The following story is included in the Christmas cards my mother sent out this year. It’s a true story; I know this because it happened to her. My 2005 Christmas Blessing On December 9, 2005, my younger brother in Salt Lake City received a phone call from a person whom he had never met, and… Continue reading The Kindness of Strangers – A True Christmas Story
The Church of the Blessed Box Step
I haven’t done a very good job of keeping you apprised of our dancing adventures, although judging by the overwhelming absence of feedback that hasn’t bothered you much. Nevertheless, it’s important that you know that following our Introduction to Ballroom Dancing class we felt comfortable enough with our newly-acquired skills to sign up for the… Continue reading The Church of the Blessed Box Step
Abbye Diagnosed
We think Abbye has Cushing’s Disease, a syndrome affecting the adrenal glands.
Lion or Lamb?
Where in the Bible is Jesus referred to as both Lion and Lamb…in consecutive verses? Hint: look in the book of Revelation.
Hypothetical Reasons Why Change is Bad
Change is a bad thing. Everybody knows this, but we’ve been brainwashed with the politically correct mantra that change is good and necessary and righteous. But, I don’t believe it. Consider, for example, the following purely hypothetical scenario. What if all of a sudden you decided — hypothetically, of course — that the Christmas lighting… Continue reading Hypothetical Reasons Why Change is Bad
Abbye Update #814
Abbye is feeling much better, which can be a mixed blessing.
Abbye Watch: The Roller Coaster Ride Continues
How quickly one can go from planning a funeral to going shopping. That beats the reverse sequence by a longshot.
Doggy Doldrums
When the dog’s not happy…nobody’s happy.
Book Review: “The Devil’s Highway”
In May, 2001 25 men and one boy set out across the Sonoran Desert, determined to cross into southern Arizona, between Yuma and Nogales, from their native Mexico. Crossing into the US was easy; finding their way to civilization was deadly. Fourteen of them perished in the attempt. Luis Alberto Urrea reconstructs the details of… Continue reading Book Review: “The Devil’s Highway”
Analyzing Gazette Readership
I know what my readers like and don’t like, and I have the graph to prove it.