I have been watching with interest the killer in NYC. He seems proud that he shot an innocent man in the back killing him and depriving his family of Christmas joy among other things. He did not even know the guy; he just knew that he represented healthcare insurance . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/chaos-and-mayhem/

Some years ago on a hot summer day in South Florida a young lad decided to go for a swim in the pond behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He jumped into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the pond an alligator had found his way into the pond . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/scars/

I once owned a black Labrador retriever, (or he owned me I’m not really sure; I’m sure in his mind he owned me), for fourteen years. This dog was very smart, and he was extremely well-trained if I do say so myself. I had a two and one half acre lake in my backyard and I could take him to the backside of the lake and instruct him to stay. I would walk all of the way around the lake back to my house, go inside and fix a glass of tea and go out on my deck and he would still be sitting there waiting for his next command . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/avoiding-consequences/

Recently I’ve been introduced to a spate of new babies. It’s an interesting process to view a baby; everyone stands around oohing and ahhing and making remarks like, “How precious”; “How cute”; “How beautiful”. Most often I feel like truthfully declaring: “That baby is Walmart ugly” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/iguana-ugly/

During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller’s roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/red-marble/

I distinctly remember the last game of golf I shot. Just the day before I’d shot an 88, (which for me was outstanding). I was in fact so thrilled with my improved ability, I decided to take the next day off and play the same course. The weather was great; I was spending quality time with one of my sons; and I was in a terrific mood when we teed off . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/losing-isnt-that-bad-gulp/

Jesus said one time that you can recognize someone from the fruit that they produce. Have you ever thought about that statement? Hmmm. Probably not. I on the other hand am a complete insomniac who lies awake hour after hour thinking about all kinds of things like this while normal people are soundly sleeping . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/teach-the-bible/

My next-door neighbor, Mike, died last week. The last time I saw him alive I brought my battery charger over and hooked it up to his car. He’d left the lights on all night. He invited me in and he recounted a recent outing in his boat. He’d hit a big wave going entirely too fast, and his wife Barbara got knocked down and broke her leg in three places. Mike was hurrying to get her to a hospital and then ran aground badly damaging the bottom of his boat. Tow Boat USA had to dig a trench in order to tow his boat off the sandbar and back to his home . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/pray-for-one-and-all/

I read an interesting passage that a reader sent me from The American Minute – Valentine’s Day that helps explain what is occurring in our country. “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred in 1929 during the Prohibition era. Al Capone’s Chicago mob murdered seven members of Bugs Moran’s Irish gang. Accompanying Al Capone’s hitman Frank Nitti as he terrorized neighborhoods was the young Saul Alinsky, who later adapted this technique into the political tactic of community organizing . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/bloody-nose/

I heard about a university philosophy professor who was mean as the dickens. Practically every person who took his class got poor grades. Rumor had it that only one person ever made an A in his class. The student that received the A would have been voted most likely not to succeed. He never turned in homework, rarely attended class, and when he did, all he did was flirt with the girls. How did he get an A under this tough professor who was a sadistic tyrant? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2024/12/why-4/