A cloud of Missouri dust billowed around us as the wedding shuttle pulled up to the barn. We were finally there. I quickly looked at my phone. Seven minutes to go…there’s still time… Our driver opened the coach door and bounced down the steps as we all began to get up from our seats….
Category: Time
Meant To Be (Part II)
When my Dad first told me that “things come in Twos”, my immediate thought was “yeah, right Dad.” I mean, come on, Twos? Isn’t that just your standard pairing? A common coincidence? It seemed to me that Threes, or Fours, or heck, SEVENS would be way more unique, and way more interesting. After all,…
Meant To Be (Part I)
The bus ground slowly along the dirt road, and then stopped completely. “Oh no, we’re lost.” I said outwardly, in jest. Several wedding guests turned and looked at me with anxious smiles, unsure if I was joking. I checked my phone’s clock. The music was scheduled to begin in twelve minutes, and the odds of…
40
Christmas is right around the corner, which means the New Year isn’t far behind, and after that comes along my birthday. It’s a notable one this time around — the “Big 40”. I guess I should be excited, or depressed, or at least horrified, but actually I’m feeling sort of…well, meh about the whole deal….
The Wheel
It’s late, and I’m exhausted. Physically, mentally, I guess even emotionally. You know it’s bad when you try to remember what day it is and you can’t. I rally against the Hamster Wheel at every opportunity I can, but the reality is that sometimes you simply have to hop on and grind it out. The…
Spending Time
My birthday is coming along soon — I’m going to be 37. So along with every New Year I also get to “reset” my own clock, as well. I think this is also why I tend to like companies that align their fiscal year to the calendar year — the whole world gets to start…
Detanglement 