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It seemed like an ordinary house in old Englewood. The destination was an office building downtown. She got in the car and said, “I hope you don’t mind, I have some errands to run”. “No problem, we will just change the destination at your stops”. I had no idea that we had five of them […]

It was a while back about 10 in the evening. I was taken into a gated community that I didn’t even know existed. To say it was exclusive would understate the ambiance. I found the house then waited about 10 minutes for the rider to arrive. He had called me and informed me it would […]

It’s back to school time.  For my Lyft driving what this means is; look out for School Zones, and the morning traffic becomes even more let’s say, ‘clogged’.  In my two years of Lyft driving I have had a couple of dozen rides where an adult calls for a ride but the passenger is a […]

This must be my month for giving rides to families on vacation.   It was last Sunday and I thought I might entertain myself with some Lyft driving.  I picked them up in a classic old neighborhood in South Denver. I realized when I saw the whole crew standing in the driveway with four bags […]

The drive between Washington Park and Greeley is becoming a well worn path. I learned very quickly that the best way to there is not I-25, but rather to go up the old highway 85. It is travel the way I grew up; stop lights, drive-in food restaurants, farms and farmers and many local homegrown […]

I was headed home when I got the ‘ping’ about two blocks from our place.  The “pin” showed the pick up near the Boat House at Washington Park.  As I pulled up I saw four folk standing out on the corner staring at a smart phone.  That is almost always a sign that they are […]

Last October it was news that the Colorado Department of Transportation announced that they were participating in an experimental use of a driverless truck. You can read all about it by clicking this link: http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/29/self-driving-beer-truck-world-record/    From time to time I have interesting conversations with with Lyft riders about how I feel about the possibility […]

I am getting used to driving at a less intense pace.  With four days a week in Greeley, my Lyft driving has been relegated to very part-time.  When I started writing this for you in January, I would often give 80-100 rides a week.  Now it’s more like 10-15.  Occasionally I am concerned that I […]

Doesn’t that title inspire you to want to write your own poem?  I will spare you mine.   Today I want to take you on a ride with a man who moved here from Camaroon a few years ago.  He picked us up at the Indiana Convention Center on Monday night, after we had just […]

I confess I stole that title from my friend Jim.  He audited Fred Craddock’s preaching course some 40 years ago.  Jim is NOT a preacher but he had the opportunity to learn from, arguably, the man who brought “story telling and Biblical preaching” together in a manner that has transformed narrative theology (the Mystery is […]