I Guess the Party’s Over…

“If you people don’t get out of my house, I’ll set it on fire!”

Unbelievable…(Link via Free Republic)

I Guess the Party’s Over…

“If you people don’t get out of my house, I’ll set it on fire!”

Unbelievable…(Link via Free Republic)

Cheesy Visual Aid…

Taught about making the most of your time, etc. etc. today, and gave everybody in attendance one of these “checks” as a reminder that every single day is a precious – and irreplaceable – gift from God, that if squandered, is gone forever.

OK, I know it’s sort of “cheesy” and all that, but it got the point across to our folks…

Old School…

My old low-top Chuck Taylors are finally looking too ratty for the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Charphar” to tolerate going out in public with me, so I’ve been in the market for some new sneakers. I loved the Adidas Stan Smith models when I was in high school – many moons ago. (One of the coolest guys I knew had some!)

Anyway, I had narrowed it down to some more Converses – the Jack Purcell to be exact, the Stan Smith, and the also-old-school Adidas Rod Laver mesh. Then Reebok went and threw a monkey wrench in the works when I found their old-school tennis shoe in canvas twill.

Well, in the end, it was a purely economic decision. The leather “Stans” were half as much as the others. I’m breaking ‘em in as we blog!

Oh, and they made shopping at Kroger sound like match point at Flushing Meadows (the rubbery squeaks! Yes!)

OK, so it obviously doesn’t take much to amuse me…

Cheesy Visual Aid…

Taught about making the most of your time, etc. etc. today, and gave everybody in attendance one of these “checks” as a reminder that every single day is a precious – and irreplaceable – gift from God, that if squandered, is gone forever.

OK, I know it’s sort of “cheesy” and all that, but it got the point across to our folks…

Old School…

My old low-top Chuck Taylors are finally looking too ratty for the lovely and gracious “Mrs. Charphar” to tolerate going out in public with me, so I’ve been in the market for some new sneakers. I loved the Adidas Stan Smith models when I was in high school – many moons ago. (One of the coolest guys I knew had some!)

Anyway, I had narrowed it down to some more Converses – the Jack Purcell to be exact, the Stan Smith, and the also-old-school Adidas Rod Laver mesh. Then Reebok went and threw a monkey wrench in the works when I found their old-school tennis shoe in canvas twill.

Well, in the end, it was a purely economic decision. The leather “Stans” were half as much as the others. I’m breaking ‘em in as we blog!

Oh, and they made shopping at Kroger sound like match point at Flushing Meadows (the rubbery squeaks! Yes!)

OK, so it obviously doesn’t take much to amuse me…

It’s Over…

Well, some time during the night – actually around 12:30 this morning – the cops got the guy on top of the crane.

57+ hours after he went up there, they got him down by Tasering him, as he reached for a cup of water.

My earlier post about the incident raised some points about whether or not they should have just let the guy jump and end it all with minimal expense and aggravation. This led to some comments from some folks I know personally and respect a lot, and some folks I don’t know at all – except through the great medium of the blogosphere – and respect a lot.

Yes, I do care tremendously about the worth and the value of each individual before God. Yes, my heart cries out for people who are obviously in need. Yes, I’m concerned about the guy’s alleged victim in Florida. Yes, I’m concerned about the hundreds of other valuable individuals who lost a part of their lives while this guy put on his little stunt in the sky.

Yes to all that…and I still say they should have sent Crocodile Dundee up there.

After all, Crocodile Dundee talked “his” jumper out of it.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for commenting. Thanks for your prayers and friendship – in real life and over the Web.

It’s Over…

Well, some time during the night – actually around 12:30 this morning – the cops got the guy on top of the crane.

57+ hours after he went up there, they got him down by Tasering him, as he reached for a cup of water.

My earlier post about the incident raised some points about whether or not they should have just let the guy jump and end it all with minimal expense and aggravation. This led to some comments from some folks I know personally and respect a lot, and some folks I don’t know at all – except through the great medium of the blogosphere – and respect a lot.

Yes, I do care tremendously about the worth and the value of each individual before God. Yes, my heart cries out for people who are obviously in need. Yes, I’m concerned about the guy’s alleged victim in Florida. Yes, I’m concerned about the hundreds of other valuable individuals who lost a part of their lives while this guy put on his little stunt in the sky.

Yes to all that…and I still say they should have sent Crocodile Dundee up there.

After all, Crocodile Dundee talked “his” jumper out of it.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for commenting. Thanks for your prayers and friendship – in real life and over the Web.

“Get on with it, mate!”

The big news around here this week is the guy who has climbed up on top of one of those gigantic construction cranes. Seems he’s on the lam from Florida. Wanted for murder. The cops are trying to keep him awake to keep him from falling. They’re “negotiating” with him. He’s threatening to jump. His little stunt has snarled re-routed traffic, stopped commerce, and halted construction on the building.

It’s probably a good thing I’m not in charge. I’d pull the police and media back and tell the guy to go ahead.

Think about it…we’re spending tons of money to preserve this loser’s guy’s life. So we can spend tons of money to convict him. So we can spend tons of money feeding him and paying for his endless appeals.

Call me cruel, but we need to send Crocodile Dundee up there, pronto.

“Get on with it, mate!”

More Good Notes on Blogging from Great Bloggers…

Along with all the other things they do so well at Fellowship Church, they are producing some great blogs, chock full of hmmmm’s and a-ha!’s.

Terry Storch has become one of my favorite bloggers. He hosted and led a seminar for the bloggers at Fellowship earlier this week. Unfortunately, we can’t all be on staff at Fellowship (but I can forward a copy of my resume if you’re interested!). But fortunately, Terry posted his notes so the rest of us can learn from the seminar.

Another Fellowship staffer – and excellent blogger! – is Brian Bailey. Check out Brian’s recent post about better blogging.

And the hits just keep on coming! Mark Morgan – yep, you guessed it! Another Fellowship guy – has just jumped into the blogopshere. He listed some real good reasons why he did.