“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “Woo-hoo! What a ride!”
That’s how the Alero lived and when [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Reflections: Alero had a great ride
Posted in Reflections on the River, tagged Alero on October 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Country music gets happy and sober
Posted in Reflections on the River on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It can be hard to find a good heart-breakin’ song when you need one.
Used to be, you could always count on country music for some tear-in-your- beer commiseration. These days, though, it seems like Nashville took a dose of happy pills. You can’t turn on the radio without hearing a guy in a cowboy hat [...]
Take it to the bank
Posted in Ministry, tagged Jeremiah 6:16, truth on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A flutter of paper in the yard caught my eye. Likely another piece of trash that blows through a lot these days on the fall winds.
I picked it up and couldn’t believe what I had found! It was a $50 bill!
Right there, it said $50. On the blue paper. With the Monopoly stamp. It wasn’t [...]
