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If My Nail Breaks….

I’ve asked friend and colleague Andrea Rodriguez to be a guest blogger on Junkyard Wisdom today. Andrea is one of the least likely people to be on a blog with the word junkyard in it. I call her the Belizean Oprah because she hosts a daytime TV talk show in Belize — not exactly the image of junkyard tough. But Andrea has a strength of character that belies her Divaz Next Door image (that really is the name of the TV show). Her energy and enthusiasm for impacting the youth of Belize is fun to see, and her husband Dion …

Random Thoughts,

Election Day

It’s election day. This is a day that is filled with our best, our brightest, our greatest. It is a time of reflecting on our past, being honest about our present, and longing for a better future. It should be a time when our country comes together and celebrates the miracle of freedom.

Unfortunately, it is also the day that we as flawed citizens choose our flawed leaders. It is the day that we as people of faith feel torn between allegiances. Sometimes our personal viewpoints do not align with our spiritual aspirations, which is part of our flawed existence. …

Westmont,

Westmont Alumnus of the Year

There’s an old adage that says you need a Paul, a Barnabas, and a Timothy in your life. The Paul in your life is somebody who teaches you. He or she pushes you to be a better person. The Barnabas in your life is somebody who encourages you. He or she loves on you. The Timothy in your life is somebody who you teach or encourage. You give back by being their Paul or Barnabas.

Rarely do I meet somebody who is all three. But there is one such person in my life. His name is Stan Gaede.

Whenever I …

Random Thoughts,

Flying Hobbits

Anybody who knows me will expect that sooner or later The Hobbit will show up on my list of 25 Books That Influenced My Life. And it will, eventually, as the numbers rise over the months ahead. Until that time comes, this flight safety briefing from Air New Zealand will satisfy Tolkien fans. Trust me, you’ll smile more in the five minutes it takes to watch this video than you will for the rest of the day. You’ll also want to get on a plane and fly to New Zealand.

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Random Thoughts,

Fifty Worst Cars

Yesterday I posted the Fifty Best Cars, so it seemed fair to post the exact opposite today. I think the list is fairly good but has one major flaw: the #2 car was not nearly as bad as they say. Of course, to be fair, I owned one!

So what do you think? A good list? What’s missing? What should be off the list? Click the photo below to see the list.…

Random Thoughts,

Fifty Best Cars

Came across this article and figured it was an appropriate post for a blog titled Junkyard Wisdom. So what do you think? A good list? What’s missing, or what should not be on it? How many have you owned? Click the photo of the car below to see the list.…

Apocryphal, Random Thoughts,

Baseball and the Giants

I posted this back in 2010 just before the SF Giants won the World Series. Seemed appropriate to post it again considering that they won again! Woohoo!!! So here it is:
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It was a beautiful summer Sunday. My father had promised that we would go to Candlestick and watch the Giants play, my first memory of seeing a live professional game. It was probably 1965, and I was perhaps 6-years old, so my memory of details could easily be mistaken. But I think they were playing the Dodgers that day. Or at least I want to believe that.

To …

Belize, PathLight,

Roy and Mark in Belize

I was in Belize a week or so ago. Mark Parcher and I sat down and did this short video about our shared history of prayer. Thought you might enjoy seeing it. We did this in one take, kind of making it up as we go (we had minimal cheat sheets). But it’s an easy story for the two of us to tell because we’ve known each other for so long. Neither of us plan to be late night infomercial pitchmen, so I think we did a pretty good job considering our skills!

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