The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Counting My Blessings
A few weeks back, I found myself humming the old Christian classic, “Count Your Blessings”. Right then and there, I decided that on my fiftieth birthday, one of my closing posts would be “50 Blessings at 50”. Some of these will strike you as obvious, while others might, I hope, prompt you to consider things…
Random Musings at 50
God matters the most. Get your life in line with His plan, centered on Jesus, His only Son. People matter the next-most. We wrap our lives up with so much “stuff”, and we have so many gadgets, and often find ourselves spending a lot of time in our own little cocoons (ahem…blogging…). But we have…
An Abbreviated Bucket List
I’ve never seen the film—but I get the concept. What are the things I’d yet like to do whilst I trod this mortal coil? I used to have a three-part list—and I’m oh-for-three, sad to say—that consisted of: Run the Boston Marathon. Bike across the country. Appear on Jeopardy. I guess my time on Scrabble…
A Shout Out to My Biggest "Fans"
Hey, I might get to 2000 posts tonite after all, ’cause I’ve got some drafts I’m working on as we speak…but one of the things I must do is to thank my loyal readers, and particularly those who have gotten in on the discussion. I note the top five commenters consist of: Don Black, who…
One Last Political Post
I haven’t had much to say politically in some time (other than the post the other day on the administration’s unbelievable carping to the United Waste of Time Nations about Arizona’s law). I think I’ll leave this post as my thoughts on U.S. politics at this point in time: When I think about President Obama,…
10 Favorite Flicks
Just for fun… 10 Favorite Flicks The Princess Bride Les Miserables Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Gettysburg A Few Good Men (basically, the courtroom scene at the end. I could watch it over and over…and have.) Field of Dreams The Sound of Music Rocky II Raising Arizona Schindler’s List