Thoughts
Nothing Beside You
“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:25,26
The room sleeps in darkness. My computer screen burns a window of light into the black where I sit, soaking [...]
The Great Equalizer
Silly String is the great uniter of our time. It breaks down all ethnic boundaries and unites us all in perfect harmony. Snickers does this too. Just with a guitar in hand. But seriously though, who doesn’t like silly string? It stands among the greatest inventions of all time: the wheel, the toilet, the light [...]
My First Country Song
I had this idea for a country song a few weeks ago. Now, bear in mind, I can’t sing. I can’t play guitar. Heck, I don’t even have a twang, so the idea of me coming up with a country song doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
What’s worse, I don’t like country music either, [...]
Listening Eyes
He stared past my eyes, right through me. I answered his simple question, glancing this way and that. Making little wisecracks. Making little talk. Feeling the weight of his eyes, I turned back.
No expression on his sun-weathered face, just two deeply listening eyes. As I spoke, he clung onto each word. Felt their texture. Toiled [...]
The Meaning of Web 2.0
You know that confused apprehension you feel when you forget how to eat carrots? Something like, “I really should know how to eat this carrot properly” or “I wish this carrot were a cantaloupe. Because if this carrot were a cantaloupe, I’d know how I ought to devour it.”
My reaction? “I wonder if there’s [...]
