Christmas Eve 2014 ~ “Hark, I bring you good tidings”

December 24, 2014 · by huntmode | in Coming Home, Commentary - Modern Times, Explorations, In Appreciation | tagged belief, Christmas, Christmas Eve, faith, Glad Tidings!, God, Good Will, gratitude, music, peace, thankfulness | 8 Comments

It is soft and quiet at my house this Christmas Eve. I found myself grateful today for this day, this Christmas Eve and for tomorrow, Christmas Day. Despite all the crappy news and usual human messiness, this is the one moment in the West where we try to be good to one another and for […]

So, where were you in April, Hunt? Part 4

May 28, 2014 · by huntmode | in COPD, Musings, Stories, WPLongform | tagged Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, disease, family, God, government aid, health, illness, joy, LifeLock, living well, love, retirement, social security disability, stress, thankfulness, unemployment, wplongform | 27 Comments

I’ve been promising to fill in the blanks as to what happened during April and the first few weeks of May that made me such a low profile blogger. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. April 2014 Continued…: So, exactly what would you do if you suddenly had $22,000 […]

Happy Easter and Passover, Everyone!

April 20, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, In Appreciation, Musings | tagged Easter, friends, gifts, gratitude, laughter, living well, love, Passover, thankfulness | 26 Comments

I realize afresh how much I have to be thankful for. Friends from out of town are coming in today. I’ve known this particular friend, Nori, from the time we were 16 and met at McDonald’s. That’s a friendship of 43 years, guys. I woke this morning full of self-doubt. Would they like my home? […]