Team Kinsaul

New Title

2011-04-16T22:47:00.003-05:00

Hey! Here's a new title for you! Team Kinsaul. I thought it a good one since we are going to be adding a member to Team Kinsaul. That's right, the Team is going from 2 to 3 members. On November 30, 2011 we will be getting another Kinsaul in the world. That's a little scary in and of itself. Hopefully we will be able to keep it up on the blog and join the ranks of many prestigious bloggers who keep us filled with the goings on of their lives. Hopefully it will be interesting.

Insanity: Week 2

2011-04-01T21:34:00.003-05:00

Here we are at the end of the 2nd week of Insanity. And the conclusion is that it is still insane. Its funny, when you wake up every day feeling sore, you end up stop thinking about it after a while. So I'm sorry, I have a spasm in my back, but I'm still going at it.

Insanity: Week 1

2011-03-25T21:01:00.002-05:00

I am rounding out the first week of Insanity workout. It's pretty awesome. I'm glad I decided to try this again. I feel a lot better. Now don't get me wrong these workouts are absolutely crazy....or maybe insane you might say. But I can definitely feel results. Sunday is technically supposed to be my 'rest day' but today because the de facto rest day as I was unable to work out. So we are getting done with this week, and will start again next week.

Keep digging.

Insanity

2011-03-22T19:34:00.002-05:00

So I have started the Insanity workout program....for the second time. Today was my first day and I feel a little better about it this time because I was able to make it through the Fit Test and the Plyometric Cardio circuit today finishing it for the first time. That's a plus right? So I will start day "three" technically tomorrow. My legs are pretty sore, and it will probably be difficult to walk tomorrow. Maybe at the end of 2 months I will have the dramatic improvements that the video pledges, or maybe I will just be able to walk up a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing. Either way we have a plus. I will try to keep it posted on my progress here. We will see which I quit first: the program, or bloggin about it.

Dig deeper. Insanity.

Once Every Hundred Years

2011-03-10T20:35:00.002-06:00

So I have made it a point to only post on my blog at least once every hundred years....or at least 2 years. I do find it funny that the blog has become sort of second fiddle since Facebook allows instant knowledge of everything that is happening in your life. Since getting married always opens the door to new blogging possibilities maybe my wife or I will be able to contribute more. I sure that whenever little Kinsauls come along this baby will be all filled with activity. Until then may I find interesting things to spark new life into this old piece of work. First will have to be a new name....any suggestions?

For the Beehive

2009-11-15T22:08:00.002-06:00

The Reason

What's a rainbow but a trick of light?
What's a sunset but the natural ending of a day?
Has it not been so since days began....giving meaning to time,
But for who?
But for man.

A sunset should mean only what its set to be,
So why has a sunset brought new meaning to me?
Why have sunsets began to warm my soul?
Natural heat surpassed by some Other glow.
Why have rainbows begun to trick light in me?
Light that is blind from the world's eye,
But bright,
Too bright to see.

The world itself has changed all anew.
It pulses with music unheard by some.
But heard by me.
It started its tune what seem like years ago,
Of course its probably always been there....
I just lacked the method to hear its melodies played.
Now the instrument of my soul tuned to its perfect key
The sounds bring new meaning to everything.
The sunset, the rainbow,
The valley, the stream,
The flower,
The girl.......ah...the girl.
The key to why this whole machination began.

Excuse me while I wax romantic

2009-06-12T19:21:00.005-05:00

What is happiness?
Is it sunset on a beach,
How bout' a suitcase filled with money.

Is it an open road and a '69 Mustang,
or a book, a comfortable chair, and a rainy day.
Maybe a song,....THE song.

Oh yeah....I remember.

Better Together

2009-06-10T20:55:00.004-05:00

So here are just a few of the newer hilarious
pics.

Gotta love these good times, and it helps that
they are spent with an awesome person
who is will to bow to my wishes and throw an
80's part where leg warmers and side pony-tails
were the "in" thing.

And it is also a point to make now that its now
8 months and counting.....

Is everyone counting with us?

I sure hope so.
Oh and if you like this..just wait till the reception.

The Makings of a Man

2009-05-23T23:26:00.002-05:00

Man in his beginnings is but the dust of the Earth.
He is easily blown about by any wind.
Dis-persed, dis-connected, dis-astrous.
He cannot be set upon any path,
Because he is the substance that makes up the paths fit only for men to tread upon.
He is lost in the world, scattered by the slightest breeze, and dissolved by a simple rain.
Yet there is hope for him still.
There is a wind, however, that will change the state of man.
God in His infinite grace, and amazing delicacy takes this gathering of particles,
Brings them into order,
And breathes into them...life.
With this done, man can begin his journey.
Now this once useless conglomeration of dirt has a purpose, has a path, and a reason for existing.
So let him live for his Purpose.
Let him walk on the Path paved with gold.
And let his Reason for existing be the reason he will not quit till back to the dust he returns.

Jesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my all;
He is my strength from day to day, without Him I would fall.
When I am sad to Him I go, no other one can cheer me so;
When I am sad, He makes me glad, He's my friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, My Friend in trials sore;
I go to Him for blessings, and He gives them o'er and o'er.
He sends the sunshine and the rain, He sends the harvest's golden grain.
Sunshine and rain, harvest of grain, He's my friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, And true to Him I'll be;
Oh, how could I this Friend deny, when He's so true to me?
Following Him, I know I'm right, He wathces o'er me day and night;
Following Him by day and night, He's my friend.

Jesus is all the world to me, I want no better friend;
I trust Him now, I'll trust Him when Life's fleeting days shall end.
Beautiful life with such a Friend; Beautiful life that has no end;
Eternal life, eternal joy, He's my friend.

Lessons from David

2009-05-10T22:35:00.003-05:00

After re-reading 1st and 2nd Samuel I come to this awesome story that I had forgotten about. 2 Samuel chapter 9. It's the story of David and Mephibosheth.
David asks one of his servants to find him anyone left of the house of Jonathan so that he may show kindness to them. What's so interesting about that is the fact that the house of Jonathan were the decendents of Saul, so technically by natural lineage they would have been the "rightful" heirs to the throne of Israel. Since David was the God appointed heir he took the throne after god dealt with all of his enemies. But there was the one guy, named Mephibosheth who was one of Jonathan's sons. Back in first Samuel he was taken up by his nurse and fled from Isreal because they feared David was going to kill him since he was the next in line to the throne.
So now we come to the place where David has been established as king and now he remembers a promise he made to Jonathan.
1 Samuel 20:13-17 - "But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house forever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth."
Jonathan and David had a special brotherly love. A brotherly love like what is talked about in Proverbs 18:24 "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother."
Another point about Mephibosheth....he was lame in his feet, or crippled.
My point with all the set up here is that
1. David didn't owe Mephibosheth anything, barring the promise he made to Jonathan
2. Mephibosheth was a lame man so there was nothing he could have done to earn, or work out favor with David....he was pretty much useless
Yet what we see is that because of the promise he had made with Jonathan, whom he loved with a brotherly love that was deeper than any other, he took Jonathan's weak, cripple son and brought him to his house, and had him eat there and live in choice lands for all his days.
How awesome is that. The man who was already feeling pretty worthless from the fact that he was cripple, now comes before David thinking he is about to be killed on spot, and instead is given kingly meals, and lodging for the rest of his life.
It's a story of two things: A mirror of God's grace to us, a bunch of cripple nothings who deserve to be killed, but intsead were taken up and brought to eat at the King's table.
And also it is a testimony to how important brotherly love is in the church, amongst our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Would we be so forthcoming with grace and aid to one of our fallen brother's or sister's family?

This has just been on my mind for the past couple of weeks.

