God of the Wildnerness

In May, 1986, a group of highschool students and staff from Oregon Episcopal School were participating in a wilderness…

Portland Trailblazers 2021–22 Mega-Preview

I don’t usually post sports stuff here, but just in case any of you don’t follow me on Facebook and care about the Blazers, I thought I would offer this bit of light reading.

Your Check Engine Light Is On

You know those mysterious little hieroglyphs that light up your dashboard when something might be off with your car? They are little warnings asking for further investigation. Sometimes it means nothing more than your gas cap isn’t screwed on tightly enough. Other times it…

You Are Being Armed for Someone Else’s Fight

The information you are given is arming you to defend an extreme that someone else invented. Is that what you want?

The media (both news and entertainment) and social media algorithms attract you by pushing your thinking to…

Become America

I have some feelings today. I bet you do too. They go by names like outrage, anger, disgust, disappointment, sadness and fear. They have welled up from my love of America and the beacon she has been for freedom and democracy around the globe. They were born of a genuine care for my fellow citizens and…

Basketball Church

I recently went to a basketball game and a church broke out.

As health protocols started allowing more social gatherings, I returned to playing basketball with a small group of guys. Basketball is not quite religion to me, but I do love it and missed playing for long…

Reclining Airplane Seats are Killing America

As you likely know, airplane seats are rather compact to put it kindly. The amount of physical contortion required to do something so simple as taking your phone out of your pocket while sitting on an airplane requires a set of qualities mostly…

DO YOU EVEN KNOW IF YOU ARE MARRIED?

Are you married? How do you know? When did it happen?

Are you married because the government says you are? Or is there more to it?

Were you married when you first committed to another in love? Or was it when a…

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

The Devil went down to Georgia. He was looking for an election to steal. Now he’s in a bind ’cause he’s way behind….in yet another election…and no one wants his stupid deal.

It is all you need

My friend Stephanie who is a brilliant songwriter and musician was recently asked to write a song about the “essence of humanity” for a time capsule project. A tall order indeed so she posed the question to her Facebook friends.