Tag Archive - running

#2 is the new #1

December 3, 2008 in Technology with 3 Comments

I am the #2 twitter in the great city of Lubbock, TX. You follow my twitter feed right? If only all those running around in the complicated world of Facebook would discover the great waste of time that is twitter.

And yes, that says much more about Lubbock than it does me…

Pig Tails

October 10, 2008 in Personal with 2 Comments

This morning my wife took off for her job, but had the audacity to NOT do Lauryn’s hair. Lauryn then decided she wanted pigtails when it was time to leave the house for our library visit, pharmacy pickups, mall play ground playing, and general errand running.

This dad doesn’t do pigtails. At least I thought I didn’t do pigtails. She brought me her Hello Kitty pigtails, and gave me the fat bottom lip pout face.

They might not be even, but they are pig-tails…right?

And of course I made the boy wear a hat!

Quote This!

October 6, 2008 in Personal with 2 Comments

Some memorable quotes running through my head while I await the arrival of my 4th replacement refrigerator…expected sometime in the next 7 to 14 delivery days.

  • “To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step toknowledge.” –English Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
  • “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more usefulthan a life spent doing nothing.” -George Bernard Shaw
  • “Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” – Karen KaiserClark
  • “Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them bythe blade or the handle.” –James Russell Lowell
  • “Champions don’t become Champions in the ring –they are merely recognized there.”
  • “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”-Martin Luther King Jr.

I Broke Up With Running

August 5, 2008 in Links with 2 Comments

Have you seen these New Balance commercials? I feel like I’m being taunted…

More HERE and HERE

I Got Nothing

July 22, 2008 in Links, Ministry, Technology with 3 Comments

I apologize for having a big fat Bag of Nothing this week. I thought that my faithful subscribers and readers might want to know what’s been rattling around in this empty head of mine.

  • I’m really in iPhone envy right now. I’m locked into a Sprint contract with my church (and thankful they pay for it); but it is the only thing keeping me from dropping $199 for an iPhone. And then I read THIS. This has got to be the first of many cool running gadgets to come along for the iPhone.

  • I work with my share of farmers here at the church. I’m aware of their need for rain, and how much it dictates the success of their lives and families. Since I’ve laid new sod 4 days ago at the new house, I feel I can somewhat relate. With an investment this big, I’m really not digging the dry stretch. Rain Baby, Rain!

  • This is a MUST-READ for parents, siblings, and friends of the prodigal. It’s an excellent introduction to reaching out to the separated loved one in a relevant way.

  • I got this new song for free at Starbucks yesterday, and I’m really thinking I need to get this entire album.

  • VBS starts next Sunday Night. I’m not a big fan of Vacation Bible School. Really, I’m not… I am however a big fan of having 300+ kids show up at my church! Say a prayer that it doesn’t rain. (and yes I get the irony…)

  • I’m loving the long-distance email support with my friends in the blogosphere; Kenny, Matt, and Sam.

  • I’m not running a marathon. I’ve decided to scale back the running schedule, and just try to run for fun. Maybe get in a local 5k or 10k. It’s hard to explain, but my excuse is the time commitment required to continue was seriously cutting out the important stuff…and…I…wasn’t having any fun. It sucked! I had fun running less than 8 mile distances, but anything over that just wasn’t enjoyable in anyway to me. You can still follow my progress through the site, but you’ll notice the distances going down and down for a few weeks as I recover.

  • I blew up and formatted my laptop this week. Totally erased everything, and started over with a fresh install. It’s so liberating!
  • I’m embarrassed with how little I’ve been reading. Life has gotten faster, and my reading has gotten much, much, much slower.

  • And finally I need to give credit to my friend Keith for the Bag of Nothing image above. If you don’t daily read his bag of nothing, then you’re missing out.

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