Failure of Technology

2009-05-04T22:50:00.003-05:00

Now seeing that I have completed my exams I will give you a run through of what my post-exam ritual would be:

I would wake up...approximately 11-12:00 in the afternoon (if I was not working)
I then go get me some tea and a snack
I sit down in my comfortable computer chair
I lean down and push the power button
.............
Nothing
I clicked it again
.............
Nothing
Why nothing?
Because my motherboard is shot....and has been for the past couple months
So have I been able to play my computer game for hours upon hours, totally vegetating out and losing all grips on reality outside of computer chips and FMVs?
No...it has been torture. I only have one week of freedom and a brand new game to play, but nothing to play it on.

Anyone want to donate a computer?

Personal Add from the McWhorter Gentlemen's Club

2009-04-22T22:55:00.002-05:00

'Allo there! My name is Archibald Maximillan Wellington the 3rd. I am a dashing 5 foot 6 inches, and can do a bloody good two-step. I live on a smashing estate, about 20,000 kilometers worth, just outside Birmingham, England. That's Bur-ming-hum not to be confused with the Yankee city over in the colonies. I like long walks by the cliffs of Dover and beautiful Russian co-eds.
Give me a ring on the tele anytime.

Shamockary

2009-04-21T22:08:00.002-05:00

Ok so let me just go ahead and say it....Ninjas win ALWAYS.

I was watching with my lovely fiance this show that I used to like, Ultimate Warrior. This one was between a Ninja and a Spartan. What they do for those of you who have not seen the show, they take a few of the basic weapons used by each warrior, do tests with them to see how much damage they can do, and then they put it all in a computer and run a series of tests to see who would win in a battle. Then they play it out in this over dramatic sequence of acting.
Here's the problem though.
Under no circumstance would a Ninja ever EVER go head to head, toe to toe with ANY enemy.
So this was from the beginning a farce.
Oh and yeah the Spartan won. Obviously. When you take a guy in clothe, and put him up against a man with a 4 ft shield, that guy wins. But first off, even then the ninja had so many opportunities to kill him and they didn't.
I'm calling shamockracy.
The Ninja would have poison shuriken, blow gun, or some other long range, shadowly, killed the Spartan before he knew he had a shield to protect him.
And even then, if you squared off, the Ninja had this guy blinded, feet wrapped up, and on the ground and still they didn't finish off the Spartan.

I hope you are just as outraged as I am.
Write your Senators.

Ode to the Founders

2009-04-15T23:29:00.002-05:00

Quotes from our Founding Fathers: Extremist, Radicals, Revolutionaries

"A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government hones and unoppresive." Thomas Jefferson

"And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever." Thomas Jefferson

"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories." Thomas Jefferson

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for it he violates this duty, he establishes precedent that will reach to himself" Thomas Paine

"All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree." James Madison

"Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent Alliances, with any portion of the foreign world."
George Washington

"Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people out to constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government." George Washington

Hypothalamus Bumfuzzlement

2009-04-09T21:32:00.003-05:00

Due to the increasing change in Earth's climate due to global warming health problems we have never heard of will start becoming more and more prominent. One such case is that of Hypothalamus Bumfuzzlement. This is a serious condition brought about by the widely swinging temperature degrees. When the temperature changes rapidly from 72 degrees F to 28 degrees F within 1 days the autoregulatory system of your body, controlled by the hypothalamus, becomes bumfuzzled. When this happens a person may experience occassions of feeling comfortable, and or mildly hot, and then suddenly feeling cold, or vice versa. This is a serious disease that can lead to such problems as having to wear sweaters in the summer, and tank-tops in the winter. This is just another reason why we MUST get global warming under control NOW! Before we all succomb to Hypothalamus Bumfuzzlement. Please contact your local representitive.

Near Death Experience - Lasted All Day

2009-04-02T21:25:00.002-05:00

One simple equation, and for those of you who own Reef sandals you will understand:

Reefs + rainy day = near death experience when you try to run

The Church Survival Guide

2009-04-02T00:36:00.002-05:00

Just some things I have been thinking on lately. Dodger always says I should write a book.

The Church Survival Guide: Discipleship 101

"Hi, what's your name?"
"Joe."
"Nice to meet you Joe. Are you new here?"
"Yeah, just joined last week! I'm really excited."
"That's awesome! Well, good luck."
"Wait....what?"
The Church today has gotten into a bad habit. We are all to ready to get you into the church. We push, pull, prod, and on occasion drag people to come with us to church in the hopes that they will have their eyes opened by God, and see the beauty of Zion. Countless sermons, and an innumerable amount of pamphlets are employed to help the current church member break down the barriers on the path to the Christian walk. All of this is an essential part of our duty as Christians. This falls under the category of "letting our lights so shine in the world." As little beacons of the Light of God we shine forth to show the way through the darkness for His children. The problem we have today, however, is that we flip the switch off after the person or persons actually join the church. The new born Christian comes to a service after he or she has joined and finds the same loving atmosphere they came for, but a lack of hand-in-hand care they once had. The Church all too often sees the new Christian as "in" and their job is complete. However, this is where the Church's role becomes vital.
Discipleship is the first key step in a new born Christian's life. Without it the Christian will fall back into the world, give up, or never fully grow up into the mature Christian they are called to be. For the Church to continue to grow, and continue to have a world changing impact as it did in the Apostles day then we as the Church body must take a drastically more involved role in the "new born's" life.

Just an introduction. There will be more to come. Or not. Who knows.

Naive thy name is Elyo'eynay

2009-03-27T23:44:00.003-05:00

So I have finally realized that there is practically nothing good that comes out of Hollywood.
In a act of unheard of trust, and probably a huge helping of naivity, I went and watched a movie. Thinking that people had limits on what they would put out for the public. Of course I was wrong. A sucker once again. So pretty much from henceforth if it isn't rated G, or Harry Potter, then I probably shouldn't see it.
Might save $10.00 while I'm at it.

The Iron Maiden

2009-03-18T23:37:00.002-05:00

She was a good ol' girl
Served her friends well
She never talked back, or shirked on her duties
Anytime she was needed, she was ready to go
A little warm up
A little prep and she would create the most perfect meals

But alas the cancer got her
It was the rust of her soul
Slowly, bit by bit, piece by piece she faded away
In the end she was nothing of her former glory
Such a waste
A life cut short
And though she may have come in with pomp
She went out to the dump.

Bye bye my grill.
The man strikes again.

What do you do with a drunken sailor?

2009-03-16T21:44:00.002-05:00

I don't know. I've never met one.
Have you?

Because Dodger of Sheep told me to

2009-02-15T00:47:00.003-06:00

I am posted this in a response to a post on Dodger's blog. So for background click here.
But it is just my thoughts about Christians in the world today. And it's long.

I think what Monolog says if very true. But I think it gets back to something that I have been very adamant about lately: Christians have to get back to being Christians. We have turned the cheek way too much, and by that I mean we have turned the cheek away from the fundamental Christian principles and turned our cheeks to the world. We have adopted the idea "If we can't beat em', join em'."---but still trying to look like Christians while we do it. We have allowed the world and the devil to turn our churches into nothing more than social clubs, and sadly like dogs backed into a corner we bit back at the persecution in railing accusations that only further caused the world to look at us and say "Well you're just a bunch of orthodox,narrow-minded bigots. The reason being that in our fighting---and monolog I'm not saying that you are wrong about the fighting----we fought with the worlds ways. We stood on the principles of, let's just use homosexuality as an example because it's easy, and we said "If you're gay, you're wrong and you are a sinner" all the while our "christian" brothers are running around cussing, drinking, lying, stealing, and living lives outside the church that bring shame upon the church. Oh, but we arn't gay....so we're ok. The problem is that we aren't fighting like Jesus and the apostles fought. We arn't looking into the faces of our oppressors, and yelling at them with our actions. It's our actions that are our problem. We have to get back to living a loud Christian life. When we can do that we won't have to worry about losing ground, or having our crops stolen. Our crops will be firmly sewn in ground that no man can dig. Our churches, though they may not be overflowing, will be impenetrable fortress that can withstand any dart of the devil. And on top of it all, the world may still say to us "you're too close-minded" but they will also have to admit, maybe just on the inside, that if they were ever in trouble and needed anything we would be the first ones they knew they could go to for help. That's the dream. That's the fight. That's what we have to get back to if we are ever going to gain any ground for Christ here in this world. Unrelenting Christians that arn't just unrelenting in standing up for the fundamentals of 10 commandment values, but are living out the fundamentals of loving our neighbors, feeding the poor, taking in the strangers, and taking care of people who would never call themselves "church goers".

