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October 10, 2009

the week in tweets – 2009-10-10

i loved having homemade bread for the LORD's supper tonight! thanks adam for making it. #
emy j's has just been invaded by many LOUD people – if i said what gender they were i would be stereotyping BUT you can probably guess 🙂 #
@bCodySmith – yeah that trick only works a few times until your body rebels against the lie. in reply to bCodySmith #
pam is still sick so i'm canceling the packer/viking game get together at the terrell home tonight – sorry. #
if @jimbelcher unfollows me to then follow me again (apparently just so i will follow him) i will refuse to read his book (deep church). #
@joecausey – that mean. funny, but mean. in reply to joecausey #
@thegsides – what's up with your broncos? they keep winning. i wasn't expecting that. #
we can't win if we can't block #packers #
crap #packers #
this is absurd #packers #
@SteenAR – yes in reply to SteenAR #
http://twitpic.com/khion – when did my dad join twitter? this username sure sounds like him. #
the forecast calls for snow showers in stevens point on monday, october 12th. ahem. i would just like to point out that is a little early. #
too wet to paint so i will go back to reading for my seminar. if the house is going to get painted i need an "indian summer" in two weeks. #
@thegsides – playing better teams i don't think they would be 4-0 BUT the broncos are obviously better than everyone thought. what about you in reply to thegsides #
any ideas on a new album or two that i should place on my ipod for during the chicago marathon? shouldn't be too slow or too fast tempo-wise #
http://twitpic.com/kn7v0 -bought two "throw away" jackets for the chicago marathon @ goodwill. now to decide which to be dreby or wrestling #
@theboy1der funny i saw this sign saturday "free hotdog today if your name is tony" http://twitpic.com/kq8tv must be a trend in reply to theboy1der #
http://twitpic.com/kvyn6 – I won free trail shoes from Brooks! Yes! #
Why do people show up to the marathon expo in full running gear? We can guess you are probably summer just by the fact that you are here. #
Apparently the draft texts i was saving for tomorrow went through twitter today. Sorry cant that. I'm not running yet. #

October 6, 2009

mlb

it may just be me but my opinion is that major league baseball is lousy except in two circumstances:

see a game in person
the playoffs

i do love the experience of watching a game in person. being there is great. it just doesn’t translate to tv at any other time except during the playoffs. even then it really just barely works until the championships. i love baseball and enjoy watching kids, high school, college, and pro games in person. it just doesn’t work for me on television.

i’ll take pro football, basketball and even hockey any day over baseball.

October 5, 2009

advent conspiracy redux

i’m excited because i think tapestry has beaten walmart to starting our CHRISTmas advertising – i’m not completely sure because i don’t know if walmart has started placing out CHRISTmas stuff yet but i don’t think they have. two sundays ago we started talking about advent conspiracy for 2009. i told everyone this week that after two weeks mentioning it i would give it a little rest and then bring it up again in november BUT that did not include my blog (because here i get to talk about what ever i want to). so here’s yet another friendly reminder concerning how we are going to try and celebrate the birth of the SAVIOR.

give more presents than we did the year before WHILE spending 1/3 less on those gifts – this means making the gifts more relational in their nature (i.e. making them, changing their nature to be something more personal than commercial, etc.)
spend half of the 1/3 we saved (i.e. 1/6 of what we would have spent on CHRISTmas before advent conspiracy – thanks casey) on some way of celebrating those we love (i.e throwing a party, incredible food, etc).
spend the remain half of the 1/3 we saved on providing clean water for the world.

i haven’t discussed this with anybody at tapestry yet but i think my personal goal for tapestry is that we provide enough money for a well in central america ($5,000). this would be a huge chunk of change for our little community of faith but i think that if the leadership gets behind it we can do it.

so once again let me repeat WE probably BEAT WALMART TO CHRISTMAS!

