The Wide World of...

UFO - seen one??

2007-01-02T19:00:00.000-06:00

I used to see some weird things in the sky coming home from work, but never been abducted or anything like that. HA HA
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/02/ufo.sighting.ap/index.html

Failed??? Really... You can fail these things?

2006-12-18T16:59:00.000-06:00

http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/sports/2006/12/18/bindra.india.manly.athlete.cnn

I would have loved to seen this guy...

2006-12-07T11:13:00.000-06:00

What is better than screaming at an object and expecting it to respond.
Makes me smile!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/05/onion.trader/index.html

It not going in our yard Russ...

2006-12-04T16:19:00.000-06:00

Who needs "Its a Wonderful Life" when you have the Griswolds

http://www.reelwavs.com/movies/christmas_vacation/

Disillusioned for too long

2006-11-27T15:38:00.000-06:00

There are times in life where what you anticipate being true or promising is not. It is hard to tell what "should be" and "shouldn't be". The greatest expectation that has disappointed me lately is the lack of mentors. It appears that people are too busy, too tired, too ignorant to gain an opportunity here. I can now say that after 3-4 years of searching I believe that I have found in an 84 year old gentleman the mentor I have been looking for. Where do we go with tough questions, things that are hard to talk about with family, spouse, friend, etc. How in the world can we learn from past experience when we have little to none of our own. Mentor, please mentor.

Oh Yeah! The Donald gonna show um, boys!

2006-11-01T13:39:00.000-06:00

Patriotism, marketable perhaps! Who would have known?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/11/01/trump.flag.ap/index.html

The Church of Google

2006-10-16T11:32:00.000-05:00

Where do I sign up?

2006-09-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

crazy frog

Okay, my ringtone on my cell is just a portion of this but you gotta love the vid...

IN THE END, GOD WINS

2006-09-04T10:31:00.000-05:00

Okay, I thought I would give a shot at a bad church sign quote. Perhaps the one above is in the list already (I haven't read through them all). But if you want to read some good ones, check out www.crummychurchsigns.com. Why does any church put those quaint sayings on their signs?

Have a good laugh!

My reality is forever changed!!!

2006-08-24T10:05:00.000-05:00

I can't look at the world the same anymore. Everything that I thought was...now has come to pass. I feel confused... frustrated... numb... Well, at the expense of being too melodramatic (probably too late), I will share this article with you.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.ap/index.html

Good and Bad

2006-08-16T09:29:00.000-05:00

So we see people. We all have different evaluations of them. Some would say that he is a great guy, others would have to disagree. What is our real determiner of whether someone is good or bad? And then there is, of course, the ever present grey area. Does it apply? Are some people just good and others only bad, or do some fall in the middle. Do good people do bad things and bad ones good things. Who knows. Thoughts??

Summer Vacation

2006-06-13T14:01:00.000-05:00

I really look forward to summer for a few reasons. Most often it is the opportunity to get away and enjoy the outdoors...fishing, canoeing, hiking. But, I was thinking today about church attendance. Do people look forward to summer to even get a break from church? Could it be possible that the "things" that we get so involved in and that eat up our time has a good dose of Christianity in there? Are we so busy that people can't wait to relax? What do you think?

God's Will

2006-05-12T13:12:00.000-05:00

So............, these last two weeks have been a big test of my beliefs in terms of God's Will, my personal place in that, and overall view of serving His Kingdom. Can't say I have come to any groundbreaking discoveries. Ironically, the question of God's Will came up the other night in a leadership meeting, and I said, "I think that we have to fall in love with the search for His will." In a sense, I believe we need to make the search the end and not the means. So now I am being made to live those words and not just say them. This is an easier "said" than "done" situation.

Legacy or No Legacy? That is the Question

2006-04-24T14:09:00.000-05:00

I have been doing some reading lately on Leadership and other topics. I have come across the idea that our purpose in the end of things is to leave a legacy. I agree in some part that it is my responsibility to do some torch passing. I need to set standards and live them for myself but also for the common good of others and especially those close to me.
Although, if by leaving a legacy I am just interested in people remembering what a good guy I was and all of the good things that I have done, I'm not sure that is what I am interested in. I think that I might be better suited to be just a bit forgettable as long as God takes my place in the remembrance. I worry to many times that we our such ego driven people that we hate the idea of being forgotten about and in some strange way I wonder if we feel that it might be unfair if people move on and act as if business is as usual after we pass on. Of course, we wouldn't say it was unfair. That would tip our hand. Selfish. We would say, "oh of course I expect things to move on without me". Do we really mean it? THOUGHTS??

