what the heck!

after watching late this evening, the well done 'Independent Lens' program on PBS which covered the long past Enron scandal... "what the heck!"

after hearing on NPR on the early sunday morning news that some $800 million dollars was given to the USA for Katrina relief and we didn't take it... "what the heck!"

after considering all the ways the story of Dorcas found in Act 9 inspired a damn good sermon today... "what the heck!"

those are my thoughts.

the need for hooky

sometimes it is all i can do to sit in the church office. i have a new office with great air, light and space... however i just want to do something else.

it is a funny thing about church work. to say "do a funeral, sermon, wedding, hospital call, visit, bulletin, youth program, cwf devotion, etc etc.." means that one does that very thing. but the rest of the time what do we do? it is amazing how we are out here to fill our time and get so much done without really knowing what that is or how to do it.

in this small rural church i am the only staff person. there is no one to report to, find accountability with, nor check in... and with SO much to be done, for the list is long, it is hard to know what to do first. especially when it will not get done before one has to run off to do something else more pressing.

okay, i have procrastinated bible study prep long enough.

and what does one say tonight to the high school seniors at their National Honor Society stole ceremony? i just don't know. how does one know?

today is a day of the confusion to say the least. i would play hooky but it is raining.

a day for chrome

well sunday afternoon was glorious here in my fair city. i opted to not eat out after church so as to leave town, but then when it was really to late to do so, got started in on some projects. i was able to finally do some detailing to the outside of the new car --- specifically the chrome. i don't think it had ever been polished and thus needed some "wax on, wax off."

then i borrowed a digital camera from neighbor/church member friend and now can share with the world the glory of my big car. oh my i do love it.

it was also a good afternoon for the neighborhood. i think i visited with at least 5 who who out and about doing stuff in the good weather. all in all, a good sunday afternoon. i need more like it!

yes. i do wear bowties.

my friend Laura in kentucky emailed me recently about the blog and asked if i still wore bow ties. well sure i do! i just don't seem to have the occassion very often. i can't wear them on Sunday as they look funky with the robe. but i do try to wear them when i attend weddings, ordinations, anniversary parties, and other hob-knobing social functions. i will sport one to Rotary every now and then.

they really are fun, cause some comment, and don't get into your food.

the only pic i have of such frivolity is from a few years back at my friend Kara's ordination, pictured also with April. it was a good day for a bow tie.

part 2 of 2: the mandate

well i haven't blogged in quite some time. i just didn't have a damn thing to say.

call it depression. call it pre-easter work. call it just being to tired at night be thoughful, creative or funny. but i think those top 3 reasons are over.

i was talking to my minister friend April on monday, and as we talked about our easters, i told her "well we have our mandate."

it is true. easter kind of gives us our mandate. it is like we have this year's contract signed and ready to go. we (clergy et al.) have some reason to now do what we do.

frankly i was just being crass, but maybe there is some truth to the crass.

so on this 10th of april, i now can get back to work...mandated.

now if the resurrected jesus would just stop by my 2nd tuesday church board meetings, all would be good in the world.

post 1 of 2

(yes i realize it has been close to a month... well frankly there was just nothing to blog. enough said.....please see next post for other thoughts on this)

well Boston Legal was on again tonight... and the 2 lawyers were again on the balcony with coctails at the end...

and since the theme of the show was love, the question on the balcony, william shatner to the other... "when was the last time you were in love?"

damn good question.

and thus my thoughts center around this question: "when was the last time you were in love?"

i just don't know the answer. well, maybe i do.
have i ever been? i don't think so.
oh sure i have had a few crushes. a few 2-4 month flings where crush moved to like-"like." but that is about it. but never love.

and the greater question "when will i be?"

noting the old #33 is fast...very fast approaching, and as i "plan" my life i notice that this question is gaining some promience in my thought. as a result, my thoughts continue to focus on a future time and place that will open some options in that department.

so if i move in the night. you will know i either fell in love or just decided to drive till i found it.