About 30 meters from the top of Half Dome, on his free solo climb to the top, Alex Honnold paused. Doubt? Trepidation? Given, his life lay in the balance. He didn’t really know if his next move would result in a long fall to certain death, or the last realistically successful […]
(A Reverse Safari?) “I told my Mama on the day that I was born, ‘Don’t you cry when you see that I’m gone!” I laughed. That line inspired me, not only because it evoked typical emotions of the times. It metaphorically stoked my imagination. Sung by Barry McGuire of the New […]
Heaven! Well, almost. Maybe not quite. But it comes pretty close! I remember walking from our compound in Kwa Iddi to the main road transecting Arusha. Not right! But I carried an excuse in my imaginary knap sack. Good exercise! My walk to the corner, maybe a light kilometer, constituted good […]
I’m a terrible dancer! In college, the school that I attended figured dancing constituted a sin. Or, almost. By moving your body around in ways that looked like Elvis Presley on steroids, you would tend to stimulate gender-specific hormones. Allowing such hormones to work would certainly lead to mortal sin. So, […]
Almost two months of silence has likely erased anyone’s memory of the last “Crazy Idea” update titled, Dreaming Big, Starting Small. Christmas and New Year family celebrations have certainly participated in the muffling of my periodic sound-off. Preoccupation with both business, and interpersonal communications with Tanzanian friends and associates have also […]
Dream Big! (Start Small) What’s in a dream? Lollipops and roses. Big things and grand! Peace on earth and good will toward men! Hope springs eternal, it seems. Absurd? Do dreams really come true? Sometimes . . . . Maybe . . . . If we wish upon a star? Or, […]
Warm Coke and Runny Eggs “What’s the Difference?” He had a choice! He could have pulled a cold one from the office refrigerator! He just chose the warm 12-ounce beverage from the 12-pack stacked on the floor. OK, so we’re different. Lota likes his Coke (or in this case, ice tea) […]
A Bear Attack (The Night that I Almost Got Mauled to Death!) I heard the bear, just outside our pop-up camper. Parked in Bridger-Teton National Forest. It must have smelled the remaining cookies sitting beside my bed. Vanilla. Cream filled. Just a few. * * * * * I just read […]
I walked out of the 10:30 AM service Sunday morning. About to head home. After buttonholing the preacher. Told Pastor Ryan why I visited Grace Redeeming Church. Told him about my desire to enroll his support for a one-time event. Told him that I was promoting personal discipleship. Wanted to offer […]