Have you noticed how two people may look at the same piece of artwork and yet come away with totally different interpretations of it? The same is true of poetry, music, and fluffy cloud formations.
My mom was a child of the Depression. No, she wasn't sad all the time, she grew up in the 1920's during the great economic depression.
Lately, a television commercial is proposing that we change the way we buy a new or used car. No longer should we actually go to a car dealer, kick the tires or take it for a test drive.
I hesitate to admit that I watch American Idol as idols and pastors are usually incompatible. I do, however, watch it for its musical value rather than its spiritual content.
When I was growing up, my parents told stories of how bad things were when they were kids. In truth, things were bad for them. Neither of my parents attended school beyond the eighth grade as both of them had to go to work to help their families survive.
I'm looking, actually searching, for another word for synonym. A word that is similar, yet not necessarily interchangeable. Alike, but it doesn't have to be equivalent or identical.
This year, it feels like Easter is coming too early and I don't feel ready for it. I have no candy stock-piled; no eggs colored, and our traditional hand-made baskets are still in storage.
And now from the "Do we really need this" department. It seems the sports companies, Adidas and Nike, are coming out with a cell phone coach called MiCoach. According to a recent article by the AP, "the device directs and motivates users during workouts by combining a mobile phone, heart rate monitor, stride sensor, MP3 player and the voice of an electronic personal coach.''
We recently traveled with another family to Disney World for a vacation out of which many memorable stories came. This is one of them.
The Academy Awards have come and gone. What? You say you didn't know that? It's true. Last Sunday night, the fewest people in the 80-year history of the Academy Awards cared enough to see what movies and performances were being honored.
Technology is driving me nuts! I thought computers and cell phones were supposed to simplify my life to free up more time to do other things. Instead, I find myself spending hours just trying to record an old 70's song to my ipod and it is still sitting there unwilling to comply.
Today is St. Valentine's Day. For some, images of sweets, special dinners and diamonds come to mind. Others, however, will be reminded to rush out to the store hoping it's not too late to find one of the last remaining cards.
As a member of our church choir, I often liken myself to another singer of another TV church choir. Barney Fife. Barney loved to sing, as I do, and yet the quality of his voice did not match his enthusiasm for singing.
It was the cowardly lion from "The Wizard of Oz" that sang the memorable lines, "Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy, when you're born to be a sissy."
I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I can't touch my toes anymore unless I'm sitting down with my legs crossed. The good news is, well, let's just say the good news is hopeful.
We gave our daughter a Wii for Christmas. No, it's not a typo, it's a Wii. It's the new video game unit from Nintendo. The gaming format actually puts you in the action with controllers that respond to your movements. It comes with a sports video game package that includes golf, boxing, tennis, baseball and bowling.
This is the time of year when many of us battle colds and sinus troubles. Fortunately, there are myriad medicines to reduce the annoying symptoms of the common cold. Unfortunately, these medicines are sealed up tighter than the gold in Fort Knox.
It is Christmas Eve morning that I am writing this column. I'm busy counting candles for our evening candlelight service and also giving pep talks to our nativity puppets (they only get out once a year and I want them to be at the top of their game). I have not yet opened and given Christmas presents, eaten a wonderful Christmas meal, nor visited with family and friends. As of this moment, I have all that and more to look forward to this evening and tomorrow.
It’s that time of year again. The time when many of us make meaningless resolutions to exercise, eat right and lose some weight. Now, don’t get me wrong, those are all admirable decisions to make and to live by, it’s just that not many have the will power to make those life changes.
Battling tops, Rock'em Sock'em Robots, and Hot Wheels Sizzlers are just a few of my favorite Christmas presents from my childhood. Forget clothes and hats, I wanted robots and cars! Even to this day, I like cars and wouldn't mind having a robot to help with chores around the house.
The digital camera craze is in full swing. The latest generation of picture takers rarely uses film anymore. Instead, pictures are saved onto a computer memory card and then retrieved and printed via computer printers or placed on to a compact disk to watch on TV. There are even digital picture frames you can buy that display hundreds of your favorites pictures in a steady slide show.
