Anecdote – Mr. Klunick Tutoring

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”

Get in the Game

My late uncle was a longtime basketball coach. He actually helped coach Andre Iguodala when Andre was in high school in Springfield, IL. For those ignorant of professional basketball, Andre was NBA Finals MVP one year and shut down (which means defended well) LeBron James. My uncle was also a bit of a bulldog asContinue reading “Get in the Game”

Pray Small Prayers

I took the kids tent camping recently. We packed up the car with all that we thought we would need, drove 45 minutes to a nearby state park, and attempted to pay the $6 to camp that night. Alas, no campground hosts were available the entire time we were there, so I guess I savedContinue reading “Pray Small Prayers”

The News is a Waste of My Time

It’s a pretty inflammatory title, I know. Here’s what happened. First, I ended up neglecting to vote for President Trump in 2016. I wasn’t paying much attention to things at the time, and I didn’t yet realize I was conservative on many issues (theologically and politically). So, the wife and I wrote in a thirdContinue reading “The News is a Waste of My Time”

Fast, Greasy Seafood

I eat healthy because I have a great wife. I didn’t always eat healthy. She didn’t always eat healthy either, but she was way ahead of me. I ate like a 3-year-old until I had children of my own. No matter how we ate, though, what’s coming was a rough time in our lives. Let’sContinue reading “Fast, Greasy Seafood”

Dr. Kaplan, Everybody

I was a physics major in college. There weren’t many of us, as you can imagine. I felt for the others; I was just planning on being a teacher. I didn’t have to take some of the ridiculous classes they had to. I wish I knew some of that stuff now though – oh well.Continue reading “Dr. Kaplan, Everybody”

Why I Bought a Fountain Pen

Some of this may be hard for you to believe. I promise it’s true. These things really do happen outside the walls of your house. I was a teacher in St. Louis city for two years; I then took a job at Cahokia High School for two years. Sometime in there, I bought my firstContinue reading “Why I Bought a Fountain Pen”

Living Faithfully can be Intimidating

We moved to the city of St. Louis in order to change the world through public education. Every one of my preconceived notions about that decision eventually fell flat. I cannot express how wrong I was about so much in my life at the time. We did find a good church, however, and we madeContinue reading “Living Faithfully can be Intimidating”