Do you remember that time when you were so hungry? You were so hungry that you couldn’t wait to devour into whatever was sitting in front of you. Maybe it was a steak. Or a hamburger. Or perhaps a steaming, hot pizza straight from the oven. Your mouth was salivating and you could not wait [...]

Flash Flash. My left blinker churned on and off as I waited for the turn signal. Two lights cast shadows of my head against the ceiling of my car. I squinted to avoid the glare emanating from my rearview mirror. The light turned green and I turned onto a two-laned country road. The lights behind [...]

I’m sitting here at my computer, waiting for an inordinately large photoshop file to finish saving. I’m watching the status bar slowly creep toward the right, hoping the process will go more quickly. I tap on the desk and wonder how long it will take. The file is huge, the data intense, and my computer [...]

Have you noticed how people become like each other when they spend a lot of time together? Do you see how the expressions, words, phrases and tendencies mesh into one. It’s fascinating to see people become more like each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always a positive. I can pinpoint personal changes that exist because of [...]

I love our visceral responses in life. It is the impulse behind that response that truly describes who you are. Ever wonder who someone really is? Watch them when they’re upset. Watch them as they deal with something they don’t expect. Watch them as they live their lives. Do you want to know who you [...]

After making dinner with some friends, we started to clean up the kitchen. Someone started cleaning the dishes in the sink and placing them in the dishwasher. My first response was, “Wow, this is awesome. They’re doing my dishes for me.” However, my second response wasn’t quite as receptive: “Dang, they’re putting everything in the [...]

CRACK. The player nailed the ball with the bat, sending it hurtling toward outer space. I knew it would be a home run from the sound of the hit and trajectory of the ball. I saw it all from my seat behind first base. But wait, the center fielder is running toward second base. What’s [...]

I’m coaching a boys’ basketball team this year, and when I was talking to the league director before the season started, he said, “The awards are what you make of them. If you make them a big deal, then the kids will treat them like a big deal.” And so I will now work toward [...]

“Andrew, come in here and shut the door.” “Okay, Chris. What’s up?” “I need to know when you’re coming back from Thanksgiving.” “Ummmm, I plan to come back on Saturday afternoon.” “Perfect, I need you to upload some stuff on Sunday morning.” “Huh?” “Here’s the deal: you can’t tell anyone about this, but a pastoral [...]

I have always been genetically inclined toward whiteness so it would be an odd thing for me to proclaim that I have a great tan. I could say something like, “I’ve got a great tan for me.” And that would make plenty of sense. But this is a silly example because I would never say [...]