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Sometimes I wonder if I were meant to be a star; an actor, singer, musician or just someone famous.  Why do I say this you might be wondering? Well, there have been times I was treated like a celebrity.  Now, I am not trying to brag or anything, believe me, but I am going to Read more

What do you do when you wake up from having a weird or bad dream?  Personally, I wake up for about a minute then fall back asleep only to dream another weird or bad dream; occasionally weird and bad coincide. I find it interesting that I can have dreams about a topic of discussion I Read more

Fall is my favorite time of year: it is suppose to be cooler, the scenery is gorgeous against the blue sky, and I believe there is excitement of the oncoming days of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  Now that I am a little less than a year from turning 50 years of age, I want to Read more

It was the summer of 1994, and I was in Creedmore, NC and had drawn a bull named Black Jack in the amateur round. I had to ride without a protective vest and chaps because I could not afford them, and no one wanted to loan me their vest, so I rode without one.  All Read more

Of course there are some things in life I find intriguing: UNC sports, ETSU sports, sports in general, ice cream, Spider Man kisses with my wife, cinnamon rolls, the prospect of being a father, and especially my Father in heaven, and Pop who is in heaven.  Crystal and I have been trying to have a Read more

The more I look down at my hands, the more I contemplate why I got bones tattooed on them.  I know in my eyes, heart and soul I did not get bones tattooed on my hands to represent death; I have never said nor implied that.  Perhaps my hand tattoos are not Biblically correct, but Read more

Well, hello there!  It has been so long since I have posted an entry, this almost feels like the first time.  A lot has happened since my last entry, and I am sure a lot has probably happened in your life as well.  It is funny how some things change, yet some things stay the Read more

I caught a bug of some sort last week; I missed church last Sunday because my stomach was hurting, and as soon as I got over that I got sick again and missed church once more.  The second time was much worse: it involved upset stomach, chills, fever, aching, and throwing up.  Whenever I get Read more

Try getting connected to God.  Evil occupies earth; every entrance and every exit.  Evil is everywhere in this world; especially in places you would never suspect.  God does exist in this wonderful, beautiful, cruel world; it is called the Holy Spirit, and it lives in those of us following Jesus; those of us who have Read more

It was not always easy being the baby of the family; my two older brothers used to gang up on me and beat the crap out of me.  My brothers would also torture me as well: I remember they would hold me down and make siren noises in my ears until I cried.  Rest assured Read more