Whether by fate or fortune or free will, this blog – I like to think anyway – offers up something for everyone. In the past five years it’s been an outlet for commentary, a chronicle of what it’s like to run for office, a “cinema” of sorts for rolling out new movies, a quiet spot to meditate on God and His wondrous ways, a front line in the fight against evil in this world, a rallying stump for civil disobedience, a showcase of community theatre, and many other things. It has made national and even international headlines a time or two.

But you know what? None of those things thrill me nearly as much, as being able to share with you, Dear Readers, the all-too-rare and unique stories that make one stop and appreciate that in a world that has seemingly gone off the rails and full-tilt bonkers, there still ...