As a young man, I once considered getting into the engineering of prosthetics. I was intrigued by the prosthetics that were shown in films like Star Wars and the Six-Million Dollar Man. Though we are still a long way from those marvelous devices, I am still fascinated by the creation

There is a pattern in some of the stories in the Bible that makes me sick. Here is this cycle: man is desperate for something and looks to God for help. God blesses man. Man thanks God and continues on his way. Man becomes complacent and lazy and sees himself

I have not heard a lot from these guys lately. I heard about Joey Gibson’s Patriot Prayer group a lot in 2016-2021. I have tried to find out more about them since I agree with the idea that our founding fathers were praying men (at least most of them). Also,

1977 was the year that Oscar Romero was appointed the Archbishop of El Salvador by the Pope. He saw common people executed by the military who dared to speak out against the government. These people who were killed by the El Salvadorian government wanted a say in their government, an

I was listening to one of my favorite musical artists Sade, the other day. She was singing her song, Pearls. Due to recent event in the news, it really hammered me. It really reminded me as I sat in a Panera Bread restaurant, drinking my coffee, how lucky I have

For me, the best Bond villian is and always will be Jaws–played by Richard Kiel (1939–2014). He was tall and scary as everything but he was also funny, he found love, and he had a good ending. I was so hoping to see him in ANOTHER Bond movie, like Bond

נרשם כי נאבקתי בך ואני ניצחתי It is recorded that I wrestled with the you and I prevailed You changed my name I limped away I won הצטרפתי מחדש למשפחות שלי, לצאן שלי, לכל מה שבירכתם אותי בו ועזבנו I rejoined my families, my flocks, everything that you have blessed

Joey is the name of a haunting beautiful and sad song from the band, Concrete Blondes that came out in 1990. According to Wikipedia (take it as you will) the lead singer wrote it about a man she knew who was a drug addict. The song is supportive of the

I have been watching a lot of old movies lately. I have been exploring movies from the 1960s through the 1980s. I am particularly interested in those films that you cannot find on Netflix or any online source, anymore. Now this is true of some of the Hellraiser films. Some

A few days ago I had a need to go to the local convenience store. Behind the counter was a young person who was transgender. They(?) were obviously very nervous that I would judge them. I did not want to judge them. I have met trans-people before, but I could