Category Archives: Humor

Thomas Alva Appleseed

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Doc Arnett

It’s not the first failure of my life, not the first time an idea was better than the result. Lord willing, it won’t be the last. Continue reading →

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Close Encounters of the Hurt Kind

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Focusing on our hurts nearly always makes them seem greater. Going on with the better parts of life frequently makes them seem less awful. Continue reading →

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I have a 1997 Ford Ranger pickup that has spent most of its entire life carrying more weight than it was built to carry. In that regard, it’s kind of like a few people I’ve seen in Wal-Mart. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged buying used car, checking oil, deceit, evangelists, honesty, used cars, used truck, Wal-Mart, WalMart | Comments Off

Lemonade

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I was reminded recently of an old, old truth: When we learn how to turn misfortune into opportunity, we have touched one of the great secrets of victorious living. Over the years, I’ve learned that a tool or machine is like an attitude: sometimes the best way to fix one is to just get a new one. Now, this is not an election-year story of rags to riches or of fame to shame. Just a man and his mower. Well, former mower… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, breakdown, broken mower, challenge, John Deere, John Deere D140, John Deere lawn mower, mowing, mowing the lawn, opportunity, optimism, riding mower | Comments Off

Extenuating Circumstances

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Imagine a twenty-ton dandelion, sixty-to-seventy feet tall and with branches extending thirty feet in every direction. That’s what the cottonwood tree is like during its month-long spawn.
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Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Humor, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Abominable Snowman, adversity, cleanup, cottonwood, cottonwood tree, Doniphan County Kansas, procrastination, storm damage, windstorm, Yeti | Comments Off

Bailout

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

On the other hand, being a privileged person in a privileged society, I believe there are other options. I could contact my elected officials and propose that this section of the highway should be re-routed in such a way as to eliminate any irritation to me and inflict it upon my neighbors. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Relationships, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged assistance, bailouts, government bailouts, highway noise, insomnia, noise, remodeling, responsibility, sleep, traffic noise, whining | Comments Off

Beyond March Madness

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Although it hardly seems possible, Iona’s shooting was even worse. They threw up brick after brick after brick, mostly from twenty to thirty feet away and with no one in the immediate vicinity of the basket so as to offer some hope of an offensive rebound. Which, in retrospect, didn’t really matter, either; they also couldn’t hit a short jumper, a runner or a layup. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged bad shooting, ball handling, basketball, BYU, insanity, Iona, Iona vs. BYU, losing, NCAA, NCAA basketball, NCAA basketball tournament, tournament, turnovers | Comments Off

Truth in Advertising

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Over the years of remodeling, I’ve helped strip off old wallpaper more than once. It’s not my favorite job. In fact, it’s often an exercise in persistence, patience and frustration. I’ve scraped, scratched, torn and then sprayed on enough vinegar to alter the pH level of an entire limestone quarry. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged frustration, hypocrisy, remodeling, removing wallpaper, repentance, sin, true religion, wallpaper removal, wallpaper stripper, Zinsser DIY, Zinsser DIY gel | Comments Off

The Adopted

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Of course, I believe that all domesticated animals conspire to maximize the expenses of their owners, even going to the point of deliberately contracting various diseases for the primary, even sole purpose of making us spend money on them. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Humor, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged adopted pets, adoption, animal rescue, rescue, response, salvation, stray kitten | Comments Off

Key Words

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Doc Arnett

I knew as well as I knew my own name that he meant for me to “bring the cows up into the lot” but I was eager to get back to fishing. So, I did what he said instead of what he meant and hurried back to the pond. Not thirty minutes later I was wishing that I had done otherwise. Continue reading →

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