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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Don't Drink The Kool-Aid in Life After 60
Term limits? Really? Let me ask you all a question. What good will term limits do? And before you give me the standard answer of it will put an end to career politicians, it won’t. We will j...
The Walls Are Closing In in God, With Skin On
We are all human. Some have a greater capacity of being able to deal with life that others. And I don’t understand why. It’s one of those mysteries of life. And then there are those who t...
Prozac in Life After 60
If you met me on the street there is nothing that makes me stand out in a crowd. I blend in quite well. That is the way I got through high school. Blending in. And unless you have been a read...
The Road Not Taken in Life After 60
Robert Frost was one of the very few poets that I enjoyed reading in high school. And The Road Not Taken is my favorite. I have come to those two roads more than once in my life time. And it m...
Survey Says? in God, With Skin On
How many Wisemen were at the manger? No cheating. And let the fun begin. I will check back, oh say, Monday and we will discuss the findings. Have a great week-end.
Spinning Out Of Control in God, With Skin On
Some days the silence is deafening. Maybe God is tired of me screaming and yelling at Him but right now in this season of my life, I feel He has abandoned me. Maybe it is just the holiday seaso...
Head Games in Life After 60
“Whoever fights with monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster in the process. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Nietzsche had a way with...
But Do You Like Her? in Life After 60
There is a classic scene in the 1965 movie Shenandoah, where Charlie Anderson, played by Jimmy Stewart, has a conversation with his daughter’s suitor, Lieutenant Sam. In the film, Sam approaches ...
The Law vs Grace in God, With Skin On
In biblical times, adultery was punishable by death. That was the law. And yet David not only commits adultery, but he also has Bathsheba’s husband killed. Where is the justice here? David sh...
The Law Of Attraction in Life After 60
“When you’re attracted to someone, it just means that your subconscious is attracted to their subconscious, subconsciously. So what we think of as fate is just two neuroses knowing that they are ...
Dating Profiles in Life After 60
Okay, folks, let’s open up the phone lines for some questions. Dating Profiles, most seem to be pretty generic. Of course, I have already addressed the picture from when you were 21 as your pro...
Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde in God, With Skin On
We have all met them. Those people who on the surface appear to be nice people. And then Mr. Hyde jumps out. I tell some of my close female friends, they have multiple personalities, and I am t...
Some People Change in God, With Skin On
There is this misgiven idea that if I repent of my sins everything will fine. That is not the case. Sometimes the things we do have consequences that while we are genuinely sorry they can’t be ...
Technology: When it works in Life After 60
Sometimes, (more times than I like to admit) computers seem to have a mind of their own. I know there are keystroke combinations that can make your job easier, and then, there are those that jus...
Holiday Blues in Life After 60
Well, it is finally here. The holiday season has arrived bringing us, ulcers, heart attacks, and genuine depression. But the ones I worry about the most are the children. Those who fail to get...
Heaven's Surprise--Borrowed in God, With Skin On
I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven’s door, Not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp– The thieves,...
Bah Hum Bug in God, With Skin On
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Maybe if you are a kid. And then that depends on your social status. If you are an adult…all bets are off. Christians celebrate the birth of Chris...
OUCH in Life After 60
There was an old “Hee Haw” routine, “it hurts when I do that. Well, don’t do that.” Sometimes you have to do that. Case in point. I am getting into bed last night and somehow turned wrong. T...
Chess Game? in God, With Skin On
I am not a Chess player. You have to be way too logical to play, to play well, you need to be on the higher end of the genius scale. But somedays that what my life feels like. The problem, som...
Online Dating in Life After 60
Do you want to drive yourself crazy and just throw caution to the wind? Try online dating. Ever so often I get the insane idea to try to find ‘love’ or a facsimile thereof. I think I would hav...
Skin Deep in Life After 60
Us (Older) folks say getting old sucks. Well, it sure beats the alternative. (you know, dying young) However, somedays I wonder how much more this old body can take. I got up the other morn...
But what if I'm right? in God, With Skin On
The facts are someone is going to be wrong. Christian, Atheist, Buddist, Muslim, and all the many others. Someone is going to be sadly disappointed. When the smoke clears, we will see who is l...
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing in God, With Skin On
I don’t have to remind myself that I am not perfect. All I need to do is look in the mirror or at my body. They both remind me I am no Robert Redford. Some days I have a problem dealing wi...
Highway To The Comfort Zone in Life After 60
Comfort Zone Ahead. The place where dreams go to die. Back in my younger days, I had it all figured out. A house, nice yard, three sons and a wife…and we would grow old together watch our gran...
Proof in God, With Skin On
We all want proof. Here is my dilemma this morning. Jesus spent most of His time telling His followers as well as His critics, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” (John 4:4...
