After a decade of writing, editing, procrastinating, and working on other things, James Curtis has finally published his debut novel, First Sight. Available now on Amazon.com, and soon on Apple iTunes/iBooks as well as BarnesandNoble.com, the novel is the first of a long-planned trilogy (or more) called “The Kerr Chronicles.” Each novel follows the Kerr […]
First Sight Now Available on Amazon.com
October 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on First Sight Now Available on Amazon.com · Character, Fiction, Leadership, Religion, Values
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The Resurrection Changes Everything
April 24th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Resurrection Changes Everything · Character, Religion, Spiritual Journey
Adrian Warnock, a physician/psychiatrist/charismatic leader/preacher from London, writes: “The credit of Jesus’ righteousness is much larger than the debt of our sin. His account had more positive approval than the negative disapproval that was due to all of us. The debt was paid, and as a result, as a righteous man and the beloved Son […]
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Walt was on to something
April 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Walt was on to something · Character, Honesty & Candor, Leadership
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Happy St. Patrick Valentine’s Day No. 25!
March 17th, 2011 · Comments Off on Happy St. Patrick Valentine’s Day No. 25! · Family, Memories
Twenty-five years ago today the Killion family celebrated its first St. Patrick Valentine’s Day . . . a make-good for moving a company and transitioning business while trying to survive on St. Valentine’s Day, 1986. So much water has passed under the old Irish bridge in those 25 years . . . and to two […]
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Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last
March 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dylan Thomas & Mike Breen: Together @ Last · Character, Honest Reflections, Honesty & Candor, Spiritual Journey
FERN HILL Dylan Thomas Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green, The night above the dingle starry, Time let me hail and climb Golden in the heydays of his eyes, And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple […]
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The heartbeat of the Old South.
March 9th, 2011 · Comments Off on The heartbeat of the Old South. · Honest Reflections, Literature
William Faulkner, marvelously complex and yet relentlessly simple at the same time, was a master of observation and melancholy. The haunting paragraph that opens the second chapter (“June second 1910”) of The Sound and the Fury lingers in the fog of the hours: “When the shadow of the sash appeared on the curtains it was between […]
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Quiet Cal ran deep.
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Quiet Cal ran deep. · Politics, Values
President Calvin Coolidge was known for being a man of few words. The story is told of a Sunday when Mrs. Coolidge was ill and the President went to church alone. Upon returning from the service, Mrs. Coolidge is said to have asked her husband, “What did the pastor talk about today?” “Sin,” replied Mr. […]
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Delicious and refreshing.
March 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Delicious and refreshing. · Uncategorized
Sometimes you need to cut some holes in your work to bring in more light.
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The sign of good taste.
February 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on The sign of good taste. · Humor, Memories
The following FoxNews story was picked up by the AP and appears in multiple newspapers across America. SAN FRANCISCO — A vintage Coca-Cola sign decorating the side of a San Francisco house is falling flat with some residents. City officials say the painted sign in the Bernal Heights neighborhood violates anti-billboard laws and must come […]
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Super Bowl Memories
February 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Super Bowl Memories · Memories, News
I’ll never forget the first Super Bowl game I attended: XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (1993). It created great memories, first and foremost because I was able to take my Dad. He and I, my business partner at the time, and a client/friend had seats about one-third of the way up the stands […]
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