I was bullied when my family moved from Oklahoma to Texas in the fifth grade. I didn’t get bullied by the traditional big kid like you see in the movies. Maybe it was because I was taller than most of the kids in my class, but my bullies always showed up in groups of at least two. The …
Month: September 2017
Most people are familiar with the story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. I think that Lot’s wife becoming a pillar of salt distracts from an important lesson in the story. Angels, sent by God, told Lot to take his family and leave Sodom. Lot hesitated leaving so long that the angels had to literally grab Lot and his …
Everyone has heard the mythical sounding stories of how some guy stumbles upon a classic car that had been sitting in a barn, or garage, untouched for decades and buys it from for a ridiculously low price. Things like that never happen in real life, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Several years ago, I discovered a friend of mine had a 1957 …
I carry a marble in my pocket. If I don’t have one, it’s probably because I gave it to someone. I give away marbles on a regular bases. Why? Because if I give my marbles away, nobody can accuse me of losing them! Okay, that’s not the main reason. I usually carry a black and white marble. …