I admit it. I watch American Idol. I'm man enough to stand by that statement. I don't watch it religiously, but we TiVo it and if there's enough time, I watch it. Generally speaking, it doesn't get real interesting until the final 8 or so. However, the last couple of nights there were two interesting stories. On Tuesday night a young lady auditioned just 2 days after her father died! And she changed songs at the audition! She performed extremely well, even without the added emotional baggage of her father's passing. She was a unanimous selection to go to Hollywood and Simon told her that her father would have been proud. After she left Simon turns to Paula and Randy and says, "Would you have been able to do that? I wouldn't". It was the most humane I've seen Simon treat someone. And she didn't make excuses prior to going in.
On the other hand, there was a girl tonight who stated quite matter of factly that the Holy Spirit told her to audition! Why do people do that? Do they not think that the producers are going to mock them with their own words? I mean, she was terrible and you knew she would be the moment she brought the Holy Spirit into the picture. If she had been a great singer, the producers would never have used the clip of her claiming divine intervention. Instead the reverse happens and it's entirely her fault.
Is God involved in our lives? Absolutely! But too often - I mean way too often - people confuse their wants and hopes for God's direction. Yes, God uses our desires to accomplish His will, but it's not a truism. Never confuse God using our dreams for our dreams dictating God's will. Our hopes and dreams are ours, and like us they are fallible. God is not.
Because you should never blame God for your feelings.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Time for a Humidifier
Today we're having a humidifier installed! This is very exciting for us. For those who come from a more humid climate, this thought could be completely foreign. A humidifier adds humidity to the air being blown into your house from the furnace. When you don't have a humidifier (especially in Colorado) the air is so dry that every time you touch anything with metal in it, you get a small static shock. While the shock is small, it does hurt. Imagine every time you turn on a light you get shocked. And it's not just metal. It's other people. We have 6 in our house. That's twice the shocking fun of your average household!
My lips are chapped, my wife's hands are dry and cracked, and the current humidity here in Colorado Springs is 51%, but with the temperature and the wind both at 22, that's almost no moisture sitting in the air! I'm not complaining, mind you. I'll take no humidity and clean air, no congestion and a great church with great friends over what we had in Virginia. Our only friends there want to move here! And our only other friends on the East Coast we met in Colorado Springs and they liked it here too (although the unnamed wife would prefer San Antonio or Houston - Go Figure!). Still, it's definitely time for a humidifier.
My lips are chapped, my wife's hands are dry and cracked, and the current humidity here in Colorado Springs is 51%, but with the temperature and the wind both at 22, that's almost no moisture sitting in the air! I'm not complaining, mind you. I'll take no humidity and clean air, no congestion and a great church with great friends over what we had in Virginia. Our only friends there want to move here! And our only other friends on the East Coast we met in Colorado Springs and they liked it here too (although the unnamed wife would prefer San Antonio or Houston - Go Figure!). Still, it's definitely time for a humidifier.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Bush League
I'll admit up front that I'm not a Patriots fan. I almost didn't watch the Super Bowl because they stood a pretty good chance of winning it, and that would have been too much. Why don't I like the Patriots? Good question. Is it Tom Brady? Kind of cocky, but you need to be a little cocky to play at the professional level. No - I don't think that's it. Is it Randy Moss? Don't like him much at all, but I don't think that's it either. How 'bout that new kid, Welker? Don't know much about him, but he looks like a fantastic receiver. Nope. It's not an individual player. No, I think it's the coach. Bill Belichick. He has the worst attitude of any coach I've ever seen, and that includes Parcells. Belichick despises the public and I think the feeling is mutual. So why is this post called "Bush League". Because of spygate? Or spygate 2? Partly. Some of it has to do with his challenge to the non-call penalty for 12 men on the field (since when can you challenge a uncalled penalty and why hasn't anybody asked for a challenge on an uncalled pass interference?)? All of those are valid reasons, but I think this one trumps them all.
