copy cat

I know it seems like all I am doing lately is hanging off the coat tails of Travis but this is another excellent but disturbing post.

The C of C has quite the reputation... Travisstanley.net

And for the record I cannot stand Nancy Grace.

Chad

It never hurts to ask...

Travisstanley.net

Travis has a great post on his blog today. I agree with his observation about the reaction to people who ask questions. I have also known just how frustrating it can be to have questions that nobody wants to answer.

Of course the default answer remains.... tradition!

Chad

Are my eyes bleeding?

They might be after reading the lyrics to this song. You just have to love when people take a "secular" song and make it "christian". Sing it to the tune of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Smells like Holy Spirit

In His Glory, it’s less dangerous
He is risen, exon’rate us
Jesus’s love is so contagious
He is risen, exon’rate us

The Messiah
He’s no liah
Praise Him or face
Eternal Fire

Yeah

Halle-Halle-Halle-lujah
Halle-Halle-Halle-lujah
Halle-Halle-Halle-lujah
Halle-Halle-Halle

I’m inspired, I’ve aflatus
Two thousand years; that’s some hiatus
Evolutionary theorists, come debate us
God’s the Man, He…did create us
We’re His fish - watch Him come bait us

Yeah

In other news...

Tara and I are getting married. If you are reading this then you probably already knew that. We are doing pretty well on the plans. We have the location, minister, flowers, invitations, dress, cake maker and as of last night we have a photographer. On Saturday Garrett and I are going to do the tux thing while Tara and her sister go do the bridesmaid dress thing.

It appears that on Sunday her parents are finally going to meet my mom. I say mom because Duane has to work. He is actually scheduled to work on our wedding date of June 3rd but he is probably going to be able to get someone to cover for him. Trying to pick a date that worked for everyone is pretty much impossible. So anyway it should just be a blast having the parents together. Prayers would be appreciated.

Andrew, it looks like you will be here if you know what I mean. Niner zulu alpha. Code received? We are getting the tuxes at Men's Warehouse so at some point you will have to get your cute little tush down there and get measured. They do have a Men's Warehouse in Abilene don't they?

Over and out.

Chad

Long time no post

Time just seems to slip away. I was in San Fransisco yesterday and am glad to be home in nice comfortable Boise. Getting ready to go to Portland for 3 days next week. On top of all this I am still trying to get settled in to the new house.

When I came upon this today I just knew I had to get the word out. WARNING: If you buy any of this I will cry for your soul.

These t-shirts are supposed to help people express their faith. Heaven help us.

Chad

http://www.christianshirts.net/

Mr. T pities you

A couple of weeks ago I posted little known facts about Chuck Norris. Today I bring you Mr. T. I did not come up with these but thought they were hilarious and hope you enjoy them.

Chad

Every time a church bell rings, Mr. T pities a fool.

Mr. T doesn't pity anyone who likes the Black Eyed Peas. He just kills them.

Mr. T speaks only when necessary. His main form of communication is folding
his arms and slowly shaking his head. And regardless of the situation, he is
always understood.

Mr. T always drives on the right side of the road, no matter where he is in
the world.
Ever have a sharp pain in your chest that you can't explain? That was Mr. T,
and it was a warning.

Mr.T once punched Chuck Norris at the exact moment he roundhouse kicked Mr.T
in the chest. the result was the 80's.

Mr. T once captured Bigfoot, but released him after he shaved the beast and
realized that it was just Chuck Norris walking around naked in the woods.

Mr. T invented fools. Realizing the magnitude of his folly, he then created
Pity.

23.That's the number of people Mr. T has pitied in the time it has taken you
to read this sentence.

All that glitters is not gold: If it's not being worn by Mr. T, then it's
just jibba jabba, and Mr. T pities the fool who can't tell the difference.
This is where the phrase "fool's gold" comes from.

Mr. T pities fools because even fools deserves their daily dose of vitamin
T.

On the A-team, Face , Haniabal, and Murdoch were all masters of disguise. Mr
T didn't have to wear a disguise. The bad guys didn't recognize him out of
fear.

Mr. T coined the phrase, "I see dead people," after the waiting staff at
Denny's forgot his birthday.

Mr. T once beat Mike Tyson in a boxing match with only his left thumb. After
the three second match was over, Mr. T pitied Mike Tyson so bad that he
began to talk funny.

When he found out he would lose the rematch while making Rocky III, Mr. T
administered to Sylvester Stallone an angy look. Seeing Mr. T's anger broke
every bone in Sly's face, left him mildly retarded and unable to remember
the incident. To this day, Sly has no idea why he shits his pants at the
mere sight of a black man with a mohawk.

Michael Jackson is the only fool that Mr. T refuses to pity. He finds that
it would be insulting to the pity.

There are only four horsemen of the apocalypse, because Mr. T is going to
walk.

Mr. T. does not break wind. He destroys it.

Mr. T is allergic to doorknobs. That's why he can only kick through doors.

Mr. T's edition of the VH1 show 'Where Are They Now' was the shortest in the
show's history. It was 10 seconds long, and consisted of a black screen with
the words "Right Behind You" written on it.

Mr. T didn't know Rocky was a movie. He just wanted to kick the shit out of
a white guy and steal his bitch, A-team style.

You can lead Mr. T to water, but chances are that you will die there.

When Mr. T received his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, he made his hand
prints after the cement was dry.

Mr. T once stated that he "doesn't wail on sissy boys." This led to the pink
polo shirts with popped collars craze. Little do those pitiful fools know
that Mr. T was just making it easier to find sissy boys to wail on.

Mr. T's pity for fools is used by mathematicians as a demonstration of the
concept of infinity.

If you were born before 1980, there is a good chance that Mr. T is your
father. If you were born after, it's guaranteed.

