Slow is the New Excruciating

July 10, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Let’s face it. I’m not an exercise fanatic. I don’t do CrossFit. I don’t run, walk, or crawl long distances. Shucks, I don’t even stand up straight most of the time. But I am fairly active. And when I’m not traveling, I make a valiant effort to hit the gym [read more]

The Four Horsemen of the Apostrophe

June 19, 2014 Joey Cope 0

This short rant on the use of the apostrophe was from Volume 1 of Distinct Impressions (ca. 1998). Despite my lonely campaign to correct usage everywhere, the reign of terror of these four horsemen continues. Okay, I admit it.  I really like words.  Not necessarily big, long, fancy words.  I [read more]

Overjoyed to be Right Here, Right Now

June 1, 2014 Joey Cope 6

I’ve spent a good number of hours with my husky-wolf, Togo. Never have I ever had him communicate anything to me other than “I am overjoyed to be right here, right now . . . with you!” As we begin a morning walk and get to the end of the [read more]

Good Things Can Be Scary

May 25, 2014 Joey Cope 0

Sometimes I forget that really good things can be scary to those who have even a slightly different perspective. I had been wakened repeatedly through the night by mostly distant rumblings of thunder and meager flashes of lightning. In the middle of a drought, these sights and sounds have a [read more]

Praying with the Dog

March 31, 2014 Joey Cope 8

I’m just a risk-taking sort of guy. At least, that’s my thought as I begin this post. I’m writing from Seat 11-A of Flight 232. Outside my window, what appears to be ants are making their way back and forth. Really, they are ants, because word from the cockpit is [read more]