2026.07.12

TOYIN’ They call you Foxgloves Also known as Lady’s Gloves Very beautiful. Yet you are so dangerous. Enjoy the view, but don’t eat! “Dangerous Gloves” – an original TANKA by the HitchHiker inspired by unknown flowers amongst the forest of ferns in our yard. When I looked them up, I discovered the floral source of […]

2026.07.10

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 Sometimes we beat ourselves up for failing in some way, especially during our faith walk. Maybe we have not loved our neighbor (or enemy) the way Jesus calls us to […]

2026.07.09

REDUX! So I originally hit “publish” rather than “save” when this bLOG hit earlier in the week. Duh! Here is the cleaned-up redux version. ************************************** Last week, a couple scaled the spire of the Empire State Building, unfurled a flag, he proposed, they embraced, and then they were arrested by the NYPD. The quote below […]

2026.07.01

42 Big Lizard sitting in Captain’s chair this week while HitchHiker takes “rest.” He think yard work and deck staining is resting. Before HitchHiker start vacation, Godzilla have deep dive with HitchHiker about “42”. He say it inspired by Douglas Adam’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; he big fan. Adams in-turn was big fan […]

2026.06.28

TOYIN’ Where did you come from? Lord knows we were imperfect. We made our mistakes. In spite of our floundering, God made you so darn special! “So Darn Special” – an original TANKA by HitchHiker inspired by my kids, Chewbacca and Baby, whose presence in our lives routinely reminds me that the Author of Life, […]

2026.06.26

You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18 Wow! Let me say it again: !woW Think about a society having the humbleness and presence of mind to not exact vengeance or bear grudges against our […]

2026.06.21

TOYIN’ I was once a kid. Then I married my girlfriend. Next; twice a daddy. Eventually father-in-law. Old man, where did the time go? “Where Did the Time Go?” – An original TANKA by HitchHiker as the result of pondering thirty-one years of fatherhood; it seems to have just slipped away at an accelerated rate. […]