Bruster's Girl

Wow! I saw the cutest girl at Bruster's the other day. She was polite, pretty, and working her butt off. And she really seemed like she knew what she was doing too! Of course, she didn't serve me, but I couldn't help just standing there watching her work.

It's pretty cool seeing my little girl actually working ... for real money. And she's got a car now to, well it will be her's when she pays us off. And going off on her own ... on dates and stuff. Not too crazy about that, but it's gotta happen sometime.

So my little girl is growing up. I still remember her standing there with a handful of tools, grinning up at me, wanting to help work on the car. Ahhh, those were the days. Simpler, easier, uncomplicated.

Oh well, life goes on, and things aren't so bad now. The ice cream is great too! :-) JK

Today was a great day!

On being the parent of a new contributor to our economy

How strange!

I'm really surprised at myself, but I just got mad at the manager of Bruster's Icecream here in little old Anderson, SC. She had the audacity to get angry with my little girl (not really so little, she's 16 now), because Amber had to ask for a change in her schedule due to her parents. In this case, I'm out of town and Renea's busy with our son.

Suddenly, the shoe is on the other person's foot! Usually I'm the one complaining about how teenager's don't seem to respect the workplace.
Of course, a manager can't schedule her worker's around the difficulties of a 16 year old! And yet, I'm still mad at her?

Go figure ...

Here we go again!

OK! So, it's been a while, alright!

Yeah, I've been a bit delinquent with my posts. But I'm still here, still alive.

So, I thought, why not give it another whirl this year. So .... here we go again.

I'm gonna try posting as often as I can this year, and I plan to do more than just posting stuff for the kids. Although I do plan to continue doing that, kids.

Here's to a great year for all my loved ones and friends!

Connect our World

Check out my new page at World Vision! My family and I have been sponsoring a boy from Honduras for about six years. This is a chance to share that passion with our friends and family members.

It really is a good way to make a difference for at least one family in this world. Not an easy thing to do these days, though there's surely plenty to do.

And hey, we're now members of New Spring Community Church! I have to say this is really the coolest church that ever existed. I know that the words "cool" and "church" don't usually go together, but this church is truely an exception to the rule. Nothing at all like a typical church, more like a rock concert. But don't let that fool you, because we're making a positive impact on Anderson County, SC. I LOVE THIS CHURCH!

It may sound a little harse, but I believe that

If you're not doing your best to make the world better or making a positive impact on someone's life, you need to leave this earth and stop using up our precious resources!

But I say that with the greatest respect and concern. ;-) Love ya, see ya, Later.

Playing Favorites: Part 2

To continue the thought from last post, I am going through a few of my favorites for you. I'm trying to spin a little of my life history along the way.

Sports (continued):
In my last post, I mostly discussed soccer which is surely my top favorite. And, it's sort of natural that it would be since it's the only sport I ever played with any success. But I also mentioned that Baseball was also a favorite of mine. That's a different story.

I like baseball because its a thinking man's sport. It has elements of team competition as well as personal competition. The player has to be anticipating what will happen next and how his teammates will react. When in the field, the player is a part of the whole. But at the plate, a player is not only supporting his team, he is also competing against his own best record as well as all the players that came before. He stands on his own and faces the opposition of the pitcher and the uncertainty of the pitch. Added to these aspects is the fact that the coach must use a great deal of strategy when deciding which player to field. Left-handed batters, the pitcher's personal style, and the special abilities of each player must be weighed as the game progresses.

To those who think baseball is to slow, I would suggest that they either don't know how the game is played, or they just don't like to think. Basketball has blazing speed and thuggish brutality; football has macho impact and tons of strategy. But for me, I prefer baseball.

But not because I ever played it with any success. My earliest recollection of baseball is a game played in second or third grade at Mauldin Elementary. I wasn't a member of a team, so it was either a pick-up game or a game played at recess. Whatever the reason, the thing that stands out is that I got beaned in the forehead while batting. Of course, every rushed over to see if I was hurt, and I cried. I remember the embarrassment of both the fact that I got hit and that I cried. I couldn't help it, I guess. I certainly knew that I would be picked on because of it, and I was. I'm sure I played a few more games while in school. I don't remember anything about playing. I do remember that I was usually picked last for whatever game we were playing, be it dodge ball, red rover, or kickball. Sports was never my strong point.

If you consider Tae Kwon Do a sport, I did enjoy learning it and took lessons for about a year while I was going to Greenville Technical College. I earned a yellow belt and was working on my brown belt when I quit taking. I imagine that was about the time I started dating a hot blond at the Ingles Deli counter. ;-)
Love ya. Good night.