Finally...A Show About What Really Matters!!

Dude...so what's up with Paris Hilton's New BFF? Do people seriously watch this stuff? I watched a little of it just to see what shinanigans she's up to. Wow...yeah, that's 10 minutes of my life I'm not getting back. Well I guess if nobody wants to be your friend, you can just host a TV show to get one. I'm sure dad couldn't be more proud. Hats off to Paris for thinking outside of the box!

9/11

So seven years ago (2001) I was going to visit my bro out in PA. The first week of the visit was kinda rough 'cause I was pretty crabby from a jet lag trip back from China the day before. The second week was much better as I lightened up a lot and adjusted to the time change. The second week we decided to pack a cooler and go for it: a car trip to NY, then Washington D.C., then back home (all in 3 days)...kinda crazy, but fun. We saw a lot. We took the World Center Trade Tower tour in NY. We went up to the very top and saw quite a view. We took the tourist picture at the set up they had there in the building. The date: Sept 4th.

The thing that scared me (the strangest feeling of my life)...was my Mom rushing into my bedroom a week later telling me to wake up and watch the news about the Trade Towers. I came into her room and watched the news as a plane flew into the 2nd tower. I watched in absolute dumbfoundedness.

Weeks earlier, I was asking for vacation off from work. I had three weeks that I could take. The plan was to take the China trip (1 week), wait 1 week when I returned to get used to the time change, then take the other 2 weeks out to PA. For some reason I didn't postpone my trip out to PA, I took the next day's flight out. If I postponed my trip 1 week, we would have been on the Trade Towers when they were hit.

All I can say is thank you, Lord. I still can't understand how God worked that one.

Temptation

Yesterday was an overwhelming day for me. I normally do a little Bible study before I go to sleep. But last night, I scratched that idea and just spoke to God. I was dumbfounded how Jesus could walk through temptation and still keep His eyes focused on the Father. I was slapped in the face yesterday with very 'worldly' situations that wore me out. Even though I didn't compromise, I felt extremely distant from God. I guess it's times like these that having brothers and sisters to fellowship with is important. I guess it's a lesson of never letting my guard down to how strongly satan can use this world to pull Christians away from God. I know that we need to put on the armor of God and be strong in Him, but I'm pretty tired right now. Sometimes I wish that Jesus was physically here so I could spend a day with Him. I could use that right about now.

People Are Amusing, Part 1001

I was working the bar on a closing shift yesterday when a gal said, "Oh wow, you guyz have oatmeal now, reeelly?" "Yup." "Wow...is it...like...good?" Laughing inside to the ignorance of how oatmeal tastes I replied, "Well...it's oatmeal. It tastes the same no matter where ya get it...it's just oats and water." I think my reply might have hinted at my intolerance for girls thinking that 'playing dumb' is cute. I guess I surprise people when I don't respond in accordance to the game they want to play. Eh....probably shouldn't have said anything at all. But on the other hand maybe people will begin thinking that being intelligent is the way to go. I find it more humorous than anything, sorry if it sounds mean. =)

Umm...can I get an oatmeal frap??

Ok...so the powerful and innovative Starbucks Thinking Machine just rolled out with the latest craze of the century!! That's right, you guessed it...OATMEAL...BAM!

I have yet to experience the, "Umm, yeah, gimme a half-caf, triple-grande, 3/4 pump vanilla, 1/3 non-fat, 1/3 breve, 1/3 soy, light whip, latte...oh ya, could you mix oatmeal into that with half a packet of brown sugar??"

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a pretty spiffy and healthy alternative to the 430 calorie filled apple fritter. But I really don't want to see Starbucks "Going The Way Of The 'Oat Soup.'" <---- MxPx reference (shout a holla if ya know what I'm talkin about!)