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A True Class Clown Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacation
The doctor told my wife and I to sit down, always a sign of impending bad news. I hoped refusing to sit might somehow change our fate. “If you don’t mind, doc, I’d rather stand. Or maybe lie down on the floor. Or maybe lean against this coat rack over here. But give it to […]
The Most Positive Child in the World
July 2, 2011
Happy birthday to my son, Optimist Prime, who turns ten tomorrow! I don’t mention Optimist Prime as often as my seven-year-old, The Fonz, because The Fonz is more likely to get in trouble and say something funny when he gets caught. Optimist Prime is more likely to go to bed on time without being asked, […]
My Children Grow Sick of Sick!!! (sic) Discussion
June 24, 2011
This afternoon my wife and I sat on the front steps, watching my two sons and their friend perform skateboard tricks, and the kids asked me to judge who could jump highest on the skateboard. When I proclaimed a winner, the other kids gave him high fives, and I felt jealous of all the attention […]
WWJBD? (What would James Bond do?)
May 26, 2011
It has become common among some Christian groups to greet life’s decisions with the question, “What would Jesus do?” This theological consideration is sometimes turned into the acronym “WWJD?” and printed on bumper stickers, t-shirts, bracelets, and a collection of other tacky clothing I’m pretty sure Jesus would never wear. If Jesus wouldn’t wear that […]
Unromantic Gestures
May 16, 2011
One of my favorite memories of my wife occurred when we were driving back from a weekend vacation in Dresden while living in another part of Germany. We shared the drive together with three German friends, and the friend sitting next to my wife got a phone call from her boyfriend and they conversed for […]
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