Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Ready for a “Feel Good” Story?
“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”
–J.W. Stephens
Whew; what we’ve been through since the presidential election! Don’t get me wrong, it’s not exactly equivalent to the Brits enduring the Nazi Blitz or the Chinese government’s detention of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
It was unsettling, nonetheless, to witness a mob of angry Americans breaking into the seat of our government and, now, the ongoing political bickering back […]
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: Ready for a “Feel Good” Story?
“Be the person your dog thinks you are.”
–J.W. Stephens
Whew; what we’ve been through since the presidential election! Don’t get me wrong, it’s not exactly equivalent to the Brits enduring the Nazi Blitz or the Chinese government’s detention of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
It was unsettling, nonetheless, to witness a mob of angry Americans breaking into the seat of our government and, now, the ongoing political bickering back […]
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, […]