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CoffeeTime: “Received Horrible News"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You received the phone call that buckles your knees. Or hear the police officer’s knock on the door. Or the doctor solemnly walks toward you in the hospital waiting room. And now you have just heard the worst news of your life. You’ve lost the most important person in your world. Or, maybe you opened the envelope that you assumed would be just another pay check, but found a pink slip. Or you meet with your physician to get the r
4 days ago


CoffeeTime: "Stuck in a pit"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly you run into excuses, reasons and downright refusals. All couched in terms like, “Oh, good grief, no!” Or, “No, I can’t do that because…” Or likely the tried and true, “Yo
Nov 6


CoffeeTime: "Sneaky Black Ice"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be...
Oct 30


CoffeeTime: “How does depression look?"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Depression. A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you...
Oct 23


CoffeeTime: “Tattlers Versus Whistleblowers"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they...
Oct 16


CoffeeTime: Don't just quickly apologize
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You know you stepped in it. Big time. Didn’t really mean to do it, but it happened. Now your...
Oct 9


CoffeeTime: “Employers and spouses do not like lazy”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Nothing wrong with relaxing. With the right timing and amount. Being lazy? Nothing wrong with...
Oct 3


CoffeeTime: "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If we were all childhood siblings and behaving the way we fellow citizens are acting and...
Sep 18


CoffeeTime: “FAIR BE HANGED, I WANNA WIN”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Fighting fair. Not a spouse’s favorite saying when they are currently in the middle of “Who’s...
Sep 11


CoffeeTime: “Sweet tiny puffs of wind become a tornado"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Babies. Tiny and adorable. Helplessly trusting you to feed, diaper and love them. They tend to...
Sep 4


CoffeeTime: “The Conagher Tumbleweeds and Tassles"
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If you have ever watched the old movie “Conagher,” a western based on a rough ‘n tough cowboy...
Aug 28


CoffeeTime: “Chocolate bars are great!”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Alex suddenly realized he was starving , according to his standards. Of course, that standard...
Aug 14
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