Month: March 2024
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Evening with the Crists
It’s been a quiet day and everybody is relaxing. The cats are quiet. The kids are not. My wife is tired and sore. And I’m a tad intoxicated. Overall feeling good. This post has nothing to do with the daily prompt or markezuma.
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Have you…
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. Got any money? Just ten dollars? I could really use it until the end of the week. I’ll pay you back from my next check. I’m only asking for a little. Can you spare some cash? I get asked that questions far too often from…
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Trouble with Women
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? The primary large failure that I have endured is the fear of women that kept me out of relationships and in a few cases sabotaged the relationships I did manage to start. When I was young no one expected me to be…
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The First Line
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? The first line of the autobiography I am working on is, “I have read many things that people call scripture.”
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Forgot to Fast
Today is another Fast and Testimony Sunday. I didn’t realize this until after arriving at church (having previously eaten breakfast). At least I made it to church. The testimonies were pretty standard today. Everyone loves Jesus and “Knows The Church is true” better than I do. I’m full of a lot of beautiful little spiritual…
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Only the Essentials
There are three things that no human being can live without. They air, water, and food. Some of y’all are probably answering cell phones, or TVs or cars. But you’d be okay without them. Try not breathing for a few minutes and you’ll know what I mean.
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Black Cats Plural
This morning I was asked if we would consider taking in another cat. After hearing about her we agreed to let her see if she liked our house and home. Her name was Lola with her previous owner. She started exploring as soon as her previous owner took her out of the carrier. We gave…
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My Kids and Their Autism
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? I was a very free man when I met my oldest son for the first time and knew I had to take some responsibility. It was the beginning of a journey into understanding brand new human beings and realizing how much like me they were. Three…
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Sanitized and Autotuned
The world is less lively than it was when I was a child. It is cleaner and safer. The demands of living are more predictable. At least the ones from out there. I have a certain nostalgia though to a time that was dirtier and more dangerous. When I was a kid I could ride…
Latter Day Sinner 