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We faced each other through Plexiglas. Brian was serving time for drug charges. His bare arms sported occult-related tattoos. He rattled off a litany of his offenses against God—white supremacy, drugs, gang violence, sorcery and sexual sins. Looking down he asked, “Do you think I can change my life?”
Read MoreWhen my granddaughter, Olive, was six, she was heating soup on our stove. She leaned a bit too close and poof! Her dress erupted into flames. I quickly patted out the fire with my hands. Thankfully, Olive was uninjured, but a few seconds longer and her hair could have caught fire.
Read MoreMy wife once owned a pet chicken. Yes, a pet chicken. Actually a rooster. She named him “Sweet Tea,” because in his chick-hood, her feathered friend sat on her lap atop a towel and drank from her iced tea glass. (I’m glad he wasn’t a vulture).
Read MoreMothers are often credited with having eyes in the back of their heads. Maybe the same is true of skiers. On February 15, during the Olympic dual moguls race, Japan’s Ikuma Horishima lost his balance after flipping over the final hill. He recovered, but discovered he was skiing backwards. He kept his cool and crossed the finish line, facing the wrong direction!
Read MoreIn 1970, golfing legend Arnold Palmer played golf with the king of Saudi Arabia. After their game, the king wished to express his appreciation to the famous golfer, and asked what he could give him as a token of his gratitude. Palmer realized to refuse such an offer would be an insult to the king. So he replied, “If you wish, you can give me a golf club.”
Read MoreI wasn’t as freaked-out as I thought I would be. Last month, I rode in a driverless car. The owner programed it and took his hands off the wheel. The car took off unassisted, turned corners by itself, stopped at traffic lights, dodged parked vehicles, and even stopped for pedestrians.
Read MoreIt sounded so simple. My daughter asked me to grab some oat milk at the store. There I stood, staring at the dairy case. Calling out to me were ninety-nine different types of milk. (Yes, I counted them). Just considering oat milk, there was full-fat, non-fat, and low-fat. Each type offered a sweetened and unsweetened variety, not to mention organic and non-organic. Twelve different varieties—
Read MoreImagine living in a town where the local paper reports crimes such as these: A bird was stuck in some wiring, which officers freed in twelve minutes. Police and fire department responded to a call about a dishwasher with smoke billowing from it. Turned out to be steam. A driver created an unsafe situation by driving without their headlights illuminated.
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