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Random Thoughts June 2024
What is the opposite of ‘stand-up comedy?’ A scene on TV this morning reminded me of how as John Gotti walked to his trial he was...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jun 8, 20245 min read


Charlie Billy
Back in the ‘70’s as a high school teacher I sponsored a trip for students to the Navajo reservation in northeast Arizona. “Navajo,” by...
Dr. Ted Klontz
May 26, 20248 min read


The Station Inn
I was at the Station Inn recently, in Nashville, Tennessee. I went at the invitation of a friend, to witness a family share their music...
Dr. Ted Klontz
May 12, 20242 min read


My Little Lady In Red
I was sitting in McDonald’s in Las Vegas very, very, very early on a recent Friday morning, munching on my “Big Breakfast,” deeply into...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Apr 27, 20244 min read


Random Thoughts April 2024
“Jakeing,” in the tractor-trailer world is using the truck’s engine to help slow down the vehicle. If your ears have ever nearly been...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Apr 12, 20245 min read


Getting To Know Fred-Mo
One warm humid fall day, I was walking down 17th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, an area known as “Music Row.” I heard a car’s tires...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Mar 22, 20247 min read


Random Thoughts - March 2024
I have referred to a person’s authentic self as the “soul.” The essence of who we are. I have a hunch that to the degree that this...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 29, 20245 min read


The Essence of it All
I made a trip to a midwestern city with the primary purpose of attending what most of us would call the funeral or memorial service of a...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 24, 20245 min read


Putting Wheels on the Dragon
I was recently asked what I do. That’s a difficult thing to answer. As I pondered my response, this story came to mind and I shared it....
Dr. Ted Klontz
Feb 11, 20244 min read


The Power of Hope and The Exhale
As a young one I had heard of Hawaii. My mother listened to a radio show every Sunday afternoon hosted by a man by the name of Don...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jan 26, 20244 min read


Random Thoughts - January 2024
I watched last fall as two dedicated volunteers were deadheading a large group of daisies. I wondered if dead heading to flowers is as...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Jan 14, 20244 min read


Random Thoughts - December 23
I was drinking some delicious cider and started wondering about something. Doesn’t a baked apple have about the same consistency, smell,...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Dec 31, 20233 min read


Courage
One of the things I do is meet regularly with groups of people virtually and in-person. I ask them (and myself) to reflect on a...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Dec 2, 20234 min read


Random Thoughts - November 2023
I was reminded as I was making the long trek through the airport that if I slow down, I become part of a natural flow of humanity that is...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Nov 19, 20234 min read


On The Road to Find Out
A friend asked me what I think about what has happened on the world’s stage made so starkly evident in early October in the Middle East. ...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Nov 3, 20233 min read


Random Thoughts - October 2023
I just learned that I have a parasite by the name of Chris Vuick (rhymes with Yuck?) who has wrapped himself around my messages to you on...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Oct 13, 20233 min read


The Box
In the Lakota culture there is a leather item, called a parfleche. It is a boxlike container. As I understand it, traditionally women...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Sep 30, 20233 min read


Random Thoughts September 2023
As I sat with a couple whose young, beautiful, vibrant, innocent daughter’s young life had ended suddenly and tragically, I was reminded...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Sep 14, 20232 min read


All My Relations
I returned recently from a trip to Switzerland. I was privileged to spend some very special time with a local family for the better part...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Sep 1, 20234 min read


Random Thoughts - August
Ever notice that the word “imperfect” can be sounded out as “I-m-perfect?” It all depends on where I place the emphasis as I say the...
Dr. Ted Klontz
Aug 17, 20234 min read
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