October 3, 2009

the week in tweets – 2009-10-03

ahhhhh! sweater vest weather!!!!! i do love sweater vests!!! warm torso, cool arms! 🙂 #
@jesslawrence1 🙂 in reply to jesslawrence1 #
tried to tell a self-deprecating joke last night at tapestry and instead insulted pam. i didn't realize it until told 2 hrs later. smart?!?! #
@allimill that would be -2 then in reply to allimill #
i'm not running today until my new runnings shoes arrive. it's CHRISTmas in september because i'm about to get new running shoes! 🙂 #
http://twitpic.com/jm05e – SCORE! thanks to leslie (one of pam's co-workers) i now have a free bart starr figurine to go with my bobbleh … #
the shirt i am looking at wearing for the chicago marathon. thoughts? offensive? stupid? http://pic.gd/1b35bd #
@dhaltom7 – yeah that's what i'm trying to figure out in reply to dhaltom7 #
@theboy1der – don't you have a little something to say about the smell at your church? in reply to theboy1der #
@meganckelly – why would you do that? in reply to meganckelly #
anyone have an epson printer that uses T060120 cartridges? i have a set that i can't use that i will gladly send to whoever needs them #
thanks to fedex i ended up running in my old shoes b/c they haven't delivered my new ones yet. stupid tom hanks. i'm glad he crashed. #
@eLP88 – well you need to figure out what would help 🙂 in reply to eLP88 #
anyone have a google wave invite to spare 🙂 #
@meganckelly then you should come visit 🙂 in reply to meganckelly #
@pamelaaugust bought me a new sweater vest. mhmmmmm! since moving too wisconsin i have learned to love sweater vests. don't judge me. #
off to duck hunt. quack! quack! #
@bCodySmith – never even saw any mallards. sat out there for 3 hours and saw 6 geese and two wood ducks. none of them close enough. in reply to bCodySmith #
anybody have a 12ga (preferably pump) shotgun they want to sell or get rid of? #
@pamelaaugust and i are sitting in the rain at the SPASH homecoming game waiting for adam to play the bass drum at halftime. brrr it's c … #
thank you charter for finally getting espn360. i can now watch many BAMA games! i can't believe i actually like charter. #
@allimill – how about i just give you a play by play. here goes. lsu once again doesn't play up to expectations! that should cover it. 🙂 in reply to allimill #

October 1, 2009

the shoes finally arrived

my new running shoes came in from fedex yesterday which is great because i need to put 30 or so miles in on them before running the chicago marathon in them. i also got some new socks for running in. i’ve been developing and rubbing off callouses on the underside of what i believe i would call my ring toe.

this is an issue – yes the callouses but here i’m talking about what to call this toe. seriously do our toes have names? our fingers do. if i say ring finger everyone knows what i’m talking about. this is not true with toes. anyway i would never wear a ring on any of my toes.

so once again i’ve been developing and rubbing off callouses on the underside of what i believe would be called my ring toes. this comes from what i believe would be called my pinky toes nesting underneath the supposedly called ring toes. developing and rubbing off toe callouses during a run is not a good thing. it hurts. so i bought toe socks to counteract this problem. i’ll find out how they work this weekend when i do my last long run (which isn’t really even a very long run because of the fact that i am in the pre-marathon taper). whether they work or not i feel funky fresh wearing toe socks while i run.

that’s right, i said funky fresh.

SIDE NOTE – i’m going duck hunting with andy lickel tomorrow morning. while i’ve been hunting for other things plenty of times, i’ve never been duck hunting before. hopefully i won’t have a cheney moment.

September 29, 2009

chicago marathon shirt

i read an article in runner’s world awhile back that talked about the writer’s love for race day shirts with writing on them. pam and i both thought it was a great thought and therefore i’m trying to come up with a shirt for the chicago marathon – which is a little over 11 days away.

the above photo is what i am thinking of right now. pam is running it by her colleagues, all of whom work with people with disabilities, to make sure they wouldn’t perceive it as offensive (i don’t want people hurling insults at me while i am trying to make it 26.2 miles). i was wondering what your thoughts where? anyone got anything original that you think it is better?

September 27, 2009

running the plover river trail

the point area is surrounded by the green circle trail. the green circle is 30 miles of connected trails and parks that are perfect for walking, running and bike riding in the spring, summer, and late fall and amazing for cross country skiing and snow shoeing in the late fall (if we’re lucky with snow) and winter. the trail winds along the plover, little plover, and wisconsin rivers along with several small lakes.

the past couple of days i have been running along the plover river trail portion of the green circle. it’s great. i run along side the plover river with all the trees changing colors and then it changes into tall pine forests.

today i discovered a small (very small) down side to the plover river trail – the stevens point police department’s shooting range is beside it. it’s safe because the range has been built right but it is still a little freaky hearing a constant string of gunfire coming from the side of the trail. the good news is that the slight fear i felt apparently kicked up some adrenaline in my body and caused me to run faster than normal. my pace for today’s run was significantly faster than my normal pace.

tomorrow i may try to get a bear to chase me during my run and see how much that improves my speed.

