"The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois." - Flaubert

For reasons he can't understand, Parker Brothers passed on Uncle Ralph's idea for a board game.

On the way home from lunch after church I listened to the replay of this week's Car Talk program on NPR. One of the callers was a newlywed who was having a disagreement about proper shifting technique with her husband. She described herself as a former hippy and said her new husband is retired from the military.
Ray asked, "Does he still fold his underwear?"
They all had a good laugh when she said, "Oh yeah."

Wait a minute. Who doesn't fold their underwear? What, they just shove it in the dresser drawer? You can't do that! Besides, it would make a big mess in your drawers.
Uhm, that came out wrong.
Seriously, it never occurred to me until Ray asked that question that there are people out there who don't fold their underwear.

Consensus seems to be that the projector is a very good addition to our worship service. I'll increase font size a little but other than that it all went smoothly. Whew!

There is no blessing greater than family. What do people do who don't have family?
I'm very thankful for our family. You can't have mine but I hope you have one like it.

It's rained off and on here for two days. Bah! rain.

I just preached a sermon and it's time to start preparing the next one. Is this what mothers feel like?

I just hit the wall. I think there's more stuff in my head but it's lost in the Sunday night fog. Some Mine Sweeper on the Kindle and then bed.