Some things are wrong. Just very wrong.Why do they call them oyster crackers? They aren't made from oysters, don't taste like oysters and don't look like oysters. And why do you put oyster crackers on clam chowder?
Why are the poorest Americans most likely to be overweight? This has to be the only place in the world where poverty produces obesity. How does that happen?
And as long as I've already broken any pretense of political correctness, why do pregnant women show us their belly? Here's what I think, although I could have it all wrong (but I don't think so).
I think women who have had a baby look at a pregnant woman's belly and say, "ahhhh" because it recalls for them the sensations of having a child in their own belly. I think the husband of the pregnant woman looks at her big belly and says to himself, "That's pretty cool, 'cause I did that!" But all the rest of the men in the world say, "That's just a big belly and big bellies are not attractive."
I think that if you took a survey, men would say pictures of pregnant women's bellies should go the way of the dodo bird.
But I am absolutely certain that pregnant women don't give a rip what men think on this one. So I'm prepared to live with pictures of big bellies.
If you're of a certain age you remember Art Linkletter and his daily afternoon show, "House Party." The BEST segment of each show was the time he spent interviewing four kids, a different group each time. That segment led to a show dedicated to those interviews titled "Kids Say the Darndest Things." He was a genius and had an incredible way with kids. If you remember those segments you're probably smiling just thinking about them.
Or you could watch a brief collection of them here.
It was a simpler time.
Updates:
That was coolant pouring out of the bottom of the van last night. It had enough antifreeze (a real misnomer) to make it just a little slick between my fingers and in the dark I couldn't see the green tint. This morning I started it up and immediately got more running out, a sure sign of a bad water pump. (When the engine doesn't need to be up to temp and the cooling system under pressure to see the leak it's almost always the water pump.) So I took it right over to the same place that worked on Pam's car yesterday. Seven hours and a thousand bucks later it's fixed. Ouch!
Why are the poorest Americans most likely to be overweight? This has to be the only place in the world where poverty produces obesity. How does that happen?
And as long as I've already broken any pretense of political correctness, why do pregnant women show us their belly? Here's what I think, although I could have it all wrong (but I don't think so).
I think women who have had a baby look at a pregnant woman's belly and say, "ahhhh" because it recalls for them the sensations of having a child in their own belly. I think the husband of the pregnant woman looks at her big belly and says to himself, "That's pretty cool, 'cause I did that!" But all the rest of the men in the world say, "That's just a big belly and big bellies are not attractive."
I think that if you took a survey, men would say pictures of pregnant women's bellies should go the way of the dodo bird.
But I am absolutely certain that pregnant women don't give a rip what men think on this one. So I'm prepared to live with pictures of big bellies.
If you're of a certain age you remember Art Linkletter and his daily afternoon show, "House Party." The BEST segment of each show was the time he spent interviewing four kids, a different group each time. That segment led to a show dedicated to those interviews titled "Kids Say the Darndest Things." He was a genius and had an incredible way with kids. If you remember those segments you're probably smiling just thinking about them.
Or you could watch a brief collection of them here.
It was a simpler time.
Updates:
That was coolant pouring out of the bottom of the van last night. It had enough antifreeze (a real misnomer) to make it just a little slick between my fingers and in the dark I couldn't see the green tint. This morning I started it up and immediately got more running out, a sure sign of a bad water pump. (When the engine doesn't need to be up to temp and the cooling system under pressure to see the leak it's almost always the water pump.) So I took it right over to the same place that worked on Pam's car yesterday. Seven hours and a thousand bucks later it's fixed. Ouch!
The young guy showed up this morning to look at Gerta. I expected that he'd be towing her back to his place. He arrived with his dad, roughly my age, and clearly the VW expert, the kind of guy that was born with grease under his nails. Gnarly looking guy, but obviously knew everything about classic VW's.
Dad had me start it up and he kept it running by working the throttle linkage in back. It eventually died, he made some adjustments to the carb, had me start it up again and got the same results. It runs, but only if you work the throttle.
He checked out a couple other things and made his pronouncement: "You need a new carb."
I felt vindicated. I had diagnosed this as a fuel problem, which is why I rebuilt the carb. When that didn't fix it I suspected the fuel tank, but my gas can hook-up last Monday proved that wasn't the problem. I had no plan C, which is why I made this call.
The dad says that if I have confidence in my rebuild job (I've done enough carb rebuilds to answer yes) the carb is beyond repair. Apparently back in '67 the State of CA had emissions rules the rest of the country didn't have, and VW built a special carb to satisfy those rules. That's what I've got. But that carb is especially prone to failure through excessive wear. So the solution is to buy a new carb - the one the rest of the country was using in '67. Available in the internet, but at $160. (The good news: VW's don't have water pumps!)
The two of them were here for almost an hour, I pumped them for all kinds of info and advice, and they wanted $25 for their trip. They've got my business! And I may be needing them soon. (Shhhh. Pam doesn't know, but it may need a new flywheel.)
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Finished my sermon this morning and made a bulletin insert for it. Got to thinking about what's going on at Pathway and why it's starting to catch on. I really do think it's simple: give God's people God's Word in all of its power and relevancy and they'll respond. Good food feels good in the belly, physical or spiritual.
If you read the books about what it takes to be an effective pastor, especially a "church planting" pastor, in contemporary culture you'll see that I meet absolutely none of the criteria. I'm too old, I don't dress cool, don't like Bono and don't use videos to make my sermons come alive. All I know to do is to love the people (that's easy) and feed them God's Word.
"Not by power, nor by might, but by my Spirit, says the Lord."
2 comments:
Have you ever seen or eaten government cheese? That provides the answer to your poverty-obesity question. :)
When I was a cashier I noticed that people using food stamps (They're not called that now, but I can't remember what they are called.) often used them to buy junk food.
Sue
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