1.7 Percent Chance

How does this happen?
Who do you go with?
Beasley of Kansas State or Rose of Memphis?

Looking For Some Clarity

What’s the rule on chewing gum during a fast?

Allowed?

Not Allowed?

Failing is for Winners

I've been really dumbfounded recently, as I've tried to recruit students to attend Oak Hills Student Ministries Mexico Mission trip, by the number of parents who just flat out told me that they won't allow their children to attend.
But then again I'm not, as our youth ministry is made up largely (90%?) of home schooled students. They are completely afraid of their children being put in any situation that might endanger (challenge) their child.
So when I invite the parents to attend with their child, I get the same fearful response.

The puzzling thing is that Max Lucado just did a series entitled Fearless.

I don't like to question parents or say their wrong, unless the issue is straight up heresy or illegal. But I do think these parents are crippling their children, or building up a future rebellious attitude.

I've been challenging these parents to at least attend the information meeting this Sunday between services.

My job will be to create enough confidence and assurance in our adult leaders, these students and our plans that these parents will allow their children to risk. Pray for me as I really want to build not attack.

Any helpful thoughts or suggestions.

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p.s. I think I should clarify that I don't necessarily have any issues with home schooling in general. But I disagree with home schooling as a means of separating from culture. I feel the response I receive more often that not, when asking why someone home schools, is fear of public influence not better education. Also I'm not sure if I think education minus social interaction is really worth it either.

Tidbits and Other Fun Facts #1

I think reading a Sports Illustrated cover to cover a bigger success than reading an actual book.

I get my SI every Thursday.
Danica is the current cover holder.

Who thinks she'll win this coming Sunday?

Letting My Nerd Flag Fly

Okay so I recently said that in my apartment I'm the sports guy and Chris is the Nerdy SciFi guy, but I have to agree with Chris... This looks better than the last three movies.

Apparently Your Chants Didn't Work

Here is some video of Dodger fans chanting at Carlos Lee, of the Houston Astros, "You suck."

The Astros, in case some of you readers didn't know (other's I assume are still licking their wounds), swept the Dodgers in this series. One of those games, after no hits through seven, the 'stros piled on eight runs to win.

It's been a good week to be a Astros fan!

Holy Bovine

That's just a huge cow. At first I thought, "That's a lot of hamburgers." But then I realized it's a dairy cow, (at least I think...what do I know? I was never in 4H) so I said "That a lot of milk!"

Chilli, a British cow that is more than 6 feet tall, may enter the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest cow. The animal weighs more than a ton and is the size of a small elephant.
According to http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=2205608

"...'cause knowing is half the battle..."

Recently Entertainment Weekly posted these photos on their website. From the upcoming G.I. Joe movie. What do you think? Did they do a good job a recreating the characters?Channing Tatum as Duke
Christopher Eccleston as DestroSienna Miller as The Baroness
Ray Park as Snake EyesDennis Quaid as Gen. HawkAdewale Akinnouye-Agbaje as Heavy Duty

Rachel Nichols as Scarlet

Byung-hun Lee as Storm Shadow

Said Taghmaoui

Looks What's Coming to the Big Screen

The Fraggles!


Also I heard that Jason Segel of How I Met Your Mother and Forgetting Sarah Marshall is going to create a new Muppet's movie.
I hope it's something like the Dracula Opera in FSM. That would be an awesome role for Kermit.

Receiving Recognition Recklessly

So I know that when you receive some sort of public recognition or praise, especially as a Christ follower, you're supposed to be humble and gracious. Probably say something like, "It's all for Jesus" and point up to heaven.

I guess I still struggling with that.
Because Shaun Groves, musician and Compassion International hero, specifically mentioned me and my blog on his Shlog today.

Heck yeah! That's awesome. I somehow feel it really important to tell you tonight.

Yeah, sure, it's in recognition of the fact that I've link my blog to his...but I'm gonna take it.

Don't take that from me...

Droppin' the Super Funny Awkward Laughs

I saw this video today and thought I'd share it.
It was on Andrew Osenga's blog.
You may know Andrew from the former band The Normals.
Or his current work with Caedmon's Call.
Or maybe just his own stuff.
Anyways he's working on a new album and this video is from some of the making of it.
Enjoy.

Answers to Everyday Grammar Questions

Today on the Mental Floss blog there was a post that dealt with many common grammar questions.  I particularly found this interesting, because it addressed a pet peeve issue of grammar for me.  Allow me to save you the time of visiting the site by just copying it below.

