Carpooling

This week we took the carpooling route, well we really didn't have a choice due to issues with my car. However we had discussed carpooling due to it really doesn't take us out of our way. I do get to work pretty early but that is working well and gives me time to handle other stuff. Plus it helps us to continue our new "green initiative", yes that right I am going green....oh I mean the green in the pocket. Yeah I average about $15.00 per day in gas and every time we carpool we save $15.00, not bad. I think we will continue this method of transportation at least 3 times each week.

On the Treadmill

Yesterday I started a new little thing to do on the treadmill. I took my laptop into the room hooked up the speakers and pulled up a sermon from another church and listened to it. Worked out really well, so today I pulled up Joel Osteen and listened to one of his services. Good stuff. What better way to start the day than with the word of God being preached as you get your blood pumping? The other plus side is listening to various pastors preach. I have always subscribed to listening to various teachers on any subject so you can learn from various people. I can't wait for tomorrow morning!

Quick Hitz - 5/23/08

Just random thoughts from my little brain...

• I am really looking forward to this Memorial Day Weekend...cookin' out with family and friends, just don't get much betta!
• Carpooling is starting to look real good as part of my new green initiative (the green in my pocket that is)
• The new Batman movie needs to hurry up and get here.
• June is looking busier and busier....just how I like it
• I am looking forward to my new role at church, gonna be fun!
• Did I mention the 3 day weekend is looking sweet!
• I am going to implement Casual Mondays and Formal Fridays at work
• I want a new cell phone - a PDA phone
• I am ready to Power Up
• I have mcuh reading and TV to catch up on this weekend (The Big Idea, Big Break, American Chopper, Miami Ink)
• I am getting into watching drag racing, it is becoming more interesting than NASCAR to me (Go Ashley!)
• Greg 2.0 and I have been playing race cars a lot lately, kind of cool
• I want to see Iron Man, hopefully before it goes to DVD
• I want to see Indiana Jones too before DVD release
• What you doing this weekend?
• You ever wonder how many people read this thing? I do. (I don't keep stats)

That's all for now.....c-ya!

Taxi...

I am currently sitting in a taxi in New Jersey bloggin from the backseat. The reason...dude has a cassette player, no CD, no ipod, a cassette player.

An Amazing and Awesome Sunday!

I am a pretty big John Maxwell fan having read some of his books he has given my plenty of inspiration through his leadership insight. A few weeks ago I heard he was going to be speaking at a local church and of course I had to make plans to attend. While I have heard him speak about leadership I have never heard him preach before. I figure as a veteran of over 25 years as a senior pastor he ought to be pretty good. Well pretty good doesn't even come close. He was simply AWESOME!!! He spoke about how to "Live Like You Are Dying"; you could just feel the buzz as he spoke. You know that buzz where you can just feel the connection being made with so many people? Near the end he did an alter call for salvation and it was truly amazing how many people went up front.

Here are a couple things I want to leave you with today:

• Live life FULLY
• Live Life THANKFULLY
• Live life FAITHFULLY
• Live life THOUGHTFULLY

and one quote: "Life is like a roll of toliet paper, the closer you get to the end the faster it seems to go"

I want to blog but...

I want to blog about something but my brain is just not functioning and giving me anything to talk about. I am just sitting here drinking a cup o' joe waiting for Melissa and 2.0 to get ready for church. I am excited about where we are going but I have nothing of any substance to say. Maybe I can come up with something later...until then...

Should it be sold?

I was listening to the radio yesterday as they spoke about the fact that you will be able to buy beer at the Gwinnett Braves games next year on Sunday. Then they said that you will be able to buy beer in a limo also on Sundays. I started thinking to myself why can't you buy liquor or beer on Sundays anyway. I mean you can buy cigarettes and chew if you want but no beer (I wonder which is worse for you, one causes cancer the other causes several trip to the bathroom). I know the reason is because Sunday is the holy day but what about for Seventh Day Adventists? They honor Saturdays so maybe we should stop selling on Saturdays for them. What about those who do not believe in drinking at all, maybe we should stop it all. In my opinion if it is legal you should be able to buy it 7 days a week. If you do not believe in drinking at all then don't buy at all, if you do not believe you should not drink on Sundays then don't drink or buy on Sunday, you have a choice here. Look at Chik-Fil-A they do not open on Sunday due to their beliefs but they don't say everyone should be closed they just made a decision that they will close. I say sell Bud, Jack, Jose, Jim, and everyone else on Sunday and let me decide what I do in my household (btw-I don't have any of it).
One other thing I would be willing to bet you some of the people protesting the selling on Sundays are just buying it on Saturday night anyway.

Out of Office replies to try

Next time you are out of the office try one of these:

• I am currently out of the office at a job interview and reply to you if I fail to get the position. Please be prepared for my mood.
• Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first 10 words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
• I will be unable to delete all the emails you send me until I return from vacation. Please be patient, and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
• Sorry to have missed you but I'm at the doctor's having my brain and heart removed so I can be promoted to management.
• I've run away to join a different circus.
• I will be out of the office for the next two weeks for medical reasons. When I return please forward your emails to stephanie@mycompany.com instead of steven@mycompany.com.
• Hi, I'm thinking about the email you just sent. Please wait by your computer for my response.

