I remember the first time I translated the Book of Jonah. One of the projects of a Hebrew language class I took involved the translation of that little Bible book.

In it one discovers a mild profanity, never translated that way that I have found. It happens early so, as you can imagine, most everyone perked up their intellectual ears and paid attention to the details in the story from beginning to end. Read more…

When we accomplish something it feels good if someone notices and compliments us. Often we look for that. Somehow an achievement feels better if we get praise.

There’s a difference between encouragement and flattery, however. Read more…

The song of the red-winged blackbird stirs warm feelings within me. While my childhood experience includes poverty, I recall hearing that bird call when fishing, or hiking near the river. And I like it. Read more…

Do you know what you’re doing?

Have you ever asked that? Who has asked the question of you?

Well, I was supposed to work certain days last week. That was cancelled, Read more…

Since I work almost entirely on night shift I go to work one day and come home the next. But then I go right to bed and sleep during the day. Sometimes I really don’t know what day it is. And keeping up with the date presents a challenge.

It gets even more complicated. Read more…