Category: Blogging

Tuesday night just would not be the same without my weekly ‘Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’, so here we go with this week’s ‘brain dump’:

1.  I have a new toy here on my computer – Google Earth. With it I measured my 18-minute ‘High Noon Walk’ of yesterday at 0.9 miles as well as my 25-minute ‘Walk-A-Thon’ of this morning at 1.3 miles. That’s an overall average of a mile every 19 to 20 minutes, or an average walking speed of 3 MPH.

2.  7 hours after walking that 1.3 miles this morning and I can still feel it in my legs. No pain. No gain.

3.  This past Sunday morning at Life Pointe Church we sang “Do You Hear What I Hear ?” and “Silent Night” back-to-back during Praise & Worship. I just can’t get enough of traditional Christmas carols. They mean so much more to me now than they ever used to. I’ll be missing them for the next 11 months.

4.  I currently weigh in at nearly 172 pounds (78 kilograms for the rest of the world). That’s at the top tier of my general weight range over the past 15 years. I’d rather weigh closer to 165 pounds (75 kilograms).

5.  The nicest picture that’s hanging on the wall directly above my computer workstation here at home is that of Air Force One over Mount Rushmore. With the picture are two patches of the 89TH Airlift Wing, and a nice engraving with my name on it as well as the dates that I worked at Andrews AFB Maryland. It’s also signed by 35 of my co-workers at the time. Those final 6 months of my Active Duty Air Force career were the best out of 8 years.

6.  I only saw 9 movies at the Box Office in 2007. That’s the lowest total for me since 1996. Out of those 9 movies I only saw 4 of them at the movie theatre here in Homestead that I go to every Sunday morning for Life Pointe Church services.

7.  I like to shave every 3 to 4 days. Sunday nights and Wednesday nights are typical shaving nights for me.

8.  When I was a kid I used to love eating peanut butter & banana sandwiches for lunch. I think it’s been about 25 years since my last one.

9.  One of my unique hobbies is watching the International Space Station pass over the skies of Homestead on selected evenings and mornings (when it is in view). I’ve seen 41 such passes since February of 2004.

10.  If I walked from home to work (over 7 miles away) then it would take me about 2½ hours to get there. I’d have to leave here at 3:30 AM to get to work by 6 AM. Yeah that’s not gonna happen ! 

• Jesse’s got the trailer up for the new message series at Life Pointe Church in January. The video is awesome. The message series sounds very interesting. I’m looking forward to the start of the new year at Life Pointe Church !
• Ritz picked his Top 10 Albums and Top 10 Songs of 2007, and he likes a lot of the great music that I like – particularly The Almost, Demon Hunter, Family Force 5, Haste The Day, Relient K, Switchfoot, and 12 Stones.
• Nathan posted his own ‘Road Rage File’. He nearly countered an act of road rage with an act of neighbor rage, but then he calmed down.

1.  Homestead ARB FL officially got down to a bone-chilling 50°F on Monday morning, and 51°F this morning, but now the warmer air has made its comeback via the northeasterly breezes off of the ocean. We may lightly tap the upper-50s for an hour or two tomorrow morning, but that’s about it. I’m ready for the more normal South Florida weather.

2.  I’ve received 15 Christmas cards, and I’ve sent out 20. I still have a few more to send out. I better hurry. Christmas is exactly one week from today !

3.  My little buddy ‘Boots’ died exactly 7 months ago yesterday. He was my best friend, and the coolest cat that ever lived. I have a little memorial that I set up for him a few days after he died at the edge of one of my living room couches on top of his favourite sleeping place. That will stay there indefinitely in his loving memory.

4.  I cheated today. I ate a half-pound double-cheeseburger and fries for Lunch courtesy of my good friends over there at Wendy’s. It’s not part of my diet, but I was craving it. Is that so wrong ?

5.  Travis wants to see pictures of me on this blog. I don’t know why. He knows what I look like. Seriously though I do plan to add a few pictures of me real soon. I don’t have many to choose from. My picture keeps getting taken at Sunday morning service and at various other Life Pointe Church functions, yet I never see them. Maybe I can get some of those pics to post ?  Jesse ?  Terry ?

6.  There’s only one type of battery that I will buy, and that my friends would be the Duracell battery. You know that it’s the copper-top battery. No other battery looks like it – or lasts like it.

7.  I had to deal with just a few tailgaters to and from work and to and from Lunch today. It wasn’t enough to make me add another exciting chapter of ‘The Road Rage Files’ on this blog. It was merely enough for me to think about it and mention it here.

8.  I mentioned ‘Boots’ earlier – the coolest cat that ever lived. And then there’s ‘Fluffy’ – the most lovable cat that ever lived. This weekend marks the 24TH anniversary that me and my little brother found and rescued that little Manx cat from the harsh Winter elements of outside. I’m planning a nice blog entry this weekend to remember that very special day in which ‘The Fluffmiester’ entered our lives.

9.  A few of my co-workers think that those who spread the Word Of God (instead of keeping it to themselves) are radicals. That’s right. I’m a radical, and so was God, Jesus, and the Disciples. Thanks for the complement !

10.  This blog will set a new record high today for visitors hitting it. If you discovered it by accident and you stuck around because you love it then tell all of your friends about it. THANKS to all of you for spending just a little bit of your spare time each day by learning what’s going on in my Life today. I am enjoying the Renaissance of my Life, so you came at a very special time.