Cheyenne

The Vet who put our dog down is a friend of mine. His name is Jim Osborne.
I just think it's worth noting how he handled this. He was very thoughtful.
First, after the injection, we sat together; Jim, Sydney and I. Cheyenne was sleeping, Sydney was sobbing, and I was wondering if I had made a mistake. Jim talked to us about dogs.

(Anyone who does not like dogs should stop reading this now...And I know this is a theological can of worms, but so what.)

Jim said he thinks dogs display something of the character of God. What? Unconditional love. We talked about that for a minute before we left his office.
Then a couple days later we got a card from his office. That was nice. And now, three weeks later we got a notification that Jim had made a contribution in Cheyennes honor to a veterinary group that cares for animals were there is no money or personnel available.
I just think Jim has been very kind.

Rd. 3: Tenn. vs. Ohio State

Hey Charlie, this is just a sample for you...in English! It's from yesterdays game....yeah, and you have to watch it on YouTube...oh well.
Today, OSU SMASHED Memphis...in my opinion.

And Sean, you gonna root for OSU at this point?

OMG

I thought that would be all. It looked like the Bucks had not come to play! Game over, time to go home. Then another amazing comeback! Wow. Could it be time to break out the OSU flag, and turn on the OSU neon light? I only do that on special occasions...Michigan game, etc.

Other than that...weird weekend...maybe I'll post about it later when it all makes more sense. NBD.

Hardball

Tom Delay was on Hardball today promoting his new book, "No Retreat, No Surrender". He started the interview by giving his testimony on coming to Jesus Christ. Chris Matthew dismissed his testimony. I wish he had pursued the subject. Mr. Delay has been, and is so divisive and uncompromising (and often wrong!). Are his attitudes Christ like? Maybe on some issues; but what about "love your enemies"? Or "let him w/o sin cast the first stone"? Or concepts like humility and forgiveness? Maybe I'm completely misunderstanding Mr. Delay; however, I see a leader who has helped polarise this country and promote ideas contrary to those I've listed.
Who cares...except that he is the one that opened with a Christian testimony. So maybe he should defend that standard.

That's better...

Did I say I was bored with watching Ohio State? NOT ANYMORE!!
That was a fantastic comeback. (Against Xavier) The sweet Sixteen is respectable to me. If we get beat now, I can still go out in public.

So here I am, alone on a Saturday. I'm just getting things done. Cleaning, feeding critters, driving kids around. Sydney is insulating her mothers shed. I got the better deal! I'm invited to a party tonight, but Sydney won't go so I'm not either. I'm afraid I'll just end up standing in a corner. Happens all the time, always has. This is largely why I am out of "church" at this point, but not the only reason.

Does anyone read this blog anymore? If so, help me here. Where does scripture instruct "church" as we have it now? Songs, sermon, facilities, and programs galore. I can't find it. We have strong encouragement to get together, and to share our lives in Christ together. This is something songs and a sermon and programs do not produce. If that kind of connection occurs at all, it is in spite of not because of the "church" machine. There you go. That's what I think. Cross examine away, please.

Back to my main point....GO BUCKS!

The Buzz...

Let's see, what's up!

NCAA: Ohio State has been playing so well it's boring to watch them. I never thought I'd say that! I'm sure things will get tougher here shortly. ORU got clobbered in the first round. Their coach (Scott Sutton) has taken them to the tourney two years in a row now. Usually good coaches move on to bigger things, but he plans to stay at ORU. He likes it there and he likes what they are about. Agree or disagree, you have to admire someone who doesn't just go for the cash. It's very rare. I liked watching Duke get beat also. It was a great game.

Politics: What a bunch of BS going on lately on this Valerie Plame /CIA deal. And the firing of Federal Judges. Both these go to new heights in pickyness. That's all I have to say. I'm glad some attention is being given to the VA hospital problems. Here's some insight...it's not anything new!!I do hope some improvements are made.

Misc: I went to a clients birthday luncheon today. She is 89 and has alzheimer's. So it was sad, but she remembered me. That made me feel good. She asked about my kids 4 times but I like talking about them so that was fine. And speaking of ....

Kids: All three kids are in music lessons now. We are going to be the Partridge Family! Luke is in a rock and roll band. The other band members are older and asked him to try out. They play heavy metal...very heavy metal. I'll get a recording or video and post it here later.

Bush - invading Iraq was a mistake

Yeah, is that what he should say?

Stupid me...

OK, OK, pouring Coke on pork does not cause worms to crawl out. Duped again! When will I learn? It's the internet! Don't believe everything you hear. True in life as well. What is that cynical saying? "Believe half of what you see and nothing that you hear?" No, that's not it. I don't remember. I'm going to go eat a pork chop right now.....

Blond Star

At last I fixed the problem with posting videos...This one is a hoot! Watch till the end.

Ten Reasons Not to Join the Military

I'm reading a short book by this title. This is because I have a son, as well as a nephew who want to enlist someday. It would be a big decision, and I would want them to have both eyes open. And this book is quite eye opening! Not only the obvious, (killing and being killed) but I did not know that military enlistment contracts are binding on the recruit, but not binding on the government! So, a military recruiter can say almost anything they like. The enlistment contract states, "Laws and regulations that govern military personnel may change without notice to me. Such changes may affect my status, pay, allowances, benefits, and responsibilities." I've signed employment contracts, and I would sure not sign one with that language! The last reason the book discusses is that there are other alternatives if you want to serve your country, or even have involvement with the military that don't require enlistment.

The Departed

I heard this movie starring Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, and Leonardo DiCaprio won Picture of The Year. So, we rented it. With the exception of some interesting plot twists, it was a lousy movie. And I am not that hard to please! It was disconnected, and not believable. The relationships were underdeveloped. They incorporated excessive bad language, and love scenes were almost comical. Two thumbs down.

How to beat boredom and a word about pork.

The way to beat boredom is to get yourself a Max. You go up to the Max and say" What do you wanna do?" That's all it takes. Then you shoot hoops, go to the video store (twice). And don't forget dinner at a burger joint and driving around. And the Max, he will have lots to talk about...LOTS.

Now, a word about pork. If you pour Coke on raw pork after a couple minutes WORMS crawl out of the meat. IT'S TRUE. BLECK.

Don't believe me? Go to YouTube (I can't post videos since I transferred to the new Blogger.) Type "Raw Pork" in the search box. Watch the first video that comes up.
I'm never eating pork again.

Bored

I'm bored. My books, boring. Work, boring (or stressful...but still boring). Wine, yup, boring; it same old, same old. Church, always boring. TV boring. Family...no comment. Weather, too cold so its boring. This post, boring. I'm tired of Anna Nichole news and Iraq. And I'm bummed about my dog. If I was rich I'd take a trip right now. I think I'd fly to Florida, just for the weekend and get sun burned.