And every day I pick more than I can use that day but I look up and see the one, the two, the little cluster just out of reach – too high – too far back – and those are the ones that look perfect, those are the ones that I am sure would taste the best.
Here is the basic idea of “sunk costs:” money, time, effort that you have already put into a project, regardless of the status or relative completeness of a project, are the “sunk costs.” You’ve spent them, it’s over. Don’t get too attached is the theory. The reason for the theory is sound; if you get…
I have always struggled with the story of the prodigal son; like many of the parables of the Christian New Testament it is a challenging story emotionally, relationally, and I think just logically. Like a good Zen koan a parable of Jesus can keep you wrestling for a long time. The story is found in…
Our house is over fifty years old. We have owned it for nearly fourteen years and we have had the happy coincidence of meeting (now knowing) the original builders so we feel very connected to the house even though it has been “ours’ for a relatively short period. There were two other owners in between…
My daughter is mere weeks from college graduation, and my son is just behind her preparing for high school graduation. By November of last year my daughter knew where she would work, my son knew where he would study and much of the angst of the season of unknown transition was absent from our house.…
Today is February 15th. Ostensibly an unimportant day on the calendar, just another one of those late-winter days on which there is nothing special to celebrate. February 14th on the other hand is a big deal, it is as we all know Valentine’s Day, the day set aside for excessive displays of public affection and…
Faith Works 