I try not to spend much time in front of the mirror. It can be a disappointing place. A revealing place. Mirrors are used to reflect images. In literature or movies or television dramas they are often used as a place of revelation or soul searching. As if they can deliver conclusions to the…

            Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor (copyright 2003) is the second novel for this bestselling author featuring his hero, former SEAL, now Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath. Following Thor's first release The Lions of Lucerne (which I have not yet read) where Scot Harvath rescued the president from his captives, Harvath is tasked with eliminating each of the terrorists…

  You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore each…

                  Five words that create instant reactions in the mind: Excrement Gun Shrill Sexy Puppy Care to add some reactive words? (No profanity, please.)   Father, you've given languages so many words to use. To be able to tell stories with them is both joy and labor. May we use them well. In the Name…

  See ya. Gone to Novel Rocket today. Hope you'll meet me there.   Father, once again I thank you for every opportunity. Bless those who are so generous with their time and places. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

                         The new CBS series Scorpion has gained some viewers with its primo placement on the Monday programming slot right before the new day and time for NCIS-LA. Well-promoted, it's still growing into itself. No easy task for writers making unemotional geniuses compelling individuals. Watching them solve complex crimes with ingenius ways of computing available data and information gathering is…

  Veterans, we honor you. You took an oath to honor the constitution and lay your life down for your country. We thank you for preserving our freedoms. Without you, we would not have liberty. Thank you is never enough. God Bless the veterans and the USA.   Father, you are the sole and soul…

                         As time passes, I can't help but wonder why a television network would premiere a series without proper promotion, switch the viewing nights around to make it difficult for viewers to locate, and then after extremely well done debut episodes, cancel it. Yes, viewers were not numerous, but through no fault of their…

  For in his own eyes he flatters himself   too much to detect or hate his sin. The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;   he has ceased to be wise and to do good. Even on his bed he plots evil;   he commits himself to a sinful course   and…

                                           F I V E   Five weird things about me:   There are certain windshield wiper speeds I can't tolerate. Their pauses make me anxious – like the tempo is all wrong, uneasy. My favorite household chore is doing laundry. On the racetrack we had to go to laundromats for so many years. To have my…