Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s Wrong with Washington, and Right with America?
Lucy: “I’ll hold the ball, Charlie Brown, and you come running up and kick it”…Charlie: “Every year she pulls the same trick on me!”
–from the Peanuts football comic strip (Charles Schulz)
Recent events in Washington, D.C. and Hong Kong compelled me to change today’s post to discuss both.
To see what’s wrong with Washington, D.C., look no further than Congress and its handling of the most recent stimulus […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Waiting
“…those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength…they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.”
–Isaiah 40:31
There hasn’t been much to laugh about this year, but I had to chuckle when I heard the reason members of Congress were offered the Covid-19 vaccine in its first week of availability was because they were deemed to be essential workers. You can’t make this stuff up! […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What do Cow Tipping and the Pandemic Have in Common?
“They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither.”
–Benjamin Franklin
If you grew up on a farm, you probably know what cow tipping is. Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with how much you pay Chick-fil-A employees! It’s the practice of sneaking up on an unsuspecting cow, ideally when it’s standing and sleeping, and tipping it over on its side. It may be a myth, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When is Silence Truly Golden?
“Talking is cheap, people follow like sheep; even though there is nowhere to go…”
— Silence is Golden (The Temeloes; 1967)
Granted, for a blog that’s all about words, it seems counterintuitive to discuss the importance of silence, but bear with me.
I just returned from nearly a week in the NC mountains with my family, spent hiking, fishing, reading, playing games, and just enjoying one another’s […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What’s Wrong with Washington, and Right with America?
Lucy: “I’ll hold the ball, Charlie Brown, and you come running up and kick it”…Charlie: “Every year she pulls the same trick on me!”
–from the Peanuts football comic strip (Charles Schulz)
Recent events in Washington, D.C. and Hong Kong compelled me to change today’s post to discuss both.
To see what’s wrong with Washington, D.C., look no further than Congress and its handling of the most recent stimulus […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Waiting
“…those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength…they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.”
–Isaiah 40:31
There hasn’t been much to laugh about this year, but I had to chuckle when I heard the reason members of Congress were offered the Covid-19 vaccine in its first week of availability was because they were deemed to be essential workers. You can’t make this stuff up! […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What do Cow Tipping and the Pandemic Have in Common?
“They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither.”
–Benjamin Franklin
If you grew up on a farm, you probably know what cow tipping is. Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with how much you pay Chick-fil-A employees! It’s the practice of sneaking up on an unsuspecting cow, ideally when it’s standing and sleeping, and tipping it over on its side. It may be a myth, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: When is Silence Truly Golden?
“Talking is cheap, people follow like sheep; even though there is nowhere to go…”
— Silence is Golden (The Temeloes; 1967)
Granted, for a blog that’s all about words, it seems counterintuitive to discuss the importance of silence, but bear with me.
I just returned from nearly a week in the NC mountains with my family, spent hiking, fishing, reading, playing games, and just enjoying one another’s […]