In Onore Del Padrino

2009-02-08T21:31:00.002-06:00

"But, now you come to me and you say "Don Corleone, give me justice." But you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my home on the day my daughter's to be married and you ask me to do murder for money." Don Vito Corleone

"Bonasera. Bonasera. What have I ever done to make you to treat me so disrespectfully. If you had come to me in friendship then this scum that ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And if by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies then they would become my enemies. And then, they would fear you." Don Vito Corleone

"Good. Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But, until that day comes. Accept this justice as a gift on my daugther's wedding day." Don Vito Corleone

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse." Don Vito Corleone

"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." Michael Corleone

"I don't feel like I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies." Michael Corleone

"Never let anyone outside of the family know what you're thinking." Don Vito Corleone

"I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" Don Vito Corleone

"You could act like a man! What's the matter with you? Is this what you've become, some hollywod finnochio that cries like a woman?" Don Vito Corleone

"Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with this family can never be a real man." Don Vito Corleone

"I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless. But not men." Don Vito Corleone

Non e' personale. Appena commercio.

The I, Me Doctrine

2009-01-27T00:08:00.003-06:00

I am a man,
I am my own man.
I am the captain of my destiny!
I am a derelict tossed in the waves.
I am an island!
I'm in the middle of an endless sea.

Which me, is the real me?

You are a Light in a world of darkness.
I am a spark,
Quick to start, and gone in an instant.

You are Truth in the hours of lies.
I am a second,
and I don't hold on for long.

Which me is the real me?
Where's the light that I'm called to shine?
What's the truth that should fall from my lips?

Who's the I, that I'm supposed to be?

Reintroduction

2009-01-06T23:10:00.002-06:00

Well hello....I didn't see you sitting there. Due to the fact that all the cool kids are starting their blogs back I figure why not start my own back. I mean it was cool, we had fun doing it.
So as usual I will put a post that I don't have to put a lot of effort into, one of my favorite poems

(p.s. 1st post in over a year, and the 1st post of the year. You should say that about everything you do this new year...its just more fun that way.)

What's a rainbow,
but a trick of light?
What's a sunset,
but the natural ending of a day?
Has it no been so since days began....
Giving meaning to time,
But for who?
But for man.

A sunset should mean only what its set to be.
So why has a sunset brought new meaning to me?

Why have sunsets begun to warm my soul?
Natural heat surpassed by some other glow.

Why have rainbows begun to trick light in me?
Light that is blind from the world's eye,
Bright, too bright to see.

The world itself has changed,
all anew.
It pulses with music unheard by some,
but heard by me.
It started its tune what seems like years ago.
Of course it has probably always been there......
I just lacked the method to hear its melodies played.

Now the instrument of my soul tuned to to its perfect key,
The sounds bring new meaning to everything.

The sunset, the rainbow.
The valley, the stream.
The flower.
The girl.............ah yes, the girl.
The key to which this whole machination began.

Warning: Likely to Anger

2007-07-05T13:12:00.000-05:00

So this was one of the stories on the front page of the Birmingham News today,
"Animal chaplain prays, anoints, gives last rites". Yes, it is exactly what you are thinking. There is a pastor or actually several pastors who go around praying, anointing with oil, and giving last rites to...animals. Now I understand that some people are pet lovers but this is just too far. This man should be out helping God's people instead of praying for Fido. Here is a quote from the article, "... a Homewood-based chaplain who speacializes in caring for the spiritual needs of animals." What spiritual needs does an animal need?? I would really love for someone to explain that to me. But the real kicker is this one. This is straight from the "pastor's" mouth, "The greatest teachers of God's love are animals. It's the closest we can come to God's unconditonal love." Yes, I feel much closer to God when I am spending time with my rat terrior than when I am listening to His word or in fellowship with God's people. The man went on to explain how there just have to be animals in heaven and other ridiculous assumptions that would make me too angry to go back and read. I thought I would just share this with everyone to let them know how blessed we are to not be complete idiots as is half of our poplulation.

Definitely Bigger Than Pumba

2007-05-26T01:41:00.000-05:00

So an 11 year old kid just took down this monster of a pig with a .50 caliber revolver. The scary part is that Hogzilla was found right outside Anniston, Alabama. Let's just say I would NOT want to run across this thing while I was camping. Oh yeah and I just saw Pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End and it was AWESOME!!! Just thought I would let everyone know.

What Is Truth?

2007-05-12T04:07:00.000-05:00

Hi, I'm Back.

The famous question presented to Jesus by Pilate "what is truth?"

So what is The Truth as concerning the gospel? We as PB's believe that we are holding to the closest thing there is to the truth of the Word. Yet, I hear and confirm differences among the PB's about great doctrinal issues. After trying to catch up on everyone's blogs and reading a particularly interesting one by Nomos, I'm interested to know what people think the truth about doctrinal issues are, and what doctrinal issues we are supposed to fight for and which ones can we let slip for the sake of peace?

Please post

Tales of Wal-Mart

2007-04-18T22:53:00.000-05:00

My mother and I went to Wal-Mart after church tonight, which has become almost a weekly ritual now, and I ran into a very interesting man in the music section. He just came up and started talking about music since I was looking at cd's and just asking what kind of music I liked and that sort of thing. He was in one of the motorized chairs and I noticed a large scar on his knee. We kept talking and I learned that he had been in an airplane crash about a year ago and was in the hospital for a while. He was originally from New York but was now traveling around the country going wherever he felt like. He talked about how people in these small towns would stare at him and try to figure out what he was up to just because he had an out of state tag and looked a little suspicious. I started to wonder why we judge people like that. I know I do it. Maybe not always purposefully but to some degree I think I know someone without even talking to them. It is definatley something we all need to work on. So I challenge you all. Find someone in the mall, at a restaurant, in the grocery store and just talk to them. Don't do anything stupid of course, but just have a conversation. You never know who you might meet.

The Men's Rebuttal

2007-02-10T01:08:00.000-06:00

"Aeneas will wage a long, costly war in Italy, crush defiant tribes and build high city walls for his people there and found the rule of law. Only three summers will see him govern Latium, three winters pass in barracks after the Latins have been broken. But his son Ascanius, now that he gains the name of Iulus-Ilus he was, while Ilium ruled on high-will fill out with his own reign thirty sovereign years, a giant cycle of months revolving round and roung, transferring his rule from its old Lavinian home to raise up Alba Longa's might ramparts.

There, in turn, for a full three hundred years the dynasty of Hector will hold sway till Ilia, a royal priestess great with the brood of Mars, will bear the god twin sons. Then one, Romulus, reveling in the tawny pelt of a wolf that nursed him, will inherit the line and build the walls of Mars and after his own name, call his people Romans. On them I set no limits, space or time: I have granted them power, empire without end. Even furious Juno, now plaguing the land and sea and sky with terror: she will mend her ways and hold dear with me these Romans, lords of the earth, the race arrayed in togas.

This is my pleasure, my decree. Indeed, an age will come, as the long years slip by, when Assaracus' royal house will quell Achilles' homeland, brilliant Mycenae too, and enslave their people, rule defeated Argos. From that noble blood will arise a Trojan Caesar, his empire bound by the Ocean, his glory by the stars: Julius, a name passed down from Iulus, his great forebear."