And my favorite...

• The email server is unabel to verify your server connection. Your message has not been delivered. Please restart your computer and try sending again. (the beauty of this is that you can see who falls for it)

Tasty Dark Chocolate Delight

As you know (at least I think you do but you may not but whatever) I have been really watching I eat since 1/2 (lost over 56 lbs). I consume my fair share of protein bars with my fav being the Pure Protein bars especially when Kroger has them 10 for $10 (you ever notice how much better things taste when they are on sale?). Well I happened upon these Zone Perfect Dark Chocolate bars and since I enjoy dark chocolate I thought I would try them. To my dark chocolate fans out there you gotta try these little gems, especially the strawberry one, I mean the things are good and good for you. Perfect little snack between meals and remember they are only good for you if you can control not eating 6 of them a day.

Bring It On...not really but sort of

For those that read this thing regularly you know I enjoy the Bring It On movies. Well actually I also like watching the real competitions and watching gymnastics. Anyway E! had on a documentary on cheerleading last night which meant I watched it. Well most of it so far as I DVR'd it. During the documentary they talked about kids getting hurt; everything from sprained ankles to torn ACLs to broken limbs to broken necks and even death. They put this spin on it that almost seemed like it was cheerleading to blame. Lets put it in perspective millions of girls cheer around the country and an extremely small percent ever have a serious injury. Now there are additional precautions these girls could take but to blame it all on cheering is insane. People get hurt everyday doing everyday things. I know people who have fallen down stairs, I recently heard on the radio about this lady that broke her ankle getting out of bed, heck when I was 5 I tripped over a dog and broke my leg. Everytime I get in the car I may have a wreck, everytime I walk across the street I may get hit by a car, everytime I walk on the treadmill I may slip, fall, and bust my head open but guess what I still drive, cross the street, and get on the treadmill. I have a 16 year old Goddaughter that has had two torn ACLs from soccer. Crazy huh? I'm just saying if we are responsible we can limit these injuries but we can't live in bubbles. To me if the parent is responsible you put them in camps or whatever that take safety precautions and such. Pay attention to what is going on and then you can minimize your risk. Of course this is coming fom someone that has done a flip from 8 feet in the air through a table.

Coming Soon...

Coming in October 2008

a brand new Disney Princess

ANTM

As many know I watch America's Next Top Model and have been watching it since Cycle 2 (we are on10 now). Each season uhh cycle you kind of start picking your favorite. Cycle 2 I liked Mercedes, 3 I liked Ya Ya, and so on. Then of course you get to where you have your second fav and such. This time I have to say no one stands out. The final four were Dominique, Fatima, Anya, and Whitney, last night Dominique was sent home. None of these girls stand out to me, they take ok pics but nothing like previous winners Saleisha, Naima, Eva, or Jaslene took. They don't have great personalities, they are just blah. I think Anya will win though because she does have a different look, but who knows. I would be suprised to see Whitney win since she continues to come off fake. Fatima just gets on my nerves but she takes good pics, so we will see next Wednesday night at 8:00pm on The CW.

90 Minutes in Heaven (brief book review)

I recently finished the book "90 Minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper. This was a very good book, really shows you that things happen for a reason. The book really doesn't concentrate too much on the heavenly experience but more on the journey afterwarrd and how God has used Don since his car accident. I don't want to give too much away in this brief review yet this is a story that we can all relate too. We may not have been in a serious accident or died and gone to heaven only to return. However we have all questioned our own lives wondering why we were placed in certain places. For me this book made me reflect on things that have happened in my life and look deeper as to why things happen. Give this book a read as I think you will enjoy it.

A test in patience

On Sunday I went through several tests of patience and I think overall I passed, not with flying colors but a passing grade none the less. It started with our normal stop at McDs on the way to church as I was standing there I could see my order sitting there but no one was grabbing it. Why? Well someone deleted it off the screen, but one nice lady got it for me. No big deal yet right? Next as many know I pick up the doughnuts for church however this week the check was delayed which meant I would pay for the doughnuts. No big deal right? Well guess where my wallet was....yep at home. Good though as Shannon dropped off a check at Krispy Kreme. I arrive at Krispy Kreme (driving illegally) and they are packed. I grab the coffee but the glazed goodness is behind the counter. I then had to wait (as patiently as possible) for the crowd to lighten up. Finally I get the doughnuts and I am off to church. Of course by now I am running late. Then I literally get stopped by 12 red lights. I started counting after #5. I was getting pretty aggravated by now and Melissa said "this is just a test". That actually calmed me down a little. I never lost my cool but I was on the edge wanting to run the lights and race to church as if I was at Daytona. When I got to church I could see that there were several folk ready for their caffeine fix and sugar rush. The ushers assisted Robby in getting things set up and all was well. Sometimes we get tested and we have to decide how to react, how would you react?