Author Archives: james.thorpe

Our lawn is large. No, not the 4+ acres of trees; no, not the trees themselves; no, I mean the green plants , a.k.a. weeds, growing out of the ground are large. So large and numerous, in fact, that a … Continue reading →

Well, I just finished washing snake blood off of my barbecue tongs. No, I didn’t get to eat any. No, you can’t have any either. I’m saving it for the squirrel. Lemme ‘splain. I had high hopes of burning off … Continue reading →

I’m listening to Ken Davis, Christian Comedian, talking about all the sports he’s tried and failed in spectacular fashion. He’s the main guest on Darren Streblow’s radio comedy show, and Darren’s one of our favorite comedians. Laughing hard is such … Continue reading →

I will start here by describing several examples of exercises in futility, reminders of the undeniable concept of entropy, because of the sermon I heard today. Lemme ‘splain. Our two ducklings are stinkin’ up the house in their high security … Continue reading →

Round two of the torrential spring rains came through this weekend. We didn’t flood, thanks be to God, but we didn’t get to plant our seedlings as we wanted. We are, however, growing quite a crop of mosquitos in our … Continue reading →

I live for the weekends. No, it’s not for sporting events on TV; no, not for sleeping in; no, certainly not for time to work on my car. [Pardon me while I choke back a snort. Previous blogs will explain … Continue reading →

Alright, take two. I just accidentally deleted my first version of this article, so I’m trying again. (sigh) Maybe this will be the better version…or maybe it will be less coherent. Either way, it should be entertaining. In Genesis 9, … Continue reading →

Have you ever tried pushing the door, only to find that it says “Pull”? Ever stood outside an unlocked door, assuming it was locked because you never tried it? Or have you ever thought some machine was broken because everything … Continue reading →

Well, we had quite a week on the ol’ homestead. Our new windows are awesome! Thanks to   God and Thermal Windows, we now have insulated, easy-clean, easy open beautiful windows in all of our bedrooms. Which means I have … Continue reading →