Defiance – a bonus blog

I’m entitling this image “Defiance,” but you have to be from the Philly area 1 to really understand why 2. And know the weather report… ↩ That’s not milk, by the way. ↩

World Building

I typically write on “pastor stuff” for my Sunday posts, but I’ve been out sick all week so I’m writing on what first came to mind. I’m a great lover of Science Fiction and Fantasy. These genres, more than any other, offer readers portals into an entirely different world. Tolkien is, of course, the greatest…

The Old Gate

I still feel like I’ve been hit with a steam-roller, but I want to offer something on the blog today. You may recognize the above photo from the featured image I posted yesterday. This is, obviously, the full image. It’s an old gate found on the grounds of Hopewell Iron Forge, an “iron plantation” located…

Expectation in Frame

I’m really not feeling well so my entry for today is this image, probably my favorite photo taken down in Williamsburg, VA. Framed in the image is one of the colonial re-enactors awaiting the fife & drums corps on the courthouse green. It’s a big event most days in the historic area, and one of my…

I’m Sick

It hurts to swallow My voice is nonexistent cough, cough, cough, a-choo Yah, I’m pretty much sick and have lost my voice. Much to do and no energy to do it. I’d have some thoughts on this but my head hurts too much to think.

Larry Wilmore Shows up Nightly

I enjoy satire. This art-form, perhaps more than any other, holds a mirror up to society and says, “We are really screwed up.” I’ve been privileged in my lifetime to enjoy some of the best TV satire which has ever been produced. I grew up on The Muppet Show, came of age with The Simpsons,…