And you know who you are! Today’s Atlanta paper has a feature with a bunch of Lost-related lists.
Month: February 2006 (page 2 of 3)
Old hat by now for most of you, but I was challenged again today by John Piper’s words about cancer, and not wasting it. It goes for other “circumstances” in our lives, as well. If God really is sovereign, then there really are only two ways for anything – anything! – to happen in our lives: God either causes it to happen, or He allows it to happen.
Either way, He’s got our best interest – and His glory – in mind.
Don’t waste one minute of those circumstances. Get everything out of them God intends.
(NOTE: Especially to those friends and family members who may be reading this post and wondering, “Is there something you need to tell us about your, uh, physical condition?” I do not, to my knowledge, have cancer in any shape or form. I’m just posting something that challenged me today. Move along, nothing to see here…)
I wanted it to look like one of those old retro boxing posters.
On a side note, I walked into our senior adult group this morning, and asked if that picture was anyone in their group. One guy piped up and said, “No, because if it was me, I’d take the gloves off!” Whoa, big fella! Down, boy! Too funny…
I was following a discussion on a couple of other blogs, and it just got me thinking today…
Why is it that people who despise Christians, who want no part of being a Christian, and who have a serious problem with the teachings of Jesus, always want to dictate to Christians how Christians are supposed to act, think, and believe?
Why is that?
In more ways than you thought! Here are some of the highlights…
(NOTE: The following account contains a secret hidden message…it’s invisible.)
- Deposited a great card and a special mix CD in the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Just Charlie’s” car before she headed off to work this morning. (Put it this way…any mix CD that starts off with The Manhattans’ Shining Star, includes goodies like Josh Groban, Larry Graham, and Sinatra’s They Can’t Take That Away from Me is a super-duper way to start off a Valentine’s Day, don’t you think?)
- Good, no, great! workout this morning at the Y! (The unexpected “heart day” thing!)
- The “big scales” at the Y show that there’s 19 pounds less of me than there was at the first of the year! Woo hoo! (The unexpected “heart day” thing, part dos!)
- Immediately after the workout, headed over to check my blood pressure. (Remember my comedian doctor was concerned about the bottom number?) Well…the bottom number is just about where she wanted it to be – and that was right after a long, pretty strong workout! (The unexpected “heart day” thing, part the third!)
- Great breakfast with our senior adults!
- Goodies for the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Just Charlie!” (Including a very funny encounter with a lingerie saleswoman/grandma at Macy’s! Let’s just say I’ve got two valentines this year!)
- Candles, roses, chocolate covered strawberries (that I made!)
- Grilled salmon with with mustard dill sauce, ginger rice, asparagus with lemon butter (that I made!)
- And the piece de resistance…raspberry vanilla cheesecake (that I also made!)
Hope your “heart day” was – still is! – a great day, too!
OK, OK…Now I’ve been tagged, by my buddy Gary Lamb…
Four Jobs I’ve Had
- Short-order cook
- Rental car agent
- Librarian
- Shoe salesman
Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over:
Four Places I’ve Lived:
- Rincon, Georgia
- Tallahassee, Florida
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Moreland, Georgia (mash here and here and here for some Moreland tidbits)
Four Shows I Like To Watch:
Four Foods That I Like:
- Seafood
- Italian
- Chili Dawgs at The Varsity
- Cheesecake
Four Sites I Visit Everyday:
Four Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
- Learn to speak Japanese
- Skydive
- Conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- See baseball games at Wrigley Field, Fenway Park, and Yankee Stadium
Four People I’m Tagging:
OK, guys…now you’re “it”!
Just gotta unload a little tonight, I guess…
I got a call yesterday from the daughter of one of my seminary buds, telling me the shocking news that her dad had died suddenly, from an apparent heart attack. Bummer! Anyway, she was calling to ask if I could and would participate in her dad’s funeral service, tentatively scheduled for “sometime this week, probably Saturday.”
“Sure,” I replied. “I’d be honored to be a part of it, etc. etc.”
Well, tonight, she called back to let me know that the service is actually going to be Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. I hate being the bad guy, but there’s no way I could be at my place Sunday morning, and then make a 6-1/2 hour drive to be there. I hate it, I told her I hated it, but there’s really no way around it.
So then why do I feel like such a heel?
From Oscar Wilde…
A mask tells us more than a face.
One more interruption…move along, nothing to see here…
Funny? No, ridiculous!
Smart? No, stupid!
Friends? No, people who don’t give a rip about you!
Good times? No, bad experiences that will bite you in the butt, sooner, rather than later! (Oh, wait…those are multiple bite marks I see!)
Grown-up and mature? No, infantile!
Cool? No, lame. Very, very lame.