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A Summer Night and You
A few nights ago storms drifted up from the central plains of Oklahoma, but they mostly missed us, so Karen and I relaxed on the back deck and stared east at a wall cloud, savoring a cool night in August.… Continue reading
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Stolen Babies and Shallow Advice
I was holding Jude when I realized why I steal babies. We were at Jace and Carly Davis’ wedding and Jude looked like he wanted me to hold him so I held out my arms and he held out his… Continue reading
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An Artist is Never Poor
Mushroom consomme’ with asparagus dumpling, watermelon radish, baby greens and chili oil…Spring pea & Carrot Salad with shaved rainbow carrot, pickled cucumber, hijiki seaweed, Parmesan, nori cashews & orange-mustard vinaigrette…Alaskan Day Boat Halibut with Chanterelle mushroom, fava beans, cherry tomatoes,… Continue reading
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Saint Mary’s Glacier
Having fun in Colorado At 11,000 feet as a cool breeze drifted off the snow and the sweat from our climb dried as we enjoyed breezy and 60 degrees on Saint Mary’s glacier. To my right Karen used a ConocoPhillips… Continue reading
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Kicking the Wickets with Yogi
I miss the elocution of Yogi Berra. He once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Last night as I watched Draymond Green’s leg fly north like a sledge hammer on wings directly into the fork of Steven… Continue reading
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Lovely and True
When they told me she left on a Sunday I felt less known My Soul less bright Aunt Shirley knew me Like a smile on a spring day Schoolgirl radiance Fragrant and cheerful I was at once young Yet old… Continue reading
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Why I Love Losers like Jordan Spieth
“They say golf is like life, but don’t believe them. Golf is more complicated than that.” — Gardner Dickinson, a longtime American tour pro I remember watching Brian’s Song as an eleven year old trying my best not to cry… Continue reading
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You don’t need to be a male seminarian to be an evangelist
Once she realized who Jesus was she shared what she had seen because she had seen beauty. What was this beauty? Continue reading
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The Breadth of the Gospel
The breadth of the Gospel goes everywhere. It shapes how I treat those on the other side of the political debate. It informs how I spend money, how I live in harmony with my wife, and how I do work.… Continue reading
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More than enough
I can envision a time when I stop watching sports, because it’s become self-congratulatory, narcissistic, all-important, and ugly. And then a guy like Buddy comes along and redeems my cynicism and helps me remember the days of my youth when… Continue reading
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