A Little Ink Blot

Mountain Rain a biography of J.O. Fraser, missionary to China, written by his daughter, Eileen Crossman. We are living in really tough times right now. Local news is grim; national news is serious; world news is scary. How do you cope? We are all s… more »

Looking at my current life schedule, I write all the time. Well, ok, not all my writing qualifies since so much of it is still stuck in my head. Then there is that whole genre of production that has almost no creativity to it but which takes us a couple… more »

Paper and pen are all I need, really. There are reams of ink covered, spiral bound and 3-ringed sheets stashed in boxes in the back of closets to prove it. College ruled binders from 3rd through 9th grade. Blank books and theme notebooks from Hi-school o… more »

Our donut mix manufacturing business doesn't run itself. Every week I set aside several hours to contact all the customers of a given area. Those customers order products that we manufacture and then deliver to them. So, while making calls, I am also tra… more »

It has been 16 years since I pulled this stunt, but it came back to haunt me this week. All-nighters aren't as exciting at age 37 as they were at age 19. The rewards and bragging rights just don't pay off as well either, and there was a definite lack of… more »