I have to admit that I am a fan of the movie "Blazing Saddles." It first came out when I finished high school. (Showing my age.) When it comes on TV I try to watch it when I can. My wife prefers that I don't.
Well, now, I have scientific evidence that I need to watch the movie for the sake of my health. RealAge, a website that advises on health issues, has said that watching "Blazing Saddles" could help me lose weight. You can see the information here. Now I can watch the movie in confidence that I am doing this for my overall health.
For those of you that are politically-correct, don't watch this. If you need an opportunity to lose a few ounces, watch this:
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
My ministry is...
A couple of weeks ago my wife attended a seminar entitled "Live Life Love Work." From a Christian perspective, the idea was that we should consider our job more as a ministry. As much as I don't really like my own job right now, the concept is correct.
We really should perceive our jobs more than just a job, but also an opportunity to minister to somebody else. God required from the beginning that mankind was required to work. Unfortunately, today we perceive that ministry work has a boundary line. The idea exists that full time ordained ministers perform "ministry" work and the rest of us do "work." Well, that is so wrong!
While I agree the premise of the above mentioned seminar, I also believe that as Christians God has enabled us through skills and desires to perform duties throughout the total workforce.
My belief is that young Christians should be encouraged to view career choices made with the driving motivation to infiltrate career fields to put a Christian emphasis on it. For example, a young person pursuing a career in news reporting (print or video) should consider how to impact journalism with high integrity. Eventually, these young people will assume higher positions of responsibility. Career fields - such as education, nursing, accounting, or even the military - should eventually be led by Christians.
Not only would career fields have a higher level of integrity of professionalism, but also a much-needed idea of the employer/supervisor as treating the employee fairly and respectfully.
So much more can be done to influence today's culture through the workplace. (How many christians have done just the opposite?) We really need to encourage young people that work is honorable and a ministry to God and man. No longer should ministry be restricted only to the church.
We really should perceive our jobs more than just a job, but also an opportunity to minister to somebody else. God required from the beginning that mankind was required to work. Unfortunately, today we perceive that ministry work has a boundary line. The idea exists that full time ordained ministers perform "ministry" work and the rest of us do "work." Well, that is so wrong!
While I agree the premise of the above mentioned seminar, I also believe that as Christians God has enabled us through skills and desires to perform duties throughout the total workforce.
My belief is that young Christians should be encouraged to view career choices made with the driving motivation to infiltrate career fields to put a Christian emphasis on it. For example, a young person pursuing a career in news reporting (print or video) should consider how to impact journalism with high integrity. Eventually, these young people will assume higher positions of responsibility. Career fields - such as education, nursing, accounting, or even the military - should eventually be led by Christians.
Not only would career fields have a higher level of integrity of professionalism, but also a much-needed idea of the employer/supervisor as treating the employee fairly and respectfully.
So much more can be done to influence today's culture through the workplace. (How many christians have done just the opposite?) We really need to encourage young people that work is honorable and a ministry to God and man. No longer should ministry be restricted only to the church.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
I'm baaaack
Sorry, I have been gone for awhile. Surgery removed my gall bladder. I'm feeling much better now.
I should have some interesting posts in the next few days.
Stay tuned! Please! Maybe even tell somebody else about this site.
I should have some interesting posts in the next few days.
Stay tuned! Please! Maybe even tell somebody else about this site.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
No need for a birth certificate
Finally! I get the recognition from the federal government that I so deserve! You too can get your personalized copy by clicking here.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
What comes around...
This is just too good to even say anything about it. I bet there is probably a federal tax credit for the purchase of this "environment-friendly" device. Since an entire adult and teenage generation have never had to use one of these, they may not even know where to put the key to start it.
Earth Day
April 22nd will be the thirty-ninth observance of Earth Day. As many people around the world will take time to focus on many of the benefits this planet provides us and our need to responsibly care for the planet, I would also like to take this opportunity to praise the planet.
I am thankful for the science of the planet that first of all gives us the law of gravity. Even though the rotational spin of the earth should throw us off of the earth’s surface, we can depend on that fact that we can stand and move about securely, knowing that the law of gravity is uniformly in effect.
I am thankful for the four seasons and their predictable characteristics. (I suppose you could include Frankie Valli with this.)
I am thankful that when a farmer plants a seed of corn into the ground this spring that come autumn he will harvest corn. That corn seed will ALWAYS produce corn - not wheat, carrots, or a whale. We can depend on the science of genetics.
I am thankful for the consistent process of the water cycle. Additionally, the ocean currents help to moderate planet temperatures.
I am thankful for the consistency in the properties of light. This not only affects sunlight on the earth, but also such related uses as electricity and radio.
I am thankful for the complexity of the human body and the fact that organs function similarly from person to person.
Yet, some people think that all of this uniformity, predictability, and complexity on this planet just happened! Cataclysmically, way back in time this happened and out of absolute randomness all of this has developed into what we have today. Does this really make any logical sense? To think that all of this just happened is to believe that an explosion at a print shop would result in an exhaustive dictionary of the English language or that a pile of minerals would purposefully combine unaided to form a top of the line General Motors product.
There was a Creator that started all of this. He continues to be intimately involved in His creation. He gave us the planet for our use. We are not here as servants to the planet. We need to be wise as caretakers of the planet. Jesus Christ gives us life, not this planet.
I am thankful for the science of the planet that first of all gives us the law of gravity. Even though the rotational spin of the earth should throw us off of the earth’s surface, we can depend on that fact that we can stand and move about securely, knowing that the law of gravity is uniformly in effect.
I am thankful for the four seasons and their predictable characteristics. (I suppose you could include Frankie Valli with this.)