The Aeneid - Virgil

I quote this passage to give you the pattern men should follow. As evidence to refute the lace laden men that prance around in books like Pride & Prejudice I give you men like Romulus and Remus, nursed by wolves, going about in wolves pelts, and founding great empires like Rome. This is all that is man. And come on ladies, deep down, you want this man.

New Hat!

2007-01-14T17:08:00.000-06:00

Too bad I never get to wear it.

Alotta Pictoras

2007-01-02T08:50:00.000-06:00

Me and Birdtrainer sporting our new gear at christmas.....
(p.s. Its the bags)

And of course the shoes...and thats my dog

On the way to memphis....

And a story unfolds.... watch the drama of the animal cracker moose

He kinda lost his head....ha ha ha

Bottom's up....

All gone!

Weird picture just because the background is all blurry

Ok.....thats enough
To sum up as my good friend Son of Thunder said:
Awesome God
Awesome house to live in
Awesome food to eat
Awesome friends
Pretty much.....awesome

Church Pictures

2006-11-19T23:20:00.000-06:00

Simply irresistable

How bout some pictures as a way of coming back?

Abercrombie...definitely

Who said Alabama and Auburn couldn't co-exist?

Warming of the booties by the fire....it was cold...very cold

Me and Birdtrainer....Birdtrainer is dressed like a .......umm.....well....

Telling the people of Jasper just what they need to do

M.I.A

2006-11-16T12:36:00.000-06:00

Also known as Missing in Action:

"This just in....Missing In Action.....2 people who used to blog a fair amount on this site. No known whereabouts have been given to the authorities as of late. But reports are coming in everywhere that they are fine....just a little busy. And also may be suffering from creative fatigue. To show your support for these two lost souls please send a donation ranging from $20-$150 to help them get back on their feet. They think when they reach their goal of $250,000 they will be able to write again. PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATIONS QUICK!!!"

Today

2006-08-20T07:52:00.000-05:00

"This is the day that the Lord hath made. We WILL rejoice and be glad therein."

2006-08-13T21:59:00.000-05:00

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Natalie!

If every star in the Milky Way was a grain of salt they would fill Natalie.
The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr Natalie Head!
Over half of Americans are officially Natalie!
Peanuts and Natalie are beans.
Julius Caesar wore a laurel wreath to cover up Natalie!
Olympic badminton rules say that Natalie must have exactly fourteen feathers.
Moles are able to tunnel through 300 feet of Natalie in a day.
Red Natalie at night, shepherd's delight. Red Natalie at morning, shepherd's warning.
Natalieomancy is the art of telling the future with Natalie.
Banging your head against Natalie uses 150 calories an hour.

2006-08-12T18:02:00.000-05:00

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Adam!

Bananas don't grow on trees - they grow on Adam!
All swans in England belong to Adam.
Adam was named after Adam the taxi driver in Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life'.
Baby swans are called Adam.
If Adam was life size, he would stand 7 ft 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the size of a human!
Adam can pollinate up to six times more efficiently than the honeybee!
If you chew gum while peeling Adam then it will stop you from crying.
The first toy product ever advertised on television was Mr Adam Head.
Americans discard enough Adam to rebuild their entire commercial air fleet every 3 months.
Some people in Malaysia bathe their babies in beer to protect them from Adam.

Long Time Gone

2006-08-03T02:27:00.000-05:00

I know...I know.... I've officially fallen off the face of the planet. Guess those 14th century scientists were right..and the world really is flat.

Actually I have just been in limbo of work and moving to my new apartment. Well mine and Brett's new apartment. And that has been fun. Every has to come down and stay here now.

But let's talk about how cool it feels to go to a laundro-mat to do your laundry. I mean we don't have a washing machine here in the apartment so I set out one day to be Mr. City Rat and go find a laundro-mat and I would do my laundry. You know...whites in one washing machine and colors in another....get it done. Be efficient. Just like all the cool people who live in the city on movies. So went through the task of finding a rinky-dink one with about seven washers. (Little did I know there was one in my apartmetn complex) Well about the time i get my first load in a group of 6 people walked in and took the rest off the washers. So....long story short. I got my laundry done in about 2 hours and got a lot of bible reading done. Then drove back in my complex and saw the laundro-mat i have not 3 doors down.
Gotta love it.

It's been long enough

2006-07-11T21:42:00.000-05:00

Well I guess we have prolonged the posting absence long enough. If Adam isn't going to do it I will. Let's see where to begin. Harmony Highlands was awesome minus the dr*** ya'll can finish the rest. I don't have any pictures because I used a disposable camera instead of my digital and we are lacking a scanner. We saw Superman Returns which is an great movie but I would not recomend seeing the 10:20 showing unless you like arriving home at 2:00 a.m. but it was totally worth it. I went rafting for first time but it was awesome. And it helped that most of the people I went with had been many times before and we had Captain Lee on our raft so there was no trouble going down the Nantahala. I only fell out of the boat once and I am very glad that I did not go in the water by means of being tackled by Emily (Poor Jim). I also do not have any pictures from that adventure to post because of the same reason. And this weekend the ZRPB's will be attending Five Mile's anuual meeting (which i am looking forward to). I hope to see some of you there and I might be able to attend the Memphis meeting. Well I hope everyone else is having a good summer and I will try to figure out a way to get some pictures on here.

Pump Up To Singing School!

2006-06-12T20:22:00.000-05:00

6 DAYS AND COUNTING TILL HARMONY HIGHLANDS!

PUMP UP FOR SINGING SCHOOL!

Stuff

2006-06-11T21:34:00.000-05:00

Well guys I am headed out this week to go to a softball camp at the University of Alabama. It should be fun. And there is only one week left until HARMONY HIGHLANDS!!!! Well I hope everyone else is having a good summer. Hope to see everyone in a week!!

Well everyone else was doing it

2006-05-29T23:08:00.000-05:00

You Have A Type B+ Personality

You're a pro at going with the flow
You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer
A total joy to be around, people crave your stability.

While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity.
Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done
You're passionate - just selective about your passions

2006-05-29T21:35:00.000-05:00

"Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
the blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and of the half-light
I would spread the cloths under your feet:

But I being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

-William Butler Yeats-

Simple Home Remedies

2006-05-22T01:09:00.000-05:00

Things that everyone needs to know.
(Disclaimer: Do NOT TRY ANY OF THESE THINGS. FOR COMICAL VALUE ONLY! I cannot be sued for anything you do on this list becuase if you do them you are too STUPID to sue.)

1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto. The blockage will be almost instantly removed.

2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting somone else to hold them while you chop away.

3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.

4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.

5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. (Sadly I thought this was a very good idea for me)

6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough. (My all time favorite.)

7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the toothache.

Sometimes we just need to remember what the rules of life really are:

You only need two tools: WD-40 and Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40
IF it shoudn't move and does, use the duct tape.

Going to State!!!

2006-05-13T21:40:00.000-05:00

So as most of you probably know, I am on the varsity softball team at Corner High School. Well today we won the 2nd round of the playoffs and are one our way to the state finals in Montgomery. I am so excited!!! We have done very well this year. Unfortunatley towards the end of the game today one of our players dislocated her patella for the 3rd time so please pray for her and also pray that no one else is injured this week. Well I hope everyone else is having a good start to there summer. I have 7 days left of school and I can hardly wait. Only one month and 5 days until Harmony Highlands!!! Hope to see everyone there.

I'm Graduated!

2006-05-09T00:40:00.000-05:00

Yes...that is right...I am now officially known as : Elyowenay RN
Because I have graduated nursing school along with my good buddy Cal-el RN. But here comes the hard part....what to do with the title of this blog since it does state "The Tyranical ravings of a sleep deprived nursing student."

