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Hoopo Maino – To Bear Under Pressue Like a Wine Press
I’m not sure of the spelling, but I did my best to reproduce it phonetically. “Hoopo Maino” was taught to us on a retreat probably 10 years ago. I don’t really remember the sermon, but the jist was that we sometimes have to bear up under pressure and that we are being squeezed like grapes [...]
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones…
But Words will never hurt me.
I’m not sure that there has ever been a more untrue children’s mantra. I think bones heal long before wounds created by words.
While at Boyd High School in McKinney I saw this circle of flowers right in the middle of the hall area where students enter. I asked this student, [...]
K is for Kentucky
“Bros before Dominoes” I said to Joe as we were playing a game of Chicken Foot or Mexican train dominoes and he kept winning. Joe is my best friend, but he is more like an older brother and his family is definitely like my family.
On Saturday we went to a UK football game and before [...]
Cheeseburgers with Eddo
I’m thinking of writing a new book called “Cheeseburgers with Eddo”. It will be a true story based on a series of people who come by my house, pick me up and then take me out for a cheeseburger.
We’ll got to places like Angry Dog and Twisted Root all in the hopes of curing my [...]
Self Gratification: A Frank Discussion (PG-13)
While I was at the Song of Solomon conference on Oct. 2-3rd Mark & Grace Driscoll took some Q&A’s from the audience. People would text in their questions and then they would answer them live on stage.
Question: As a single woman, what do I do to satisfy my sexual desires? Don’t give me a pat [...]
i can do bad all by myself
I recently saw this movie and not only was it good, it was therapeutic.
Sometimes when we are hurting we build up walls and push people away when they are trying to help us. Why is it that pain is often something that we become accustomed to? Why is moving forward so hard?
Family Matters
There I was in this room filled with women. Literally hundreds of women who seemed to be thriving on each other’s estrogen the way trees benefit from cross-pollination.
It was Blogher. It was July. It was Chicago.
I was there with a couple of great friends, one of which works for Blogher and I was amazed at [...]
What Happened to You?
I think people often forget what it is like to be single. They parade their chubby cute kids in front of us like they just won the baby lotto complete with baby showers, baby laughter and new friends that just so happen to have babies.
“Look at our baby! Isn’t he/she adorable! Watch out for the [...]
I Love It and I Hate It
Things are going well in my life, but I’m alone too much. I wake up in the morning and think, “What will I do today?” Obviously that includes work and working out and some reading, but what else? Can I grab lunch with a friend? Dinner? If you add up a two hour lunch and [...]
And Then I Spewed Word Vomit like an Over-Pressurized Fire Hose
My friend Jimmy is in town from China and I am staying with him and his parents for a couple of days. The problem with having a close friend so far away is that when we finally get together there is soooo much to talk about. Did we cover this in an email already? Not [...]
Sharing the Burden
A couple of weeks ago the server crashed at the nursing home where I do IT Consulting. I got a phone call while I was at the chiropractor that they had received a blue error screen and that none of them could log on to the computer. My heart sank.
A blue screen of death or [...]
Mr. and Mrs. Chanc Gomez – Upgrade 2009
“I’ve known Chanc since before he was even born and so I’ve seen him go through a lot of women…”
This is a shortened version of my impromptu toast that I made at my cousin Chanc’s wedding reception last night. The best men were his brothers but they are a little microphone shy so Chanc asked [...]