Oriiginally Published on Easter Sunday, 2020.04.02. Never forget what it was like! “Perspective” So I arrived home from worship, donned my civilian clothes (hoodie, jeans, Pro-keds), and made myself some breakfast. I managed to make it through worship with only one breakdown. I had told Mrs. Flying Scotsman before the service that I was worried […]

Originally Published 2020.03.22 This was published on that Sunday morning the week after the COVID lockdown began. This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name […]

Originally Published 2019.05.21 “Worshipping 42” A couple of Notes: First, this may be the longest bLOG I ever wrote. Second, truth be told, the statistics noted toward the end dramatically changed during and after COVID; our numbers are little more than half of what they used to be as people have turned into Post-Apocalyptic Shopping […]

(Originally published 2019.05.28) NOTE: Although what’s below does not state it, this is actually the very first Delivery from The Flying Scotsman!!! There was no nickname then, nor artwork. ***************** “Nuff’ Said!” Every so often a very dear friend sends me pictures of stuff that makes me laugh, cry, and/or scream “Amen!”. Here is one […]

Originally Published 2019.05.07 “The Monster Behind the Door” NOTE: Over the past year, MBD has lost most of his hearing, so he no longer terrorizes the mail!! So my mail carrier, when she puts the mail through the slot of the front door, experiences The Monster. That unseen demon snarls and growls uncontrollably. Then, just […]

Originally Published 2019.04.30 “Lobster and Cat” Several years ago, I was visiting the Guggenheim Museum when I came across a painting that absolutely captivated me: Lobster and Cat by Pablo Picasso. Completed in 1965 this painting reveals the artist’s sense of humor, depicting aggression provoking fear. Here is what I see: A clash of two worlds. Look […]

(Originally Published on 2019.04.24) “IAM” In the news recently scientists revealed the first pictures of a black hole. It is wonderful and strange and beautiful. So this got me thinking: Is it correct to call it a “black hole?” By definition, a black hole is no hole at all. In fact, it is a very, […]