-Dec 5, 20193 minlib does dallasI do enjoy motorcycle trips. Maybe it’s the riding; perhaps the solitude, could be the inevitably scheduled visits with old friends. I...
-Jul 16, 20193 minatrocitygenocide. torture. denial of basic human rights based on gender, religion, nationality, perspective, et cetera. Atrocities such as these...
-Mar 9, 20194 minodyssey philiaThe Cowboy Junkies were in Franklin, Tennessee Thursday night, which of course warranted a road trip for the Brothers Hogue. (Not to be...
-Oct 17, 20182 minblessings ex nihilo (africa7)The high point of my African experience was the people. I saw wild baboons on a hillside, vervet monkeys on roofs, and hyenas up close...
-Oct 15, 20182 minHarar (africa6)Had someone asked me before I left, I would have said this day trip would be the pinnacle of my journey to Africa. And even at the end of...
-Oct 14, 20182 minsalaam! (africa5)With one sock (optimist – socks half full), I enjoyed a dinner of pizza with American friends, talking about common acquaintances,...
-Oct 13, 20182 mintongues & tribes (africa4)I had eggs scrambled with jalapenos and tomatoes, with an orange drink, before I was picked up in a blue bajaj to roll through the bumpy...
-Oct 11, 20183 minhumble grace (africa3)After walking the dusty, rocky streets with no names among the chat (old books spell it khat) sellers, vegetable vendors, and small herds...
-Oct 10, 20183 minvervets and other friends (africa2)“Dr. Livingstone I presume. . .” That’s what I wanted to say when I saw familiar faces after walking a couple hundred yards down the...
-Oct 9, 20182 mintime travel (africa1)I went to work Friday morning with Africa on my mind. Actually, I went to bed the night before the same way. Truly it has been in the...
-Aug 10, 20183 mincurves and groovesThe sun was beaming in my window this morning, beckoning me to come out and enjoy the clear skies. I had one more class to attend at the...
-Aug 10, 20182 mintemptressesI woke up to the sound of rain and thunder again yesterday morning. There’s not much that puts a damper on a day for a motorcycle trip...
-Aug 3, 20183 mincommon denominators 7/7I left my visit with my new vodou priestess friend feeling educated and thirsty. For that reason, and to quench my everlasting curiosity...
-Aug 2, 20184 mincommon denominators 6/?Interview with a Manbo As much as anything else, this was an attempt at proving that people with very different beliefs can still engage...
-Jul 31, 20183 mincommon denominators 5/?As I said previously, after a pleasant lunch and good conversation with Pastor Strong of Brown’s Chapel, I set off into the Alabama...
-Jul 26, 20182 mincommon denominators 4/?Right, then. Obviously, by the title, this is installment 4 in a series of some unspecified number of posts. Ironic maybe that I’m not...
-Jul 25, 20185 mincommon denominators 3/?Unless you’re fairly young, haven’t studied much history at all, or haven’t cared enough about it to remember when you did hear the...
-Jul 24, 20183 mincommon denominators 2/?I look forward to this trip every year, for the dual reasons of working with youth at our church camp in Florida and the motorcycle trip...
-Jul 23, 20182 mincommon denominators 1/?Anyway, I am in Florida for my annual youth church camp trip (Florida17). This time, I made it all the way down with no mishaps. Lib’s...
-Jun 26, 20183 minpersecution?When I was in high school or college, I was immature enough to believe I had experienced persecution for my christian beliefs. (caligo,...