Minister Of Mocha

Author: ministerofmocha

  • Duds

    Let me start by saying that I just L-O-V-E  fireworks! I love the noise, I love the flashing light, I love the colors, I love everything about fireworks… Perhaps that’s not quite accurate: I’m not really that fond of the duds. I mean come on man! I paid good money, so do your thing! Hold…

  • By Our Love…

    They say that “they will know we are Christians by our love…”  I’m even old enough to remember the old hippie days song that sang that in some peculiar mode. I hear people crying out that our nation was founded on Godly principles by Godly men and it’s all being torn apart by the ever-present…

  • The White Road Hike

    I am headed out on an adventure today. Most people know it as “The White Road Hike”. Along with my son in law, youngest daughter, and oldest grandson, we will trek across some lava roads, through the jungle, through some aqueducts, and a few tunnels as well. It’s going to be amazing.  My grandson is…

  • It Can’t Get Any Better…

    Have you ever thought “It can’t get any better than this…”? I know that it’s occurred to me from time to time. So here I am, sitting in Hawaii with my three wonderful grandsons. You’d think this would be an appropriate time for it, right? Well I know it’s fixing to get better! My third…

  • Aloha!

    Hello ev-er-y-body! (I feel so Elmo). This morning finds me sitting on my daughter’s lanai with a cup of coffee and my three grandsons watching the sunrise over Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Life could be worse, right?!? If you’ve never visited Hawaii it is quite different from the desert of Ridgecrest. I…

  • Something Nice

    Listening to the radio this morning I discovered that today, June 1, is Say Something Nice Day. Wow! A whole day to say something nice. I suppose that means we are all off the hook for the rest of the year then, right?!? I enjoy these little “Days” to focus on things. Honest, when I…

  • Lawrence Welk

    So it’s Memorial Day weekend here in the beautiful U.S. of A. And I’ve been spending the whole thing with my Mom. Early Friday morning she fell and broke her hip so we’ve been hanging out in a hospital room watching Lawrence Welk on the TV. A hospital stay is a lot like being in…

  • Red Nose Day

    I’ve been seeing a lot of information lately about “Red Nose Day”. I got curious, because, why wouldn’t you want to investigate a big red nose, right?!? So here’s what I’ve found (and I learned it all on the Giant Information Machine, better known as the interwebs, so it MUST be true!): “Red Nose Day…

  • Yup or Yep

    I’ve heard it said both ways by people that I trust. In April of 2010 an excited iPad fan made an inquiry about availability of the revolutionary new tablet in an email to Steve Jobs. Steve’s stunningly succinct reply was “Yep.” Now, anyone who knows me knows that I am very much the Apple Fan…

  • Sinko de Mayo

    Well here it is, the beginning of May again already! I live in California but we still have a ton of people who love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Let’s face it, most Americans don’t really put a whole lot of thought into why they party, they’re just happy to have a reason to celebrate.…