Learning Me

For Wilshire Baptist Church

“Are you two twins?” The man asking the question might have been kidding, but I bristled a little before I answered. “Sure, we’re twins — born 25 years apart.”

I was sitting beside my father in the waiting room at a physical therapist, waiting on a session to work on a kink in his neck and back that’s needed some attention. Otherwise he’s as healthy as any man his age or even one 25 years younger. Continue reading “Learning Me”

Clowning Around

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Saturday we met friends for lunch on McKinney Avenue and had a great time catching up on life and current events. This group always takes a group selfie before parting, and it was posted on Facebook with all of us tagged for exposure. That generated lots of comments including this one from friend and mentor Kenny Wood: “Stan Laurel in glasses.” Continue reading “Clowning Around”

Appetite for Adventure

For Wilshire Baptist Church

We got hooked on Food Network cooking competition shows this summer. We were on a business and vacation trip to Washington, D.C., and the television in our hotel room was a mess at night. We couldn’t find any shows we knew or wanted to watch — a first world problem for sure — so we parked the TV on the Food Network.  Continue reading “Appetite for Adventure”