Onword and Upwords by Dennis Brady

I have fantastic children, but sometimes they provoke a lecture that usually turns into one of these blog posts.  One such example recently has been about bare minimum people. People who only do the bare minimum required to get by. Barely… Continue reading

I caught myself saying that to Arthur the other day. He was trying to make plans with me and I told him that I would be out of pocket several days. Really? Out of pocket? Did I just say that,… Continue reading

I really had a flash moment of feeling old this morning. I was filling up a Sunday through Saturday pill container. Isn’t that what old people do? But I was filling it up with vitamins and supplements, not prescriptions. Those… Continue reading

I always want my own way. Always. And I usually get edgy when things don’t go my way. But the Holy Spirit gave me a teaching today. Today is Valentine’s Day, of course and further more, it’s my 23rd anniversary,… Continue reading

Why did I eat that first cold, stale, leftover pizza roll? Then why did I eat the second? And the third? And the fourth? My short-term memory isn’t great, but it isn’t that short. Each one tasted as bad as… Continue reading

Or do you? I was recently in my favorite nutrition store and I asked the manager about the difference between his store brand protein powder and the kind I can buy in Walmart for half the price. “You get what… Continue reading

It’s a small thrill to be on a rooftop walking around and getting a bird’s eye view of the world. But for me it’s a tiny terror at the very height of the ladder when I have to shift my… Continue reading

So Toby and I are making progress. It’s been almost a year. He will come within 10 feet of me now. If I am eating. And he’ll bark at me for food.  I’ve played into his game by slipping him… Continue reading

Now about Bad Books. I said there was a 98% chance that I wouldn’t finish the book. Well, you can’t count out the 2%. Even the slightest of odds still have a chance or it would be zero(which is an… Continue reading

I’m reading a book and according to Kindle, I’m 41% through it. But I’m about 97% sure I’m done with it.  It’s a novel and I’ve learned that reading helps me get through 60 minutes on the elliptical machine. However,… Continue reading