thats all i got to say about that

So another long day at work... I would say that my rear is permanently attached to a seat in a vinyl wrapped avalanche. I was wondering if anyone thinks like me...

So on my way to no man's land today in south of San Antonio I saw at least 5 highway patrol in speed traps, and as many border patrol hiding in bushes along the way.
And on my way to Dallas shortly after that I saw about triple that many highway patrol.

Can anyone say quota?

I wonder if there really is a quota and if so Why? And if there is a quota why wait until the last couple of days of the month to enforce it? I always am curious if rules where enforced maybe all the time if life would be that much easier (well I have kids and that ideal works fantastic with them)? I am also curious if this type of enforcement just creates a mindset to do "OK" and no "Excellent" in our daily lives.
I listened to the State of the Union address tonight on the way to Dallas and as much as I like George Bush (I respect your opinions), I found it interesting that as a President whinds down his time in office He seems to let his political convictions that much more known and seem to be that much more firm in where He stands on issues. I will give it to Bush that he has remained firm on many issues while in office and has shown a great deal of integrity on his personal beliefs, but it seemed like tonight he was all over congress to get things done.
As political officers seem to do when they know that they don't have an election to win, or if they know their time in office is almost up they step up in making sure the "agenda" gets done. And, well, why do we as Children of God seem to be so la-di-da about our Christian lifestyles until we think, "it doesn't matter what people think cause there is so much at hand now".

What I am trying to say is this. We tend to live life like no one is watching us until the end of the month when people begin to pay attention. Why not stand firm and live life as if we are not trying to fill "God's Quota"? Jesus was pretty simplistic when He said, "hey, I am life, and you can live it so much better in me, and well if you live like this then your loving people like I do and they will know there is something there, and if you live like this then they will know you are different from the world" (Todd's revised version)

So anyway. Forget the Quota. Live life and enjoy it, and well if you obey the posted speed limits you will live so much longer and be able to enjoy life that much better and probably longer!

Taking Time

I was driving over a newer overpass at a major intersection of two very busy freeways, and I noticed the black marks of tires and scrap marks of bumpers along the guard rails. I don't think I really paid much attention to the guard rails on other over passes, so after seeing this on this particular bridge I decided to make sure I looked while driving on some more overpasses. I was blown away at the amount of marks along every overpass I have driven on in the last four days. After paying attention to these marks I began to wonder about the cars that made these marks. And I really do wonder what condition they were in. After awhile of pondering what the car was looking like, I then turned my thoughts to the person inside the car. Questions ran through my mind; Where they hurt? Where they drunk? Cellphone? Text Message? A child distracting them from back seat? A significant other? What caused them to ver so close to the guard rail that they bumped into it.
Today I was recapping all of these thoughts and it dawned on me how many times in my "Christianity" do I just pass life on by and not notice the crazy marks life makes. And well I took that even farther even if I noticed the marks, I was to busy thinking about the circumstances that caused the marks. And well I had to go farther and I was convicted that even if I was focusing on the circumstances I was missing the persons involved in the circumstances.
Isn't it interesting that the majority of the time we notice the effects of circumstances in life, then we notice the circumstances that caused the effects, and then we notice the person(s) involved. And as we are going through this "routine" we tend to judge and unfortunately we miss the individuals that are effected. I also find it interesting that because of our "routine" and the order of our "routine" we tend to take the circumstance and the effect of the circumstance and we make it almost impossible to reach out and help the person being effected.
If we take time and look for the person before circumstance and find the person before the effects of that circumstance then relationships are formed and I believe we have just lived and loved as Jesus. Take some time...

Well there is a sign!

Thursday is the day for a good sign!

Wierd Thought

Yesterday afternoon the news reported that Heath Ledger has passed away.

Before I say anything more about that, I need to say that he was one of my favorite actors. Of course I can't say that I saw "Brokeback Mountain", and as much as I might have disagreement with what I heard and read about the movie, it is my understanding that his performance was fantastic.

Well back to the news of his death...

My first reaction will wait for the last lines of this thought, but it seems that death effects me more than ever. I find it interesting that I hear of so many people near my age that are passing away, it puts my life and what I do in perspective. I hope and pray that my life is a witness of the grace of God, and a message of hope that God can make all things new.

Now after saying all of this, I had to take a serious step back after I heard the news of Heath's death. My first thought and reaction was, "Oh no! Did he finish the new Batman movie, cause I really want to see it". I have asked for forgiveness for this comment, and now I get the great task of reacting and living out the thought of my life being a witness of the grace of God.

2 Things

1. Convenience
2. Ummmmmm this might just work

America's ingenuity at its best.

This should be fun....

Well as soon as I get a chance, I will be either wowing you with the most though provoking words, or you will very very confused at what might be going on in my head. To many times I am sitting at home and have a thought go through my mind that is to good to not share so now you will be blessed with a glimpse into my mind.

Thought of the day is the title of my blog page, "Man is like a piece of Cheese". A few years ago there was a spoof movie, Mafia, that totally murdered the "Godfather", and there was a most interesting line used in the movie, "Man is like a piece of Cheese." The line was said at a wedding as a toast, and that is all that was said, "Man is like a piece of Cheese". Actually if you don't think to hard on the words you find that it is so true. Man, humankind, people are like pieces of cheese. We get better as we age (or should), we smell worse when we get older, we can become hard and coarse on the outside, and we can grow hair where hair shouldn't grow.

Now as we age, we should become better and better at what we do. "Why?", because we have made mistakes and learned from them (again, we should have), and well as the old saying goes practice makes us perfect.

Lets face it as we age we tend to stink more and more. Of course that stench comes from the deterioration of our body (right, right?). But honestly our smell might not get worse but it should be more noticeable whether it would be physical smell or a glimpse of our who we are and how far we have come.

As age sets in so does experience in living life. It seems as we get older we become used to taking "it", almost as if we are getting hard and coarse on the outside. Sometimes this change is a good thing because it allows for tolerance and we seem to be able to take life a little easier. Then there is those times when that hard coarseness might not allow for love to penetrate or negative things to be able to get out, then like you would a piece of cheese you get rid of the junk.

Then of coarse as cheese gets older it gets a little moldy, and well to add some pure humor to life why does hair grow in weird places when it isn't supposed to. I am not sure I am looking forward to having hair in weird places but I am sure that it will happen as I will ask What? When? Where? Why? How? and only will there be a medical answer.

Life is like that isn't it? a piece of Cheese. I like cheese (not to much, quantity, oh no bad), but I do enjoy cheese. It makes Queso Queso. A grill cheese sandwich would be a grill sandwich without it. Cheese seems to make things better. So if "Man is like a Piece of Cheese", and we are destined to live with each other then things should be, well, better! What would life be with out you? Not so swell.

- well there you have it my mind works - I think