fields of laughter and tears, of sorrow and joy.
Just don’t dwell there.
I have been and remain The Journey Man.
Vacation 2019: Whether living or re-living, it’s all about the journey!
California is always an option because who doesn’t want a week in a paradise of bright sunshine, blue skies, majestic mountains, a vast ocean, and breath-taking views?
Freedom’s just another word for…
“Freedom’s just another word for…”
The Sun Also Rises: How perspective changes perception
No matter how dark or long the night, no matter how uncertain the immediate outcome of an experience, no matter how chaotic the world may seem, the sun also rises.
Famous last words and what they reveal about all of us
“Famous last words” has become a derisive or playful phrase to express doubt about some assertion made.
Your friend says, “I can cross this creek in a single bound.”
You reply, “Famous last words.”
But what about the actual famous last words of famous – or infamous – people? What do they tell us about life and death…and ourselves?
Let’s see…
(Not so) Gentle on my Mind
American singer/songwriter, the legendary Glen Campbell reminds us to remember those who suffer with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.