Anecdote – Mr. Klunick Tutoring

Commit to the Bit

I was an MC recently. Some of you are thinking, “Makes sense; I’ve seen him in class.” Well, my own father, when first hearing of my being the MC at my sister’s wedding reception said, and I quote, “Him?” My sister replied, “Yeah! Don’t you think he’ll do okay?” Confidence was fading. Well, I wasContinue reading “Commit to the Bit”

Edie’s First Birthday Speech

Thanks for coming, everyone. We want to celebrate a little girl turning one this week. Thanks in advance for all your contributions to Edie’s toy kitchen. She loves it already; I’m so excited for when she can actually bring me fake tea, then real tea! I’ve always had the suspicion that some people have kidsContinue reading “Edie’s First Birthday Speech”

Read P.G. Wodehouse

I had heard about the wonders of Wodehouse from a podcast or two, so I bought one of his books (The Code of the Woosters) when I saw it at the used book store in town. At the time, the wife was in the habit of reading Harry Potter before bed every single night. IContinue reading “Read P.G. Wodehouse”

A Coin Flip

This is a short story with one of the best one liners I’ve heard in person. My dad, his buddy, and I were attending a high school basketball game. I believe we were loosely scouting some player or something. We weren’t rooting hard for either team. That doesn’t mean that no one was all inContinue reading “A Coin Flip”

What Pastor Noah Taught Me

Here’s some wisdom from another pastor we had in St. Louis. The wife and I were going through it. House fire (more on that later), staying with friends, then family. Cleaning the house and trying to get everything taken care of. Insurance claims to boot. All the while, I was working at a new job:Continue reading “What Pastor Noah Taught Me”

What Pastor Josh Taught Me

I had a pastor in St. Louis named Josh. If you’ve been around the church for any period of time, you start to realize it’s full of sinners. Sinners get into disagreements, kerfuffles, quandries, and the like. In St. Louis, we found there was enough sin to go around (ours included). Well, a pastor getsContinue reading “What Pastor Josh Taught Me”

Throw Foam Golf Balls at Chipmunks

There’s a park not too far from our house that has a huge hill called Centennial Park (see the view from the hill). One very cool thing about this park is the number of rodents that peek their heads out of their holes as you are walking around. The first time we went there asContinue reading “Throw Foam Golf Balls at Chipmunks”

One Thing at a Time

I’ve battled headaches for over a decade. They started a couple years into our marriage (it wasn’t the wife’s fault, promise). That said, I didn’t know their trigger, and it would be a long time before any improvements. Why was that? First, I didn’t want to take a pill. Two times the doctors suggested certainContinue reading “One Thing at a Time”

The Lord Provides (Part 1 of Many)

I took a job at a Christian school outside of St. Louis called Westminster Christian Academy (more on that later). The wife and I lived about 25 minutes from the school in South City. One of my future coworkers lived two doors down. I was ripe for a carpool! I would have been driving aContinue reading “The Lord Provides (Part 1 of Many)”

How I Treat My Friends

I read through the Bible every year, and I believe I’ve done the following about three times out of the ten or twelve at this point. In the middle of Leviticus, when most people are completely checked out, there’s this gem: “Now if a man loses the hair of his head, he is bald; heContinue reading “How I Treat My Friends”