“Oh Dad, it’s just a little bit of cursing. It’s not bad.” Six heads nodded in agreement. No sex. No nudity. No gore. Just some mild swearing. Maybe the “f” word once or twice. At the head of the table “Dad” listened intently.
“You said it had some really good lessons?” he asked.
I watched as the teen-agers looked at each other – a bit shocked that their conservative father might actually be considering letting them see an “R” rated film.
“Well, I guess you all are old enough now to start thinking …

He loved her. He loved everything about her. He loved her pink tutu. He loved the tiny little ballet shoes, the auburn hair cut just above her shoulder. And she loved him. I could tell by the way she clung to his leg as they stood in line.
“I don’t feel good daddy.” He put one hand on her head and looked down in concern before stooping to hug her.
“Okay,” he said, smoothing her hair back with one hand and feeling for a temperature. He kissed her forehead. “We won’t be …

Man mistakes urinal and urinal cake for sink and soap
If you’re going to make a mistake, don’t make it on video. I have to wonder why he never stopped to look for the faucets. I admit I felt sorry for him – mostly because now his face will become famous and he’ll be known as the guy who washed his hands in a urinal.
So why is this worthy of a post? Because of the power of visuals. We are so conditioned to visual cues – ie. a trough and “cakes” …

I don’t support many causes and the ones I do think are worth supporting are truly universal. Emily Fitchpatrick’s is one of those causes. I met Emily online shortly after she left Billy Graham’s ministry to start her own – rescuing children from the sex trade all over the world. She was looking for a freelance graphics person. I was looking for work. And we found each other on elance.com. I learned a lot from Emily. It was humbling and sobering and shocking.
I learned that the average age of a …