Month: March 2024
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A Little Something in Your Pocket
Halfway through kindergarten music class, the call comes over the walkie-talkie: “Mr. Duncan, I need your help in room B202.” I acknowledge and head that direction, not knowing quite what to expect. Such is the life of an elementary school administrator. I reach the classroom door, with master key in hand, and already hear…
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Turning Pages
Turning the page of a hardcover book makes hardly any sound at all. Yet I was once at a graduation when 3000 people turned pages–of the program–at the same time. This synchronized paper flutter sounded like someone jumping into a huge pile of leaves while holding a microphone! Two are better than one, because they…
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A Stump and a Seesaw
There’s an overlooked courtyard, just off the dining room of the nursing home where my wife and I sing. It’s been there all along, these past nine years, but I found it for the first time today. When we arrived, several residents were enjoying mobility exercises with the activity director. So, after setting up, I…
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Rogue Waves
For centuries, they were merely examples of maritime myth—like Giant Squids and mermaids. Freakishly large waves forming at random on the open ocean? Respected scientists, back in the day, said “Nah, it’s not possible.” Yet modern science proved otherwise. We now know that individual waves over 60 feet tall, and some as high as…
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Paws and Reflect (7): Like Puppies Without a Pack
The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.
Davids Daily Dose 