Author: davidsdailydose

  • Big Gate but No Fence

    I’ve watched with curiosity as a property, on my way to work, has taken shape these past two years. First, the owner built a house. Then, he built another one. Finally, he added a large garage in between them. This was just the beginning. Next, the creative fellow added lots of landscaping, a large fountain,…

  • Notifications Silenced

    Notifications Silenced

    I expected an important call earlier this week, so I turned my phone off vibrate. The call came and went. Later, that same day, I kept hearing a peculiar sound: “Buh-ding!” What’s that and where’s it coming from? It was my phone telling me I had a message. I hear it so seldom I didn’t…

  • God Doesn’t Break Toys

    God Doesn’t Break Toys

    The young boy in my music class pounded the tambourine on the floor. This was after I’d demonstrated to everyone how to properly play our classroom instruments. Visibly frustrated, I confiscated the instrument and commented (in jest): “If you break this tambourine, I’m coming to your house and breaking one of your toys.” The offender…

  • In Case of Emergency

    In Case of Emergency

    Got a plan?

  • Playing “Pop Up”

    Playing “Pop Up”

    Dealing with life’s little interruptions.

  • Help!

    Help!

    You see them everywhere these days, on the doors of restaurants and in almost every type of business, help wanted signs. Sadly, at least in my neck of the woods, there aren’t enough people who are willing to work. The other day, while my wife and I waited for our lunch at a favorite short-staffed…