It was after work and I was doing one of my favorite things. Nothing. Just kicked back in the recliner.  Will saddles up beside me and I’m reminded of one of the things that I least like to do. Running. … Continue reading

The doorbell rang. Not an unheard of event but it was 10:30pm.  My instinctive reaction was to do a quick headcount. The last I checked all my kids and Sandra were at home.  It’s too late for the Girl Scouts… Continue reading

I mentioned in a previous post that Will and I started a jogging routine and we got off to a slow start. Our goal was 5 runs in a week. Well, yesterday marked our 5th run. In 2 weeks.  Yeah, it… Continue reading

For my recent major achievement I’d like to thank a few people. First, Arthur for his expert and precise diagnosis. Next, Steve in this video. I guess YouTube, too. And as far as that goes, Al Gore for inventing the… Continue reading

Will’s 10th birthday party is today. He woke up this morning looked outside at the rain and mentioned halfheartedly that they’ll have to go with plan B.  Plan A is outdoor games. B is indoor.  I told him that if… Continue reading

   This was the Bible app’s verse of the day yesterday. We’ve all seen it or heard it a million times, but this time it struck me differently.  Jesus is saying He wants to hang out with me. And He’s… Continue reading

Will and I started a jogging routine 7 days ago. Our goals are to run 5 days out of 7 for at least 30 minutes. After the 5th run we reward ourselves with TCBY. Today made our 2nd run. In… Continue reading

I took the rare opportunity to bring Will to his Tao Kwon Do class today. It really shouldn’t be rare, but I allow life to happen when I could easily plan and schedule to bring him more often. That’s a… Continue reading

There’s some things I can’t think about. I just have to do. Without thinking.  Like obey God about tithing. Which I have in the past struggled.  Because I thought about it.  And I reasoned that the math didn’t work out… Continue reading

I’d like to be someone who always thinks and assumes the best of others.  I’d like to be someone who never says a bad word about another person.  I’d like to be someone who wakes up each day with excitement… Continue reading

Happy Easter everyone!  I have a great story to share. On Saturday mornings young Prince Will and I go out for breakfast and we do a Bible study. Life happens and we don’t make it every week, but most. We’re… Continue reading

I don’t like bullies.  Ok, maybe I was a bully at times as a boy. But I grew up and over it.  Some don’t.  At the top of many corporations you’ll find bullies. People who used manipulation and scare tactics… Continue reading

There’s not a lot I can teach Will. I’m not handy. You all know that.  Golf? Nope.  Hunting or fishing? Sorry.  Car repairs? You got to be kidding.  Woodworking? No again.  Math word problems? My efforts to help him last… Continue reading

When was the last time you said, “Hey, can you tell me how to get there?” With navigation on our phones, it’s an obsolete question.  Or can you remember asking or someone asking you to get up to change the… Continue reading

  You’ve heard about my walks with Toby. I’m pretty sure he’s bipolar. Or at least has split personalities.  In the house he sleeps all day. As in all day all day. He has two favorite spots. One is on top… Continue reading

I love just about everything I create in the kitchen. Apparently, I’m my biggest fan. I made chicken salad last week and it was delectable. To me. Sandra and Keely were far less than enthusiastic. And I have long questioned… Continue reading

   Sandra played a nasty trick on me the other night. With a vegetable.  Or whatever edamame is.  She told me that I would love it. So that night while she was away, Will and I decided to give it… Continue reading

It was the call that fathers don’t want to receive. The one that drives a stake of fear through their hearts.  My daughter called. I didn’t know what she wanted, but if she’s calling, it can’t be good. I was… Continue reading

I could go on for pages and pages about the things I’m unsure of: the economy, politics, algebra, being a husband, being a father, how planes stay in the air, how sound comes out of a radio, Speedos, why people… Continue reading

I made a life decision today. I’m going to grow old with a dog. I had this epiphany today as I was walking Toby. But it was really a conversation with my friend, Janice, that prompted the idea. She told… Continue reading

Toby and I have a complicated relationship, but I do learn from him. For instance, he loves to go on walks. I’ve read that a dog’s nose is 40 times more powerful than a humans, so a walk outside is… Continue reading

A psalm of David. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. 2 Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you. 3 My enemy has… Continue reading

My last post, On a Diet and It Doesn’t Feel So Good, was about the new no sugar, no carb diet that I started yesterday. The title was just a joke because I really felt fine. At the time. I knew the… Continue reading

I’m on a VERY strict no carb, no sugar, no happiness diet. I’m even avoiding diet sodas. Oh, Diet Mountain Dew, I miss you.  Ketchup, bbq sauce, chocolate, no more. Gracious, it’s soooo hard. And it seems that the progress,… Continue reading

When preparing for my post to introduce Onword and Upwords I wanted to know how many blogs I posted to Random Thoughts and when was the first. God had a surprise for me. No, not just how amateurish it was-long with… Continue reading

I started this blog on May 25, 2010 which was 339 posts ago. I loved the name Random Thoughts because that’s what the posts are, but all the dots for it were taken so I just settled for rdennisbrady.com. I… Continue reading

Psalms 16:11 has been ringing in my head lately and I don’t know why. “In your presence is fullness of joy”. It’s never been a key Scripture for me like Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God… Continue reading

I’ve loved oysters for a long time. My friend, Andy, is harvesting oysters with his father-in-law and offered to bring back some this weekend for a very reasonable price. I was tempted, but then thought, really? As I approach 50,… Continue reading

In my last post, Life in the Fast Lane, I shared a crazy dream I had about riding shotgun with a cigarette smoking, pedal to the medal crazy man. Today I’ll go under the hood to see what it meant,… Continue reading

I knew that I shouldn’t get into the car with this stranger. But I did. I sat in the passenger’s seat and glanced over at the guy driving as a cigarette dangled from his lips. “This car will do 195mph?… Continue reading