Four years from now, when I turn 40 years old, I will have spent exactly half my life single and half my life with Deborah. Trying to be a good husband, I researched the symbolism of the 16th wedding anniversary. Well…there isn’t any. It stops after 15 and then goes by fives. So, what can [...]
Archive for June, 2008
16 Jun
Without Him
I received an email yesterday from John McCain that reflected on the life and death of Tim Russert, the long-time moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press. I always enjoyed watching Tim do his thing. It was obvious that he loved his job and had a high respect for politics and those who worked in that [...]
14 Jun
A Bite of the Big Apple!
The last time I was in Manhattan was on my honeymoon, 16 years ago this month. It hadn’t changed much from a cursory look. Except for one pretty noticeable gap in the downtown grouping of skyscrapers, everything seemed about the same. I stood at the World Trade Center site yesterday afternoon for a few minutes. [...]
9 Jun
God Leads Us Along.
As I type this, I am sitting in a hotel room in Wheeling, West Virginia. It’s been eleven days since I closed and padlocked the door on our storage unit in Denver, loaded the family in our minivan, and headed out on what I am calling our “Homeless Tour.” It’s true! At the moment, we are [...]
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