I love living in the Ozarks! The climate is moderate through all four seasons. The landscape is beautiful with hills, rivers, lakes and beautiful skies. The people are pretty down-to-earth folks (though not necessarily pretty folks) that (for the most part) love their families, their country and their God (although I'm not really sure what order to put those in). If I were to pick a downside of living in the Ozarks, it would have to be the lack of diversity. We are a pretty pale section of the American population. Of course, there are many that...
Monday, 31 August 2009
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
MWT Fail
Posted on 17:01 by Unknown
In spite of the success at the first two Maintenance Wakefulness Tests (MWT), today's test was a failure. The tech monitoring the test told me that I fell asleep for just over two minutes during the second test period. I don't recall dozing off, but that's what the test showed.They tell me I have to wait a week before I can test again so I'll be off of the boards for another week. Sacre Bleu!My sick leave balance is pretty low so I'll have to take advantage of my manager's generosity and spend a few days doing administrative stuff. Tomorrow...
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
The Real Trick
Posted on 13:55 by Unknown
After viewing yesterday's post about a young man using a magician to help with his marriage proposal, I was thinking to myself--"The real trick isn't the proposal--it's keeping the marriage together."For as long as I can remember, the failure rate for marriages has been around 50%. Half of all marriages end in divorce. It doesn't seem to matter if you get married in a church or at the court house. It doesn't seem to matter if you are younger or older. About half of the time marraiges end in divorce.The reasons vary--money, infidelity, career...
Monday, 24 August 2009
A New Magic Gig
Posted on 14:45 by Unknown
Hey, I've got a new retirement option. Check out this video. See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.John <&...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
A Great Deal
Posted on 15:43 by Unknown
Sunday evening the Cardinals ended a six game homestand. As a promotional deal, they offered a limited number of Outfield Loge Seats at a discount--$6 off for each win of the homestand. Since they won 5 of the 6 games the $34 seats went on sale at 9 am this morning for just $4 each. They were only available online and each buyer was limited to 4 tickets. The tickets are for the series with the Houston Astros on the 25th-27th.I did manage to score 4 tickets in the section next to Big Mac Land for the afternoon game on Thursday. I can't wait....
Monday, 17 August 2009
Get Some Sleep--You're Grounded
Posted on 13:49 by Unknown
Well there is a new development in the continuing saga of an airtraffic controller with sleep apnea.Since the "wakefulness test" that I recently took didn't include a stimulant screen test (including caffeine) I have to retake it. Also, my 4 hours and 11 minute per night average of using my CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) machine is not "aeromedically acceptable" according to Central Region Flight Surgeon, Dr. Wilson.I tried to explain to him that I don't usually sleep more than 4-6 hours per night and that when working mid shifts, I basically...
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Sorting Out the Trash & Guilty as Charged
Posted on 07:13 by Unknown
Late last night I was taking some time to delete the abundance of old e-mails that have accumulated in my inbox. (Because of the ridiculous amount of storage on G-mail, this isn't really necessary.)However in doing so I ran across an e-mail from a couple of weeks ago that really nailed me. I subscribe to the postings from James Emery White on Serious Times. This one is titled Of Bitter Blogs. You'll quickly see why the second part of my title today is Guilty as Charged. Isn't it odd--the things that we think we can say because we have the inside...
Saturday, 15 August 2009
"The pen is mightier than the sword." Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Posted on 11:54 by Unknown
I just returned from the board meeting of the American Christian Writer's (Ozarks Chapter). One of the ladies attended a summer conference in St. Louis and made a report on the conference. One of the speakers used PAC as a personal reminder when it comes to writing and submitting for publication. PAC stands for prayer and confidence--prayerfully write, submit with confidence. I think that is a good thing to use when posting to Out of My Hat, too. It certainly would have saved having to swallow some bitter words this past week. It doesn't...
Friday, 14 August 2009
Eating Crow
Posted on 16:26 by Unknown
It occurs to me that I have been pretty harsh on some people. In particular the sender of the e-mail that was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. To be fair, I need to say that I just sent a note of apology. I took on the very role that I was offended by and realized that I needed to reconcile the situation.My bad.Here's my note:As I have reread my response to your last e-mail, I realize that it was extremely harsh. In fact, it took on the very tone that would offend me if I had been the one receiving it. I hope that you will...
Lashing Out
Posted on 06:07 by Unknown
I've been getting angry lately. And I've managed to suppress it on many occasions, but at other times I feel like I've lashed out at people. The cause of this irritation?...What else? Politics and the ever popular politically accepted lies, deceit, and hatred that come from otherwise decent people.At lunch the other day, I heard somebody say that they asked a Democrat, "Do you think it's right to kill babies?" This of course implies that all Democrats think that it is right to kill babies. The conversation seemed to be primarily between two...
Monday, 10 August 2009
On This Day
Posted on 07:36 by Unknown
The Logos Bible Study software that I use from Libronix includes a daily reading called On This Day. As you might guess, it features stories from history that happened on the current date. While they are all interesting (to me), I felt like sharing this one. It was foretold by Jesus and happened decades after His death. The Fall of Jerusalem August 10 Jesus warned of a time when Herod’s beautiful temple would be destroyed, but the disciples could hardly believe him. The temple was arguably the most magnificent structure in the world,...
Sunday, 9 August 2009
A Grand Day
Posted on 07:56 by Unknown
It was a baseball day...not real baseball, Kansas City Royals Baseball. (OK, that was kinda mean, but Royals fans understand.) I was really glad to see that Greinke was pitching for the Royals. He got off to a rocky start but really settled down after the Royals put a couple of runs on the scoreboard and seemed to get stronger as the game went on.The Royals managed an uncharacteristic 17 hits and won the game (also uncharacteristic). Even while we were watching the Royals' game, we were keeping an eye on the scoreboard and the Cardinal game...
Saturday, 8 August 2009
No News
Posted on 08:19 by Unknown
I've realized that I've posted much less frequently this summer. I also know that a part of that is that I just haven't felt much like writing. However the biggest factor is deciding not to write about bad news, downer, negative rants. With much debate in Congress about healthcare reform and how to stimulate the economy, there has certainly been plenty to write about. Truthfully, I've even stayed away from much of the newscasts lately. Things in my little circle of life are not that bad. In fact, things are going pretty well. Not perfect...but...
Friday, 7 August 2009
Taco Bell
Posted on 12:56 by Unknown
Taco Bell is a place where Chris and the kids go when I am not with them. I know that it sounds strange to hear that there is a food (or food like-item) that I don't like...but there you have it.In any case, I felt compelled to share this video with all of the the misguided folks that actually like to eat at the faux restaurant that is Taco Bell.Taco Bell's New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients From NatureJohn <>&...
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Pinch-hit Homerun
Posted on 13:14 by Unknown
One of the downsides of being a preacher at Hopedale Baptist Church is that there are a number of well qualified preachers to fill the pulpit when Pastor Terry takes some time off. It seems that there are fewer opportunities to get to preach at Hopedale and anybody that feels the call to preach looks forward to each chance to do what God has called us to do.Today, one of our newer people stepped in and did a great job. Dennis Williams and his family recently moved to Ozark from Denver CO. Dennis pastored a church there and met Pastor Terry a...
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