I'll give you the readers the power to give me ideas on what to change it to.

Talk amongst yourselves....

And this is what I look like when I have graduated:

New Blog

2006-04-30T20:09:00.000-05:00

Check out Daniel's new blog or as most people know him by the Boo-Bah Commander.

Sweet Pics From Our Meeting

2006-04-25T22:34:00.000-05:00

Everybody

The chicks dig it.

Embrace the baldness.

The girls

For anyone who didn't get to come to the meeting I'm sorry. It was awesome!!! The singing was great and the preaching was fantastic. I hope all of you who weren't able to come can next year. And singing school is almost here. WOOOHOOO!!!

Revealed

2006-04-09T21:07:00.000-05:00

So if you didn't already know the Boobah has been revealed. Yes it is my brother Daniel. I have to admit that I was in on the prank when I wrote my last post. I just couldn't help myself. Hope everyone got a laugh out of it. You can read more at Boobah headquarters if you would like to.

Who is he?

2006-04-07T15:50:00.000-05:00

Does anyone know who the Boobah Commander is? He has just posted again on the Kitchen Talk blog. It is really starting to puzzle me. What loser would just start posting on random people's blogs. I mean really if you think you are funny you're not. You're just getting on our nerves. So just stop messing with us. And for anyone who doesn't know what I am talking about just go and read the comments on Adam's "Early Morning Poetry" post.

For Narnia! And For Aslan!

2006-04-05T01:42:00.000-05:00

Yall knew this day would come....
The day when The Chronicles of Narnia would come out on DVD and I would go all fanatical and write a bunch of stuff about it.

So just for starters I love this movie and have already watched it twice....Yes..I said it Twice in one day. And can I just say that I get choaked up, nay even cry nearly everytime Aslan does his gracious and benevolent acts. Mainly because it reminds me and convicts me very much of the great cost Jesus had to pay for us. Us who betrayed Him. Great to finally have a movie out of Hollywood that conivcts you in a good way and not in a "man I feel dirty after seeing that" way.

Ok on to my next agenda....everyone go out and buy the movie then come up with your own coat of arms and we will adapt our blog names into names given to "The Knights of the Militant Israel"

So For Israel! And for Jehovah!

Yoohoo and Gunpowder

2006-03-26T21:13:00.000-06:00

This afternoon after church some of the Sons of Zion gathered at our happy hunting ground (aka "The Farm") to do a little bonding with nature. And by bonding with nature I mean shooting stuff with shotguns. Very fun.
Me, Cal-El, his brother, Islamabad and his little brother, 2 people who I don't have cool names for, and a new addition from The Church set on the Hills who named himself inadvertantly, The Red Dragon Knight of the PB's.
So we all set out on our adventure to shoot the enemy, which were clay pigeons, or skeets depending on where you live. Quickly we realized that this was no fun since only one person, Cal-el's little brother, was able to hit them. Instead we turned to more interesting targets like about 6 glass bottles of YooHoo. Which made excellent targets.
I was the first to shoot the YooHoo and we all cheered with excitment when I squeezed the trigger and watched the glass, wrapper, and yoohoo totally evaporate before our eyes. I mean there was nothign left, except a very distinct smell as you went to where the remains would have been which smelled like Yoohoo and Gunpowder. And a little like hot chocolate. Probably because the speed at which the tiny little bb's were speeding through the glass and milk it heated the milk to hot chocolate consistancy. Thats just a hypothesis though.
Now I know what you are asking.....Where are the pictures?

I am almost ashamed to say that I forgot a camera, and so did everyone else, and so I relied on my ability to paint you a picture using my words. So enjoy, and drink a YooHoo for the hustle & flow.

Peace!

Top O' The Mornin' To Ya'

2006-03-17T00:37:00.000-06:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I dedicate a post for all my Irish brethren.

A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN

Sure, a little bit o' Heaven fell from out of the sky one day
And nestled on the ocean in a spot so far away
And the angels found it, sure it looked so sweet and fair
They said suppose we leave it, for it looks so peaceful there!
So they sprinkled it with star dust, just to make the shamrocks grow

'Tis the only place you'll find them
No matter where you go
Then they dotted it with silver
To make its lakes so grand
And when they had it finished
Sure they called it Ireland!

So everyone kiss the Blarney stone for eloquence and 'aye' have a great St. Patty's Day!

Early Morning Poetry

2006-03-05T02:27:00.000-06:00

2:30 AM.....why am I up? Here's a poem that I whipped up while I was waiting to go to bed.

O' New Love!
So fresh and green.
It captures us so unaware,
and holds us warmly in its arms.

I can't escape it's drawing power.
It pulls me in, and leaves me swimming
and dreaming in a thousand stars
All streaming across the sky.

It's a rush.
A sprinters burst of speed,
That sweetly distiles into marathon's melodic pace.

What's the price of such a treasure as this?
Your heart.
Or at least the portion of it you give to the person
In whom's arms you find all of this glorious thing called
"love".

When PB's Go Wild!!!!

2006-02-27T00:19:00.000-06:00

Yeah...thats right....When PB's Go WiLd!!!!
Myself, Table of Stone, Towapha, and The Jolly PB Giant all road tripped it down to Orlando this weekend for the Flordia Fellowship Meeting. It was AWESOME!
So here are a few pictures for your enjoyment!

And I thought I would throw this picture in there just in case yall were thinking that all we did was play and never went to church. Here is hard core evidence of us at Winter Garden PBC's new church building (which is very snazzy by the way)

On Cocoa Beach at about 12:30 Am. Thought we would go for a little beach trip after the awesome saturday night service.

Don't Panic!

2006-02-19T16:26:00.000-06:00

Interesting title huh?
Good one though. I use it because I am watching "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" for the second time. It's pretty hilarious. It's very british which gives it that extra kick of comedy. (British accents seem to do that.) Anyway, I use the phrase Don't Panic becuase it is one of the first reason why the Hitchiker's Guide became a best seller (in the movies world) because it had that printed in large print on the back.

And hopefully, with the assistance of the Improbability Drive, I will be able to get like 20 comments on this movie/book.

Come on people, watch the movie, or read the book which is what I am going to, with a little assitance from Laura, my personal librarian.

Peace out, and Don't Forget Your Towel!

Boxing

2006-02-16T23:38:00.000-06:00

Adam KO's Brian. I know you can't
see him very well but that really is
him I promise.

And in the blue corner The Pride of
Pericos...Natalia!!!(yea I know that was corny
but I couldn't think of a better Spanish name)

The Little Engine that Could

2006-02-13T21:44:00.000-06:00

Oh yes.....I went mud riding.

In my super, duper, Ford Ranger.

Think it couldn't handle it?

But it did....And I only got stuck twice. One was not my fault.

It was sooo much fun. Me, Reya, Islamabad, the Jolly PB Giant, Islamabad's little brother, and Cal-el little brother (both of whom I need to come up with names for) we all went out muddin' and shooting potato guns...which are very VERY fun.

Good to get out and play every now and then.

IT'S SNOWING!!!

2006-02-11T15:53:00.000-06:00

Trying to catch a
snowflake on my
tongue... five minutes later
it stops snowing. Stupid
Alabama weather.

An Ode to my Shoes

2006-02-09T00:00:00.000-06:00

"My shoes! My SHOES!
What Glorious shoes!
Their style,
Their flair,
I could wear them ANYWHERE!"

"I know that you're jealous.
It's ok..it's true.
But never fret, for you can have a pair too!

Oh what an idea! Would you like to try them?
It's ok, I am happy to share.
Go right ahead...slip them on.
No, that's right, no strings to tie.
Just slip them on, you're ready to go.

So start witht he left foot,
The right if you choose.
Put on the next one, that's how this goes.
Now, you're ready to go!
Stand up, give them a try!
Wiggle your toes, rock on your soles.
Don't they feel great!?!
Now take a step to and fro.

