Saturday, January 19, 2008

Back to reality

My brothers are back home and life is back to normal. No more hobnobbing with the elite of Scottsdale, talking about fine automobiles, discussing issues of provenance and investment potential. It's time to return to the glamor of getting the books ready for the tax man, fixing the watering system and cleaning out Stealth Reliabity for Monday's job.
Yeah, that's right. But while those high rollers go home with screaming Chevelles, Cobras and Boss Mustangs they'll all secretly be wishing they could be seen driving a 1990 E-250 with a 4.2 liter engine in toilet paper white.

I've been playing that cannon game I included as a link a couple of days ago. That one is almost addicting, and I think my brothers may be hooked, too. I can't get past level 10. But I will not quit until I've reached 15.
If you want to try something a little more straightforward but just as addictive:
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/future-weapons/games/cannon/cannon.html
You'll notice that this one is also from Discovery Channel. I think they may have an evil plan to capture and possess the minds of everyone who uses the internet.

Our guitar player and his wife are out of town for the weekend, which means no music at Pathway Bible Church tomorrow. We're going to do some other things in place of our normal singing that still come under the heading of worship. Music is a powerful means for praising and worshiping God but there are other ways too - listening to him as he speaks through Scripture, going before him humbly in prayer, bearing testimony to his faithfulness....

My doctor has me trying a new arthritis med in an effort to alleviate some of the side effects I've had with the med I have taken for the last two or three years. He gave me a couple of sample boxes with six individually wrapped pills in each box.
It strikes me as either thoughtless or intentionally cruel to put arthritis pills in a packet that can't be opened without power tools, never mind by someone with bad hands. What were they thinking?

While we're on a medical theme, Britain is moving closer to a position held by several European countries whereby everyone is considered an organ donor unless they specifically say they don't want to be.
Thousands of Americans die every year waiting for an organ donor. Most Americans say they would be willing to donate their organs when they die, they just haven't taken the steps to establish that fact. And some states make it fairly difficult.
So, should we adopt a national policy that makes everyone an organ donor unless they specify otherwise?
It seems like a no brainer to me. Especially since my faith assures me that this body is but a shell I'll be glad to leave behind.

Green Bay and the Pats tomorrow, both in narrow victories.
Take it to the bank

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

But who won the contest between the brothers?