Minister Of Mocha

With all due respect to Jimmy Buffett, I’m sitting at Starbucks on a Monday morning trying to come up with a blog topic. What’s new, right? Well, for one thing, I’m looking out the window of this Starbucks and seeing palm trees and the Pacific Ocean. Not exactly the parking lot in the middle of…

Last night I was sitting on my daughter’s couch. It’s an interesting piece of furniture. She got it for free because it was defective and the original owner got something different. The main problem with it was that the “leather” covering was not well made so small bits of it began to pucker and peel…

My ministry (Messed Up Ministries or MuM, for those of you keeping score at home) hosted a rummage sale this past weekend. I called it a MuM-age Sale, because that’s the main thing I do, goofy word mash ups and puns. A rummage sale is an interesting concept. I remember going to them when I…

My wife tells me I bored you too much with talk of football (soccer). She might be right, but when the boot fits, wear it, right?!? Yesterday was a huge game for my beloved Arsenal. We played the behemoth that is Manchester City. CIty is owned by Sheikh Mansour. Among other things he leads the…

I’ve written recently about my one gallon water bottle. Since my daughter gave it to me I’ve been diligent in drinking that gallon every single day! Sometimes I finish a few minutes before midnight, Sometimes it’s earlier, but every day, I get it finished. Yesterday marked Day 46. That makes one day for each President…

As I am sitting in my “corner office” (aka the table in the corner at my local Starbucks), I found out that Rhino Records has put out a re-issue of the album Tim by the Replacements. As with most of the things that Rhino does, they have remixed the album and included a wide variety…

I went into the “Office” (aka my local Starbucks) this morning to get some writing done. I was able to get my favorite corner spot. They even had Sumatra brewing for the dark roast choice. Life was good! Then as I made my way over to the corner my shoes made a horrible noise as…

It’s a day of remembrance in America. I was incarcerated 22 years ago and watched the horror of planes crashing into buildings on the day room television until the power was cut and we were sent to our cells. For the next 30 hours or so we sat in our cells without any indication of…

I woke up this morning to my phone alarm blaring. I was in a bit of a fog. I knew the alarm meant “get up”, but I had no recollection of setting it. My mind spun like the reels of an old fashioned slot machine, then one by one the reels stopped and I remembered.…

For quite some time I’ve had a morning routine that includes coffee. I’ve also had a coffee routine that includes all day! Sometimes I blend soda into the routine in the afternoon and late into the evening. (By “sometimes” I mean constantly!) My nutritionist daughter has pointed out that I should probably lower my caffeine…