I never was much of a dog person. We had a dog when I was young (actually two, but the one who ate the corner off the house doesn't count), but after I was married that was it. I guess I figured they would be more trouble than they were worth. That was until Buttons …
Stop, Look and Listen
Back in the day when railroads first came onto the scene, the railroads would post signs at crossings that read "Stop, Look and Listen." The idea was to get a person to stop at the crossing, look both ways and then listen as an extra precaution. Why? Because it just might stop you from walking …
The Last Should be First
Lately I have been struggling with a tough decision. The first thing I did was to ask God for some help and guidance. After I did this I started thinking about how for so long this would have been the last (if I ever asked God at all) thing I would do. I think sometimes …
Time to Clean the House
I have a confession to make, I hate cleaning. There I said it and now the whole world knows it. But even though I hate it, it still has to be done. Furthermore, after it is done once, that isn't the end of it, you have to do it again and again, because if you …
It’s Your Choice
Every once in awhile you hear or read something so profound you say to yourself "How can I steal that?" No, wait, I mean, "I wish I had said that." Something will just hit you in the head like a two by four, and just make all kinds of sense, not that getting hit by …
God and Temptation
I have a tendency to waffle, at least with some things. I go back and forth as to what my favorite restaurant is (right now between a great BBQ joint or the brick oven pizza place with great Italian food), or my favorite musical, blues performer, etc. I do the same with trying …
A Little Bit of a Ramble
In my last post, I referred briefly how I began my journey back to the Catholic faith after a rather long absence. It began when I fell off the back of a truck, and a heavy piece of equipment that came behind me narrowly missed me. Someday I will write about the incident in more …
Every Journey Begins With One Step
As anyone who has a house to take care of knows, there are some chores that you just dread each year. I had to begin one of those yesterday, stacking cord wood. Now don't get me wrong, I love my wood stove, there is nothing better than sitting in my den on a cold, snowy …
Jerry, Maury and Steve
I have to admit that today I have been less than productive. I have the day off and I should be doing many other things than sitting here doing nothing, I am not even writing. Instead I have been watching the daily parade of assorted characters appearing on the string of endless talk shows like …
The Door Story
A few posts ago I wrote about the recent deaths of two of my cousins. I also mentioned that one of them was the daughter of an uncle who passed away at a bad time in my life and there was a story of an answered prayer that goes along with the day of his …
The Wayward Catholic 