That’s me exactly 10 years ago on this precise date in 1999 as I embarked on my very first Carnival cruise ever. (I had previously been on a handful of NCL cruises.)
In less than 5 days I return to the Carnival Imagination for the 3RD time. I’ll be in Key West on Tuesday, Cozumel on Wednesday, and at sea on Thursday.
My fantastic journey is now at the start of its 4TH year – or 37TH month. It is not a straight line. It is a winding road. There are many sharp curves, and if I’m not paying attention and keeping my eyes on the road ahead I could drift off the road and meander into evil and darkness. Sometimes I don’t see what’s coming at me. It’s my job to react appropriately and do what is right to honour my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I seem to be in a time of recession with my journey. It will be temporary, and then there will be a correction. Robust growth shall follow, and that will be sooner rather than later. I’m getting excited as I refocus on the daylight.
This week on the inspirational hit music circuit I’ve got my main man Lyrycyst. Dude he’s not your ordinary rapper. He don’t need to curse. He’s just praising his Father God while sitting on Mother Earth.
‘So Peter Piper picked a pepper. I’m a pick myself a pack of people. Pull them out this pack of pressure. Pull ’em back, and pack the steeples. So give me the track and I’ll spray. I do it to show you a way to better yourself and the people around you that sit down and ball everyday.’
It’s in the Lyrycyst:
You’ve waited a full 7 days for this, and now you’ve got it. It’s the ‘Grab Bag’ !
1. Once again today it’s the tale of two Homesteads. There’s the flooded Homestead (where I live), and there’s the dry Homestead (where I work). Over at the air base this afternoon we received barely a trace of rain. Here in my ‘hood nearly two inches of rain fell over the course of two hours. I can fully explain why this is happening, but I’d rather not bore you to bits.
2. Yesterday (Monday) at Lunchtime there was an ENORMOUS vehicle collision on East Biscayne Drive (SW 288TH St.) between Wendy’s and the air base. It happened during the 10 minutes or so that I was at the Publix at Waterstone. As I proceeded back towards the base the scene was barely unfolding with mass chaos everywhere. It was probably one of the worst accidents that I have ever seen in my over 20 years of driving on that particular stretch of roadway. One woman was even airlifted via helicopter from the scene of the accident. 3 hours later the road was still a nightmare. I had to take U.S. 1 from Moody Drive (SW 268TH St.) to Lucy Street (SW 328TH St.) just to get home.
3. TODAY on my way to Lunch with a buddy from work my Saturn flipped over from 59,999 miles to 60,000 miles ! It happened westbound on Campbell Drive approaching the Oasis Shopping Center. That’s 60,000 miles of driving in 6 years, 2 months, and 1 week. I hit 50,000 miles exactly 15 months ago tomorrow, so that’s an average of about 667 miles per month – or 22 miles per day. I love living and working in the same city !
4. Apparently I undervalued my antiquated cell phone. It is NOT a 2002 cell phone. It is actually a 2004 cell phone, and that’s when I actually bought it. I had another (even more antiquated) cell phone from 2002 to 2004. I recently realized that I can actually tweet with it, so even in its old age it still has a purpose driven life. A cell phone’s equivalent human age can be calculated simply by multiplying its actual age in years by 20. My cell phone is the equivalent of a 100-year-old !
5. If you see a very low-flying C-130 Hercules aircraft hovering over the mean streets of Redland, Florida City, Homestead, Leisure City, Naranja Lakes, and Princeton early tonight and tomorrow night then have no fear. It’s a mosquito killing mission. Stay indoors as the poison is sprayed from above.
The ‘Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’ is taking a week off next week. Be sure to catch the next ‘Grab Bag’ in two weeks – on the 15TH of September. Be sure to check out an all-new ‘Thursday Night Mini Thoughts’ later this week.
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