Douglas Kinney ⋅
Father, Poppie, Pastor, IT Tech, Composer, Singer, and the guy trying to figure out how I got to be so old and life so complicated.
What would you be if you were attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis? Quote from the episode "The Desperation Emanation" (S4 Ep5) of the Big Bang Theory--By Leonard Hofstadter
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OPENED FOR BUSINESS in Life After 60
I live in the Great State of Oklahoma. Our Governor has decided we can do a soft opening and try to get back to normal. Normal? What is normal? It’s been so long I forgot. I haven’t had...
Scrooged in God, With Skin On
“Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!”---- I love Scrooge. I h...
Social Distancing in Life After 60
Social Distancing is nothing new to me. I practiced it all through high school and college. The girls stayed away from me. Usually more than 6 feet, but I digress. The leading experts sa...
Chapter and Verse Please! in God, With Skin On
My faithful readers, you know I am sometimes waaaaaay ooooout in left field, and march to the beat of my own drum. Today I am going to tackle the religious right. (or wrong as I like to call the...
High Risk in Life After 60
I never thought I would reach that men of a certain age category. Mind you, I am happy to be alive, but why do I have to be at high risk for everything that comes along? (Oh it’s the price of a...
Corona Virus Update 2022 in God, With Skin On
It’s July 4th, 2022. Utter Silence! Deafening as it maybe will be welcomed. What will the Broadcast news focus on once this pandemic comes to an end? Much like the Mike Bloomberg Ads of 2020,...
We're All In This Together in God, With Skin On
Who dreams up these catchphrases? We are not all in this together. Some are at high points, some at low, and others in between. Money dictates where we are in this. Common sense keeps us safe...
God's In Control Of It All in God, With Skin On
If the statement made is correct, then God must have allowed COVID-19 to spread and kill. Okay, don’t like that thought, let’s go with this theology. God couldn’t stop COVID-19. In which case ...
Corona 2020 in Life After 60
Have lost all will to live. All communications with the outside world have been all but pretty much screwed up my life. Toilet paper and mask are now the new gold standard. People are more wor...
Don't Tempt God in God, With Skin On
Leave to the “Bible Thumpers” to get it stirred up. First, let me say this, there is a fine line between Faith and Stupidity. Next, look I get it. Some of you believe God for any and everythin...
Covid 19 in Life After 60
AHHHHH, make it stop! For what seems like an eternity, (or longer if there is such a thing) all you see and hear everywhere is someone’s “Professional ” opinion on what to do and how to prevent ...
Common Sense in God, With Skin On
I will make this short and to the point. I do not question anyone’s faith. Until it starts to affect me. If you want to believe God will protect you from the Coronavirus, then fine, I pray He ...
The Whole World Has Gone Mad in Life After 60
My vacation has been extended. April 6th is the new return date, of course, they are already talking about cancelling school for the rest of the year. I will be back way before then unless this...
Pandemic in Life After 60
Toilet Paper and hand sanitizer shortages. Personally I am more concerned about a two week supply of food. They make a neat little item called bar soap to wash my hands with, and right now it’s...
How Far Does Grace Reach? in God, With Skin On
These are confusing times in Christianity. We are taught to love one another, to accept everyone, and judge no one. The Golden Rule applies to everyone, except those of different race, religion...
Who's to blame? in Life After 60
Many sources credit Benjamin Franklin with being the first to suggest seasonal time change. However, the idea voiced by the American inventor and politician in 1784 can hardly be described as fun...
The Meaning of Life in God, With Skin On
The proverbial question, what is the meaning of life? It has taken me almost 62 years to understand that question. At least to me, it is not so much the meaning but what makes me happy in life....
Reality in God, With Skin On
Reality is hard to face at times. But then it’s not like we have a choice. Living in the land of denial doesn’t work. And when it comes to my Faith, some days it just seems to be on vacation. ...
Reality in God, With Skin On
Reality is had to face at times. But then it’s not like we have a choice. Living in the land of denial doesn’t work. And when it comes to my Faith, some days it just seems to be on vacation. ...
Memory in Life After 60
I have been taken a course in weather forecasting for the last month. Trying to prepare for the final exam is a challenge. It has a lot to do with memorization. The strange thing is, some of ...
Billions to earn $400,000. in Life After 60
I don’t really understand why anyone would spend billions of dollars to win an office that only pays $400,000 a year. It just doesn’t seem like a good return on one’s investment. Maybe that is ...
A House Divided in God, With Skin On
Christ taught this principle in Matthew 12 and Abraham Lincoln used the same idea after he had accepted the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination as that state’s US senator. Both men were wise ...
The Age Of Technology in Life After 60
How did we ever survive without smartphones, Alexa or Google Home? The internet allows us to have access to just about anything we choose 24/7. And if I miss one of my favorite shows, I can str...
Unalienable Rights in Life After 60
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursui...
Silence in God, With Skin On
Somedays there just isn’t anything to say. It’s not life is too hard or that everything is going my way. Just sometimes there is silence inside my head. As is today. I shall enjoy it. ...
