If at all possible, never, ever, allow yourself to become completely jobless.  My doing that was the worst financial decision I’ve every...

(Originally posted 11/23/13 .) Steve Hartman’s “On the Road” segment for the CBS Evening News , 11/01/13: Kan. prisoners get the granny...

A basic tenet I’ve maintained here, is that one’s feelings are largely independent of one’s circumstances; and that one can typically...

☺ Please donate! ☺ Sunday 2017-02-26 My prayer for myself today was that I “come into a world where my diligence will be rewarded.”  A...

Thursday 2017-02-23 Some weeks ago, on a Sunday afternoon just after check-in at the mission, I became clairvoyant for a few seconds, and...

(Originally posted 11/09/13 .) A follower sent me the below link; I don’t think I need to comment on the article, but just highly...

In recent weeks, in my quest for spiritual growth and improvement of my own condition, I have had to deal with lots of complicated stuff...

(Originally published 06/06/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Republished here 10/30/13.) This has been a very heavy day, and there’s a...

☺ Please donate! ☺ In a comment on a WaPo article about “Prosperity Gospel” televangelists, someone said: Jesus taught us to think of...

Main points: (1) God always provides more than you need. (2) Use well what you’ve got now; only then will you get more. (3) What you...

(Originally posted 10/08/13.) Matthew 25: 14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property...

(Originally posted 10/04/13.  See update, below. Reblogged 12/12/24.) Yesterday I researched expungement in Maryland. My conviction was...

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Last week I was turned away from the shelter three times:  Sunday night, Wednesday night and Thursday night....

(Originally posted 09/30/13.) Here comes the spoils society Don’t let that odd title put you off. I think this op-ed by Robert J....

(Below appears a tract I passed out with the Hallowe’en candy in 2007. “ Chaos overwhelms the poor ” describes that neighborhood. ...

12:30 Wednesday 2016-10-05 A learning opportunity that may seem trivial. I’ve been pondering a lot lately why people, myself included,...

(Originally posted 10/05/13. Reblogged 07/25/24.) The Marshmallow Study Revisited For the past four decades, the “marshmallow test” has...

A Nation of Cowards Jeffrey Snyder suggests that carrying a handgun is both a right and a duty of every law-abiding citizen. This is hard...

16:03 Thursday 2016-09-08 A case on point. Today as I walked toward the shelter, I contemplated that I am likely to have no smokes during...

Courage and despair hang in the balance for a homeless radio talk jock wannabe. “You’ve got to pay your dues If you want to sing the...