 

Q: “I feel like I remember having read in my old college Chicago Manual of Style that there are a select few proper names for which the possessive is ’ and not ’s. I think one was Jesus (as in ‘He followed Jesus’ teachings,’ not ‘He followed Jesus’s teachings’). I think it was the same for Moses and Sophocles … am I making this up?”—Posted by lala on 5/8

 

A: You remember correctly! The usual practice in making names possessive is to add an apostrophe plus s. But there’s an exception. When a Biblical or classical name ends in s, the custom is to add just the apostrophe: Jesus’ disciples, Hercules’ strength, Xerxes’ writings, Archimedes’ principle.

We also drop the s and use only the apostrophe in certain idiomatic expressions with the word “sake” (this avoids a pileup of sibilants). Examples: “for goodness’ sake,” “for conscience’ sake,” “for righteousness’ sake,” “for convenience’ sake.”

 

The strange thing is I’m horrible at grammar.  I do believe I have some struggles with dyslexia, which I’ve learned to combat by quickly viewing a sentence and never really noticing what I actually read.  I have to focus on the bigger idea more than the small details otherwise I get lost.  So I can not say that I’m perfect in all areas of grammar, but when people verbalize this above mistake it grinds my gears.  I even heard the king of Christian literature, Max Lucado, say “Jesus’s” before.

 

Anyways I post this because when I complain about it and people ask for the grammatical rule I’m not qualified enough to give a good answer.  Hopefully this helps.

 

If you have other grammar questions you can visit the grammarphobia site.

 

Every Had One Of Those Days?...

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I have before. Those days suck!

a Quick glimpse...

I saw this video below and it made me wonder what my roommate, The Deuce, thinks when he listens to Chris (the other roomie) and I rattle on.

I would be the sports guy, Chris the Star Wars nerd, and The Deuce - the cubicle dude. Of course I'm much better looking than that sports guy...


Recently Chris, for his birthday, received a Star Wars pop-up book (that I have to confess is pretty frickin' awesome - solely on pop-up book standards, then a little more for it's Star Wars content). He was showing it off to Rachel and spouting off about what ships were what, using all the technical terms and stuff. Rachel replied:
"Wow, you sure are waving your nerd flag high today...aren't you?"

Unassisted Triple Play

This is the best video I've found so far...14th in MLB history. Awesome!
Troy Tulowitzki did it last year, that's the second video.


Randy Velarde had one in 2000.

What Jen Must See...

John Mayer is a laugh...

Apparently he's also a cad...

Hey Mom!...

Happy Mother's Day!

Greatest List of Baseball Moments (In My Humble Opinion)

Greatest List of Baseball Moments (In My Humble Opinion)

-          Lou Gehrig “luckiest man” speech [1939]

-          Bobby Thomson’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World  [1951]

-          Bill Mazeroski’s 9^th inning homerun in Game 7 [1960]

-          Carlton Fisk’s World Series home run (where he waves it fair) [1975]

-          Hank Aaron breaking the home run record [1974]

-          McGwire hits 61 [1998]

-          Maris and Mantle‘s home run chase in ’61 with Maris hitting #61 on the last game of the season [1961]

-          Kirk Gibson off the pine World Series Home Run.[88]

-          Joe Carter’s three-run homer to win the Series [1993]

-          Cal Ripken’s 2131^st baseball game [1995]

-          Pirate’s Harvey Haddix 12 perfect innings result in a loss [1959]

-          Don Larsen’s World Series No-Hitter [1956]

-          Willie Mays over the shoulder catch and throw [1954]

-          Jack Morris’ 10 shutout innings to win the series. [1991]

-          Buckner’s Error [1986]

 

If I had to choose one over any other it would be between

-          the Lou Gehrig speech, or

-          September 8^th, 1990, Nolan Ryan’s lip is bloodied by a Bo Jackson line drive, and he continues to pitch. or

-          In 1973 Detroit Tiger Norm Cash took a saw off table legs to the plate against Ryan saying “I wasn’t going to hit him anyway.”

 

What about you? 

What other moments do you feel belong on this list? 

Which is your favorite?

 

 

 

The Capcity for Creative Solutions

teens tell police they converted skull into bong

 

I am never surprised, but always amazed.  This is stupidly awesome!

Confession

So I suppose I should be embarrassed by this but I'm just going to own it. I came home from youth group tonight and sat down on my couch and watch 27 Dresses all by myself.
I won't say that hated it, I did laugh out loud a few times. But I also feel the need to inform everyone I was reading through my Baseball Digest (they have tough crossword puzzles and trivia questions).
Also the soundtrack was pretty good.

[Note to Self - Do something extra manly tomorrow.]