Musings at Altitude

It’s like clockwork. Go to bed at 10:30 or 11:00. Toss.  Turn.  Wheeze.  Cough.  Shake the bed.  Wake up Denise. Leave the bedroom for the office about midnight. I’m certainly consistent right now. Dependently restless. Restlessly dependent. Now I’m starting to wonder what’s causing this. Once or twice was unusual; the third time was frustrating; but […]

Dictionary.com defines habit as “a recurrent often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition”.  I think I’m going to define habit instead as “getting up after midnight every night in a totally restless and uncomfortable state”. I’m back at my desk for the third night in a row, having gone to sleep […]

For the second night in a row, I’m struggling with sleep.  Once again, wheezing…hacking…tossing and turning…and eventually getting out of bed and tip toeing to the sanctuary of my office…hoping I don’t wake up my wife or daughter…sitting in the dark office with only the glow of the monitor lighting up the room…playing music at […]

It was a wonderful day…6 people baptized at church…from young children to ladies that have much of their lives behind them…all 6 confidently stating their lives had been changed…and all publicly professing that commitment to Christ through baptism.   Our sermon was out of Luke 9, where Christ asked, “who do the people say I am” and […]

I had more than 3 dozen oysters last night – 2 dozen grilled, and the rest raw. I had a crawfish omelet for breakfast this morning. I had a tuna sandwich with sweet potato fries for lunch. And I just had catfish and hushpuppies for dinner. This has been 24 hours of good-to-be-back-home eating, and each meal […]

As the plane headed up to altitude today, I pulled out my iPod, anxious to listen to some Mercy Me songs I had recently downloaded.  I had my eyes closed, prayed for a while, listened closely to the words, lost in the music and the worship and completely oblivious to the things going on around […]

During my recent trip to Alaska, I received a wonderful gift - four jars of Cajun Salmon!  All four jars made it safely to Colorado yesterday, sealed tightly, double wrapped in socks and packed in my checked baggage! Two of the jars made for an awesome lunch yesterday (only 5 hours after getting home), and I’m sure […]

I was in the Red Carpet Club this morning at the Denver airport and visited the facilities.  While in there, a gentleman, notably deep and passionate in dialogue on a business meeting, walked in, used the urinal, flushed, and then walked out, never once stopping his stream of consciousness and apparently never once letting anyone else talk.  […]

I stand amazed at the people I meet and the things that motivate them.  I also just keep smiling at the stories they tell and the mentoring they do.  I find mentors in so many places now, giving me that much needed perspective on what is important in life and also through their stories and […]

When I need to relax, clear my head, or cool off (I do work out every now and then), I head out into the courtyard of the hotel I’m staying at in Anchorage.  I’ve been out here two different times today, catching up on emails one time and then cooling off after a workout this time.  […]