The Church of Black Coffee

The deal with doughnuts is this: the doughnut was invented by removing the center of an existing pastry. That thing that is removed resembles a nut, like an almond or a walnut. A hole is left by removing this nut. Yet, for some reason, we refer to the nut of dough as the doughnut hole, … More “Columbus and Other Cannibals” by Jack D. Forbes

So I was driving around the other day, just letting the old noggin wander, and I had the thought, “The Sermon on the Mount was good though.” Then, from a different corner, a voice called out, “How do you know?” And I thought, “Oh yeah, that’s right. I’ve never read it.” I tried to read … More “The Sermon on the Mount” by Me (and Jesus)

I was in deep meditation, not suppressing or rejecting thoughts, just acknowledging them and letting them go. One thought, however, broke me from my pleasant calm and besieged me to follow it. When I had picked up my son from his daycare a few hours earlier he had been eating a cakepop, prompting me to … More A Startling Revelation