Robert's Blog - Part 112

July 18, 2010

the week in tweets – 2010-07-18

RT @BPGlobalPR: Here's the truth: we got food poisoning from shrimp one time and said, "Let's make sure that never happens again." #bpcares #
@edstetzer – excellent discussion today on the exchange. in reply to edstetzer #
i seriously just saw a teen walking into a glass window thinking it was an open door! YES! #
@sjone65 – no BUT IT IS SAD that you WATCHED the hills finale or any episode of the hills for that matter. in reply to sjone65 #
@Keannan5390 – that scares me a little in reply to Keannan5390 #
@jesslawrence1 – AWESOME! ABSOLUTELY AWESOME! i am now randomly smiling in a coffee shop because i am very happy for you guys. in reply to jesslawrence1 #
i tend to stop listening to someone once they refer to someone who disagrees with them as a nazi or communist … unless of course they are. #
@dhaltom7 – i tend not to have long conversations at 4am or if i do i don't remember them 🙂 in reply to dhaltom7 #
@sjone65 – this is a sign that you shouldn't be watching such drivel – said by a guy who secretly watches the housewives of new jersey in reply to sjone65 #
anybody have any old (the older the better) 35mm camera(s) they would like to give to me? i just found some old 35mm film that i want to use #
what words/phrases make up the new insider "church language" . for example saying "unpack this" during a sermon or "visioning." others? #
RT @DiscoveryHouse: The human heart is a factory of idols. Every one of us, from his mother’s womb is an expert in inventing idols. ~Calvin #
@DiscoveryHouse – you're welcome. it was an excellent quote. in reply to DiscoveryHouse #
does anyone in the point area have a large FREAKY looking puppet or doll that i could use sunday night for @sptapestry ? PLEASE! #
adam just got $50 from our bank for using direct deposit. gotta like that. #

July 14, 2010

i write like …

thanks to neatorama i found this link that compares your writing style to various famous authors. i’m sure it is about as accurate as i am at picking the ncaa basketball tournament winner each year (i always come in second in my tournament bracket pool while never having the final two teams right) but i still thought it might be worth a try. in order to be accurate i posted multiple entries from my blog into the analyzation page and it consistently said i write similar to two writers. they are:

I write like
Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

and …

I write like
Chuck Palahniuk

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

this is great because i like both of them though they both sometimes write things that i am not comfortable with. there have been a few times where i have reached the point in some of their works where i choose not to finish a book because i was pretty disturbed by the material (“haunted” by palahniuk is one of the book i just stopped). yet i am still drawn right back to additional works. in fact, i absolutely love the book “fight club.”

so if these test are accurate i probably offend some of your guys pretty regularly, maybe even scare you, but you still find yourself coming back for more. i can live with that.

July 11, 2010

the week in tweets – 2010-07-11

@allischoon – because you failed as a 4th of july celebrator 🙂 in reply to allischoon #
i really like short films – is there a short film tv channel or something similar? #
@joshuajones – you're dead to me! in reply to joshuajones #
"it was never easy for me. i was born a poor black child." i'm watching "the jerk" while doing some work. i love this movie. 🙂 #
@slightclutter – it's on my regular video rotation since i found the 26th anniversary special for $8. YES! navin just found the beat! in reply to slightclutter #
@jwilmore – yep it is quite good. very funny in reply to jwilmore #
i need a new business card. anyone have a brillant idea for something interesting looking? #
cow appreciation day! july 9th. i would so do this if there was a chick-fil-a within a decent distance of us http://twurl.nl/efwf11 #
hey everybody! grab a bucket we're going up to jerry's! it's a pee party! #
"jerry as the bible says "thou who cureth can maketh ill" – classic cosmo kramer. #
took eric & clint for a trail bike ride and i definitely busted it at 20 mph. trail rash all over my right side and my helmet is smashed. #
@natebyrd3 – yep i am very thankful for my now smashed helmet and will get another one while reminding the boys to wear theirs. in reply to natebyrd3 #
@allischoon – here's the raspberry that developed on my shoulder through my clothes http://twitpic.com/23ko3b #
@allischoon – and my now swollen arm http://twitpic.com/23kolj #
eric & i have succeeded in getting clint addicted to "the office." it only took 7 episodes. #
@pwilson – that's funny in reply to pwilson #
@allischoon – it's going to look awesome in a couple of days in reply to allischoon #
@bCodySmith – did you smile for the photo? it's always important to present a good image of yourself. 🙂 in reply to bCodySmith #
@dhaltom7 – are you the eldest member of the @the_ring ? really? in reply to dhaltom7 #
@bCodySmith uhmmmm. @dhaltom7 says it's is on rain or shine. sounds to me like YOU HAVE TO PLAY! in reply to bCodySmith #

