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For God’s Sake: Don’t do without thinking first

January 4, 2021

An essential industry tool back when I worked as an animator was the character sheet. The character sheet displayed sketches of the cartoon character we were animating. The character designer pr…

For God’s Sake: Free TV for price of kindness

December 16, 2020

My wife and I had a strange, wonderful experience recently. I was working from home when our doorbell rang. What used to be a childish prank – ring a doorbell then run away – is now the norm for pack…

For God’s Sake

December 10, 2020

I am from Canada where, as I say far too often to my wife, we speak the Queen’s good English. The first time she met my family, she was slightly intimidated by their precise diction and greatly amuse…

For God’s Sake

December 4, 2020

There is a dog food commercial that makes me laugh. It begins with slow-motion footage of a sleek wolf bounding through the woods. The wolf leaps effortlessly over a log but then mid-leap, is transf…

For God’s Sake

November 17, 2020

Do you have friends on social media who forward “fun” online surveys to their entire friend list? The surveys ask things like, “List the states you have visited” or “Which of the following have you d…

For God’s sake

November 5, 2020

I am basically inept when it comes to home repairs. Admitting it has kept me out of the emergency room and has, on occasion, paid some tradesman’s mortgage. One time, I tried to change out an exh…

For God’s Sake

May 30, 2019

I am a coffee snob, I admit it, I like coffee! I like the smell of coffee. I like the taste of coffee. I like sitting in a coffeeshop with a good cup of coffee chatting with a friend, or just watchin…

For God’s Sake

May 16, 2019

If you own a PC computer, it’s likely you’ve received that phone call claiming to be from Microsoft informing you that they have detected a problem with your Windows. Can I get a witness? The caller…

A daughter of wisdom

May 9, 2019

Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s Day, the day that churches reintroduce mothers to the “Proverbs 31 Woman.” Many mothers dread hearing yet again about this Old Testament Martha Stewart; who can measure up…

For God’s Sake

May 2, 2019

The National Day of Prayer was established in 1952 when President Harry Truman signed a bill into law saying that the president should declare one day a year a National Day of Prayer.