I’m sure you’ve heard that the optimist looks at the glass as half-full, the pessimist sees it as half-empty, and the pragmatist looks and asks, “What’s in it?” Even when the news seems to be full of half-empty reports these days about the COVID-19 crisis, and we are still preparing for the worst, I remain…
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Interview with Jesus
My partner, Jocelyn, once again worked a minor miracle by scoring me yet another interview with Jesus. Me: Hi, Jesus. I really appreciate you taking the time to talk, especially since this is your busy season. Jesus: Busy season? I’m not Santa! It’s just my birthday. Actually, it’s a slow time for me. Me: Really?…
The Mystery of the Brown Comforter…
I didn’t think much about the package left on my front porch the other evening. The side of the box displayed the logo of a large on-line distributor that I had ordered from a couple of years ago. But once I opened the package, I became perplexed. Inside was a brown, twin-sized comforter, and that…