88 Years Old and Going Strong

Just saw this report about the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
What a dynamic person.

Joy and I stayed in Mississauga a number of years ago while on vacation. I would have loved to have met this dynamo.

Resurrected Ricky Ricardo

"HEY!  It is Ricky Ricardo!"  

I was driving south on Hiway 59 from Naperville (just bought some tires for the bike we bought on Craig's list)  and I saw this guy playing maracas while he was driving!

YES!  Both hands, two maracas.  I think his wife was clutching her rosary.

He was (hopefully) driving with his knees.   

This old dude was grooving for MILES down Hiway 59.  And he wasn't driving slow.... going over 50 mph!

Cars were pulling up beside him, rolling down their windows.  

Funny and scary.

Oh yeh, the pillow in the back window said, "Jesus loves you."

Notice the definition I loaded from Wikipedia... one of the the words for these musical instruments is "idiophone."  You connect the dots!!

Maracas ( pronunciation (help·info), sometimes called rumba shakers) is a native instrument of Puerto Rico. They are simple percussion instruments(idiophones), usually played in pairs, consisting of a dried calabash or gourd shell (cuia - 'kOO-ya') or coconut shell filled with seeds or dried beans. They may also be made of leather, wood, or plastic.

Starbucks Plug and Pour - Great Idea on April 1

Great idea from Starbucks.

Joining the computer with coffee!

Love it.

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FOR EVERY MOUNTAIN!

WOW.  Man, I love choirs like this!

Funny Coffee Commercials

I enjoy a good cup of coffee.

And I enjoy good advertizing.

These ads seem to tie them both together.

God Calls The Man, Has The Plan and Knows The Span

A friend of mine from years ago, Bob Gass, publishes an exceptional devotional called The Word For You Today.

His devotional for Tuesday, March 10 was excellent...

"I HAVE FOUND DAVID...A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART."  (Acts 13:22 NKJV)

David was anointed to be king in his teens, but he only ascended the throne at thirty.

There's a pattern here:

1.  God calls the man.  In spite of being unappreciated by his family and overlooked by the prophet Samuel, God picked David.  He also picked Deborah to lead the nation in a male-dominated society.  Stop trying to figure God out, and stop comparing yourself to others!

"Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?" (Romans 9:21 NIV).

We'd have rejected many of the people God used - which lets us know how much we don't know.

2.  God decides the plan.  "Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it"  (Philippians 1:6 NKJV).  Who decides it?  Who performs it?  Who should your confidence  be in?  God!

God's plan for David involved years of ducking Saul's spears, living in caves and working with 600 misfits who redefine the word "dysfunctional".  God trains you in a small sphere so you can handle a bigger one.

3.  God knows the span of time required.  "Who through faith and patience [endurance] inherit the promises" (Colossians 1:11-12)

Endurance means standing firm under pressure.  The prize belongs to the man or woman who's committed for the long haul.  Joseph refused to let go of his dream;  it's what enabled him to say no to the advances of Potiphar's wife and endure unjust imprisonment.  But the day came when Potiphar and his wife knelt before Joseph.

So keep your eyes on the prize and don't give up!

Great devotional, isn't it?

Thanks Bob Gass for your great writing and insight.

POSTAL POULTRY

I was mailing a package at the post office today. As I was waiting in line I heard a rooster crowing. About every 20-30 seconds. My first thought was, "wow that's a unique ringtone."

As a postal worker waved me up to the counter, I heard the rooster crow again and realized the sound was coming from somewhere behind her. After another cock-a-doodle-do, I asked, "is that a real rooster?" She rolled her eyes and said "yes." I asked, "is it in a crate?" "Yes. Someone mailed the rooster and we've been listening to it crow ALL morning! We're waiting for someone to come pick it up!" And about that time, the rooster crowed again.

How funny is that? Mailing a chicken USPS. United States Postal Service didn't chicken out.

The rooster was going "POSTAL." The postal workers were about to go postal on the rooster.
Every time I mail a package, I am asked, "is there anything perishable, breakable or hazardous in the package?" I wonder what the answer was for the rooster.