Let's Slow Down a Little and Enjoy This Spring

Apparently this is a Catholic driver......

This is NOT What Easter is About..... But it IS Funny....

....... That's the Last Thing I Remember

I've been working out at the gym for some time now, and have really not seen the results I feel I should for the effort I put in.  (Apparently, I have this adverse reaction to pain.)  Just as I'm getting to the point where the weight and rep should benefit me, I stop.  I guess....well..... I guess because it HURTS!..... (I'm sure there's a spiritual application in there somewhere, but that's for another day.)

Anyhow, I thought I'd take a weight lifting class called "Body Pump", with the idea of creating some accountability and discipline to help me get past this little pain thing....  My goal is to look like this....

What's so funny.... it could happen!  We all have to set our sights on something, right?  (Okay, I'll start with the gotee.)

So, I go into this class, and realize it's.... 95% women.  Obviously, this creates a strong opportunity to be humiliated...... on so many levels.  I won't even begin to count all the ways.  HOWEVER, I'm making this thing work.... I just keep focused on two things --

ONE, make sure I can lift more weight that 90% of the women in the class, and

TWO, make sure I don't make eye contact with the other 10% that can lift more than me.  I mean, after all, I don't have a mom to go home too if I start getting bullied..... That's all I need is to upset one of them....

By the way, do you realize how hard it is to type a blog seeing through only one eye?  Until the swelling goes down, I'll probably keep these things short.....

I know, I know, I don't know what happened.  I was just trying to encourage her.  All I said was, "Hey, I noticed you had really nice form on those squats......".  That's the last thing I remember. 

Croc Found in Iowa River.......

Below is a picture of a croc found in a river near Conesville, Iowa.....

Hey!  At least I didn't use the one about their state tree being the telephone pole.....

Never Underestimate a Turkey......

I've been reading President George W. Bush's book, "Decision Points", and ran across an interesting story this week.

President Bush had invited the Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, to his ranch in Crawford, TX, for some Middle East peace discussions.  They were not going well at all.  In fact, the Prince was about to abruptly leave for home.  The President wisely asked him if he would like to see his ranch before he left, (knowing the Prince loved his own farm).

As they reached a remote part of the property, a lone hen turkey was standing in the road.  They stopped the truck, but the bird stayed put...... and would NOT move.  How frustrating and embarrassing.

"What is that?" the crown prince asked.  The president told him it was a turkey, saying "Benjamin Franklin loved the turkey so much he wanted it to be America's national bird."

Suddenly the president felt the crown prince's hand grab his arm.  "My brother", he said, "it is a sign from Allah.  This is a good omen."............... The talks continued as planned, with any tensions melting away.  For the rest of President Bush's presidency, his relationship with the crown prince was extremely close.

Let's keep an eye out for "turkey's" in our path today.  We don't know if it's that stubborn person that frustrates us at work, the person that always seems to be a hinderance to what we see as progress, or just that embarrassing situation that we'd rather not have fallen into......

There could be a divine reason or purpose that God is creating to sharpen your character, slow you down to line up with HIS timing,  or test your faith to show what He can do through an unlikely circumstance.  Let's look for our "turkey's",  thank God for them and embrace them today.