CoffeeTime
CoffeeTime: “Stuck in a pit”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Sneaky Black Ice”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a lot of pain and destruction. Truly unseeable, hiding in plain sight. …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “How does depression look?”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Depression. A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you have witnessed its debilitating effect on a loved one or experienced it yourself, you know it physically changes things. The depressed person can be blinded to seeing beauty around them. It actually can make a clear…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Tattlers Versus Whistleblowers”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure bad stuff doesn’t continue. It’s definitely a brave…
Read MoreA Coffee Connoisseur’s Tips for Beginners
Welcome to the wonderful world of coffee! If you’re ready to move beyond your morning cup and start exploring what makes a truly great brew, you’re in the right place. Here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we have a growing coffee scene, especially in places like Long Beach, where local shops serve up some seriously…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: Don’t just quickly apologize
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You know you stepped in it. Big time. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it happened. Now your spouse is hurt and angry. And they are not really waiting breathlessly to hear your apology – they’re way past that. Seeing you hanging by your bleeding ears from a dead…
Read MoreSend responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If we were all childhood siblings and behaving the way we fellow citizens are acting and reacting, Mom already would have taken away every last one of our toys and privileges, restricted our food to vegetables and water only for a couple of months, and wore out our sorry tails…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “FAIR BE HANGED, I WANNA WIN”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s Gonna Win This Time” with their dreaded enemy of the moment. Face it, any married human female whose spine isn’t yellow jello, wants to come out of the latest skirmish with a feeling of…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Sweet tiny puffs of wind become a tornado”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Babies. Tiny and adorable. Helplessly trusting you to feed, diaper and love them. They tend to bring out the best in us adults. Ladies find themselves wanting to hold an infant, just to feel it’s solid weight in their arms, and touch the incredible softness of the tender skin. A baby’s…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “The Conagher Tumbleweeds and Tassles”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If you have ever watched the old movie “Conagher,” a western based on a rough ‘n tough cowboy with a gigantic sense of right and wrong, then you might well remember the story line’s leading lady. An attractive young widow with two children, left in a lonely shack out in the…
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