I'm sorry but I think this is a decent idea taken to the retarded extent

2006-02-02T14:28:00.000-06:00

So what happens when the girl goes and gets a job and says, 'Well, i would like to only show up when I want. Maybe not at all on Friday. I also don't want to learn this part of the job, but I will do this part." It's not realistic is it? How could this help a child be functional in our world? You have to have a balance of education in your strengths and weaknesses also, don't you?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/27/gutierrez.unschooing/index.html

And the stereotype will remain...

2006-01-31T13:28:00.000-06:00

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/31/postal.shooting.ap/index.html

No disrespect to those involved in this terrible situation!!! I hate to here that anyone has endured this type of pain and lose.
I just can't wrap my mind around "why the postal worker". Is this job just the most stressful situation on earth, or are they employing the "crazies".

I wonder what his plan was after that...

2006-01-24T21:23:00.000-06:00

"Passenger removed a prosthetic leg and threw it at trooper, hitting trooper in chest. Passenger removed second leg, threw it at trooper but missed..."

Oh, no you didn't!

2006-01-24T14:45:00.000-06:00

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/01/24/jersey.lesson.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Can you believe this would be news?
Who do you side with, Teacher or student, with what info your given from the story

They act like this is abnormal

2006-01-10T09:34:00.000-06:00

Doesn't everyone keep a mummified body of someone special. It goes well with the end table in our house.
I also like the fact that they went ahead and added that it was found in a home on a "quiet street".
I mean you wouldn't want to wake the mummy up or anything.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/10/mummifed.body.ap/index.html

Celebrities

2006-01-09T11:42:00.000-06:00

So why are we so fascinated with them? Is it the money? Is it the good looks and popularity? It seems to me that we have entered an unprecedented time of celebrity awe. It seems ironic that the people that achieve such stardom never seem to be as happy as we would hope to be if we had arrived at such acclaim. So what do you think? Do we follow their lives just a little too closely

E Televison and VH1 have stolen to many of my days with those crazy top 100 lists.
but I keep on watching!!

My daughter has this thing...

2006-01-05T16:38:00.000-06:00

I don't know why this intrigues me so much. We have been going to the chiropractor for a couple of years now. Our kids get adjusted as well as us. Well, our daughter who was three at the time used to have this game with the doc, and she would say that she had popcorn in her as he would adjust her. Not so odd right? Then she started to associate them with colors and has continued. She will say, "Oh, that was a blue popcorn today", or "Oh, that was a yellow and a red". Think there is any connection at all??? Colors and certain vertebrae? I WONDER AS I WANDER.

It got me, sorry to say

2005-12-27T10:11:00.000-06:00

I was reading and Yahoo says we still don't really know why people contagiously yawn.
One of the great mysteries of the world!

http://www.dontyawngame.com/

Finally, someone has delivered the truth that I have been longing for

2005-12-20T13:20:00.000-06:00

This should be some great investigative reporting!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/20/apontv.walters.heaven.ap/index.html

Love the statement near the bottom,

2005-12-14T14:54:00.000-06:00

about why she can stand to watch the video of herself hurdling towards the earth.
(Heavy on the sarcasm with the title there)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/13/skydiver.plunge.ap/index.html

DDDDUUUUUUMMMMMBBBBBBBB

2005-11-29T13:47:00.000-06:00

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/28/eagles.ashes.ap/index.html

My mom wanted to be left where huge, sweaty, 300 lb lineman can flop on the ground and mash her remains into the ground, please.

What is it?

2005-11-21T11:13:00.000-06:00

A good story in seconds or for hours on end can capture our attention and take us in our imagination to distant places and exciting environments. I wonder why we get so engaged at times. Why do some people get so locked in on a certain genre and others could yawn and stir all through the very same experience. I love a good story!

