September 2010 archive

ASAP – Alabama Roadside Assistance

Driving home from the beach yesterday, we passed a girl/woman with a flat tire on the interstate median. She was changing the tire herself. Not feeling capable or equipped to stop and help her, I felt I needed to do something. So I dialed *HP, for the ASAP (roadside assistance) truck. I was greeted by …

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Book Review: From Peanuts to the Pressbox

I was given a copy of Eli Gold’s book to review – “From Peanuts to the Pressbox Insider Sport Stories From A Life Behind The Mic” – by Thomas Nelson company. However, given that I’m a Bama fan – and the fact that the Tide just won the National Championship – I was very happy …

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Attributes of God

Attributes of God – Danny’s new series has me thinking… Somewhere in the sermon yesterday he said words that came together for me this way. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, OK? You can’t take all the good, positive things about God and put them together – and think that God has some love, holiness, …

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Removing the pins…

Yesterday I went with Betsy to get her pins removed from her foot. We both knew it was going to HURT, especially the numbing shot. And it did! But you know what? The doctor knew that the pins needed to come out. And he used his x-ray vision to know exactly how to go in …

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Fear

When I am afraid, I will trust in You – Psalm 56:3 NIV Such a simple little verse. I think I learned it as a small child in Sunday School. Now that I’m all grown up what does it really mean for me. Fears creep up on me like thieves – fear of failure, fear …

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Alaska

(Click the title “Alaska” to see a photo gallery) cruising on Celebrity Infinity with Shades Sr. Adults – August 2010 – Seattle, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria

Book Review: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

The author of “Blue Like Jazz” has another attention-getting book – “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years”. thanks to Thomas Nelson I got a complementary copy to review. The books have the same weird humor, but the latest one has much more emotion and is much more likely to prompt a reader to introspection! …

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