Social Chaos
Advent through Isaiah’s eyes: Is it time yet?
A popular skit at camps involves about a dozen folks lined up side-by-side, looking anxious and frustrated facing the audience. Each person rests a left elbow on the right shoulder of their neighbor. Then, from left to right, each member asks, “Is it time yet?” When the question arrives at the end of the line,…
Blind dates are never out of date
The blind date has never lost its popularity. With my family, it was to make me happy with a nice young woman; later my friends assumed the unasked for obligation and tried to make me happy with a nice young man. Recently, the difference of being “young” has morphed into “young at heart.” I have…
The devil made me do it
Last week, I was getting coffee at Starbucks like I normally do, in and out, no problem. This particular day there was a line that was longer than usual; I came out to my car, just as a parking ticket was being placed on my windshield because I didn’t put a quarter in the parking…
We’re going to the mountaintop
A hotel in Budapest was having problems with its elevator. Because most of the guests spoke at least some English, the owner put up a sign. However, either she had a sense of humor or she wasn’t very fluent in English. The sign read, “The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that…
