Day: December 31, 2004

the “potato cannon” has been glued together and the starter has been installed. tomorrow i will duct tape the joints for added safety and then fulfill the dreams of some russets. it’s a little known fact that the russet potato is the most aerodynamic of all the spud universe. the russet literally longs to fly. tomorrow i will fulfill the dreams of some of these tubers.

SIDE NOTE – albert’s famous salsa is by far the greatest grocery store salsa i have ever encountered. i’m not sure how “famous” it actually is since the only people around here who seem to know about it are those that pam and i have introduced to it BUT i can say that it deserves to be famous because it is great.

there are some amazing pictures of the tsunami damage on flickr.

you can view them by going here.

and here is a different set.

here are pictures of the people who were effected by the tsunami. these are the people who are missing.

here are a few links on the asian tsunami. some of interest and some for purposes of helping.

• an animation of the tsunami’s imjpact – quite scary.
• flash tsunami presentation – includes pictures of the aftermath, details on how it happened, etc.
• international mission board part of your offering at parkview goes to the imb automatically. if you would like to give more specifically to the imb’s effort in helping during the asian tsunami recovery you can do so here.
• virtual prayer room for those effected by the tsunami.
• the salvation army – a great agency for any catastrophe.
• world vision – the same organization that does the 30 hour famine is already helping in asia. you can donate directly to the tsunami relief here.
• the baton rouge chapter of the association for india’s development – a local direct link to india.

consider helping in any way you can.

i just read an article about gentry tate speaking in tongues by using basketball player names – here it is.

the whole thing is a farce from the the holy observer but i think it is funny none the less.