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Our Daily Thread 2-21-13

Good Morning!

What’s on your mind today?

Quote of the Day

“The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery.”

Dave  Barry

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2 Days. And then it’s “Play Ball!” 🙂

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QoD

Today we try something different. I give you the line, you tell me what it’s from. And no Google. The Honor System is in effect. 🙂

OK, since nobody has gotten it yet, I’ll give a few hints. It’s a song, and I’ll add the line before it as well.
 
“But I must go into the world and do noble things for the good of all.”
 
“And you can’t come because you don’t speak French.”
 
If it’s guessed, just let us know if you knew the answer. 🙂

72 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 2-21-13”

  2. Good morning, Chas. I didn’t know the answer to the quote. I’ve got a busy day today. I need to do many things to prepare for Becca’s birthday party on March 2nd. We have invited 33 kids to our house for the celebration. I’m hoping they won’t all be able to attend! She wanted to invite her entire class (22 kids), plus her friends from the
    neighborhood. We will have an inflatable bounce house and play traditional childhood party games. I’m a little nervous, but usually have successful kids parties. However, I’ve never hosted one quite this large. I’ve hired my older daughter and two of her friends to help with the party. Keep me in your prayers on the 2nd and pray it doesn’t rain!

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  3. I think Chas is right. The Dave Barry quote from the late 90’s, continues on to say :

    “The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn’t bother to stop because they’d want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club”

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  4. 😉 Oh I like Chas’ answer BETTER than the correct one, but I can’t post it because at first it sounded familiar and I thought Monty Python but I went to check and I was wrong…. I should have just gone back about 13 or so years.

    AJ must have remembered that I have been in love with Johnny Cash most of my life…sort of like Chas and Anita Carter.

    I am home from Dallas. I had a great time, ate too much, stayed up too late, and learned a lot. I have a heavy day at work today. I have to catch up on my work and handle some of a co-workers work. She had to leave the convention and go to Birmingham to take care of an issue with her daughter. Please pray for that situation.

    Tomorrow we have to be at Sacred Heart for Mr P to have his back surgery. I am feeling a bit apprehensive about it. But realize it is out of my hands.

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  10. A Democrat wouldn’t stop either. They would however, write a stirring letter to the City Council blaming the lack of road repair for the flat, picket the tire company and organize a dinner to raise awareness for the need for government sponsored road side assistance.

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  12. Scary night here last night. Smoke detector went off shortly after going to bed. The fire in the furnace was so hot the pipe to the chimney was glowing red!! Closed down the damper and paced the floor for a while waiting for things to cool down and then went back to bed. It’s hard to go to sleep after something like that.
    All is well this morning.

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  14. I don’t know the answer to the quote question. I can just picture some snobs in my mind in the voice inflections of the speaker. 😉

    kare: Sounds like a chimney fire. Those can be scary. Your chimney is probably all clean now, though.

    We had a good day yesterday bringing my dad to the VA Clinic. It is about four hours away from us one way and three from him. They do have shuttle buses running from all over the state, but this is far more comfortable for him and my mom can also come.

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  15. No – not a chimney fire – thankfully hubby had just cleaned it or I’m sure it would have been one! There’s going to be a lot of uneasiness on my part for the next while however 🙂

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  17. Hubby is wondering if perhaps some burning wood fell through the grate into the oil burning side which is closer to the pipe to the chimney. We’ll probably never know but we are very thankful that nothing bad happened.

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  18. Kare, it might be time to replace the chimney pipe however. We have had some hot fires and then the pipe can begin to develop little holes as it has been burned through. Then smoke starts coming in and carbon monoxide and, well, you know. Aren’t you glad we have smoke detectors so we know when it is time to be scared?

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  19. We have a carbon monoxide detector in our BR. They aren’t expensive and ours has never gone off. But I consider it to be worth it.
    I test it about once a year by placing it at the tailpipe of a running car.

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  20. I’m only in pain when I move. 🙂
    I do wonder if that really is from the tailbone, though, since what I read about it indicates the pain gets worse from sitting, and I’m fine once I sit down (though getting into the chair does hurt).
    I made an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow morning. There might not be anything much he can do but it will put my husband’s mind at rest to have it checked out.

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  21. OK,

    I’ve added some clues. It’s a song, and the line that comes before it is-

    “But I must go into the world and do noble things for the good of all.”

    “And you can’t come because you don’t speak French.”

