When you think of “church” do you envision a building you go to on Sundays? You know the place. It’s where you go dressed slightly better than you dress during the week. You sit in a group, all facing the same way. You are looking […]
Author: Nick
Is Letter Legal?
Is it “legal” to use letter size paper in legal matters, such as pleadings. Now to the non-legal mind, the answer would seem simple: For legal stuff, use legal paper. What makes legal size paper “legal?” The federal courts abandoned “legal” size paper decades ago. […]
Why Are You Afraid?
Why are you afraid? Notice I didn’t ask if you were afraid. I assumed fear in you. That’s a fair assumption. Although fear is often denied, most are afraid of something. There’s lots to be afraid of. Here are just the “top ten”: Change. Loneliness […]
Vacation – Homecoming
I guess the best test of a vacation is how you feel about coming home. I have had vacations that I didn’t want to end. I had a great time on those occasions and wasn’t ready to get back to the real world. Sounds like […]
Tales from the Roads of Texas
After the first day of our vacation, I posted a summary. In case you missed it, you can catch it here. This might have led you to believe I would be doing so daily. Foolish you. I am a lawyer on vacation. Do you really […]
The Great Texas Wildflower Hunt Day One
We leased a Honda Pilot nearly two years ago since it seemed a great vehicle for the traveling Rosemary and I planned for our retirement years. We took the 15,000 miles a year option to accommodate all the driving we were planning. Nearly two years […]
I’m Back
I have written this blog for many years. Today I recalled that I hadn’t posted in a while. Turns out I last posted on July 17, 2021. At times I posted daily, but not for years. I have never gained fame or fortune by blogging, […]
Glimpses Of Heaven
Prayer is not a technique for getting things, a pious exercise that somehow makes God happy, or a requirement for entry into heaven. It is much more like practicing heaven now by leaping into communion with what is right in front of us. Richard Rohr […]