Several years ago, I agreed to assist my son. My mission was clear: I was to fly up to NYC to try and help my son navigate through an important meeting. So, I drove to a nearby city to catch an early morning, (7 a.m.) direct flight the next day . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/in-spite-of-and-not-because-of/

I met hall of fame pro baseball player Brett Butler some time back and he has a fascinating story of triumph over many obstacles in his life including making it to the major leagues in the first place due to his tiny stature. He played for the Dodgers and later the Atlanta Braves and was an all-star player and won numerous awards throughout his career . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/twin-calls-sister-an-idiot-2/

We have a brand-new year looming ahead of us and I’m excited just thinking about it this morning. I wonder what great opportunities and adventures lie ahead. I’m friends with one couple and they take the opposite view and dread it, and even wonder whether they will live through it . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/01/brush-your-teeth-first-thing/

Quite a few years back I was recording Words for the Day for the audio feature and my radio segment and unbeknownst to me one of my granddaughter twins had gotten up early and come downstairs and overheard me recording it. Later she reported to her mother that, “Papaw was in his office talking to his computer about God.” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/

I heard an interesting song recently. Its lyrics alluded to those throughout history who at one time or other had been derided for their beliefs and later were ultimately vindicated and finally had the last laugh . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/get-your-mind-right-2/

One of the things I enjoy most in life is conversing in virtually any format, (verbally, phone, or e-mail), with intelligent people. I’ve often counseled junior managers to try and hire the most intelligent team members they can find, and that one can always spot this characteristic by looking into their eyes. I call this phenomenon having “bright eyes”. It doesn’t matter what other physical characteristics they might possess, or what they might happen to be wearing when you look into their eyes and they seem to be “dancing” with life, then chances are good that they will be a “keeper”. The Bible refers to our eyes as “windows of the soul” and “bright eyes” illustrates that concept to me . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/hole-carved-in-my-soul/

One time I wanted to buy some land adjoining mine. The old man selling it needed to clear exactly $90 thousand dollars to pay off a loan and position himself for retirement. After some intense negotiations and haggling over the boundary lines, we finally agreed on his price. But when I had it surveyed, I discovered that the boundary was not where he thought it was, and unfortunately, he owned approximately 100 feet less than what he thought he owned, which meant the price would have to go down . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/bested-by-an-ass-2/

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas; I know I sure did. Through a plethora of friends, I miraculously found four brand new 350 HP Mercury engines in Fort Myers to replace my old worn-out engines. I hauled my boat over there and had them installed and brought the boat back to the Keys all in just seven days. The average wait just to receive new engines is 63 weeks and getting someone to install them during Christmas week, well that is unheard of . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/doing-the-right-thing-is-not-what-is-easy/

Well Christmas day is here again. What a great day of celebration. Kids, (adults and otherwise), everywhere are opening presents and enjoying themselves, but the real celebration is the birth of Jesus. The only day that is better is Easter morning. Christ arose on that day and a new beginning emerged for all of humanity . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/merry-christmas-3/

I am most perplexed with the absence of truth in this world. The situation is not unique to today, even Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?”. We could ask the same question today and on occasion do. Some folks call the lies of politicians and the media fake news, others call it spin, but the net result is we don’t know what to believe . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/12/and-the-truth-of-the-matter-is/