Today it is optional, but back when I was in high school (after the discovery of fire, but right around the time of the invention of the wheel), we were required to take Driver’s Ed. That it was mandatory didn’t bother me as much as the fact that I never got to drive.
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It has been a long time between posts. Life has a way of sidetracking you. Job. Family. And the occasional wedding.
I can’t think of a better way to get back into the groove than to post the Blessing that I was privileged to offer during my Son’s wedding ceremony this past weekend. No [...]
Even for those who believe in God, there is no consensus on the existence of Hell. Fundamentalists see it as an absolute destination of eternal punishment for a life of sin, run by Satan and administered by a host of evil spirits. Sort of like your job, only with flamethrowers. Step too far [...]
My wife said don’t you *
try that stuff or I’ll choke you *
fifty shades of gray
or, Stacy Gets Lost In Translation
No matter where you live in the United States, the people around you speak English with a dialect unique to your region. Nobody ever considers their regional speech patterns a dialect; to them it’s just normal speech. It’s the same way that pigs don’t know pigs stink.
But [...]
