Dear Jake,
Did you know that I sort of have a rock band? I mean, we are a band and we are pretty good and you would probably describe our music as rock. All the members of the band are Christians. There...
Stone's Throw
Monday, March 30, 2015
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Mouse Rat
Dear Joel,
I have an idea for something I might try at some point that's related to your artistic assignment for me. But you should remember the following: I'm not an artist. I mean, it might be fun to ask a fish to do a cartwheel, but we shouldn't all laugh and make fun when we see that he's not very good at it (my C.S. Lewis-like use of analogy...
Monday, March 23, 2015
Birthday Boy
Dear Jake,
Today is your birthday. I'm not sure you knew that. So I want to take a moment to wish you a very happy birthday. It seems as you get older that fewer people care that you are a year older. I think it is because nobody really does care that you are a year older. But I do Jake. I do. I'm thankful...
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Code Red
Dear Joel,
I'm going to be brief this morning, and kind of random.
I was watching A Few Good Men the other night. It's one of my all-time favorite movies. We haven't talked much about movies here, have we?
Anyway, when I got to the final climactic scene in which Jack Nicholson's character is on the witness stand at trial, I was reminded...
Monday, March 16, 2015
The Joely Awards
Dear Jake,
Welcome to the Joely awards. Joel's own personal music award show where winners are determined exclusively by Joel's own personal opinion. This will undoubtedly lead to becoming a real thing soon.
Favorite Song of 2014: Car Radio by 21 Pilots
Favorite Band of 2014: The City Harmonic
Favorite Secular Song of 2014:...
Thursday, March 12, 2015
The Miserable Piano Oregon Boy
Dear Joel,
First of all, I loved those Billy Collins poems. My favorites were Flames and On Turning Ten. Coincidentally, the message at our church last weekend was from Colossians 1:15-20, which is one of the many great poems you can find in the Bible too. I can't believe God's never been Poel Laureate of anything.
You...
Monday, March 9, 2015
I Took an Old Lady to See Him Speak
Dear Jake,
I'll be honest. I was super pleased that you ran with the Haiku thing. Fantastic! I laughed throughout and was impressed with your creativity and loyalty to the Haiku tradition. Very nice.
My senior year at Central College I took a poetry class. I was hoping to write poetry, but it was all studying poets and...
Thursday, March 5, 2015
The Jake Rohde Haiku Collection
Dear Joel,
I am no poet, and I am no comedian. I hope that these do not represent the "funniest" poems of which I'm capable. However, I actually had a blast writing these, so thanks for the assignment.
A funny haiku
for your amusement and joy
Insert punchline here.
You'll quickly realize that some of these are very personal reflections, and that...
Monday, March 2, 2015
If She Goes Down 21,000 Leagues Under the Sea...
Dear Jake,
I have favorite TV shows. The thing
about TV is that there is so many different things being showed that I
think you can have multiple favorites.
Thanks to you I
am a fan of The West Wing. It's still my favorite of all time. I have
favorite episodes too. I think Noel, Game On, and And it's Surely to
Their Credit,...
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