Sheppard's Rest: Reflections about life, both the inscrutable and the beautiful

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Sheppard’s “Rest” is the voice version of blog posts written by me, Steve Sheppard. But I’ve long desired to add my own voice and my own style to those observations, and this podcast allows me to do just that. I have no pretenses about viral followings or

Stephen C. Sheppard


    • Feb 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    An Old Stove

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 9:01


    A 1930's stove? The one that used to be mine? You've got to be kidding!

    Who Are You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 5:13


    Suddenly I felt quite alone.

    And Now, A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 6:05


    Do you remember the lovable curmudgeon? I thought it was time for a tip of the hat to someone I really loved to hear.

    Round and Round

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 9:01


    How old are you? Ther answer to that question may go a long way to determining whether this story resonates with you.

    Fogive and Forget?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 6:38


    ]Forgiveness is not always warranted, and not due to the egregiousness of the perceived offense.

    The Game Is Afoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 5:53


    The run-up to the 2024 election may be far more important than the election itself. That has me feeling very nervous.

    Copyright Infringement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 4:54


    Sports fans may be headed for court if they continue to steal stuff.

    A Father's Courage, Humility and Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 6:00


    We lost a family member a few weeks ago, someone who we had only met once bot whose life impacted us in ways that will never end.

    `End-of-Year Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 11:13


    What are you reflecting on at the end of 2023?

    end of year year thoughts
    It's In the Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 4:40


    Personal Christmas gifts are always the best, but these took that notion to a whole new level for me.

    Rolling the Tire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 8:25


    What if we had just given it to them?

    The Fugitive

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 7:49


    The Fugitive wasn't the only one feeling like an outcast on August 29, 1967.

    Blue Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 6:39


    Had a bad day recently? Me, too.

    Godwink

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 8:10


    What might be at work when a coincidence is so strong as to make you hold your head and lose your breath?

    The Giving Tree (With Apologies to Shel Silverstein)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 5:38


    There is far more to that tree rthan the decorations adorning it.

    Bright Star and Eager Faces

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 6:56


    The number one fear in people is the fear of public speaking. Imagine what that might be like if you had no ability to speak.

    The Hard Part

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 5:47


    Everyone is an author. Is everyone also a publisher?

    The Best Card Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 4:47


    She sent me a card. But it was so much more than that....

    Succession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 7:10


    What does the land say?

    Mine, Yours and Theirs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 7:11


    For every listener who scoffs, I simply refeer them to a book which lays it all out, in chilling detail.

    Not Now, I'm Busy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 5:29


    What's going to happen to all of us by then? 250 million years is a drop in the bucket.

    What's the Diff?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 6:17


    You've likely never heard of it, you likely cannot pronounce it, and you want nothing to do with it. It's C diff.

    Learning Dignity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 5:07


    Great learning is possible in silence.

    More Than A Hearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 5:24


    I want you to hear about this technology that can transform your life while shingling your house.

    Ask the Right Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 4:56


    If you want to get from point A to point B, you've got to head in the right direction. If you want the answer to particular problem, you've got to ask the right question.

    Honestly!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 6:56


    Even if you go fishing every day, you're not likely to experience a catch like this one.

    Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 4:50


    It's what's inside that counts.

    A Late Night "No"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 6:14


    There ought to be a law against this; oh, wait. There is.

    What We Saw Was What We Got

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 5:59


    Some things never change, including the man who would be king.

    Squirreled Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 7:31


    I have met the enemy.

    Exactly What We Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 3:49


    "You can't always get what you want," sing The Rolling Stones. But sometimes you can....

    Anticipation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 5:03


    There'a a way to feel better and you don't even need to take a pill for it!

    Heated Exchange

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 6:03


    Phoenix 117 degrees? That's cool by these guys' standards.

    Four Strikes and You're In

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 6:30


    What good ideas have you ever had that turned to mud?

    Markers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 7:01


    What makes 40-some people remain good friends after 50+ years?

    Anne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 6:47


    We lost someone precious this past week. You should know something about her.

    When Babies Cry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 5:31


    Babies speak a language that is terrible and wonderful and we will do almost anything to understand. After all, how could we not help someone so reliant on us?

    Everyday Scams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 6:15


    If the bad guys just put as much energy into honest work as they do into their scams, this country would solve all of its economic woes.

    Mato Tapila

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 5:19


    A sign of certainty in a world which craves it.

    Old Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 4:36


    Sometimes some of the older pants are the best.

    My Father's Day Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 4:45


    This might have been among the very top Father's Day gifts ever. It was for me, anyway.

    One Dog Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 5:30


    Is Three Dog Night really Three Dog Night? Who are these guys, anyway?

    Why I Hate Dave Madsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 7:26


    I don't even know the guy, but I sure take exception to something he penned some years ago.

    Feeling Our Way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 6:44


    Finding a spiritual peace might be as elementary as looking down at the ground and up in the sky.

    The Garrison

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 6:42


    Last week we had the opportunity to meet our pen pal of the past school year and had a mini-party of the year so far. What a cool, new friend!

    Traveling to Holland

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 3:13


    It's all about planning and then adapting, and learning to marvel at the place that is Holland.

    Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 11:44


    What else on Mother's Day 2023? A reflection of Mom.

    Eight Miles High

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 6:10


    Sometimes you just have to get out there and go for it, and it doesn't matter whether you succeed or not!

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    Hand Over Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 4:00


    We've just experienced a new definition of what it means to get plastered!

    Deer Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 6:02


    Meet our neighbors, the deer. All 12 of them.

    53 Years Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 5:57


    Do you recall where you were 53 years ago? Had you ever been born yet? I remember one event from 1970 quite clearly.

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