I am thankful that when a farmer plants a seed of corn into the ground this spring that come autumn he will harvest corn. That corn seed will ALWAYS produce corn - not wheat, carrots, or a whale. We can depend on the science of genetics.
I am thankful for the consistent process of the water cycle. Additionally, the ocean currents help to moderate planet temperatures.
I am thankful for the consistency in the properties of light. This not only affects sunlight on the earth, but also such related uses as electricity and radio.
I am thankful for the complexity of the human body and the fact that organs function similarly from person to person.
Yet, some people think that all of this uniformity, predictability, and complexity on this planet just happened! Cataclysmically, way back in time this happened and out of absolute randomness all of this has developed into what we have today. Does this really make any logical sense? To think that all of this just happened is to believe that an explosion at a print shop would result in an exhaustive dictionary of the English language or that a pile of minerals would purposefully combine unaided to form a top of the line General Motors product.
There was a Creator that started all of this. He continues to be intimately involved in His creation. He gave us the planet for our use. We are not here as servants to the planet. We need to be wise as caretakers of the planet. Jesus Christ gives us life, not this planet.
Monday, April 13, 2009
The typical stupidity of the left
A new program is being run out to discourage middle school age kids to stop smoking in the Fort Wayne IN area. The idea is that kids can be taught that there is a better way.
It's just 10 days into the new year and already an estimated 40,000 youths, ages 12 to 17, have tried their first cigarette. At year's end, more than 1,100 of the 1.5 million young people who will try smoking for the first time this year will become daily cigarette users, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A new program, The Butt Stops Here, at McMillen Center for Health Education is aimed at preventing middle school students from taking that first puff. Research shows middle school age is now the most common period in which a boy or girl will try tobacco for the first time…..“It is never as good as being right in the same room with the students but having (the IVC classes) is better than not getting the information to students at all,” Ward said.He is especially concerned about tobacco use among younger and younger students and has a variety of props and information to show students novel marketing strategies that tobacco companies are using to woo younger consumers, from flavored products to youth-oriented packaging. The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 4/12/2009
For decades, students involved in sports are encouraged – taught – to exceed average, in other words find that capability within yourself to excel. It may take giving up other hobbies, free time, useless activities, and so on.
When it comes to these activities it is possible to teach – and expect – young people to overcome natural mediocrity to achieve better. Yet when it comes to teaching youth about sex, the current President and his supporters believe that youth do not have the capacity to abstain from sexual activity until marriage. And because of that, all school abstinence programs will no longer receive federal funding.
There is absolutely no logic in their reasoning. They will have no hesitation supporting the other personal performance programs. Yet when it comes to sex, they think kids cannot exhibit self-control. Teach the kids “responsible” behavior. They can never actually control themselves or achieve higher personal performance.
It comes down to money and morals. One of the strongest opponents to abstinence programs – Planned Parenthood – receives multimillion dollar federal funding. They have already been caught in illegal advice giving in some of their clinics.
This is one more example of the sheer idiocy of this administration.
It's just 10 days into the new year and already an estimated 40,000 youths, ages 12 to 17, have tried their first cigarette. At year's end, more than 1,100 of the 1.5 million young people who will try smoking for the first time this year will become daily cigarette users, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A new program, The Butt Stops Here, at McMillen Center for Health Education is aimed at preventing middle school students from taking that first puff. Research shows middle school age is now the most common period in which a boy or girl will try tobacco for the first time…..“It is never as good as being right in the same room with the students but having (the IVC classes) is better than not getting the information to students at all,” Ward said.He is especially concerned about tobacco use among younger and younger students and has a variety of props and information to show students novel marketing strategies that tobacco companies are using to woo younger consumers, from flavored products to youth-oriented packaging. The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 4/12/2009
For decades, students involved in sports are encouraged – taught – to exceed average, in other words find that capability within yourself to excel. It may take giving up other hobbies, free time, useless activities, and so on.
When it comes to these activities it is possible to teach – and expect – young people to overcome natural mediocrity to achieve better. Yet when it comes to teaching youth about sex, the current President and his supporters believe that youth do not have the capacity to abstain from sexual activity until marriage. And because of that, all school abstinence programs will no longer receive federal funding.
There is absolutely no logic in their reasoning. They will have no hesitation supporting the other personal performance programs. Yet when it comes to sex, they think kids cannot exhibit self-control. Teach the kids “responsible” behavior. They can never actually control themselves or achieve higher personal performance.
It comes down to money and morals. One of the strongest opponents to abstinence programs – Planned Parenthood – receives multimillion dollar federal funding. They have already been caught in illegal advice giving in some of their clinics.
This is one more example of the sheer idiocy of this administration.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
The "New" General Motors
Here are advance photos of new production cars soon to be produced by General Motors as determined by CEO Obama:
Airport visit
This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting my adult sons in another state. (Why they moved away from beautiful New Haven IN is beyond me) When I arrived at Fort Wayne International Airport and experienced the familiarity of TSA, I then headed to my gate on the upper level. At that point I realized a past experience long gone. Standing at the windows and seeing all of the runways in front of me, airplane enthusiasts no longer may go to the airport and just watch the airplanes takeoff and land. Off in the distance is the 122nd Wing of the Air National Guard with several F-16s sitting on the flight line (soon to be replaced with A-10s). Those are neat to watch!
If the airport really wanted to attract patrons back to the airport, they should provide an observation area. An area that is secure, not subject to the TSA, and has a convenient view of the major runways. (It could also put more parking revenue in their pockets).
If the airport really wanted to attract patrons back to the airport, they should provide an observation area. An area that is secure, not subject to the TSA, and has a convenient view of the major runways. (It could also put more parking revenue in their pockets).
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