may 6, 2016
“It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work.” ~ Wendell Berry I’ve had a pretty fine week in case you couldn’t tell. Yesterday was awesome for sure, what … Continued
may 5, 2016
“As adults we try to relax from the never-ending quest for reason and order by drinking a little whiskey or smoking whatever works for us, but the wisdom isn’t in the whiskey or the smoke. The wisdom is in the … Continued
may 4, 2016
“Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.” ~ Unknown Okay, I’ll admit it. I had a darned near perfect day. Let me back up. On Monday, awesome boss Doug … Continued
may 3, 2016
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. At age 27, Vincent … Continued
may 2, 2016
“There are a thousand thousand reasons to live this life, everyone of them sufficient” ~ Marilynne Robinson You first met Darrell Conley in the November 3, 2015 post. As you might recall, Darrell grew up with mom and Aunt Janet. … Continued
may 1, 2016
“Don’t be angry at life. It is not life that is frustrating you, it is you who are not listening to life.” ~ Osho Even though my mother raised me in the little Pentecostal church that her mother helped … Continued
april 30, 2016
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.” ~ Prince Yesterday, my mother sent to me a copy of her local telephone company’s newsletter/magazine. On the cover was my old friend and classmate Jill Cline … Continued
april 29, 2016
“…as one goes through life one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.” ~ Katharine Hepburn I had some interesting conversations today, and I received many compliments, but perhaps none better than my … Continued
april 28, 2016
“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” ~ Hermann Hesse I had the most … Continued
april 27, 2016
“You may see me struggle, but you’ll never see me quit.” ~ Unknown This is Gryffen Terry, son of Robyn and Evyian Terry, grandson of Harold and Phyllis Terry and Brenda Ford, brother to Ray Terry, and my … Continued