Can you feel as you walk,
As light as a feather.
Go down the hall, and up those stairs.
Amazing! Arn't THEY!?!
They almost massage your feet.
They surround your feet, yet you have room to breath!

Wait....what's this?

You've SCUFFED MY SHOES?!?
How DARE YOU! How dare you SCUFF MY SHOES!
I'll smash you, I'll bash you...I'LL SCUFF YOU!

Oh my shoes, my shoes, did he hurt you?
Don't worry he's gone. He's scurried away.
I'll take care of you, I'll polish your wounds,
In no time flat, you'll be good as new.
I love you my shoes, we never will part.
Good night my shoes,
Oh wait.....Are you afraid of the dark?

Look What I can do!

2006-02-06T00:03:00.000-06:00

So I have a problem...
Everytime I go to Wal-Mart I want to buy these little felt
pictures that are black and white and you color all the white
with markers... And they are in these cool designs
and they come in almost anything.

I have a problem...and admitting it is the biggest step

But look how cool these are! I colored all of these....

And I threw this blurry pic in because...Look at how long my
hair was!!! Crazy huh?

Sticky Day

2006-02-04T22:38:00.000-06:00

Ok so at school I am pretty much a pack mule. I have my back pack, my softball bag, my clothes bag, and a hoody. Well I usually put my softball bag in my Aunt Betty's room, who is also a teacher at school, and leave it there until 4th block athletics. Well yesterday was my friend Katie's birthday so I brought chips and a coke to celebrate. I put my stuff in Aunt Betty's room as usual, along with the chips and coke, not knowing that the guy who was substituting for her would leave early and lock my stuff in the room. Well he did, and when I went to get my things out after 3rd block I found the door locked and the lights off. The custodian had to come and let me in the room which made me late to athletics. I was actually glad that I was late because I wouldn't want people to see the embarrassing thing that was about to happen. See I have to cross the street and parking lot to get to the gym from school for athletics which is rather difficult with all my bags plus the refreshments that I had today. So I'm going through the parking lot and the coke slips out of the bag and hits the concrete which made a hole in the bottle. The coke starts spinning in circles and spewing coke everywhere. Imagine one of those fireworks that spin around and shoot off sparks except with coke. I didn't know what to do! Finally the bottle stopped spinning leaving me wet and sticky. I vote that the bottling companies put a bigger warning on the bottles to warn people of experiences like this. Seriously, it's dangerous.

Early in the morning, must be time for poetry

2006-02-01T01:37:00.000-06:00

Don't know if this classifies as actual poetry or just a random collection of thoughts, you decide.

"Held in the eternity of a Minute"

- I stand at the timeclock.
Waiting........
"One more minute till I can leave."
We all stand for what seems like hours
as this one minute passes.
Held in the eternity of one minute.

- A boy stares at the girl he loves.
The girl he would give his life for.
They lean in together for the first kiss.
A kiss that would last only "a minute."
Yet to him it never ended.
Held forever in the eternity of one minute.

- One minute you are talking to your best friend.
The next minute he is taken from you,
and all your memories with him throughout both
your lives is captured in that one minute.
The eternity of that one minute.

- As you lay on your bed of death,
Surrounded by all the friends, and family
that have made up many minutes of your life.
You close your eyes, and pass
In "just a minute"
and awake,
In and Eternity of Minutes.

Look at THIS!

2006-01-30T20:05:00.000-06:00

I hate to jump ahead of my last post but look at these awesome pictures!

I assure you, these pics have not been altered in any way.
This was actually how my sky looked.
Just another one of God's painting with his fantastic
paint brush.

My brothers, My sisters

2006-01-30T01:12:00.000-06:00

I was pondering here while I was trying to study..and I got to thinking. We often joke, we being the sons and daughters of Zion, about the fact that people might think we are kinda weird or strange becuase whenever we talk about our members of the church in a story we call them "Brother So-and-so" or "Sister Who's-it-whats". And we think, "Hmm..I wonder what people think about when we call them Sister, and Brother."

But you know...I'm glad that we have that. I am glad that I am able to call all of you my brothers and sisters. There is somewhere in the bible I can't think of where and am too lazy to look it up, but I think it is Jesus that tells us that if we follow Him we will gain in all things. We will gain a family that is inumerable, and mansions in heaven. The "inumerable" family is what I think about. I have 1 older and 1 younger sibling. I can never expirience how it is to have a older sister, or how it is to have a younger brother. But when I am part of the family of God I have an inumerable amount of old brothers, and sisters, and younger brothers and sisters. And that is just thrilling. To know that I have sooo many brothers and sisters that are just like me, they love me, and we all love God. Oh and I can't forget my great Mothers and Fathers in the church....I love them too.

So I just wanted to give yall that...I love each and every one of you and hope you have a good week.

New Record

2006-01-25T16:15:00.000-06:00

So now that peachy-keen is holding the record for most comments, I think that I will go for most consecutive posts. This is number eight... does anyone know the record? Oh and so I want be accused of usurping again, Elyow'eynay has also posted today just below. Ok I'm gonna start shortening his name to Ely because it is really hard to type out.

Can't Keep Up?

2006-01-25T00:12:00.000-06:00

Make this post number 11.

Usurper- 1. one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another [synonym: Natalie AKA Birdtrainer]

And I just want to thank all of you who, in the name of rebuilding my shattered middle child self esteem, posted meaningful yet brief and pointless comments on my posts.

Thankyou.

2006-01-24T16:03:00.000-06:00

Ok so me and Adam combined have had five posts in the last two days. So please read them all and feel free to comment. They start right above my hat pic. And I'm not a usurper.

My Guitar

2006-01-23T21:28:00.000-06:00

So I decided that I should name it. You know like
B.B. King named his guitar Lucille. So ya'll leave
comments of cool names for my guitar. It's an
Ibanez if that will give you any ideas.

2006-01-23T19:33:00.000-06:00

Name : Adam
Birthday: June 23, 1985 Which I think has no historical significance..Yeah.
Birthplace: A hospital..DUH!
Current Location: I cannot divulge that information (Witness Protection Program Rules)
Eye Color: Brown, but the most amazing shade you have ever seen!
Hair Color: A good red, some would say Auburn...but not me.
Height: 5'7''
Right handed or Left handed: Right
Your Heritage: Hee...r...i...t...a...g...e..... Sorry had to sound that one out. Irish..Aye?
The Shoes You Wore Today: What? I'm from Alabama, we don't wear shoes
You Weakness: Wouldn't you like to know....nemesis.
Your Fears: Slippin' on a bannana peel........now that's scary.
Your Perfect Pizza: One that cooks itself, and feeds itself to me.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Go the whole year without drinking a coke
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Lol
Thoughts First Waking Up: Good Lord it's morning. (to quote Elder Sonny)
Your Best Physical Feature: My toes that can do amazing things
Your Bedtime: 1:00 Am-2:00 Am
Pepsi or Coke: Don't tempt me....I chose green tea or water
MacDonalds or Burger King: (Makes a vomiting sound)
Single or Group Dates: Wouldn't you have to date to do that? I chose just to be "good friends" (ha ha ha)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate (makes a drooling sound)
Cappuciino or Coffee: Both
Do you Smoke: All the time...because I'm sooooo hott (i had to take the cheeze moment)
Do you Swear: Sometimes, like "I swear, by the moon and the stars in the sky...I'll be there" (if you don't know that song....good)
Do you Sing: Yes all the time
Do you Shower Daily: No...I like my microscopic bacteria, they're my only friends...
Have you Been in Love: Yes but i just "love" them i'm not "in love with them" (pet peeve phrase)
Do you want to go to College: Does anyone REALLY WANT to?
Do you want to get Married: Nah, I would rather live with someone my whole like yet have no commitment....yeah...that sounds good
Do you believe in yourself: "I believe in you and me...."
Do you get Motion Sickness: Yes
Do you think you are Attractive: Only in my dreams
Are you a Health Freak: My non-accentuated physique would explain it all
Do you get along with your Parents: Of course
Do you like Thunderstorms: Ahh! Yes...I love them.
Do you play an Instrument: Piano and trumpet and the air guitar(which I am the best at)
In the past month have you Smoked: This sounds like a question on a physical
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Job application
In the past month have you gone on a Date: He he he.....If you want to call it that...I call it a gathering of 2 friends at a mutually decided upon place...but whatever
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No but I wouldn't eat the box anyway, i would eat the oreos
In the past month have you eath Sushi: Does tuna out of a can count?
In the past month have you been on Stage: No
In the past month have you been Dumped: Uh.....no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I did take somones breath away....(ha ha ha)
Ever been beaten Up: No but I have been beat down...
How do you want to Die: Shootin' my way out of a ambush of alien invaders while taking their leader with me!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A grown up
What country would you most like to Visit: My motherland, Ireland, aye.
Number of CDs I own: Well I lose them as fast as I make them
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: The laws of God, written on my heart (that one hurt)
Number of things in my Past I Reget: so many, but they all shape my future

