Tag: Bruce

Aug 01

Christmas 2011 Thank Yous

Ran into my friend Logan last summer. He apologized for not having replied to my email–from two years ago. He said he started a reply, but every time he went to send it he ended up revising it and  it is still in his Drafts folder. It sounded funny at the time, but I now …

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Dec 13

Worst. Vacation. Ever. pt. 2

Part 1 is here. At St. Mary’s they put me on a different medicine, but my heart still wasn’t acting right, and they said they were going to have to put me under and hit me with the defibrillator to reset my heartbeat. CLEAR! Since they had to put me under, that meant no food. …

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Dec 10

Worst. Vacation. Ever. pt. 1

“I hope you have a horrible vacation.” Those were the last words my boss said to me two years ago before I went on what is now known as The Worst. Vacation. Ever. I posted a tiny summary of this here right after it happened. He was kidding (I think). Now, two years later, I …

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Sep 05

I sold my van to rock and roll

Several years ago our church purchased a new (to us) bus. We had finally outgrown our 15 passenger van, and due to the cost of insurance to even own the thing, let alone drive it, we decided to sell it. We parked it out in front of the church with a phone number and a …

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May 01

The Bible and Missouri summers

My friend Bruce used to teach the Primary class at church. One muggy July evening he had taken his class outside, and they were walking around the church. About half way around, one of the boys had grown tired of the heat and offered this: “The Bible says, ‘If a man sweats, let him go …

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Feb 03

Ron Hamilton: tenor avenger

Not, not basses as in the fish, but basses as in those guys who sing parts lower than tenor and baritone. I don’t know if you’ve ever sang bass, but bass is the low male part, kind of the tuba of voices. As you might expect, basses sing notes that are on the aptly-named bass …

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