Lost in Translation

Today is the first day of the third month of 2015. The old adage, about March coming in like a lion, and perhaps going out like a lamb, can't help but make us wonder whether that will happen this year.…

As most of you know, I have been writing these posts for almost 4 years - in fact, next Thursday, on my 62nd birthday, it will be exactly 4 years since I started TBTB. And two of my strongest supporters…

Let's face it. With the popularity of texting and the abbreviations used by people to get their point across, those of us who are less savvy when it comes to social media are sometimes at a loss as to what…

Of course, along with the rest of the Christian world, our family celebrated Christmas 2014 today. The kids were all over and we opened gifts together early this morning. Then Janet prepared her traditional Christmas Day brunch, we cleaned up,…

The last several weeks have been very busy for Janet and me. Last week, our niece, Emily, had hip surgery here in Carmel and she has been recuperating at our home until last Friday when she and her mother, Janet's younger…

After writing my post last night, I was all set to take several days off and then, much to my surprise, a topic came along that I just couldn't ignore - I just had to write about it this evening.…

This time of year is difficult for many people. They may have gone through a number of transitions in their lives - job loss, divorce, illness, even the loss of a loved one. And this time of year doesn't necessarily…

... go awry once in a while. And that's what happened today, Thanksgiving Day, 2014. To be perfectly honest, I am a little embarrassed about it. Especially after I wrote a post yesterday about having prepared the holiday turkeys for…

We're less than two days away from Thanksgiving 2014 - a distinctly American holiday centered around the idea of acknowledging the settlers who came to America so many years ago and found freedom here. I ran across several fun facts…

Earlier this week, I was in Evansville on business and ran across a restaurant that had an interesting name - it was dedicated to Chicago style food - especially pizza and burgers. Now it's been a long time since I…