Interesting Quotes

2006-01-22T23:31:00.000-06:00

"Would it not be strange if a universe withour purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?"

-Sir John Templeton-

Fightin' Irish! And Everything That Goes With It

2006-01-22T23:21:00.000-06:00

Can't you see the Irish in me?

And then some random pics......

And to promote my new adventure..Myspace.....

www.myspace.com/2amnurse

Perico's Episode III

2006-01-22T22:29:00.000-06:00

Yea I know there are a lot of stories about Perico's on here but we, the brothers and sisters of Zion, just seem to have a lot of good stories come from there. So as usual we are eating and telling funny stories while dancing to the wonderful "Spanish" music being played. Then stories of past beach trips came up. I won't reveal their true names but Clark Kent and his brother told a story of them shimmying up a pier. They had a little run in with the law ( if a Rent-a-Cop counts) but everything turned out alright. Then another story came up about Adam, a jucuzzi, and some soap. And I think I will just leave that story at that. Well I guess that is about all of the interesting stories that came from Perico's tonight. Until next time on Authentic Mexican Food.

Does the hat make me look tough?

2006-01-19T15:56:00.000-06:00

Emoticans

2006-01-18T00:55:00.000-06:00

Should you or should you not use emoticans (i.e. :0 :-) ;-) ) in the blogging arena?

You decide!

If you don't have anything better to do...

2006-01-14T16:14:00.001-06:00

Then go to www.muffinfilms.com. My personal favorites are Feed Me and the Muffin Tree. Also I decided to look through the Blogs of Note and found one that was pretty funny at www.twochineseboys.blogspot.com. These should pass your time if you are suffering of boredom.

I did it!!!

2006-01-13T22:13:00.000-06:00

I watched Star Wars Episode III for the 10,000 time today (yes, I counted). It gets better every time, especially when you can quote just about every line in the movie. I give it a 10 for never getting old (not yet at least).

A Prayer for the Atheists

2006-01-13T20:45:00.000-06:00

I was confronted by a person in my graduating class asking me if I would offer a opening and closing prayer for the graduation ceromony we are having this May. But....they said....there are rules:
1. You have to have your prayer written and approved by the school staff
2. You can't use the name "Jesus" (maybe I couldn't use God either i can't remember)

Well I said I would have to think about it but my answer would probably be no since that is nothing but a poem, not a prayer. I mean if I am not saying Jesus then who is my prayer going to?
So I thought of this little "ditty" as my "Prayer for the Atheists"

-Our father, whether it be Mother Earth or King Kong's ancestor, which may or may not be in a celestial body above our own,
-Hallowed be thy name that we will not speak.
-Thy kingdom come in a mutually beneficial way for all.
-Thy will be done as long as it dosn't infringe upon anyones rights.
-GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD! Just as long as it is a free, and tax deductible gift.
-And forgive us our debts, please.
-Lead us not into temptation unless it is really the persons free choice to partake in it,
and deliver us from "evil" as defined by a persons choice to a different path than a "good" person and is neither wrong nor right.
-For thine is the kingdom as long as it is in accord with Seperation of Church and State,
-And the power as long as it isn't exerted on the weaker man,
-And the glory as long it is shared equally among all people,
-For ever, or as long as desired by the majority,
(Culturally accepted affirmation inserted here)

Sonic smoothies

2006-01-13T15:53:00.000-06:00

Well for anyone who likes Sonic just thought I would let you know that they have new smoothies now that are awesome. The flavors are strawberry, strawberry-banana, and tropical. Well I guess that is about the most interesting thing happening in my life at the moment... if anything else happens I will write about it.

Bored?

2006-01-11T21:16:00.000-06:00

I am....

Last Day of Freedom

2006-01-04T14:50:00.000-06:00

Well this is it. My last day of Christmas vacation. Tomorrow I have to go back to sc... sch... come on I can say it... school. It has been a great two weeks of nothing but sleeping, eating, and hanging out with friends. I had a great Christmas spending time with my family and then the week after havin fun with the sons and daughters of Zion as Adam calls it. Then there was the trip to Memphis for Grace Chapel's New Year Meeting (which was awesome). That was a great way to start the New Year. And then the vacation comes to an end with the Crimson Tide's big W over Texas Tech giving us a record of 10-2. Overall it has been a great holiday and I hate to see it come to an end. So I will spend the rest of this day being lazy then tomorrow, it's back to the grindstone for me.

New Years

2006-01-02T02:24:00.000-06:00

Happy New Years ..Yeah for 2006

My Resolution: (and feel free to comment and tell me yours) Is to give up carbonated drinks

Day 1 down......364 to go.

Boo Bah

2005-12-26T20:34:00.000-06:00

I was watching TV earlier today when I came across a children's show called Boo Bah. It had to be the scariest thing I have ever seen. I don't know if any of you have seen this show before but if you come across it DON'T WATCH!!! The Boo Bahs look like colored cotton balls with heads poking out that skip around. I guess they are aliens or something because they travel on a rainbow and live in pod type things. I don't know what kids see in this show because I'm pretty sure when I was five it would have scared me to death. It looks more like a bad LSD trip. I talked with my dad and my brother and we decided that the Boo Bahs were evil and are trying to brainwash little kids. I'm serious don't watch Boo Bah, it will scar you for life.

Merry Christmas!

2005-12-25T00:06:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas everyone! Yes, I know we are only about 5 min into but it still counts. Well sweet dreams, go to sleep before Santa comes.

1 Hour and 15 Minutes Till Christmas!!!!

2005-12-24T22:40:00.000-06:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!!!

6 Days Till the Grace Chapel Meeting!

Till then.... May your feet always be towards the fire, and friends on either side.

1 Day Till Christmas - (aka) Christmas Eve

2005-12-24T01:47:00.000-06:00

6 DAYS TILL GRACE CHAPEL MEETING

And just finished reading Prince Caspian of the Chronicles of Narnia and am completely depressed with the ending.....

I mean...(and for those of you who have read them you will know what I"m talking about)

They CAN'T COME BACK?!?!?!?! How sad was I when I read that! I looked a lot like this :-(

3 Days Till Christmas

2005-12-23T00:42:00.000-06:00

And 8 Days till the Grace Chapel Meeting

Ok...So I heard that some of yall were having a little error message pop up when you tried to view my blog through Internet Explorer. Well...I have got it fixed and I changed the template while I was at it so thats why there's all this black you are seeing. So hope it works...and hope yall will come back and comment.

