Starting Slow and Steady

With the temperature in the 100’s (not kidding) and poison ivy rashes running up and down my arm it’s been hard to go out for a run or even a…

The New Season: Summerall

I was talking with a few coworkers about how the summer has flown by and one of them made the comment that 4th of July weekend marks the end of…

To Run or Not to Run?

Right now I’m at a crossroads, to run or not to run.  With today being a day off my wife and I are hosting a bbq so there is preparation…

If You Pay Me a $1 I’ll Dismantle This Bomb

Watched Hurt Locker last night, probably one of the best films I’ve seen in a while. It was also fitting to watch it last night with fireworks going...

What the Fluff?

When I was a little kid I use to get psyched for lunch and not because I was a fat kid, but because my mom made the best bagged lunches. …

Mysterious Creatures In The Clutter

I have this small fear of opening up my house windows after weeks or months of having them closed. In the window sills dirt and grime build up as...

Why Did The Monkey Fall Out Of The Tree?

I’ve been getting “real” haircuts for the last year. I use to cut it myself but after my wife persistently pleaded that I see a professional I...

They Know God, They Just Don’t Know Him

I think I underappreciate air conditioning. I don’t always like the idea of it because I’m trying not to waste energy (or money), but after being hot...

Anticipating The Burrito

I’m trying to figure out what to eat today, so that I have enough room for my burrito. It’s actually a hard task considering that I’m a little under...

Different People

The High Seas have taken over our church. We are midway through Vacation Bible School, which means I hide in my office. Not because I’m afraid of...

Prioritizing Procrastination

I was a procrastinator, I’ve been burned too many times to be a full time one.  I got burned big time in high school when we had to read William…

Marriage, Priesthood, It’s all the Same.

This past weekend I had the joy of seeing one of my closest friends from high school ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic church. It’s not the...