Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Precious Christmas Memories

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As we approach J.C.’s birthday, I thought I would share with you some cherished childhood memories from my youth in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Perhaps it’ll remind you of a few of your own.

Christmas Specials Anticipation

The earliest, best sign that Christmas was nigh was when my mom would start to scotch-tape clippings from the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate onto the television set featuring Christmas specials. There would be the crucial ones such as Charlie Brown and the Grinch, and the lame-ass ones like Little Drummer Boy. In those days, of course, it was your ONLY chance all year long to see any of these, so it was terribly exciting to anticipate each one of them and relish every marvelous second.

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Consider the Source

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This is off topic – – sort of – – but allow me to say a few words about one of the big newspapers here in Northern California.

Through hard experience, I have learned that (for reasons I simply cannot fathom) they have a penchant for completely exaggerating about the weather. If a very modest drizzle is coming, they pull text out of the book of Revelations. Here, for instance, is a notice I received this morning:

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