Yeah, that's me--the Fat Boy. I started out the year with the idea that I would lose 50 pounds by my 50th birthday. I even started out doing pretty well at working toward that goal. Somewhere along the way, I lost sight of the goal or just got tired of working at it and so June 13th came and went and the only thing that happened was that I turned 50 and weighed the most that I've ever weighed.Aside from feeling like crap and either having to struggle to fit into clothes that are too tight or buy a new wardrobe, I also face the typical overweight...
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
I know that it's not yet the season for Monday morning quarterbacking, but I thought I'd borrow the phrase as I rehash a bit of yesterday morning's Sunday School discussion.The text was taken from the 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians, and was about the resurrection--both the resurrection of Jesus and the resurrection of the dead. Some how we managed to get off topic and were talking about what heaven will be like--if we'll recognize each other, if we'll know one another as we know one another now (mother, son, spouse, etc.), and if there will be...
Sunday, 25 July 2010
To be more correct, I suppose it should be "Happy Anniversary"Out of My Hat wasn't really born on the 25th of July, 2006, but that is the date that it was first published. Looking back, that very first post is still one of my favorites...and I still think that I need to write that book.I don't really expect that to happen until I decide that I'm willing to commit a set amount of time to write on a daily basis. I haven't even been able to keep a faithful time for posting regularly on this blog. How could I ever manage a book?Out of My Hat hasn't...
Friday, 23 July 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
I've never been much on hero worship--maybe it's because there are few that are qualified for true hero status. And I guess that everybody has their own standards for what qualifies as a hero.From the website of the 107 Ranch: Any man, woman, or child can be a H.E.R.O. with humility, endurance, relationship, and obedience which all begins and ends with Jesus Christ.I can live with that. Using that as a qualifier for hero status, take the time to read about a guy that just may meet the standard to be called a genuine HERO.Read the article, then...
Saturday, 17 July 2010
I just changed my profile picture on Facebook. If you follow Mike's blog, you'll recognize it from one of his posts. After posting it, I got to thinking about the masks we wear and the perceptions (and mis-perceptions) that people have of one another. Then I did some back tracking to read several old posts that give an idea of who John really is--or at least an idea of who I think I am.Some of the things are a little bit funny, some are interesting,...
Monday, 12 July 2010
I read a couple of different blogs today that addressed diversity of beliefs in one way or another. This first one is really just a brief on the author's look at how we sometimes view God. I think that we all need to examine why we believe as often as we examine what we believe.The second is Brian McLaren's response to the question "Are all religions the same?"And the last is an irreverent look at a polytheistic world that ridicules several beliefs. If you're easily offended by somebody making fun of your beliefs, you might want to skip this...
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Today was another beautiful day in the Ozarks. I don't know if it made it to 90F (32C) or not, but I'm sure that it was close--pretty much what one would expect for mid-July. At a little after 5 pm, the sun is beating down on the back of the house and the driveway (where I am sitting) is well shaded.I'm taking advantage of my laptop, wifi router, and the alone time afforded me by my current task of manning the ice cream freezer to do a little blogging. There really isn't much to do other than making sure that there is ice with enough rock salt...
Monday, 5 July 2010
Just down the road from me is a Wal-Mart Super Center. It has just about anything that you might want or need from a gallon of milk for dunking cookies to a quart of oil for your car. You can do all of your grocery shopping from fresh fruits and vegetables, to deli, dairy, bakery and packaged foods. You can buy a new cell phone (and contract) from most cell providers, a new computer, iPod, or flatscreen TV. You can get school supplies, bedding, hardware and tools, clothing from slacks to shorts and dress shirts to t-shirts. You can get exercise...
Sunday, 4 July 2010
It's a great day of celebration across the USA. Although we often struggle with political issues and we may not have the perfect system of government, it beats the pants off of whatever anybody else is doing. One FB friend posted the thought, "Wondering what our founding Fathers would say about our country and government today."I liked the comment that was posted, "They'd say they're still a free country and fighting to keep it free. Way to go people!" To often we want to focus on what's wrong with our country--and we have to recognize our faults...
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