Bold and Better

After, or even during, a major event—mass shooting, weather disturbance, actions as a result of a pandemic—in discussions about public policy or legislation, we often see “How would you feel if it were you/your child/your parent?” I have told friends several times, “I don’t know how I would feel in that situation, and neither do…

Here we are almost at the end of 2020. We had wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, a global pandemic and ensuing recession. We stayed home and away from social gatherings, and none of this really required reiteration, did it? Was it a total bust? Was there nothing gained in this wreck of a year? I’ve managed A’s…

I love putting rumors to bed, so let’s do this. You’re complaining that Facebook has “removed” your post, because you’re seeing this: It hasn’t been removed. It just requires a little more attention. Here’s why: It’s not censorship. It’s just one tiny click added. Suck it up and click the button, and you can see…

I listen to a lot of podcasts, way too many I think. One of them referenced another podcast (which is how I got to “way too many”) that always ends the interview with the same question: How do you define GREATNESS? That’s a wonderful question! I’d like to hear a lot of responses to this…

Update: This deep-sea fishing adventure was originally published in November of 2016. At some point it disappeared from the blog, and all the text just vanished.  The photos remained in the media folder so all I had to do was recreate the text. Here it is in its entirety, thanks to my having procrastinated instituting…

first published the first week in September 2016 but somehow lost in my archives, so I’m republishing it from my RSS feed This weekend and last weekend it was my privilege to experience a significant gift from God in answer to a prayer. When I saw the devastation and damage caused by the flooding in…

I don’t watch the news.  In fact, when I pass by a television set that is showing a news broadcast, I do my best to exit the venue as quickly as possible. And yet, I will contend that I am as informed and as well-advised as any news junkie. Here’s why: 1. We know the…

NOTE: this post was published in June of 2016, but it was gone from my post listings when I went looking for it to optimize it. Fortunately, my RSS feed had published it in its entirety. The content is still timely. I recently read a suggestion that if we have nothing to hide, we have…

What is this? This is a Spatty. It’s a tiny little device that has made me soooooooooo happy! The spatty has a rigid plastic handle and a soft plastic tip that allows me to scrape down into the sides and bottom of containers to get every last bit of substance. Let me show you. What…