July 8, 2010

the bike ride and nurse pam

as i posted yesterday clint and eric, friends from baton rouge, are presently visiting the terrell family. clint is a former youth intern and friend and eric is a former student and friend. this morning i was pretty pumped about getting to take them on part of the green circle trail. the green circle is 30 miles of trails that link a ton of parks together around the point area. pam, the boys, and i love riding on it. so i took eric and clint out to the plover river trail portion of the green circle. it didn’t turn out as fantastic as i had hoped. in fact all three of us had a pretty bad time.

i was going to fast into a turn at the bottom of a hill and my front tire slide out on me. i now have trail rash all over my right side and i learned why helmets are important. i smashed my head into the ground cracking my helmet in two spots on the right side. this actually scared me a little because while i have taken some solid hits in my life i have never hit my head hard enough to cause any problems. i had a few minutes of trouble visually focusing on things and then everything cleared out. clint was trained as an emt years ago so he checked me out and seemed to think i was ok. therefore we decided to finish the last 5 miles of the bike ride.

when we hit the half way point that is when clint and eric’s troubles began. clint began to feel sick and was sure that he needed to throw up. so he did. i didn’t know this about eric but he is a sympathetic puker. this means that when he hears or see someone else losing their lunch then he begins to feel the need to also throw up. so clint was on my right about 20’ away spewing chunks and eric was 20’ away on my left having the dry heaves. when they finished we hopped back on the bikes and started back to the car.

when we got to the car we headed to pam’s office to clean my wounds. i asked her if her office had any first aide supplies. she grabbed some small packages and said they were disinfectants. she ripped one open and started to clean my arm. that’s when incredible pain began to shoot through my body. turns out that my nice wife had wiped my arm with an alcohol hand cleaning wipe. she says she didn’t do it on purpose but i have questions about that. i think i must have done something wrong and she decided to pay me back.

we’re going on a canoe ride tomorrow. i hope it turns out better.

July 7, 2010

fall in love with one place

last week i heard the following statement on the “to the best of our knowledge” podcast:

one of the best things we can do for the environment is to fall in love with the place we live.

their point was that if you fall in love with where you live you will do a couple of things that help the environment: 1) because of our love for our home we will look to protect our home environment from things that would harm it, and 2) since we love and enjoy the place we live we won’t have to constantly wander away to other places looking for things we enjoy.

whether or not being in love with where you live is actually good for the environment or not (i think it probably is) i definitely believe that it is very important for ministry. churches and the pastors that lead them should BE IN LOVE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE A PART. this doesn’t mean you have to agree with everything that goes on within the community. instead you need to love the character, the people, the culture, the topography, etc.

i am glad to say that i really love the point area. two friends from baton rouge have come to visit for a few days. clint and eric arrived early this morning and i spent the day taking them around point and sharing with them some of the things, places, and people who make point amazing. today that involved belt’s ice cream and hilltop pub & restaurant. tomorrow it is going to involve biking part of the green circle trail, canoeing, and polito’s pizza. mhmmmm. i love point.

July 4, 2010

short films

i love short films. they are just a great way to tell a story. if you can tell a good story in a 5 to 20 minutes video then you probably have an excellent grasp of what is really important to the story. there is no room for wasted space. every element has to connect with the story in a short film. good short films are wonderful things.

the above video is a short film that was a student’s senior project. it’s fun.

