Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Oct 30, 2008
Subtitled: I've got a cold/flu, and I can actually feel the viruses reproducing in my blood stream. Fun.
|
1 comments
Days of Rest
Oct 26, 2008
Last week, I was reading K's Cafe, when she wrote about a passage from her daily scripture reading. Quoting from Deuteronomy 5, "on [the Sabbath] you shall not do any work . . . so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do."
There's the important part. The people who work for you should rest as well. And I hate to admit that I was not comforted by those lines. There have been so many days (weeks on end, really) where we never get a day of rest, while those in leadership or management get time off with their families to relax.
Remember, according to God's word, it's the responsibility of the leader to make sure all his (or her) people have a day off. Otherwise, we are still slaves. Worse, we become slaves when we would have willingly given our time and talents. And the people enslaving us, or at the very least not protecting our time, are the same few who claim to be called by Christ to lead us to freedom.
While it's important for each of us, individually, to protect our time and secure our own rest, the people we work for (either in business or in ministry) are responsible NOT to expect or demand our labor while they get much needed time away.
We could add a proverb: Never ask of others what you are not willing to give yourself. Never expect or demand others to violate what God calls Holy, especially not their day off.
Home Again
Oct 23, 2008
Well, I'm back. I didn't get a chance to have those shrimp & grits (maybe next trip), but I did get plenty of overcooked vegetables and iced tea. And also some of the best homemade chocolate chip cookies I've ever eaten.
Deep South
Oct 21, 2008
I'm in Atlanta for a couple nights. The last few times I was here, I didn't get a chance to look around much. But tonight, as I walked to dinner and back, I noticed just how lovely the old homes are and how well builders are adapting new construction to fit right in with the history of the place.
You can't really qualify Texas as "the South." Well, except for East Texas, which has roots closer to Louisiana. But, being here in Georgia feels peaceful and familiar. Like HOME in my mind is made up of century-old oaks and magnolias on gently rolling wooded land surrounding stately brick structures filled with polite gentility.
Either that or I've read too much Margaret Mitchell.
Side note: I've heard three people mention "shrimp & grits" and I'm hoping to get my taste buds on some of that. Last trip it was fried green tomatoes and collard greens - not to be missed.
Sounds About Right
You are a Joan -- "I need to succeed"
Joans are energetic, optimistic, self-assured, and goal oriented.
How to Get Along with Me
What I Like About Being a Joan
What's Hard About Being a Joan
Joans as Children Often
Joans as Parents
Joans are energetic, optimistic, self-assured, and goal oriented.
How to Get Along with Me
- * Leave me alone when I am doing my work.
- * Give me honest, but not unduly critical or judgmental, feedback.
- * Help me keep my environment harmonious and peaceful.
- * Don't burden me with negative emotions.
- * Tell me you like being around me.
- * Tell me when you're proud of me or my accomplishments.
What I Like About Being a Joan
- * being optimistic, friendly, and upbeat
- * providing well for my family
- * being able to recover quickly from setbacks and to charge ahead to the next challenge
- * staying informed, knowing what's going on
- * being competent and able to get things to work efficiently
- * being able to motivate people
What's Hard About Being a Joan
- * having to put up with inefficiency and incompetence
- * the fear on not being -- or of not being seen as -- successful
- * comparing myself to people who do things better
- * struggling to hang on to my success
- * putting on facades in order to impress people
- * always being "on." It's exhausting.
Joans as Children Often
- * work hard to receive appreciation for their accomplishments
- * are well liked by other children and by adults
- * are among the most capable and responsible children in their class or school
- * are active in school government and clubs or are quietly busy working on their own projects
Joans as Parents
- * are consistent, dependable, and loyal
- * struggle between wanting to spend time with their children and wanting to get more work done
- * expect their children to be responsible and organized
Take Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy
(Not So) Gentle Reminder
Oct 15, 2008
You. Yes, you, Blondie. And also you, Brunette. There's not a sign, but maybe we should install one. Just for you.
Giving In
Oct 9, 2008
I am stubborn. Just ask Leah or Handsome. They'll tell you. Stubborn.
Well, stubbornness succumbed to sanity yesterday when I stoically submitted to being fitted for a night guard. But while the tech was making impressions and the sticky pink putty coated my mouth, I learned something of interest.
People who grind their teeth at night often have dreams related to their mouths. Teeth falling out, things stuck in their teeth (*ahem*), etcetera.
Vocabulary Lesson #7: Ceiling Unlimited
Oct 8, 2008
inhumanity
machine gun
malice
profanity
surrender
culture
unsatisfied
vacant
insanity
tragedy
guts
idle
vanity
comedy
ancient
endless
Bonus:
change
Posted Without Comment
Oct 6, 2008
The Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award
The American Mustache Institute: Protecting the rights of, and fighting discrimination against, mustached Americans by promoting the growth, care, and culture of the mustache.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)