Month: November 2008

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

1.  It’s Veterans Day all across the great United States Of America, and it’s the Federal Holiday each year that means the most to me personally. I stopped everything that I was doing at exactly 11:11 AM this morning. I checked out the big three cable news networks – Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC – and not a single one of them had LIVE coverage of any Veterans Day ceremony anywhere. What a shame.

2.  On both Saturday and Sunday I drove more than 80 miles each day. That’s about 4 times my daily average. It was an exhausting first-half of my long holiday weekend, and a more peaceful and quiet second-half (yesterday and today). I actually felt a real subtle hint of a possible 8TH cold in 12 months coming on this morning. I took an extra 500 MG Vitamin C tablet to fight this fight because I don’t have time for another cold this week – or next week.

3.  This morning I went to Publix – where shopping is a pleasure – about 10 minutes after they opened for business shortly after 7 AM. I did my grocery shopping for the next couple of weeks. After that I went to McDonald’s to pick-up breakfast. You get faster service when you actually get out of your car, walk in to the joint, and order the food face-to-face to an actual human being (rather than a drive-thru speaker).

4.  I did a little mini ‘The Major’s Walk-A-Thon’ this morning. I walked to and from the clubhouse near the main entrance of my neighbourhood. That’s a little more than a half-a-mile round-trip. I had to do my annual vehicle registration there. Prior to last year a lazy me would have driven it. Nowadays I see a mile or two and think ‘Walk-A-Thon’. I saw a new cat during this mini walk. The feline looked at me from afar and sighed to himself or herself, ‘Friend – Not Foe’.

5.  Ford Championship Weekend is just two days away at our Homestead-Miami Speedway, so you just know what that means – tens of thousands of out-of-town tourists and NASCAR fans galore descending on our home turf spending their hard-earned money in our stores and restaurants. Show them respect. Be nice to them. Welcome them to our fine city. Invite them back for more fun.

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History Holidays People

Veterans Day – Honoring All Who Served

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Humor

Monday Night Countdown

And now – ladies and gentlemen – I present to you another self-conscious TOP 5 countdown in which I poke fun at myself. It’s all good. I’m cool like that.

USAF SGT Me In August 1991
USAF SGT Me In August 1991

5.  ‘Yes. I’m a Veteran. I personally created the bomb that was dropped over Saddam’s palace in Baghdad.’ (True Story – I created actual bombs that were dropped from actual fighter jets during the air attack of Operation Desert Storm.)

4.  ‘Of course this is exactly what I wear to work every day. I work for Major Nelson in Cocoa Beach. He has a Jeannie.’

3.  ‘I could have an extra set of eyes, and these ENORMOUS glasses would still cover all four of them !’

2.  ‘The girls totally dig a man in uniform. See that cat over there in the Footlocker uniform ?  He gets all of the girls.’

1.  ‘Hey dude when are you gonna return my C + C Music Factory and Roxette cassettes ?’

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God

Life Pointe Church Plantation Key Lime Pie

Build a church in Plantation Key just off U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 90, and they shall come – they being our newest Life Pointe Church family members that live in the Upper Florida Keys. We had an awesome turnout for our official grand opening launch, and God’s Kingdom just keeps on expanding from South Miami-Dade County straight into Northern Monroe County. Did you see that ?  That was the sight of the devil running hurriedly away from here.

After talking with a bunch of our newest family members, eavesdropping on a few others, and reading all of the connection cards I have determined that we are exactly what was desperately needed in the local neighbourhood. We got a whole bunch of ‘Welcomes’, and it appears that a whole bunch of you are here to stay. Some of you want to join the band, and others of you wish to receive more information on how to serve on the hospitality team, at the office, and with the kids. If you’re not quite sure about serving right about now then just keep on showing up praising, worshipping, and adoring Jesus. Eventually the time may be right to serve Him as well.