Ho Ho Ho....Holy Cow - Eternity

2005-10-26T13:19:00.000-05:00

No disrespect intended by the title. I do think it is a fascinating part of life that a simple phrase or jingle in a commercial can give the popularity to spark nation wide news.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/26/obit.greengiant.ap/index.html

Weird Fun Facts About You

2005-10-25T08:11:00.000-05:00

What is something odd about you? Share with the group one (or two or three) bizarre facts about yourself.

1. I collect (unused) airline barf bags. (I have Continental, United, Ryan's Int'l, and Austrian Airlines so far.)

2. I would've rillly rilly loved to be a pro figure skater.

3. I can control my dreams. (sleeping dreams, that is)

No, .... I'm Batman!!

2005-10-12T10:53:00.000-05:00

Oh, I almost died. But who cares, You play Baseball!!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/10/12/bc.bbo.garciaparrarescu.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Can you imagine?

2005-09-27T14:02:00.000-05:00

Who would have ever dreamt something like this? In a catastrophe so huge, how could you ever acheive any organized recovery, identification, etc. Just a mess.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/27/WTC.remains.reut/index.html

WAKE UP CALL

2005-09-15T15:45:00.000-05:00

I visited with a guy today who had gotten a pretty big wake up call. You know one of those times in life like, "I could have died", "I have lost everything", or situations like what the people are facing in the wake of the hurricane. I also came seconds away from witnessing a car crash out in front of our church today. What would happen to some people without Wake up calls? Would we, in a sense, sleep our life away and never come to grips with what truly matters in life? Could we live without them? Where do we place the credit for them? Is it just LIFE? God? Nature? just the way things are? It is odd how a time like this can totally change your perspective for the day. THOUGHTS???

One of my favorite speakers

2005-09-12T14:38:00.000-05:00

When I hear this guy speak or teach it just seems like he always delivers one of those "ah Yes" moments to me. Very passionate. Very scholarly yet pratical.
http://www.markmoore.org/

I think these guys would rate under all of the criteria for this site

2005-08-30T14:56:00.000-05:00

http://www.davidcrowderband.com/
I am also currently reading a book by David Crowder that is very different, but I feel very good.

I bet my Grandpa could have beat this dude

2005-08-24T11:31:00.000-05:00

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/24/eyebrow.record.ap/index.html

Guiness makes this a proud proud day.

Can I get one of these installed permanently?

2005-08-15T10:20:00.000-05:00

You will have to check this out.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/08/12/jerk.o.meter.ap/index.html

No one ever has a greater day than that of their own funeral

2005-08-10T09:51:00.000-05:00

Have you ever noticed that no matter the person, generally, everybody gets a great send off into eternity. I mean you could have been a real jerk and people still come around this event and say great things about you. The exception is of course the murderer, rapist, etc. But even then there is still family that look on the brighter side if there is one. I struggle with this because I have been to funerals where all these great things have been said about a person and then the real story comes out later over the potato salad at the dinner that has been so nicely prepared in their honor. Just seems weird to me. Any thoughts?

Summer

2005-07-27T18:41:00.000-05:00

What is it about summer that seems to make people busy? Is it the school year? Is it the fact that every part of our existence seems to revolve around the calendar that the school decides on? I know there are vacations and events. People like to be out in the warm weather. So is it just that or are there other factors?

Heard an interesting phrase this past week

2005-06-28T11:32:00.000-05:00

While we were on our annual canoe trip with the church we did some climbing. Discovery Ministries takes you through some challenge course things and this year we did the climbing wall. Well, afterwards as we were debriefing the experience one of the instructors said something like this, "When we can turn aside our natural inclinations we can rely on the supernatural". Not really heavy stuff, but it hit me how my reactions to situations and circumstances are often very natural or normal, but if I could push my natural self aside I might be able to experience more of the supernatural. God in me.

30 Hour Famine and Doughnuts!

2005-06-08T08:20:00.000-05:00

Funny, funny thing. I open this letter that came to the office from World Vision talking about the 30 Hour Famine program that they have been doing for some time now. What cracks me up is they will send me a FREE doughnut gift card for just previewing their material. 30 Hour Famine ~ doughnuts??? I think I'll take the doughnuts.

