Schooled by the Old Man

I thought I was hot stuff last night when I called my Father and began discussing some of my devotions from the book of Acts. I was rattling on about Phillip and how he ran to witness to the Ethiopian eunuch, and then after baptizing him, the Lord made him disappear and show up in a different place to continue his work (Look it up, Acts 8).
So here I am pretending to be a scholar to the Old Man when all of a sudden, without my knowing it, he completely hijacked the conversation. He went on about what a eunuch is/was, and how one gets the job of a eunuch. How they were servants of the queen. He went on to ask why this African man would have been a believer in the Lord and why he would have the book of Isaiah. What disappointment the eunuch must have felt having traveled to Jerusalem but not been able to worship at the temple since the Jews did not allow outsiders to mingle with them, let alone worship with them. You get the picture, but there were about 5 other things that he mentioned that I can't even recall. Let's just say this....He was on his game and I was completely out of my league

....All I really wanted to say was that I thought it was cool that God made Philip disappear and reappear somewhere else.....My small little mind.

Just get to the Punchline

I've always been a Letterman fan. His humor and antics are more up my alley than Leno's. However, I haven't watched him consistently for a long time, since I just can't stay up that late anymore. Over the last couple of weeks, I've caught him several times and I've really been turned off. He has really taken to inserting his political bias into his jokes and monologues. I've also seen him be blatantly rude to conservative guests on his show, like political analyst Bill O'Reily. Listen, I have no problem with mild jokes about the president and other leaders. That is his job, and traditionally he's been the best at it. However, he's no political mind, nor does he really know that much about what's going on in the world, as was evident by his interview with Bill O'Reily. He does however have a very big microphone and camera in front of him, which allows him to get his opinions heard. Hey Dave.....I'd really prefer if you kept your liberal opinions out of your humor, and to yourself. Stick with "Will it Float", "Stupid Pet Tricks" and your "Top 10 List". In my opinion put a cork bin it and just tell jokes.

Plan B

.....Well, plan B looks like, Dominoes' pizza in the candle light....("Just another day in Paradise" by Phil Vassar)

Not sure if you know that song or not(country), but I had to quickly come up with a Plan B for this weekend.
Scenario and Plan A:
One of Lori's best friends from KC, Joy, and I have been conspiring since Christmas to suprise her with a visit. Plan was that I would fly back home from a business trip, Joy would fly in from KC, and we would meet at the airport and suprise Lori back at the house. Well, mother nature had other plans for Joy's connection through Chicago, and just like that, 2 months of planning went down the tubes. This was my big valentine's suprise. No I had nothing.

Plan B:
Weekend is not a total loss. Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Joel are still going to babysit, so Lori and I are going to dinner and a movie. Most importantly, we will get to sleep in :) Looking forward to it!

Slim Fast

I can highly recommend the Slim-Fast diet. I've lost about 15 pounds since the beginning of the year. There is no secret to the plan, I'm taking in about 1/3 of the calories I was eating prior to starting the diet. You can buy generic drinks to save money, the ones at Costco, by Kirkland taste the best. It takes about 2 weeks before you get used to not eating as much as you used to. It's a great diet for someone that has no creativity in food preparation.

Choo Choo

My son Charlie turned 2 on Friday. He is growing up so fast, it's hard to keep up. He is currently obsessed with trains, excuse me.....Choo Choos.