Mr. T is not black. It's just that the sun is to afraid to shine on him.

Mr. T and Chuck Norris once encountered each other on a lonesome British
path. Before the inevitable battle could begin, the earth shit itself and
created Scotland.

Mr. T once fell into a pool of lava. He nearly drowned.

Mr. T does not know you personally, but the odds are 7 in 10 that he pities
you.

2 in one day

This is an awesome post about the Church of Christ and Christmas. Good job Travis.

Xmas

Chad

Crazy times

It's funny how 2+ weeks without a post slip by so quickly.

As with everyone else I am having a busy Christmas season. Things at work have picked up and so I am having to get myself in gear. This is taking a bit longer than it should because it has been fairly slow for the last couple of years and I have not had to push myself. This is no longer the case. There are good and bad things about both.

It looks like my move is finally happening. The couple that were living in the parsonage have put a deposit on a place and are going to start moving immediately. So it looks like I will move in the next 30 days or so. This is something that has not really sunk in. As I was telling a friend the other night I think it is because I did not set out to move, rather this move was brought to me. I must say I am excited about the no rent thing.

This is going to be a busy weekend. Tonight Tara and I are going to a party at one of her friends homes. It sounds like it is going to be a fairly low key affair. Tomorrow we are going shopping. I know that the mall is going to be crazy busy but if I just accept that and have it as my mindset I can deal with it. I am actually anxious to get some stuff bought. I am not quite half way done with my list so I am hoping to get most of it wrapped up tomorrow. Tomorrow night we have my company party. Dinner at the restaraunt next door and then a hockey game. Should be fun. I am not one who cares too much if we have a party, I would be happier with $150 check, but I will go and have a good time. Sunday there is the usual church stuff and we are also having the angel tree party Sunday night for the familes we purchased gifts for. This is a really cool program, we buy gifts for kids who have a parent in prison. For me this brings to life the fact that there are consequences for our actions that affect other people in our lives.

Next week is going to be my last 5 day week for a couple of weeks. I am looking forward to that. Of course I will be spending a lot of time working for my mom before Christmas but at least it is a change of pace. What a way to spend vacation time. Work 10 or 12 hour shifts at a flower shop. You've got to love family owned businesses.

This past Tuesday marked the end of the Tuesday night class I was taking on "Intro to Theology". It was an awesome class and I really liked it and developed a new intrest in some things that I want to read more about. On the other hand I am really looking forward to having Tuesday nights free again. I mentioned this to Jay and he knew just what I was talking about.

Well that is about it. Not a lot going on, no profound thoughts inside my head at this point.

Andrew- If you read this before you leave I am looking forward to seeing you this weekend. We have got to get together before you fly off to the tropics of Hawai'i.

Also, as Tara and I were talking about a few nights ago I have not said I love you to her in front of anyone else. I have said it in private but for some reason not anywhere else so I want to take this oppurtunity in front of the entire cyberspace community to say, "I love you, Tara"

Now go puke amongst yourselves.

Chad

A funny for today

Facts about Chuck Norris...

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the
speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was
flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided
to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a
beard.

Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and
unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was
finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul
back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he
should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of
the month.

Chuck Norris's girlfriend once asked him how much wood a woodchuck could
chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. He then shouted, "HOW DARE YOU RHYME
IN THE PRESENCE OF CHUCK NORRIS!" and ripped out her throat. Holding his
girlfriend's bloody throat in his hand he bellowed, "Don't fuck with Chuck!"
Two years and five months later he realized the irony of this statement and
laughed so hard that anyone within a hundred mile radius of the blast went
deaf.

Chuck Norris does not have AIDS but he gives it to people anyway.

Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK
assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard,
deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or
dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no
wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat on his back. He
always makes it to Oregon before you.

Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage.
We know this beverage as Red Bull.

Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of
"beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous
of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have
Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse
kick related deaths.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

To prove it isn't that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris smoked 15
cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different kinds of
cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30 minutes. Beat that,
Lance Armstrong.

The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck Norris--more
than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and starred Chuck
Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing
Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for
a single show, however, so it was divided.

Chuck Norris has yet to get a Jeopardy question wrong. Jesus has missed two.

A man once asked Chuck Norris if his real name is "Charles". Chuck Norris
did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded.

Chuck Norris once shot a German plane down with his finger, by yelling,
"Bang!"

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked
names for his left and right legs.

Chuck Norris can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and saying
"booya".

If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris
you may be only seconds away from death.

After much debate, President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima rather than the alternative of sending Chuck Norris. His
reasoning? It was more "humane".

Chuck Norris once went to a frat party, and proceeded to roundhouse every
popped collar in sight. He then drank three kegs and shit on their floor,
just because he's Chuck Norris.

When Chuck Norris's wife burned the turkey one Thanksgiving, Chuck said,
"Don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back five
minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw it up a
few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry sauce. When
his wife asked him how he had done it, he gave her a roundhouse kick to the
face and said, "Never question Chuck Norris."

Chuck Norris found out about Conan O'Brien's lever that shows clips from
"Walker: Texas Ranger" and is working on a way to make it show clips of
Norris having sex with Conan's wife.

Chuck Norris doesn't understand why you should consult your doctor if your
erection lasts for more than 4 hours. His erections have been known to last
for up to 15 days.

Chuck Norris punched a woman in the vagina when she didn't give him exact
change.

Chuck Norris was working out in the gym with one of his daughter-in-laws. In
an attempt to impress Norris, she started to train really hard. When she
asked Chuck if he was impressed, he replied with "Weights don't hit back"
and broke her neck with a roundhouse.

Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45
minutes having sex with his waitress.

Hellen Keller's favorite color is Chuck Norris