With one second left on the clock, Belichick ignores everyone and runs over to the Giants' sideline to "congratulate" Tom Coughlin. Oops! Talk about lack of situational awareness. Okay, okay. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he thought there was still time on the clock (although if it hadn't been a 4th down play, I'm sure he would have been arguing that there were 3 seconds left). When Belichick finally makes it to Coughlin, referee extrodinaire Mike Carey is there to tell Belichick that there's still time left on the clock! So, dutifully, Belichick heads back to the sideline to let the Super Bowl finish its full sixty minutes (just like every other football game). WHOA! No, Belichick heads through his sideline and heads to the lockeroom! BUSH LEAGUE!!!! What a terrible display of childish and boorish behavior! And the cherry on the top? In the post-game interview on Fox (loser's lockeroom is always a drag) not once does Belichick say that the Giants had a good game, or they were the better team or any number of other cliches that sports figures use at times like these.
He wasn't repentant after spygate, and he acted childish after his Super Bowl loss. That's why I don't like the Patriots. Because Belichick is Bush League.
Addendum: If I were commish for a day, I would suspend Belicheck his Super Bowl Bonus plus 1 game for leaving the field early. You'll remember that the Pats were stripped of their first round draft choice next year for their cheating in the game versus the Jets. That would be selection 31 overall. I found out today that they had previously acquired San Francisco's first round pick in a trade. Guess where the Patriots draft? Number 7 overall! Losing the 31st pick wasn't that much of a penalty when they are able to pick up a top notch player via trade! And if the "Spygate II" rumors are proven to be true, I have a recommendation for the league. Strip the Pats of their title versus the Rams, and suspend Belichick for 5 years - or go the Pete Rose route and ban him for life!
With one second left on the clock, Belichick ignores everyone and runs over to the Giants' sideline to "congratulate" Tom Coughlin. Oops! Talk about lack of situational awareness. Okay, okay. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he thought there was still time on the clock (although if it hadn't been a 4th down play, I'm sure he would have been arguing that there were 3 seconds left). When Belichick finally makes it to Coughlin, referee extrodinaire Mike Carey is there to tell Belichick that there's still time left on the clock! So, dutifully, Belichick heads back to the sideline to let the Super Bowl finish its full sixty minutes (just like every other football game). WHOA! No, Belichick heads through his sideline and heads to the lockeroom! BUSH LEAGUE!!!! What a terrible display of childish and boorish behavior! And the cherry on the top? In the post-game interview on Fox (loser's lockeroom is always a drag) not once does Belichick say that the Giants had a good game, or they were the better team or any number of other cliches that sports figures use at times like these.
He wasn't repentant after spygate, and he acted childish after his Super Bowl loss. That's why I don't like the Patriots. Because Belichick is Bush League.
Addendum: If I were commish for a day, I would suspend Belicheck his Super Bowl Bonus plus 1 game for leaving the field early. You'll remember that the Pats were stripped of their first round draft choice next year for their cheating in the game versus the Jets. That would be selection 31 overall. I found out today that they had previously acquired San Francisco's first round pick in a trade. Guess where the Patriots draft? Number 7 overall! Losing the 31st pick wasn't that much of a penalty when they are able to pick up a top notch player via trade! And if the "Spygate II" rumors are proven to be true, I have a recommendation for the league. Strip the Pats of their title versus the Rams, and suspend Belichick for 5 years - or go the Pete Rose route and ban him for life!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Life is Precious
A lot of news hitting the homefront today. Lynette's nephew and his wife are at the hospital having their first child! Cameron and Ashley have been there since sometime yesterday evening. Concurrently, Lynette's cousin George is also in the hospital. Unfortunately it's because he had a brain aneurysm last night. He survived the first surgery, with another one to follow next week. Sadly, at this point, his daughter is getting married next Saturday. :-( Not sure how all of that will be working out. And finally, today my oldest heads off to middle school camp! Yes, I have a Jr. Higher!!!!! Praise God for the moments we have with those we love...they're gone all too soon.
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