Published inBoomerangs·PinnedMember-onlyI Will Not Post That, Sam I AmWhy we should be choosier about who we follow — Blogs for this and posts for that…would you like them with a hat? On a mat? No, not that! I do not like some blogs and damn, I do not like them Sam I Am. We have entered the world where our every thought is now turned into a blog…Motivation3 min readMotivation3 min read
Nov 26, 2021Member-onlyMy Fur-Covered TerroristAnd why love is not a good enough reason to own a pet At any given time the majority of my Instagram following is devoted to cats, dogs, hamsters, birds, and monkeys. Heck, I can’t even get through a movie about a dog without crying. My grown children get a…Pets And Animals4 min readPets And Animals4 min read
Published inBoomerangs·Nov 16, 2021Member-onlyGod Doesn’t Say, “I Told You So”Lessons from the perfect parent? — In my stupor of personal wallowing, I often believe, that the fact I have plans for my future is of no consequence to God. It’s not that He doesn’t let us choose our future. It’s that He is, after all, a Father. When my college-age daughter comes to me with…Parenting Advice2 min readParenting Advice2 min read
Nov 11, 2021Member-onlyIntro To a Real Life VeteranHe was voted most likely to go to jail. — Whatever happened to that kid you wanted to strangle as a teenager? Think he’s still up to no good? My son was once the kid voted most likely to go to jail by his own principal (which, incidentally, hurt him more than he’d admit and made me mad as hell)…Veterans Day4 min readVeterans Day4 min read
Published inBoomerangs·Nov 2, 2021Member-onlyGod Loves a QuestionerDid you think otherwise? — God loves a questioner; the man who asks before he does. As much as he who, nodding, plodding, does it just because. God loves a heart that questions and wants to know just why. He loves the one who cries in grief instead of standing by. If not, the world…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inBoomerangs·Oct 28, 2021Member-onlyWhy Is Today the Day to Change My Life?Lesson for a control addict — This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. — Psalm 118:24 My name is Dee, and I am a control addict [hello Dee]. It’s been 10 minutes and 21 seconds since my last attempt to control a situation. I have alienated friends…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Oct 27, 2021Member-onlyBlessed of the RiverIt had been said that an angel lived in the river — “For years, it had been said that an angel lived in the river.” ~~A. Manette Ansay, “River Angel” He was a beautiful baby boy. People who saw him stopped just to talk so they could play with his blonde locks and coo at him in nonsense. His mother was pleased…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inBoomerangs·Oct 17, 2021Member-onlyAir Traffic “Out of Control”A tragic comedy — Air Traffic Notes Part 1 — Getting Through Security I hate airports. I get flustered and uncomfortable. I become uncoordinated and just plain dumb. While going through security this last time, I became incredibly fearful of the airport security guard. First off, I didn’t even know he was talking to…Humour7 min readHumour7 min read
Oct 16, 2021Member-onlyA Stranger’s EyesIt was never going to happen — It was never going to happen everything, so dull but sure But then falling in around me the walls went insecure. The timing wasn’t perfect. I just told myself to fight. Give me reasons. Give me hope. Give me pause for second sight. Broken arrows in my lance. Rotted love…Loneliness3 min readLoneliness3 min read
Published inMotivate the Mind·Oct 15, 2021Member-onlyCome!Whatever it is that beckons you. — Across the sky of glitter ray the chariot of spirit rode and bid me ride but I said nay because I thought it empty mode. Yet there atop she waved at me and pressed me to climb up inside. For bitterness, I bowed my head I did not know just…Dreams2 min readDreams2 min read