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  22. Good Morning….we awakened to about 7 inches of snow and light snowflakes continue to fall. The snow plow has already come down our road and has taken two swipes at it….Paul will attempt the trek into work this afternoon…Hannah will skip classes today…she’ll miss her two lectures, but, she’ll just have to read the book!
    Will keep Mr P in my prayers Kim…will there be a long recovery time for that type of surgery? Glad you are home and that you had a good time away! Doobie Brothers huh?! 🙂
    Will be praying for your friend’s daughter…the pang on the heart remains in my heart…brings tears at the thought of a parent facing the journey….
    AJ… Johnny Cash is Paul’s favorite…oh but those songs of his kind of get stuck in one’s brain for a very long time!!
    Scary scenario with the chimney Kare…praying all will be well to keep you all safe and warm…
    Oh Ann…sounds like it will be a terrific party for your girl…did I miss it…how old will she be?
    Don’t know the Qod…I like Chas answer 🙂

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  23. We noticed this weekend that our 13-year-old is now as tall as I am. Pretty soon I’ll be the shortest person in the family.

    My husband also pointed out that in July our son will be old enough to get a learner’s permit for driving. I rather hope he doesn’t want to yet.

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  25. Pauline,

    I hope you get some relief from the pain and a fix for what ailes ya’.

    And don’t feel bad about being the shortest in your family. My wife has already been passed by our 10 year old.

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  29. Now you have that song going through my head, AJ! I never thought, when I first heard it, that it was that memorable a song – not compared to some of the others. But obviously I remembered it.

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  36. Of course! One of my favorite songs! My adorable grandson got a stuffed manatee–almost as big as he is, which is saying something–at the winter carnival and I started singing this very song!

    Just sent NJL an email.

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  38. Pauline, probably a good idea to get it checked out, at least get an x-ray and an assessment for what’s causing the pain. Is the pain diminishing at all?

    Praying for Mr. P’s back surgery — sounds like he’s had the same thing done before. A friend of mine had the fusion and it worked wonders for her situation. She’s a teacher and thinks the final straw was when she was hauling a bunch of heavy bricks, etc., into her science classroom to do a demonstration on earthquakes.

    A couple days later, the family was getting ready to go somewhere and at the last minute she dashed into the house to grab something she’d forgotten, the phone rang, she twisted just a bit to grab it and — yeowwww. She literally could not move and had to be carried to her bed.

    That set off what was close to a year’s worth of treatments, shots, etc., trying to get her back in commission but nothing really worked. She was out on disability all that time.

    So she decided to go for the surgery, which they told her may or may not help. But she said she felt she had little choice at that point.

    It has decreased her mobility a little bit, but she said the pain is gone and she’s back teaching full time in the classroom.

    And as an LA public school employee, the surgery was 100% covered by her insurance.

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  40. Just like that, a response from NJL:

    Hi Michelle!

    I am writing to you from my library’s computer. I know I must rejoin the group, and believe me, you have all been on my mind as well. I am trying to get a handle on a few things, but so far, using my own computer’s internet is not working for me. I have left the last job due to another settlement with the government, but so far, have been unsuccessful in finding new employment. However, I applied for a government job in Newark, so if they are in the mood, prayers would be appreciated. It would be my “last” job (I sincerely hope!) and it would be a good one. The unemployment situation is very hard on a lot of people, and many of my buddies from BOA are also experiencing difficulty. (I still think someone should have gone to jail for that mess!)

    It is very cold here in NJ, so with my time off, I am trying to stay home and save gas money, etc., and get rid of all those things we always refuse to get rid of. Not a lot of luck with that, but magazines and papers have found their way into the trash. It is hard for me to get rid of books, but that’s my next thing to tackle. If nothing else, I am learning discipline.

    Please give everyone a big hello and a hug from me. I promise I will be back soon. You don’t know how good it is to receive the news that people are thinking of me. It means a lot! I am doing my best to trust that God knows what He’s doing, and I think He does. Well, not to get maudlin!

    Have a great day. My time is up here.

    Blessings back!

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  42. Hi back to NJLawyer, good to get that note from her. Thanks Michelle. We’ll have to pray for that job to come through, sounds like it would be perfect.

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  45. Oh Pauline, those are our family’s three most all time favorite’s!! The first favorite being I Love My Lips….oh what fun we have singing that one with the grandkids!! 🙂
    And we do so love the Bunny song:
    I don’t want no pickles, I don’t want no honey
    I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!
    I don’t want to tell you a joke that is funny
    I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!
    I don’t want a tissue when my nose is runny
    I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!
    I don’t want to play on a day that is sunny
    I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny!

    So great to “hear” from NJL….prayers for her job situation…

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  51. Nope. Never would have guessed Barbara Manatee, but now the song is stuck in my head. It replaced the one I had in my head this morning, which is always sung by one the members of a bluegrass/country jam. That one was all about Katie Daily and her mountain dew, so Barbara may be an improvement. 😉

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  56. Donna J,
    I think I’m experiencing somewhat less pain now, but I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting any better or I’ve just learned to avoid the kind of movements that cause pain (or at least to take them very slowly and carefully).

