Today I got asked how long I'd been married. When I responded, "Oh, I'm not married. I'm only 22," I was met with a sentence of terror:
"I thought you were like 30."
This working thing must really be getting to me.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Marshmallow Bob Day
In honor of Father's Day, I've been thinking of lessons that I've learned from my own Bob. Here is a small sample:
Fifteen minutes early is on time. On time is late.
Rude birthday/father's day/sympathy cards are acceptable, and even encouraged.
Prioritize your spending. Just because someone LOOKS like they have more money than you, doesn't mean they do.
Knowledge is like a river, the deeper is runs the quieter it gets.
Passing gas/burping doesn't necessarily have to be blamed on the dog, but it does have to be followed up by stating, "Mommy taught me."
An 85 is good if the class average was a 70.
If someone has a higher position than you or more authority than you, it still doesn't make them right.
"Because I said so" is not an acceptable answer. For anything, from anyone.
Get a degree.
If you want some food, get ready to throw some elbows for it.
You don't have to grow up.
Being able to sit on the beach in a chair reading a good book all day is worth the terrible tan lines.
Travel and see for yourself.
If you're old enough to shave your legs, you're old enough to mow the lawn.
Happy Father's day to the best Bob around!
Fifteen minutes early is on time. On time is late.
Rude birthday/father's day/sympathy cards are acceptable, and even encouraged.
Prioritize your spending. Just because someone LOOKS like they have more money than you, doesn't mean they do.
Knowledge is like a river, the deeper is runs the quieter it gets.
Passing gas/burping doesn't necessarily have to be blamed on the dog, but it does have to be followed up by stating, "Mommy taught me."
An 85 is good if the class average was a 70.
If someone has a higher position than you or more authority than you, it still doesn't make them right.
"Because I said so" is not an acceptable answer. For anything, from anyone.
Get a degree.
If you want some food, get ready to throw some elbows for it.
You don't have to grow up.
Being able to sit on the beach in a chair reading a good book all day is worth the terrible tan lines.
Travel and see for yourself.
If you're old enough to shave your legs, you're old enough to mow the lawn.
Happy Father's day to the best Bob around!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Bloggin' and Believin'
I've found a gem. Slash a hope for my future career as a religion/journalism major.
The CNN Belief Blog has a little bit of everything. Something that it has a LOT of, however, is loud-mouthed atheists that abuse the "comment" capability.
That being said, I just found this paragraph in one of the articles:
"The Protestant Reformation was in part about getting away from the authority of priests and popes. Why approach God indirectly when you can do so directly, Protestants asked. Why not read the Bible for yourself?
Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence that many American Protestants today are reading scripture with frequency or care. On a battery of 12 questions about Christianity and the Bible, American Protestants got 6.5 questions right on average, for a score of 54%. Many must rely on pastors like Long to tell them what to do and think."
Yikes.
That being said, I can't say I'm surprised. I think there is a very good point, that I have been known to argue myself, that people shouldn't rely solely on pastoral direction for spiritual guidance.
The article is about Eddie Long, pastor of a Baptist megachurch that got caught in a scandal. Go figure. We've seen this a time or two before, most notably with Catholic priests. But people are tired of the "Catholic priest caught in scandal with little boy" drama, namely Catholics. What I like about the article is that it mentions other religions and denominations that have been caught in scandals too, including Buddhists. We knew they were out there.
Anyways, if you have a lull at work and find all this interesting, take a look around the blog. They have belief and faith-based angles on current events as well as personal testimonies and experiences.
PS- World is ending on OCTOBER 21 now. Pastor Camping sends his apologies for the mix-up. Oopsies!
The CNN Belief Blog has a little bit of everything. Something that it has a LOT of, however, is loud-mouthed atheists that abuse the "comment" capability.
That being said, I just found this paragraph in one of the articles:
"The Protestant Reformation was in part about getting away from the authority of priests and popes. Why approach God indirectly when you can do so directly, Protestants asked. Why not read the Bible for yourself?
Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence that many American Protestants today are reading scripture with frequency or care. On a battery of 12 questions about Christianity and the Bible, American Protestants got 6.5 questions right on average, for a score of 54%. Many must rely on pastors like Long to tell them what to do and think."
Yikes.
That being said, I can't say I'm surprised. I think there is a very good point, that I have been known to argue myself, that people shouldn't rely solely on pastoral direction for spiritual guidance.
The article is about Eddie Long, pastor of a Baptist megachurch that got caught in a scandal. Go figure. We've seen this a time or two before, most notably with Catholic priests. But people are tired of the "Catholic priest caught in scandal with little boy" drama, namely Catholics. What I like about the article is that it mentions other religions and denominations that have been caught in scandals too, including Buddhists. We knew they were out there.
Anyways, if you have a lull at work and find all this interesting, take a look around the blog. They have belief and faith-based angles on current events as well as personal testimonies and experiences.
PS- World is ending on OCTOBER 21 now. Pastor Camping sends his apologies for the mix-up. Oopsies!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Like a horse and carriage
I helped Elizabeth shoot a wedding yesterday for one of our religion major friends. Here are some of my favorite shots:
They wanted to wait til the ceremony to see each other but we figured out a way for them to still take pictures together.
They wanted to wait til the ceremony to see each other but we figured out a way for them to still take pictures together.
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