Entries Tagged as 'Life'
Friday, February 5th, 2010
On stress, work and the such.
In the midst of the craziness of I’m realizing that I need better boundaries. Do I really want to be that dad that doesn’t know his kids because he’s pulling late hours at the office?
At the same time, it’s kind of fun staying late with coworkers, sharing in the pain! Ah, yes, it’s every single […]
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Whoa, there
Life is pretty nuts right now. But God’s still good, and with that I’m at peace.
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Rest in peace, Godfather
Justin hands me a photo a few weeks ago. Can you get this blown up? Mike wants it.
I go see Mike. What do you want it to say?
He thinks.
“Rest in peace, Godfather. From your brother, Spicy Mike.”
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
A Brother Like Me
Sunday, I get a call from Mike. “Hey Drew, listen I gotta talk to you man,” he starts. But this time, his voice is different: wearier, on eggshells. “I’m at Alta Bates right now. My brother Wayne’s in the hospital. He’s on his way out.”
“Oh, my God. What happened?”
“He’s got an infection, and it’s been bad Drew, […]
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Thoughts after missing the 2nd Caltrain this evening.
It’s a strange life, this is. I’m standing at the Caltrain station, watching the 195 leave me behind in the dust, watching a long, slow whistle escape from the engine train and surround me with its delightful irony. Tonight I’ll get home an hour later, maybe by 1AM if I’m lucky.
I wobble off my bike, sweaty […]
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Don’t waste your suffering
I’ve been thinking a lot about how hard life is.
It’s been a rough month for everyone. Folks suffering through cancer, layoffs, relationship losses, and passings in the family. Stories of confusion, backstabbing, heartbreak, and confusion are bubbling up right and left. What do we do in this despair?
The wife of my old pastor was recently diagnosed […]
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Incompetence and me
So I’m cutting my hair on Sunday–no big deal, right? I’ve been cutting my hair for the past eleven years (one mirror, one trimmer and nerves of steel) to varying degrees of success. Well… my standard of success means that after my haircut, I should a) still be recognizable as me and b) not elicit […]
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Today’s dehydrated thoughts
I was out today on a long run (I’m picking up training for the SF Half Marathon in late July). But it was hot… the thermostat was reading 90 degrees at 10 in the morning.
It was a really bad idea.
But I think I finally realized what Psalm 63 means:
God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;
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