I ran away from home once. I couldn’t technically be called a “runaway” since I was only five and really just walked down the street and got lost. It was my parents’ first clue that I didn’t come from the manufacture with a built-in GPS. A cop found me wandering around the neighborhood and brought …
Hot-Mic Horrors
I used to talk a lot. I mean, I did it for a living. When that’s your life, gaffes, mispronunciations, and faux pas come in batches. I blame it on being sleep deprived. Reason I couldn’t sleep was because I couldn’t stop agonizing over the last stupid thing I said in public and what would …
The Kicker
Confession: I’m not a soccer fan. I’m not against it. I just don’t follow it. Maybe I’d like it better if they made the goal twice the size and made the goalie play on his knees? Until recently I thought the World Cup had something to do with an alcoholic beverage containing ingredients from around …
Happy Birthday, Mr President!
[I know I’m a little late to the “punch” on this story, but stupid stuff like this happen at such a clip it’s hard to keep up with it.] Some say Trump’s bare-knuckle brawl on the White House lawn was to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Others argue that it was all about his own 80th …
Eyes Wide Open
Once, when Jesus brought his disciples into Samaritan territory, he challenged their age-old prejudice. He told them, “Open your eyes,” so they would be able to see a great spiritual harvest among these loathed people. Later, when framing the socio-geographical extent of their mission, he included Samaria along with Jerusalem, Judea, and the ends of …
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