So....Facebook is innovating and redesigning once again. So what?Okay. I realize that change is never easy, but is it really necessary to complain about how much you don't like something to people that can't do anything to help you. So far, we have apparently adapted to all of the changes that Facebook has made in the past and continue to use Facebook to keep in contact with (or stalk) our families, friends, enemies, classmates -- whatever.There are other options (although the archaic snail mail is becoming even less of one) for...
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Making the Most of a Bad Situation
Posted on 20:26 by Unknown
In a previous post I mentioned that I am faced with some serious car trouble. I've acquired my son's old '93 Honda Del Sol. At just under 200,000 miles, I replaced the engine with a used Honda JDM. It's been less than a month and so I'm using the 6-month replacement engine warranty and getting another replacement engine shipped. Unfortunately, the engine is the only thing covered in the warranty and I'm going to have to pay (again) to have the engine swapped out.Having to car share with my wife is a bit of a pain. We're...
Sunday, 18 September 2011
I LOVE My Church
Posted on 19:03 by Unknown
If any of you have been involved in church ministry for very long, you are well aware of the dreaded "committee meetings" that are often many hours of wasted time. How I hate going to meetings at church. They have a way of just sucking time out of your life and seem to accomplish very little compared to the minutes spent discussing/debating/arguing/or just telling of irrelevant stories.I suppose that you can now imagine how I was dreading a Sunday afternoon filled with two meetings, followed by a Sunday evening post-service business...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Shooting the Messenger
Posted on 18:12 by Unknown
If there is an irritant that is common to the civilized world, it must be car trouble. Since there is never a convenient time for it, and there is seldom a convenient cost for it, it continues to cover the "hate" part of our love-hate relationship with the automobile like a well-worn blanket.I am in the unenviable position of owning two cars that are high mileage vehicles (one over 200k miles, one just under) that are both in need of some high dollar repairs. I suppose I could suck it up and assume a car payment and buy a new or newer car...
Monday, 12 September 2011
600
Posted on 08:37 by Unknown
It's post #600.600 posts isn't anything monumental as bloggers go, especially when it's been over 5 years of blogging here at Out of My Hat. Several of the blogs that I read post on a daily basis. Most post much more often than I do. Several of the blogs that I once followed have faded into the cyber mist and no longer exist. Others have taken their places as new people have started blogging and I have found new blogs to follow. I haven't taken the time to delete idle blogs from my list of "blogs I follow" and should probably...
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Back to Writing (and other stuff)
Posted on 22:14 by Unknown
Today was the first meeting of the 2011-12 session for the Ozarks Chapter of American Christian Writers. It was great to see friends that I hadn't seen since April (I missed the May meeting) and to greet our new guests. Our group continues to grow and I am always amazed and inspired by the knowledge, experience and talent in our group.If you are a Christian and a writer, I would encourage you to visit us and see if we can be of help or encouragement to you. ******I have had an ... interesting week. I could say that it was a week from hell,...
Monday, 5 September 2011
Labor Day Re-run
Posted on 13:03 by Unknown
The following is a re-post from Labor Day 2009. The original post generated a number of comments that had nothing to do with Labor Day and served to advance a personal agenda of a reader. It is the only time I have not posted comments from my readers.I hope that you are one of the millions of Americans that have an opportunity to celebrate Labor Day with family and friends. On a normal Labor Day, I would be at work with thousands of other men and women that are watching the skies. Since I am still waiting for medical clearance, I get to enjoy...
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Who Will Tell Your Kids About God?
Posted on 21:15 by Unknown
This is a subject that I've been thinking about for quite some time. I have some mixed up ideas about it and I'm not really sure how to convey my thoughts in an orderly manner. I've decided that I'm just going to throw it out there in whatever order it comes to mind as I write (with a little bit of editing when I'm finished) and see what happens. I know that for some of you, this may be offensive. It's not meant to be a judgment of your parenting styles or skills; this is just one humble man's opinion on one area of teaching...
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