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Guest Writer Spotlight: Every Day Carry: Six Essentials – By Richard Lewis How many times have you been away from home and needed a simple tool like a flashlight, pocketknife or screwdriver? I can remember running into a problem or trying to help out someone else and wishing I had stuck one of those items in my pocket. I was […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Route 66 – By Richard Lewis Route 66 was known as the Mother Road or the Main Street of America. It lasted from 1926 to 1985 when it was finally decommissioned, replaced by the Interstate Highway system. The Route inspired songs, movies, a TV series and even this meditation. SEE OTHER RECENT ARTICLES BY RICHARD LEWIS: Religion […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: The Ring – By Richard Lewis I saw a YouTube video about turning a conventional stainless steel fastener nut into a man’s ring. I have been snookered into these kinds of “anyone can do this at home” projects before. The video kept fast forwarding so it was difficult to tell how long it might take to accomplish […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: But the Lord said, “I don’t do tune-ups” – By Richard Lewis I saw a cute 1956 BMW Isetta Microcar on eBay. These are the cute little bubble cars from the 1950’s & 1960’s that have a door that opens in front much like a refrigerator. I purchased the “barn find” car sight unseen and waited for […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: No Shortcuts – By Richard Lewis Rosie Ruiz had just bested all the female favorites in the 1980 Boston Marathon. Her time of 2:31:56 was the fastest female time in Boston Marathon history as well as the third-fastest female time ever recorded in any marathon. She crossed the finish line and was whisked to the winner’s podium, […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: The Prize of Patience – By Richard Lewis I used to sometimes call my wife Sue, from work, just to see how things are going at home. Usually, she seemed to enjoy getting these calls but one day she seemed very angry, which was completely out of character for her. In a very sharp tone of voice […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Power Crisis – By Richard Lewis A few years back we had a power outage in our neighborhood in Riverside. It started out while we were trying to eat dinner with some friends from church. My wife had just served a nice dessert dish when the power went out. We made the best of it and ate […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Inigo Montoya – By Richard Lewis “I’ve been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.” Inigo Montoya In the movie “The Princess Bride” one of the main characters was Inigo Montoya. Montoya had spent his whole life seeking revenge against the murderer […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Am I Going To Day? – By Richard Lewis In July 2014, Emergency Medical Technician, Matthew O’Reilly, gave a TED conference lecture on: “An EMT’s Answer to (the question) ‘Am I Going To Die?’” O’Reilly had been called to the scene of many accidents where it was obvious the patient would have only minutes to live with […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: The Wingman – By Richard Lewis Recently, I was driving on the freeway near our home. An 18-wheeler truck was in front of me and as I got ready to pass him he likewise decided to change lanes. As a common courtesy I flashed my headlights to let him know the lane was clear and he quickly moved […]
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