In past posts I have told you about Christmas in the Ideker house when I was growing up. Today I am going to share with you a little about Christmas in the Ideker house now. Merriam Webster defines traditions as, the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by exampleContinue reading “Refried Beans, Tamales, A Steaming Bowl of Posole, Pizza. It must be Christmas!”
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65 Years –
By now, if you have followed this blog at all, you know I share my life experiences in an attempt to help other people avoid some of the mistakes I made along the way. I don’t do this because I think I know more than anyone else. Nor do I use this space for personalContinue reading “65 Years –”
Get Off the Bench!
1967, Albuquerque, New Mexico, I was 13 years old and beginning my first season playing little league baseball. I know, today parents start their kids in t-ball when they are just a few weeks old – just kidding – most of them are at least 3. Well, back in my day that didn’t happen. IContinue reading “Get Off the Bench!”
You Owe, You owe, So Off to Work You Go
I might have mentioned in one of my previous posts that I was an aspiring musician when I was growing up. I started learning the organ when I was in second grade. My Mom was insistent that both me and my sister learn to play a musical instrument. My sister’s choice was the slide guitar.Continue reading “You Owe, You owe, So Off to Work You Go”
A Lesson in Humility and Kindness
I titled this blog, God, Love, Life, Lessons. This entry is about a lesson. Micha 6:8 (ESV) – He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. Some of the synonyms forContinue reading “A Lesson in Humility and Kindness”
Revival
Last week, Terrie and I decided to go see a movie. I never really bought into the whole social distancing, mask thing during Covid. It almost killed the movie theater industry and they are still trying to figure out how to get back to where they were before the bloody pandemic hit. I am relativelyContinue reading “Revival”
It Was Much More than Being a “Newsie”
Today in The Denver Post there was an article about the “Newsies” of the past. Newsies were newspaper delivery kids and I was one of them. Growing up, my musical instrument of choice was the organ. You rarely see them anymore outside of traditional churches, classic rock bands or some ballparks. Back in the day,Continue reading “It Was Much More than Being a “Newsie””
If We Embrace Christmas, We Erase Anger
There is so much anger in our world today. Anger surrounding politics. Anger about changing social norms and mores. Anger spurred on by angry chatter on social media. Anger about inflation. Anger about the way the pandemic was handled and is being handled. Anger about wages. Anger about the weather and climate change. The liberalsContinue reading “If We Embrace Christmas, We Erase Anger”
Etiquette and Manners in a World Without Them
Fred Astaire, an iconic American entertainer once said, “the hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.” Wikipedia defines etiquette as follows: Etiquette (/ˈɛtikɛt, -kɪt/) is the set of conventional rules of personal behaviour in polite society, usually in the form of an ethical code that delineates the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and normsobserved by a society, a social class,Continue reading “Etiquette and Manners in a World Without Them”
Tubin’ it
My Dad and Mom had a small, oval screen (19″ diagonal if I remember right), black and white TV. My father had always wanted to buy one of those new, color TVs. It would be a 25″ diagonal set, heck, you had to have one so you could watch the Rose Bowl Parade in color.Continue reading “Tubin’ it”
Doug's Journey 