36,154 Miles • How Revelations from the Fall Are Settling In
Here are a few scattered thoughts. None of them quite a whole post in and of themselves, but still things…
Category: musings
34,902 Miles • On Trust and Skepticism
At catechism class today, our priest was answering someone’s question about spiritual warfare. To oversimplify his answer, he was saying…
34,534 Miles • Many Beliefs I Have Carried Throughout My Life are Not True
Many of the beliefs I have carried throughout my life are not true. These beliefs have strongly influenced my behavior,…
34,500 Miles • A Sea of Faces
When I was nine or ten years old, my favorite uncle was coming for a visit. On the day he…
34,456 Miles • On Compassion as a Life Goal
When I decided as a teenager that no matter how hard I tried, nor how much I liked the idea,…
33,733 Miles • When Halfway Done is Wholly Right
I’m heading back to New Mexico to get some physical therapy for my shoulder. A pinched nerve has been getting…
33,282 Miles • On Being Guinan
I’ve spent the last two weeks at my mom’s, visiting with her, relaxing some, and working on a bunch of…
33,040 Miles • The Geography of Bliss
I’ve been reading the book The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. It…
32,226 Miles • On Lincoln and Fear of a Good Future
Just outside of English, Indiana, I found a roadside spring thanks to findaspring.com and filled up my tanks with water…
30,313 Miles • On Being a Writer
Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve spent a lot of time, therapy sessions, and friends’ patience complaining about not having a…