Author: Buddy McElhannon
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If Jesus Were a Bartender
Author’s Note: I wrote this Reflection in early 2017 and shared it with a small group of friends. This updated version is posted for the first time on TheBuddyBlog.com If you do a web search for the phrase “A guy walked into a bar….” you will discover that bars and bartenders are one of the…
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Is Sitting with a Conservative Now Criminal Behavior?
The Twitter world had a hissy fit earlier this week. A photo showing liberal comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres sitting next to President George W. Bush in the owner’s suite at a recent Dallas Cowboys football game generated a caustic response from the political Left. Apparently, it’s now a crime to sit next…
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Well Done Faithful Servant
I lost a friend last week. Lost him to pancreatic cancer. He was more than a friend – more like the big brother I never had. And that doesn’t describe him justly. He was a mentor, a role model, the kind of man whose opinion you sought, whose counsel was valued, and whose approval was…
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Last Words
My wife has a peculiar habit. Sometimes it’s endearing, sometimes it’s overly prosaic, but most of the time, it’s just sweet and adorable. She tells me she loves me. Quite often, actually. Like, all the time. The habit of which I speak is all about the timing of my beloved’s use of this romantic phrase. …
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Problem Solving Skills I Learned from Jigsaw Puzzles
I have never been a fan of jigsaw puzzles…until recently. Jigsaw puzzles always seemed like a waste of time. You spend hours putting together an insanely complicated piece of artwork, some with mind-numbing solid coloring, repetitive imagery, and similarly shaped pieces, only to break up the finished work and put it back in a box. …
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By Whatever Name – Bullying is Wrong
There are days I wake up and wonder how did we (as a nation and a culture) end up where we are? We seem to have lost any respect or tolerance for those who do not share our beliefs. Worse, we have developed a hypersensitivity to viewpoints we find politically incorrect. It seems this Land…
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My Favorite Books on Marriage, aka The Books with the Yellow Highlights
Most of my readers know by now that I am a lover of books. My children have come to expect at least one literary Christmas gift every year and to not be surprised if, on occasion, an unexpected tome arrives on their doorstep from Amazon. Such are the consequences of having a father who is…
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How A Miracle Saved the American Revolution…and My Family Name
This last week of August 2019, is the two hundred and forty-third anniversary of one of the most pivotal moments in American history. At the time, soldiers on both sides of the conflict called the events of the week a miracle. Historians ever since have also considered its outcome providential, or at the very least,…
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Getting Married Saved My Life
In this ever-evolving genderless world we call the New Enlightenment, to suggest that a husband serves a role as protector of his wife and children is a most politically-incorrect concept, if not outright inflammatory to those feminists among us. But don’t tell that to my wife. She readily admits to appreciating this traditional male function. …
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Life Lessons I Have Learned from My Children – Part 2 How to Treat a Restaurant Server.
Being a parent, I have always tried to be mindful about how my behavior influences my children. Ironically, there are some life lessons they have taught me. Case in point — how to treat a server at a restaurant. Two of my daughters served as waitresses at various times during their high school and college…
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