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I have a great appreciation for craftsmanship. Be it in a uniquely designed motorcycle or automobile, a fine watch, a classic guitar, or simply a well made table. Seeing beautiful lines carefully wrought or feeling the precision in perfect engineering each conveys both the heart and the mind of the craftsman. While often crude in … Read more

I am buried in work … again. But then again, when I talk to most folks, they are as well. Sign of the times, I guess. However, as my career progressed I began thinking to myself (sometime in the 90’s), “man, it really can’t get much harder than this.” And then it did. And continued … Read more

Just getting the wheels rolling under me this morning felt fantastic. There are times in life when we just need miles. Some will not understand this. They see only the destination and not the value of the journey. They do not understand the therapy of the road. Course, I am no better, I do not … Read more

I have been thinking a lot lately about kindness. It’s a simple term yet it can carry so much weight. Quite sadly, I don’t encounter it all that much. I have a bad habit of trying to enforce kindness. Probably the sheep dog in me. At a recent visit to my local coffee house a … Read more

The last year has seen a lot of change in my life. Some of my doing, much not. Job challenges and health challenges, most recently. A desire to minimize but a realization that I have not done much to actually streamline my life on that front. Fits and starts; that is probably the best way … Read more

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. Romans 5:7 I don’t typically write on polarizing issues in the news. Especially those involving seeming belief based motivations or those that enrage the gun debate. Both are polarizing issues on their own without combining … Read more