My Name

2005-12-22T12:05:00.000-06:00

Yes I think that the only reason Elyow'eynay thinks the name is funny is because he came up with it but it does have a story behind it. See, my nickname is Bird(don't ask why) and I am currently a Student Athletic Trainer for good ole' Corner High. So he combined the two and came up with BirdTrainer. There you have it, I do not own a pet parakeet as some of you may have thought.

My Stats!

2005-12-22T01:53:00.000-06:00

I just got my stats counter set up SO! All of you get on here and blog to your hearts content so I can see you do it and increase my stats! Lets Do this!

4 Days Until Christmas

2005-12-22T01:33:00.000-06:00

And 9 Days Till Grace Chapel Meeting

And can we get a big round of applause for my sister who has just joined the bloggin' arena.
If you are confused about her name, you will have to let her explain it. I think it is hee-haw hilarious but maybe thats because I created it...

Tagged

2005-12-21T00:43:00.000-06:00

I am Elyow'eynay younger sister who will be contributing to his nursing page although I am not in fact a nurse or plan to become one (they have to do some pretty sick stuff). Anyway I have been "tagged" by Marjoniqua.

Seven Things:

...to do before I die

-Go on a tour of Europe
-Snow ski
-Climb to the top of the tree at my Aunt's house
-Drink a whole gallon of milk at once
-Make the biggest cupcake in the world
-Sky dive
-Become a good Christian

...I cannot do

-Eat a tomato
-Come within five feet of a spider cricket
-Drink buttermilk
-Read Lord of the Rings
-Find a use for Geometry
-Watch The Dukes of Hazard
-Go to bed before 12:00

...Things that attracted me to my spouse ( if i had one)

-Being able to talk to him about anything
-We share the same interests
-We have the same morals and beliefs
-He is very polite and courteous
-My family likes him
-He is handsome
-He has his priorties straight

...Things I say most often

-Hey Buddie
-PopeYes(inside joke)
-Hows that go again?
-Are you serious?
-Nope
-Do I have to?
-Pretty sure

...Books I love

-King James Bible
-The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
-Sherlock Holmes
-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
-The Hiding Place
-The Glass Menagerie

...Movies I could watch over and over

-Star Wars 3, 4, 5, and 6
-It's a Wonderful Life
-Finding Neverland
-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(the original)
-White Christmas
-Princess Bride
-Almost any musical

...People I want to tag

-I'm pretty sure I'm the last one but if anyone isn't then here's your invitation

Christmas

2005-12-20T23:21:00.000-06:00

5 Days Till Christmas

10 Days Till Grace Chapel

The Chronicles of Narnia

2005-12-17T23:37:00.000-06:00

Oh me Oh my!

I LOVED this movie. Loved it.
I was so pleased at how they made it and held very true to the book.
Not much was added and really the only thing taken away that aggrivated me the most was Aslan's mane. I just didn't think it met the mark of radiant and shining as the sun like the book described it.

Overall I give the movie a 10. It was awesome, the symbolism was awesome and it was just overall, good. (ha! you thought i was going to say awesome didn't ya!?!)

It was a lot of fun comany I was with too, since it was the group of Sons and Daughters of Zion. Including one outsider from the Church on the Hills. He was well accepted amongst the group though.
So the night has come to an end, church is in the morning and I must retire to my comfort foam lined bed and rest in sweet bliss.

The Circle

2005-12-17T23:35:00.000-06:00

May the circle...
Be unbroken....

Goodbye Cruel World!

2005-12-11T23:05:00.000-06:00

I call a Time-Out in life just for the next 4 days until Thursday night when I am done with finals.

So until then......

Random Bit of a Poem

2005-12-08T01:42:00.000-06:00

A Random bit of poetry written in the wee hours of the morning at a time when the brain functions less rationaly and more from the spirit and heart:

" Can a person not love whatever they want?
They say that Love is Blind.
But can't even a Blind Man love something he's never seen?
Or a Deaf Man love a concerto that he's never heard,
Yet he has felt the invisible vibrations of the notes
And each one moved the very chords of his heart.

Can a person not love.....
Is Love bound?
Not by the strongest chains.
Yet if you turn your back on this thing called "Love"
Then it is lost in the Labrynth of the Heart.

Can a person Not love?

.........No..........."

"Tagged"

2005-12-08T01:00:00.000-06:00

I have apparantly been "tagged" by my good brother Ludwig....

So I will indulge the tom-foolery and give you my list..
Forgive me though I am tired, brain dead and am doing this as a break from studying

Seven Things:

..to do before I die:

- Kiss my true love (i get sentimental when I am up late)
- go a whole week without caffenated beverages
- go to Harmony Hill (Holla!)
- go to Texas to get me some Justin boots
- stand on my head, drink and coke while eating pop rocks
- travel to Europe, especially Ireland my motherland
- act worthy enough to be called a Christian

..I cannot do:

- watch the 5 hour Pride & Prejudice
- drink orange juice with pulp
- let a spider crawl on me
- keep my opinions to myself in times most needed to (ha ha ha)
- wake up early in the morning to study before a class
- stop being so charming, witty, and over all good looking (ha....ha.....ha just a bit of silliness)
- drink water out of a glass that recently had milk in it

..that attracted me to my spouse:

- her unique personality
- the little things that she does and only i know about
- the looks she can give that let me know exactly how she is thinking at any time
- her smile
- the fact that she can put up with my brief episodes of egocentrism and selfishness
- the ability to take my mind of whatever cares I have witha hug
- the little world that we share together that no one else is a part of
(I told you I get reeeeally mushy gushy when I am clinically brain dead from studying....so get a tissue if you need one)

..things I say most often:

- Oh my gosh!
- That scared the bajesus out of me
- Wicked awesome!
- Cool Stuff
- Awesome
- Super-cala-fraja-listic-expeala-docious
- Pansy

..seven books I have:

- books? what are those?
- King James Bible (Not a King James Version)
- Sherlock Holmes compilation
- Many a shakespeare plays
- Tartuffe by Moliere (another play)
- Princess Bride
- Boy Meets Girl
- Davis' Drug Guide for Nurses (that ones a good read....blah)

..movies I could watch over and over:

- Singing in the Rain
- Oliver the musical (which i am watching right now...2nd fav!)
- Star Wars 3, 4, 5, 6
- Batman Beginning
- My Fair Lady
- The Lion King
- Top Gun

..people I want to tag:

- Table of Stone
- Owl of the Desert

Pictures, pictures and More Pictures!

2005-11-27T23:33:00.000-06:00

Week of Thanks

2005-11-27T23:29:00.000-06:00

Lots has happened in this past Thanksgiving week. A church meeting, Thanksgiving of course, and a annual "Fall Festival" that we have with the church. Just the church and who ever else they invite going out to the homestead of Charles G. and Hazel Kitchens to have a afternoon and night of watching the sun set from the top of a hill so named "Sunset Hill." Then back to the house for a campfire hotdog roast and stuffing yourself with smores and snacks. This year envolved a very fun game of hide and go seek which I think rivaled a game of man hunt at a military institute. I'll stand us up against West Pointe anyday! So many thanks for the week and for all the brothas' and sistas' in Christ that I have been blessed with.

Old....

2005-11-21T00:14:00.000-06:00

These pics are actually from when me and a bunch of guys went down to Mississippi to Elder Lonnie Mozingo Sr. house to help clean up some of the hurricane debris that had blown in on there....bunches and bunches of trees. But these are some pics that we took around the area.

Great Weekend

2005-11-20T23:59:00.000-06:00

Hoorah for the weekend! It was so awesome! All of our good memphis friends came from the Chapel of Grace to enjoy a very blessed younger preacher. Elder Joe Nettles was very blessed this weekend and preached on many subjects that we need to take into account in our daily lives. (Tapes can be produced on demand...if demanded)

I needed to finish of this disposable camera I have so I took a couple of pics from the weekend on this one and have another that i will finish up and get more pics from this weekend on there but here are the ones I have!