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Edward Riederich
Mar 24, 20241 min read
Jump Start
I'm coaching long jump For middle schoolers I don't know much about it It's just "run and jump" to me I know there is a technique I need...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 20, 20241 min read
"Suddenly" in September
She walks the paved trail Holding her dog on a leash Around the still lake The dense fog hovers It will be a sunny day A quiet lake...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Coffee Wars
Starbucks and Dunkin There is no comparison It's first class and coach One a pretender Toyota versus Chevy In the coffee wars An ode to...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Diary of a Crossfitter
Torture the athlete The dance of the crossfitter Pleasure in soreness In soreness I walk No pain, no gain, can't complain Freight train...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 17, 20241 min read
Father of Orphans
George Mueller, the father of orphans He was just a common civilian But the Lord became His portion He cared for ten thousand children He...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 12, 20241 min read
Tunnel Vision
I enter the train tunnel I walk the long journey The sun goes black as I enter The temperature drops as light disappears on a sunny day...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 11, 20241 min read
The Cage Door
The cage door is open but yet the canary remains inside The open door swings and pivots on its hinges Daring one to escape Daring one to...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 10, 20242 min read
Ezekiel Bread
Ezekiel 4:9,12 "Also, take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 9, 20241 min read
Towser, the Drunk Scottish Cat
The story of the world's greatest mouser who recorded 28,899 kills in her lifetime. There was a cat whose name was Towser She was very...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 7, 20241 min read
Happy Meal Messages
In church today what is the deal? I am hungry for something real I'm tired of what is fake I'm used to eating steak Now I'm handed a...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 6, 20241 min read
The Cocoon Part II
The green caterpillar The silk webworm Its cylindrical body crawls Its mandibles chew It lives in order to die Destined for the cocoon...
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Edward Riederich
Mar 5, 20241 min read
The Cocoon
Under the night sky, beneath the full moon The caterpillar sways from a dead leaf It hangs upside down in a silk cocoon In that safe...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Selective Gifts
There is the gift of helps There is the gift of giving There is the gift of administration They are all still living There is the gift of...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 29, 20241 min read
Bamboo Believers
Facts about Bamboo *Chinese bamboo has to be watered and fertilized every day. It doesn't break through the ground for five years. *After...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Guitar Gorilla
I walked into a restaurant I heard this guitar solo When I saw who was on the stage I had to take a photo I saw this gigantic gorilla He...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 26, 20242 min read
A Sidewalk in Seattle
The year was 1980 In Seattle, Washington A fall afternoon in October A normal mild and cloudy day Up on Queen Anne Hill Across from...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 25, 20241 min read
The Chronicles of LaGuardia Part VI (Prince Cab-scamian and the Bums of the Baggage Claim)
If you ever visit the LaGuardia baggage claim You might see a driver with a fake taxi name Before you jump in that car with that goober...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Manna With Maggots
Exodus 16:19-20 And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it til morning." Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 22, 20241 min read
Paul and Silas Didn't Need Fog Machines
Acts 16 One thing I have observed When I read Acts 16 As Paul and Silas worshipped They didn't need fog machines They didn't need a...
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Edward Riederich
Feb 21, 20241 min read
Prayer For an Orange
In Argentina In 1950 A little orphan girl Voiced a little prayer In her own little world She prayed for an orange God moved on a man To...
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