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So just over three months after we left Florida, Hurricane Irma hit our old town of Naples dead on. And they say in comedy “timing’s everything”. Add hurricanes to that too, I guess. I watched on tv this week as my favorite street in downtown Naples got pummeled. Fifth Avenue had been where I’d hang out, drink…

It's weird, that moment when you suddenly realize how others perceive you. It's as if a window opens and you no longer see yourself subjectively - you can now see yourself through the eyes of others. When spiritual issues come up in conversation, I can tell how alien I seem. It's like I'm talking about…

Growing up in a southern Baptist church, every Easter there were two hymns you had to sing…or you probably weren’t really Baptist. One was “Low in the Grave He Lay”. Most people don’t remember it by that title, but by the bouncy chorus that interrupts the sad, mournful verse. After lamenting the crucified Jesus, suddenly…

This is soup. My awesome wife Dawn made some for supper tonight. Author's note: I did not force her to cook this meal in any patrician/male-dominating sort of way. I'm pretty sure she did not feel coerced to do it and it did not betray her femininity to take on such a traditional conservative…

I've heard it said, "If you love something, set it free. If it returns, then it's truly yours. But if it doesn't return....hunt it down and kill it! Just kidding...sort of. ;0) But as we face the blank palette of each new day, one of the main things we need to embrace is not just the…