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By missy on
8/25/2008 8:50 PM
I've been extremely tired today. My house is a disaster. I think I can get it put back together tomorrow... if I'm not extremely tired again. Rachel (Burch) says I'm anemic. I probably am, I tend to be and especially when I'm pregnant/nursing. Admin grilled, or cooked on the skillet rather, filets for dinner. He's cooked far too many meals, I hate to admit, over the past few months. I'm thankful I have a husband who would rather serve me than be served. After dinner, Admin took the kids into the living room while I cleaned up the kitchen. He usually cleans up after dinner, but he actually let me do it tonight. When I was done, we all sat down and watched Jon and Kate plus eight until bedtime. When I watch that show, I always feel guilty for ever feeling overwhelmed. Right now Admin is out getting a movie from redbox and hopefully will surprise me with some Andy's... mmm, I love Andy's! I doubt either of us will get through a whole movie, but it sounds nice to just relax on this Monday evening.
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By jonny on
8/25/2008 11:33 AM
I came across this poem in a book I am reading about traditional church practices. I thought I would pass it along. there are things we do in church for pure and true reasons, but then there are things that we do not really knowing why we do them other than "that's just how we always have". Enjoy.
The Calf Path
One day, through the primeval wood,
A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made a trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then three hundred years have fled,
And, I infer, the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral tale.
The trail was taken up next day
By a lone dog that passed that way;
And then a wise bellwether sheep
Pursued the trail o’er vale and steep,
And drew the flock behind him, too,
As good bellwethers always do.
And from that day, o’er hill and glade,
Through those old woods a path was made,
And many men wound in and out,
And dodged and turned and bent about,
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because ’twas such a crooked path;
But still they followed — do not laugh —
The first migrations of that calf,
And through this winding wood-way stalked
Because he wobbled when he walked.
This forest path became a lane,
That bent, and turned, and turned again.
This crooked lane became a road,
Where many a poor horse with his load
Toiled on beneath the burning sun,
And traveled some three miles in one.
And thus a century and a half
They trod the footsteps of that calf.
The years passed on in swiftness fleet.
The road became a village street,
And this, before men were aware,
A city’s crowded thoroughfare,
And soon the central street was this
Of a renowned metropolis;
And men two centuries and a half
Trod in the footsteps of that calf.
Each day a hundred thousand rout
Followed that zigzag calf about,
And o’er his crooked journey went
The traffic of a continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
By one calf near three centuries dead.
They follow still his crooked way,
And lose one hundred years a day,
For thus such reverence is lent
To well-established precedent.
A moral lesson this might teach
Were I ordained and called to preach;
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf-paths of the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track,
And out and in, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue,
To keep the path that others do.
They keep the path a sacred groove,
Along which all their lives they move;
But how the wise old wood-gods laugh,
Who saw the first primeval calf!
Ah, many things this tale might teach —
But I am not ordained to preach.
Sam Walter Foss (1858-1911)
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By fswalker on
8/21/2008 6:16 PM
way to go world, we have finally saved this planet from global warming - here's the headline that was released today:
LONDON (Reuters) - The first half of 2008 was the coolest for at least five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday...That would make the first half of 2008 the coolest since 2000.
idk if it was the big 'stop global warming' concerts that we threw or all the carbon offsets we bought, but whatever we did, we did it so good that now i think we need to worry about global cooling. It looks like we've kicked the temps down a little too much, i noticed it was a little chilly last night while i was out. admin, you need to go out and register www.stopglobalcoolingorweareallgonnadierealsoon.com ASAP.
other than that, is everybody dropping out of this half-marathon on november 1 or what? lotz and i are still in, so whoever still wants in just start running and running and running. it's a lot easier to run farther now that it's so cool outside. who's coming with me? who's coming with me? (movie quote)
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By admin on
8/21/2008 3:05 PM
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By admin on
8/20/2008 8:45 AM
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By fswalker on
8/14/2008 8:35 PM
1. Olympics - they're awesome. Chinese girls - 13 or 14 yrs old, maybe 14 1/2. That's kind of insulting that they think we think they're 16. But they still did a lot better than us. And I love chinese food.
2. This is the best video that's ever been on youtube. if you don't know this song, you need to get a life. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
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By coacher on
8/10/2008 7:56 PM
My summer ends tonight!! Tomorrow will begin my 5th year of teaching and coaching. It is so wierd b/c it seems like yesterday that I was student teaching. I remember High Street having a teacher appreciation day. All the teachers went up to the front of the church and they each had a student stand with them. Jack Worley came up to stand with me b/c I did not have a student standing w/ me. Keep in mind, I was student teaching at Catholic so I had about a 0% chance of one of my students being there. Jack made me feel pretty good that day. Those Worley boys are still some of the coolest boys on the planet.
Also, next Saturday I will be a student again. I will start Shepherd School at KCBT. A couple of my classes are Life of Christ and The book of Acts. I am so pumped.
Also, my wife is so freakin' awesome. She is so organized. She works hard at keeping us straight. She made some homemade bread tonight too. It taste awesome, AND, I need to carbo load. The bread is a win-win. On top of all this , she so totally hot, I can hardly breath sometimes. I enjoy just watching her. I does not matter what she is doing. For instance, tonight she has been working on our new computer for a while now getting ready for volleyball this week. I just can sit here and watch her.
That is all,
I am
Coacher
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