Top Ten Things You Don't Want to Hear Your Tattoo Artist Say

2005-06-03T09:10:00.000-05:00

While I was sitting in the chair yesterday getting my first tattoo, I got to thinking about things you don't want to hear the tattoo artist say.

10. Wow! I've never done one that detailed.
9. @#*! the needles fell all over the floor.
8. I thought I had more of that color, oh well, this will due.
7. Times up, I got another appointment.
6. Hmm...that's not good.
5. Do you have skin allergies?
4. If you don't like it, you can get it lasered off.
3. Where did I put my beer?
2. Dude, you're a bleeder.
1. How do you spell that again?

Maybe you all could come up with some better ones than that.

Weather terms

2005-05-20T14:16:00.000-05:00

So answer me this. Why do they call them "weather patterns". Patterns. Really. Patterns. So I should expect that after a couple of rainy days there should always be a sunny, huh. Is there some sort of a pattern that even the meterolgists haven't figured out yet. You know they are the most ridiculed profession. That job and referees have a rough time I would assume.

The new and improved Jesus Videos

2005-05-05T09:49:00.000-05:00

http://vintage21.com/findex.html
Check out the picture on the left, and find the videos section and download the 4 Jesus videos
These would be great to point out misconceptions of Jesus as He relates to us.

Beauty

2005-04-20T11:36:00.000-05:00

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/Dore.htm

Check out some pretty cool paintings from Dore.

Fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-04-12T14:33:00.000-05:00

At this very moment we have the whole fire department at the church. We had a light burn up in Linda's office. Pretty exciting. So this brings up an interesting part of life. Why do people run and flock to situations like this? Not meaning the fire department, but just on lookers. Everybody has to go see the fire. What is this mentality?

Yeah, 80'S STUFF

2005-03-30T15:30:00.000-06:00

www.retrojunk.com
I grew up on some of this stuff. Makes me laugh!

This is one of those fascinating aspects of life

2005-03-18T10:01:00.000-06:00

www.teamhoyt.com
This is a site about a Father who helps his physically challenged son to complete the Iron man Triatholon with him. They showed part of this DVD at CIY last year. Very powerful.

question

2005-03-07T08:49:00.000-06:00

Why do men have nipples?

Surprised I didn't see Bert and Ernie

2005-03-02T13:48:00.000-06:00

http://www.rubbaducks.com/rubba.asp

Definitely, miss bath time as a little kid now

Concerning Stuffed Animals and Dolls

2005-02-23T13:20:00.000-06:00

A good friend of mine just mentioned that she has a hard time throwing away dolls and stuffed animals because "they have eyes" and "they will see." In fact, she has a hard time closing the toy box when she helps the kids clean up because those little eyes are looking out and as the lid goes closed, it just gets to be so dark in there.

This cracked me up and thought I would share it with you all.

Are you Scared of the Dark?

2005-02-23T08:43:00.000-06:00

We were having a discussion the other day here in the office. It seems to me that people are all a little scared of the dark at certain times at least. Most times we may not think much about it. But there are those few times when our mind can play tricks on us and make us think, Hey! what was that? Can you relate to this? Share some instances.

For your viewing pleasure...Revenge of the Sith

2005-02-16T11:15:00.000-06:00

http://www.aol.com/starwars/trailer/index.adp?type=med

Fatherhood

2005-02-16T09:35:00.000-06:00

If plans go as they are, I will be a new father of two boys on Friday. There are a lot of changes and insight that comes to a father at a new birth. I remember thinking "what an opportunity" when Jenna was born. What do you think God says when we are "born again". That time that we come to Him in a renewed relationship. When we become his child. What sort of things pass through His heart and mind about us?

Superbowl Commercials

2005-02-09T15:17:00.000-06:00

Check out the Ameriquest commercials. There are the two that ran on Superbowl and two additional ones. As far as I was concerned Ameriquest took the cake. The one titled something about parking is pretty funny.

http://www.superbowl-ads.com/2005/index.html

As a kid I

2005-02-07T15:45:00.000-06:00

You know some of those things that we did as a kid that we thought were cool, but now we are little embarrased to speak of. How bout we come out in the open. Reveal our ignorance and be freed furthermore of the spots that blemish our childhood.
I will admit I used to like POP music. Oh, well who cares cause I don't any more. You got it, I don't! So share some stuff!