July 4, 2010

the week in tweets – 2010-07-04

back from @sptapestry and have eaten supper. now i can either watch "outlaw josey wales" or go for a run. "josey" is winning at the moment. #
"not a hard man to track. leaves dead men where ever he goes." "outlaw josey wales" such a great line. #
i'm not used to seeing 40 year old women camping in front of a movie theater – stupid twilight movies are stealing a part of geekdom. #
@bsheets – what exactly is a "make shirt office" 😉 in reply to bsheets #
i just overheard pam say to noah "you either get off the couch or you point your rear towards your dad." gas will soon be heading my way. #
anybody ever made a double dog crate before? i'm looking for some designs. #
need a quick answer on this. anyone ever flown out of the chicago midway international airport? any reason i should avoid it? it's $100 less #
@bsheets – how's parking? #
expressing a basset hound's anal glands has got to be one of the most disgusting things ever. http://tinyurl.com/yfafhbc #
@jwilmore – thanks jonathan but that's not exactly what i am looking for. in reply to jwilmore #

July 1, 2010

a good day

yesterday was a really good day. let me detail the wonderful things that happened:

i spent the morning at emy j’s studying the second chapter of james.
i ended up meeting a couple of threads and having a great discussion.
i took the boys to play a little disc golf and ended up finishing with a –1 for the course.
i ran 8 miles in schmeeckle reserve and then rode another 8 miles home.
pam cooked pinto bean soup for me – which makes me VERY happy
i went with pam on her run for the day.
i ended the day with a little fishing and caught a decent size smallie on a jitterbug – my favorite lure for fishing

all of this happened during a day that had wonderful weather. it was a good day. i like days like yesterday.

June 27, 2010

the week in tweets – 2010-06-27

@JAuxt – well that stinks because this is prime magical asparagus harvesting time. in reply to JAuxt #
@Jake_Rush – thanks jake. i'm still not sure that the issue is resolved but it did last long enough to get me home. which was good. in reply to Jake_Rush #
i just sent in @sptapestry 's request for another year of meeting at washington elementary 🙂 i love the school we meet in. #
does anyone know what the water hardness is in plover? #
RT @CSLewisDaily: I think God wants us to love Him more, not to love others less-C.S.Lewis (via @redheadlindsay – great quote lindsay) #
@meganckelly – i have it! pam and i want you to come up here and get it. in reply to meganckelly #
@Jwill193 – that would be incredibly hard water. according to the village of plover water board it is somewhere between 12-19.6 in reply to Jwill193 #
I just saw a guy in business attire riding a unicycle in downtown Stevens Point. Fun and odd. #
@bsheets and i are at emy j's and i am overwhelmed by someone LOUDLY talking about their church chior "taking to the next level." 🙂 fun #
@bsheets – yep. i'm presently guessing what church they are from. there are only a few that their language seem to fit with. any guesses in reply to bsheets #
@ratterrell – we should take our guessing to the limit 🙂 in reply to ratterrell #
@bsheets – we can try and take our guesses to the next level … or limit … darn, they've confused me now. in reply to bsheets #
@bsheets – that's why you're tweeting about church – right? 🙂 in reply to bsheets #
@bsheets – i'm actually guessing that they are from the church that laughs a lot. in reply to bsheets #
@thegsides – and to think … i knew you when you were just a mere nobody blogger. in reply to thegsides #
based on the passage of scripture we are discussing this week (james 2:1-4 http://twurl.nl/3wgurz) i think i am going to wear a suit to TAP. #
what are some examples of things that don't mix? oil & water. packers & bears. what else? #
@bsheets 🙂 in reply to bsheets #
@zmikko – nope because my family loves culvers in reply to zmikko #
@zmikko – if we had to we would 🙂 in reply to zmikko #

June 23, 2010

how to tell when the bassets have been walked

this is pretty much what they do the second i finish walking them. when we picked up montana (left) from the basset rescue society they told us that “a tired basset is a good basset” because they tend to get into a lot of trouble if they are not decently worn out. these two aren’t going to cause any trouble tonight. 🙂

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