Keeping Things Going (For Real this Time)

OK, so now I'm a bit angry at myself for already using that title. Little did I know two weeks ago that said title would actually have some relevance today. Hey, I'm not flipping Nostredamus here. He's of the devil anyway.

I probably should have written about this last week, but you know how it is. I kept putting it off and putting it off until I finally got one of these:


Get it? I'll let that one sink in for a few moments......I'll wait.........Got it now? Well, if not, don't keep reading because it will end up being one of those things where you simply cannot concentrate on what you are actually reading. In your head all you'll hear is, "What the frig is up with that illustration. I don't get it! DANG IT!!!!! Hey, I wonder what I should have for lunch. What was the name of the bad guy from Tron? Wait, what was I doing? Why am I naked?"

And so on, and so forth.

Back to my original thought that the title is quite appropriate for today's entry. You see, we had an incrdible Easter weekend at our church. In case I haven't mentioned it before (and I'm pretty sure I haven't) I serve as the worship minister here. Here at Broadway Christian Church we adhere to the policy that if we are not striving for excellece there is no reason to do what we're doing. Having said that, we really pulled out all the stops for our Easter services and it ended up being the best worship experience I've ever had the priviledge of being a part. The music was incredible, the crowd was electric, and (above all else) God was glorified.

To say that it was quite a task to put the weekend together is an understatement. However, I think it is oft forgotten how hard it is to keep such energy going. In fact, I would say that now is even more challenging than the time leading up to Easter. No, I'm not complaining. As a matter of fact, I'm more jazzed up about my ministry than I have been in.....well.....ever! I just thought I'd share.

Enough seriousness!




Lovin' the cuteness this time!

Keeping Things Going

That title has nothing to do with today's entry. I just had no better ideas for a title. Seriously. I've got nothing here. The fact that you're reading this means one of two things:

1. You're a Z loyalist and hang on my every syllable

or

2. You accidentally happened upon this page when you were actually trying to find some information on the history of Spam

I'm banking on option 2 for the majority of you. Yeah, I know the likelyhood, but I'm a hopeless optimist. Oh wait, there's a 3rd option:

3. Your curiosity finally got the best of you after reading my posts on myspace and facebook and you figured you'd better have a look and see what all the hub-bub is about.

I'm still banking on 2 though.

Regardless, welcome faithful reader. Sorry to disappoint with the lack of true substance. Seriously, though, does anyone who knows me at all actually expect substance? I'm more of a "cheap laughs" kind of guy. Speaking of which......





Before we get to the obligatory cuteness, it's time for an example of how easy it is to leave a voice comment! YEAH! Somebody actually did it! And you can too. Just listen to this anonymous tribute to yours truly.....



So, there you are. It can be done. DO IT!

And now, a double dose of cuteness. Nothing's cuter than kids falling asleep at the table.

Stupidity and fun at it's finest

Putting Things in Perspective

You know, I have it pretty good. I'm in relatively good health (for a
fat guy), I have a wife whom I love deeply (and vice versa), and I've
got two of the handsomest boys ever to walk (and fall upon) the face of
the planet.

That said, I've got problems just like everyone else does. Nothing
huge, just regular everyday type of stuff. This morning I found myself
in a bit of a funk about the current situation. I think it was blown a
bit out of proportion in my mind due to the fact that.....well.....I
was being an idiot. And then......well, I got a nice superkick to the
face via the latest blog written by an old friend. You see, he has been
fighting cancer for the better part of the last year or so. If I
understand his writings, he was pretty well convinced that he was
winning the battle. That changed this week. He's had that meeting that
no one ever wants to have with his/her doctor. You know, the one where
a time-frame is discussed.
And suddenly everything is in perspective. Yeah, it's commonplace to
write about such things and use cliches when hearing news such as this.
But, dang it all, I just don't know what I would do if given the same
news. The point here is, my problems are nothing. And I was a moron to
let myself get as upset as I was this morning.

All right, enough seriousness. On to the frivolity. I'll quickly segue
into a new topic by using no segue whatsoever. Let's talk about "voice
comments" (becuase I'm sure you're not sick of hearing about them yet).
I got my first one this morning. You ready for this?



No, that was it. Go ahead. Listen to it again. That's all. WHAT THE FLIP?!
I would welcome any explanations to this mystery of a message. Did
someone dial a wrong number? Did they really want
to leave a voice comment, but then chickened out much like I did when
calling girls to ask them out in high school? Were they attacked as
they left the message and quickly had to hang up. The possibilities are
endless. What do you think?
Suffice it to say, I was underwhelmed by this message. Somebody please leave me a real one.



And the obligatory cuteness