My writings: meditations

Killer Mint

Mint is killer.  It’s in my front flowerbeds—I know exactly where I planted it.  But, it runs to new spots.  Months go by and you find it sprouting up a few feet away.  You can’t

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Satan’s Anti-Easter

Consider Satan’s Easter Celebration.  The Anti-Easter.  Two millennia ago, Satan was relishing his deception.  He was rejoicing in his plans.  Judas had accepted the tempting silver and then returned to share a meal with his

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Funerals Are Rarely Fun

Funerals are rarely fun.  Yes, there is often laughter.  A few light-hearted jokes.  Beautiful memories bring happy thoughts. But, no one likes to get the somber text from a widow or discover the obituary.  Even

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What We’re All After

The depths of the Cultural Mandate: You’re making new things, which is the most fun and rewarding experience of a lifetime. And I remember the opening quote in this compilation of his life’s writing by

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You Must Die

You must die.  You must die physically.  We don’t want to, nor was it the intended plan.  But, your body is breaking down.  So is your mind.  Your faculties are failing. Your skin is returning

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Hospital Visits

Parking garages, security guards, a welcome desk, long hallways, multiple elevators, dozens of strangers, a nurses’ desk, and a door.  There are barriers to visiting someone in the hospital.  You never know what condition the

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