I am writing this on July 30, 2024. Five days following the Olympics opening ceremony.  This will be a brief article.  Less than 500 words.  If you make it to the end – THANK YOU & CONGRATULATIONS! Yes.  I am a Christian.  Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  I cannot thank Him enough for […]

Wrote and posted this July 29. 2024 It happened again!  I pressed the “unfriend” button thinking it was better for our friendship. Do you ever keep track of how many times you negatively reply to a friend’s post(s)? There are Facebook friends who all they do is argue with a post. I believe it is

Written on July 18, 2024.  Posted later that day. I was sitting on our couch. I didn’t have the sound on the TV because I had a baseball game on the radio. Then, I saw him duck behind his podium and secret service surrounding him. I shout for my wife Diana. We then realized the

Written on July 6, 2024.  Posted on that date at 11:32am. Have you ever read the “Book of Job?”  If not, here is one brief summary of the book. Job is presented as such a good man that God boasts about him in a conversation with Satan. Satan is then given permission to test how

Written June 23, 2024 One of my favorite fruits is Cherry.  I found a new cherry for me. The Rainier cherry.  It is so sweet and they are big. The Bing cherry was my go to, but no more!! It’s about the Rainier cherry!! I actually want to go to an orchard and pick cherries.

Written on June 12, 2024   Published on June 14, 2024  3:00am PST I love to read. Currently, I am working on two books.  Dr. Maureen Stout’s The Feel-Good Curriculum:  The Dumbing Down of America’s Kids in The Name of Self-esteem and Dr. Phil’s We’ve Got Issues. Dr. Phil’s book is highly recommended. From his book,

Written on May 26, 2024.  1:34pm – PST.  Published on May 31, 2024.  3:00am – PST ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ladies and Gentlemen, congratulations!!  This is the day you have worked so hard to enjoy.  Also, this is the day when mom and dad feel – old. There are so many topics I have to choose from, but

Written May 9, 2024.  Published May 10, 2024  3:00am PST December 2007 – I was part of a meeting with the superintendent, principal, department chair, union president, and two band parents.  The meeting was about the administration misappropriating state funds.  That is enough for you to know.  For some strange reason two months later, in

Written on April 28, 2024  Published Same Day. I have written about this topic before.  And…I don’t think I am going to write enough about the topic. Following a misunderstanding from a student, I was placed on paid administrative leave only to be allowed to return to the classroom TEN WEEKS LATER.  I am grateful

Written and published on April 9, 2024 “I knew I had lost my my cellphone when I didn’t have the weight of it in my pocket,” said my Chaplain.  THAT’S IT!! Our cellphone is our contemporary millstone. When I searched for millstone, I found this.  The first paragraph I read, “In various Biblical stories, millstones