Do You Have Mystery In Your Life?

Do you? I've been writing a series about mystery over at Profound Living, and thought you might find this latest piece of interest. ‪‬Do You Have Mystery In Your Life? The interesting thing to think about is that there is mystery everywhere around us, even in a grain of sand, as William Blake has said, … Continue reading Do You Have Mystery In Your Life? →

Losing the StuCo President Election Changed My Life

Sometime during the 1968-69 academic year, elections were held at Olathe High School for Student Council President. 50 years later, I can’t remember why I decided to run for that post. I imagine it had more to do with popularity than better student government but it is possible I had loftier ambitions. Just the year … Continue reading Losing the StuCo President Election Changed My Life →

Bohemian Valiancy

We watched Bohemian Rhapsody the other night. ICYMI, it’s the story of Freddy Mercury and Queen. Since I knew very little about the story of Queen, or Mercury, but love their music (I am still humming Love Of My Life three days later) it was well worth watching. The person who played Mercury, Rami Malek, … Continue reading Bohemian Valiancy →

What I Thought About This Morning…When I Wasn’t Supposed To Be Thinking About Anything

“The longing for presence may in fact be The most basic human desire.” ~David Benner, Presence and Encounter, p. 11 Morning contemplation has changed my life. Changed the quality of my life, and many moments of it. I have my friend Dave Player to thank for that. I still have a note he sent … Continue reading What I Thought About This Morning…When I Wasn’t Supposed To Be Thinking About Anything →

Jeopardy

Our family has been watching Jeopardy for years. From the time Art Fleming was host in the late 1960’s, my folks, sibs, and whoever else happened to be in the house would grab a seat and play along too. To this day, Lana and I tape the show and watch nearly every night, now with Alex Trebek. … Continue reading Jeopardy →

Eminence Gris and Hiking – Try Putting Those Two Together

1-26-17 (journal entry) “While meditating this morning I watched our neighbor across the street try to pull into his driveway. The streets are frozen, with deep ruts and so it was hard, and he has a big truck, for him to pull into his driveway, but he slipped back and forth and finally rested on … Continue reading Eminence Gris and Hiking – Try Putting Those Two Together →

I Revered Sandy Koufax, But Not All Reverence Is Good

I used to spend summers on my grandparents' farm, helping out, and as a boy I would go to bed, pull out my primitive crystal radio and in the dark of my upstairs, farmhouse loft would listen. Many times I would listen to Harry Carey broadcasting for the St. Louis Cards. He, with his distinctive … Continue reading I Revered Sandy Koufax, But Not All Reverence Is Good →

Dancing Their Lives Away: The Dancing Plague of 1518

On this, the last day of 2018, it is only fit and right to recall the dancing plague of 1518. “In July 1518, residents of the city of Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire) were struck by a sudden and seemingly uncontrollable urge to dance. The hysteria kicked off when a woman known … Continue reading Dancing Their Lives Away: The Dancing Plague of 1518 →

Unforced Errors

Sometimes we here at The Profound Bartender share essays from other sites readers might find interesting. Here is a post from http://www.profoundliving.live called "Unforced Errors you might enjoy, especially the picture of yours truly with hair, at the end. See the essay here: https://www.profoundliving.live/unforced-errors

Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n

We started The Profound Bartender a little over a year ago and it has been such a kick. My brother David has made by far the most posts and it has been wonderful to read his writing and his thoughts avout such a range of topics. This was originally posted a year ago on Christmas … Continue reading Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n →