I came to a realization of sorts this weekend. Last Thursday, I went with my son and his family to watch the University of North Carolina basketball team practice for their upcoming tournament games in the Charlotte arena. I was amazed at the genuine fun and joy that team’s players and coaches and former players … Continue reading
SPECIAL “BEAT DOOK” EDITION OF THE LUNAR REPORT. FROM NOV. 6, 2009 (The original was written and posted about eight years ago, during football season. Well, this is hoops time! My revisions pretty much only deleted references to that strange oblong leather ball!) It seems I have had a request from a friend of mine, … Continue reading
(This may be a Lunacy, but it’s mostly true!) I’m not much of an “out with old – in with the new” kind of guy. In my older years, I prefer to focus only on what’s new. Well, this New Year’s Eve is different. And I guess it’s my own fault. I did about eight … Continue reading
Christmas is such a wonderful time of joy. Of life. Of promise. Of God given love. But fears and regrets and fears of possible future regrets seem to dominate this joyous season. I see it every day in other folks. And I feel it most days around this time of year. I should be … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year. But I will be honest with you. Today I really didn’t much feel like driving the thirty minutes to my son’s house to spend just a few hours with him, his wife, their children and her family. But I did. And the trip validated my thankful list. … Continue reading
Less than 24 hours after my son and I had a rather heated discussion about the many divisions in our country right now, the Texas church killings happened. The heat happened last night when I somehow allowed a sort of “political nerve” to be triggered. All day long, I had been regretting that nerve allowance. … Continue reading
We believe what we believe. And we behave along the paths to where our beliefs guide us. That simple notion is undeniable, I think. If any of you are like me, then you must feel the same way as I when it comes to the August 12th stuff that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. Black lives … Continue reading
Twice a year, as a child and a teen, I would wake up and find at least forty dollars on the kitchen counter. The man who left it there, before he went to work, used that cash to encourage his wife and children to buy shirts, underwear and other things for him on his birthday … Continue reading
Look. This a Lunacy. So I need to at least attempt some humor here. I will likely fail. This is really just about a pie safe, though. Bear with me okay? My mom was a Baptist from Burlington, North Carolina. My dad was a Methodist from nearby Graham, a town whose city limit sign is … Continue reading
FROM JULY 22, 2013 I’m a dad, you know. And I’m a granddad. My son had a couple of granddads. Both of them are gone now. They both left way too early to teach my son some of the differing and significant ways for him to truly appreciate the both of them. But they each … Continue reading