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  57. I was thinking about dying. Even though my PSA is no worse than it was a few years ago, it’s only a matter of time for me because all of us die, and very few get to Heaven. (Boys and girls, can you count to zero?). At my atheist group (which has permission to toss me as soon as I become demented), we decided we need a project. (Most of my members come from homes where they suffered religious abuse – not a description that applies to me – but after a year of whining, we have come to the realization we need a project besides whining about being raped by a priest (1), being made as a child to preach Jehovah’s Witness nonsense (1), being raised in a Southern Baptist family (1) and so on. As we realize we will die (though we include young and old, healthy and not so healthy, and so on) what can atheists talk about? What Hell is like? I don’t think so.

    I found a book called THE AMATEUR’S GUIDE TO DEATH AND DYING by Richard Wagner. (Not the composer, obviously.) Let’s see. He lives near our island. Check. He is a Catholic priest. Check. He’s a homosexual. Check. He’s an atheist. Check. He’s a therapist. Check. He has a doctorate. Check. He leads seminars on preparing for death. Check. His seminar participants include a wide variety of people, some religious, some irreligious, some old (and often terminally ill), some young (and sometimes terminally ill), and so on.

    There are about 80 “faith based” organizations on Whidbey Island. (I counted them.) There is one “unfaith” based organization. I started it. It’s hard for us to meet people. Even dying people (to convert to atheism before it’s too late).

    Everybody has (or should have) questions about dying. Will my last wishes be met even if I am too weak and ill to speak for myself? Now that medicine has advanced so far will I be kept alive as a vegetable? Will my medical care be covered? What will happen to my survivors? Will somebody be sure to natter to me about Christ while I lie helpless and dying? (As my sister did to my demented mother.) I am proposing that we sponsor these death and dying seminars run by Dr. Wagner so we can meet some Christians and they can talk to us about being saved. Or whatever.

    Oh, yes, Chas. I am sorry you misunderstood what I said about polygamy. It doesn’t work for most people. Trust me on this. Jesus told me so. Even though his mother was (supposedly) a virgin, I have my doubts about him.

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  58. I love Dave Barry, too. He’s written some very funny stuff about dogs.

    like: “Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.”

    And: “Dogs love to go for rides. A dog will happily get into any vehicle going anywhere.” (Undeniably true)

    Or this: “Dogs would make totally incompetent criminals. If you could somehow get a group of dogs to understand the concept of the Kennedy assassination, they would all immediately confess to it. Whereas you’ll never see a cat display any kind of guilty behavior, despite the fact that several cats were seen in Dallas on the grassy knoll area, not that I wish to start rumors.”

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  59. Pauline, well hopefully it was just a bad bruise and will get better with time. But not being able to naturally walk up the front steps is a problem! If it’s getting better, it’ll probably heal on its own.

    Still, nice to get a professional opinion if you have the medical insurance to cover it.

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  60. I went by the Grassy Knoll.
    The shade is never pulled in that windo of the building.

    Linda, no I do not. It goes back to 2002 but I just don’t see how you can do that. It seems it would break the anti-trust laws.

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  61. From the front of the building of the Dallas Morning News

    BUILD THE NEWS UPON
    THE ROCK OF TRUTH
    AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
    CONDUCT IT ALWAYS
    UPON THE LINES OF
    FAIRNESS AND INTEGRITY
    ACKNOWLEDGE THE RIGHT
    OF PEOPLE TO GET
    FROM THE NEWSPAPER
    BOTH SIDES OF EVERY
    IMPORTANT QUESTION

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  62. I stayed in again today, I slept almost all day yesterday as it turned out. I had a dental cleaning appt today but I decided to cancel it and stay in from work, just one more day. But I am feeling better today so I finally took a shower & am getting some laundry done at least.

    Also unearthed a book I wanted to get back to, “Note to Self,” about preaching to yourself. 🙂

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  63. Good motto, Kim. So sad to see newspapers struggling so much anymore. We haven’t done a perfect job always, but now the resources have been cut back so far that many of us feel dispirited.

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  64. And for Lent, I’m going through “Comforts From Romans,” a 31-day devotional by Eliyse Fitzpatrick whose books I’ve always enjoyed.

    Also picking up again my readings in Treasury of Prayer, which is an excellent daily prayer guide (Lutheran) that includes readings from the Psalms, New and Old Testaments, a hymn, and other reading (catechisms, church fathers, etc.). It’s nice because it’s all included in one place.

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  65. Michelle, So glad to hear from NJL! Thanks for contacting her and letting her know she’s in our thoughts. Prayers for her job situation, and for God’s peace as it gets worked out.

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  66. “Treasure of Daily Prayer,” the precise name of the book I mentioned earlier.

    Just now read one of my favorite passages in the reading-through-the-Bible plan, Luke 7:22-23, Jesus’ response to his disciples who relayed John the Baptist’s question from prison: “Are you the Expected One or do we look for someone else?”:

    “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel preached to them.

    “And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.”

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