September 26, 2009

the week in tweets – 2009-09-26

Just finished preaching at a church that once was full but has shrunk to 9 people. I'm thankful for the growth of Tapestry. I prefer growth #
@bCodySmith – what would be wrong with eating Canes everyday? in reply to bCodySmith #
@jesslawrence1 – yeah those were good times in reply to jesslawrence1 #
How is it that truly great days always seem to be so tiring? #
Happy Birthday HG Wells! #
At a local TTU meeting tonight I heard the best name ever … DIRK GUNDERSON. It's awesome. Sounds like a Hollywood detective name. #
i love ira glass #
@theboy1der – today i discovered that our netflix account gives us instant viewing of the "this american life" show 🙂 in reply to theboy1der #
@kara_nicole – sorry i said it first so i win in reply to kara_nicole #
it's a woot-off!!!!!!! #
@joshcausey @exchangedliving -i'm definitely not what anyone would consider hip but i like it – "bring us love YOU WHO are love" – hmm tasty #
@exchangedliving – i kind of hope it is the aim because i'm a little tired of each new dcb album being the automatic new worship music. in reply to exchangedliving #
@exchangedliving – the churches that i enjoy the most using his stuff just do their own thing and use his lyrics – usually more folksy in reply to exchangedliving #
Anybody interested in running the Fall50 with me? I'm looking to do it with a team or pair not solo – http://bit.ly/1RsnG0 #
Youngest child is sick AGAIN – threw up at school & home. #
@allimill – score – i'm a little jealous in reply to allimill #
at the moment i having a dreaming basset hound beside me – life is good as long as the dream doesn't end with him biting something. #
@lensweet – i think the answer is probably YES on both in reply to lensweet #
The problem with a WootOff is that it leads to me constantly checking woot.com hoping for a Boggy Old Creature. It's a little all consuming. #
An acorn just hit me in the head. I believe I have just discovered gravity OR been attacked by an angry squirrel. #
anyone in the point area have a seesaw i could use for a sermon monday night? #
why, oh why, were basset hounds breed without a sense of personal space? #
@overflowinglove @johnthemember – or the '67 convertible with the 289 – shelby is worthy more but the ragtop is A RAGTOP! favorite car ever! in reply to overflowinglove #

September 19, 2009

the week in tweets – 2009-09-19

@jesslawrence1 – don't you mean infamous? in reply to jesslawrence1 #
how can the packers be losing to the bears? really how? this is not how the game is supposed to go. #
that's more like it . it ain't over but belief in your offense like that tends to win games. #
@nate_ray – which is as it should be in reply to nate_ray #
@eLP88 🙂 in reply to eLP88 #
Two Sundays ago we had s'mores at Tapestry. Last night we had a flannel graph. These may have been two of the best Sundays of my life! #
@eLP88 the nap/study debate in reply to eLP88 #
@thegsides – huh? there the same as normal. in reply to thegsides #
RT @rainnwilson: Powder-blue is the new black. #
It's 11:40pm here and I'm not sure I'm interested in watching the Chargers suck anymore. Being manhandled by the Raiders?! Really?! Bedtime #
How many times do I need to meet the local pastor presently beside me at Emy J's before he remembers me? At least my face, if not my name. #
After I was almost hit by a car driving the wrong direction on a 1way st (Post) I looked up to see another doing the same thing. Strange! #
@calvinb – i love temporarily ignoring things #RSpec #ruby #bdd in reply to calvinb #
Road construction in Point today meant that it took 20 minutes rather than 15 to drive across town this morning. Life is difficult. #
@thegsides – the powder blues have been alternates since 2002. in reply to thegsides #
http://twitpic.com/hy6i8 – Just bought the next Moleskine! Woohoo! #
Basset Hounds hate chipmunks! I'm not sure what the chipmunks have done to justify the anger but it must have been really bad. #
@thegsides – don't trash the pack uniform it's a classic. yes they do have throwback – two in fact, one with present colors & or with navy in reply to thegsides #
I just drove by 23 Model T's. Suddenly felt like I was in the early 1900s. #
@thegsides – amen in reply to thegsides #
RT @exchangedliving: "One of the most profound marks on the body of Christ is his navel. Jesus had a belly-button." @timtennent #
@eLP88 – that's awesome in reply to eLP88 #
In Appleton for a meeting. The great news here is that I get to eat at Tom's – I LOVE TOM's. #
http://twitpic.com/i34nl – Chicago Marathon confirmation recieved! #
The lid of my coffee cup is dying. I wonder if I can buy a replacement lid? #
@MikeFoster – i think you tweeted something you meant to be a direct message in reply to MikeFoster #
@meganckelly @joshcausey – popsicle friday? is this the replacement for 420? in reply to meganckelly #
@thegsides – yeah i'm a little jealous of being able to go to a chic-fil-a. the closest one is 3 hours away. in reply to thegsides #
http://twitpic.com/i7xzn – Nothing says "party" like herring #
life has changed dramatically – adam now has his temporary driver's license – http://twitpic.com/i83pk #
http://twitpic.com/i998e – pam and i went to a coffee house play tonight – we felt very bohemian. #

September 18, 2009

he's driving

adam
the terrell family went through a pretty major change today – adam acquired his temporary license. this means we have six months of him driving with us and then he moves up to testing for a regular (minor’s) driver’s license. wow, i feel old.