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March 25, 2011 by brhythm Leave a Comment

1. Why does it have to be warm enough for me to get the scooter out one day, and a few days later it’s snowing again?

2. Most people don’t like the metric system. They like the English system since it’s “familiar.” Yet most people don’t even know one tablespoon is equal to three teaspoons; most people think it’s four.

3. My favorite breakfast includes pot roast hash, eggs over medium, toast, and enough coffee to float a skiff.

4. “The Making of the Empire Strikes Back” was the last book I read before falling asleep the other night. (I usually read my Bible before going to sleep, but I did something different the night before last. I didn’t read anything last night; I was too tired and went right to sleep.)

5. I am SO glad I took a couple hours off from the office this AM.

6. A hot shower would make me feel better right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to playing “Hello Dolly” in the pit of a high school musical, tomorrow my plans include going to a pastor/deacon conference (I will represent the latter; I’m not called to be a pastor!) and Sunday, I want to have lunch with my Mom!

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Chrisitanity, cooking and food, drums and drumming, Memes, scooter

Friday Fill In #200!

November 19, 2010 by brhythm 7 Comments

1. Why does it seem like every time my kids get a free minute, they beg to play Lego Batman on the Wii?

2. Once the children are grown, maybe Susan and I will get the opportunity to get to the UK, Italy, France, and really get out and see the world.

3. Thank you for visiting, now how about leaving a comment?

4. Christmas is my favorite holiday because is celebrates the birth of the Savior.

5. I am SO looking forward to cramming my gullet full on Thanksgiving; I’m NOT counting calories that day.

6. Sometimes I find these questions a little obtuse; I guess the “right” answer is whatever we make up our minds to be.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to making biscuits, tomorrow my plans include boxing in some lally columns with Pastor Dave and Sunday, I want to welcome Susan home from her conference!

Posted in: Friday Fill-Ins Tagged: Chrisitanity, cooking and food, Susan

Friday Fill In #199

November 12, 2010 by brhythm 3 Comments

1. When pigs fly I’ll set up a system of nets, as they’re delicious, and I could catch some.

2. Some people can eat all they want and never gain weight? I mean, seriously?!

3. Call me if you’re looking for a fill in drummer; I’m looking for some extra work..

4. I’m really looking to an evening at home with Susan and without kids, if you know what I mean.

5. The most entertaining person in my life  is my son Matthew because he comes up with the funniest things to say.

6. One of the albums put out by English super group “The Who” was called “ who’s next? “

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to a romantic evening with Susan, tomorrow my plans include helping Susan move one of her friends, and Sunday, I want to share a cool Sunday School game I’ve had brewing in my mind for several weeks!

Posted in: The MI-5 Tagged: Chrisitanity, kids, Susan

Friday Fill In #198

November 5, 2010 by brhythm 3 Comments

1. Sometimes, I have one of those days at work where everything clicks, I get a lot done, and feel like I did a great job for the company. Yesterday was one of those days.

2. Last night I had this gianormous meatloaf sandwich for supper and I ate just about the whole thing.

3. Small minded are those supposedly “broad minded” people who call “foul” when an election doesn’t go their way.

4. When making biscuits, you should put a little Bakewell Cream in your dough; it helps the dough rise and is very enlightening.

5. I keep meaning to recover that Pearl tom-tom in pink sparkle to match the rest of my drums but…

6. (cont. from #5) I just haven’t gotten around to it …yet.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to being at home and playing with the boys while Susan and Julia are out decorating the church, tomorrow my plans include working in the AM then playing a gig in Brewer in the evening, and Sunday, I want to have some cool lesson ready for Sunday School!

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Chrisitanity, cooking and food, drums and drumming

Friday Fill In ##196

October 22, 2010 by brhythm 4 Comments

1. One of my strongest beliefs is a teaching of Jesus recorded in John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh to Father but through Me.”

2. The number of calories I ate at the “Spruce Head Young Men’s hangout” last night (hosted at my house) must’ve been huge!

3. The sky is cloudy with a threat of rain and wind and cold, so I think I better go check the fuel in the generator and let it warm up–’cause we’re probably gonna lose power.

4. Snuggling next to Susan is comforting to me.

5. I always thought I’d be a dad, but I really didn’t understand how much enjoyment and satisfaction it brings.

6. I was only a moment until my clothes shredded off my now hairy body, and my canine teeth elongated to the point of not being able to be contained behind my thin, shriveled lips; and then I went outside to look at the full moon, almost fully mutated into a Werewolf.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to hanging it with the boys (Susan’s at a women’s retreat and Julia is going to a friend’s house), tomorrow my plans include meeting with the electrician to discuss wiring the new generator, and Sunday, I want to do something I don’t do on most every Sunday; what that thing is, though, I don’t know!

Posted in: Friday Fill-Ins Tagged: Chrisitanity, cooking and food, kids, Memes, Susan

To Write Love, Manly Style

April 20, 2010 by brhythm 1 Comment

I was perusing Facebook today when I saw a note that said a friend of mine had joined the “To Write Love on Her Arms” fan page. I remember another FB friend mentioning the “project” (for lack of a better term) several months ago. I was trying to figure out what it was all about. I was a little familiar with the group; I knew they were an anti self mutilation group, but I wanted to know a little more. What was the background story.

The TWLOHA web site, contains the story, but it’s hard to find. I finally found it published on someone else’s site. It wasn’t until later I found it on the TWLOHA site. But in looking for the story, I found this photo:

The actual shirt says “Love is the Movement.” I misread it, though. I thought it said “Love Moves Men.” In a way, I wish there was a “Love Moves Men” shirt. Because it does. Or it least, it should.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: All Thing Love, Chrisitanity

Friday Fill In #162

April 16, 2010 by brhythm 4 Comments

1. I’d like a way to import my Facebook entries to this blog. (I post much more on FB than I do here.)
2. One of my most favorite romantic memories is the weekend that I spend with Susan just a month or so ago.
3. Last night, I had a Big Mac for dinner. (It was left over from lunch; buy one Big Mac, get one for a penny.)
4. Sorry for the lack of posting over here. (See item #1!)
5. Can we go on vacation now?
6. One of my worst temptations is Susan; voluptuous curves are hard to resist!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to hanging out with my family at a Pampered Chef party, tomorrow my plans include work (it’s billing day!),  and Sunday, I want to make it through another Sunday School class on Exodus!

Posted in: Friday Fill-Ins Tagged: Chrisitanity, Susan

Friday Fill In #170

April 2, 2010 by brhythm 4 Comments

1. All you need is two eggs, a little milk or water, some shredded cheese, salt and pepper, a little butter, and a hot pan, and I can make you a killer omelet.
2.On occasion, listening to the comedy station on my XM radio fills me with laughter.
3. Each generation, as it grows up, wants to do better than their parents. I wonder if my kids will be able to do it, or will they spend to much time, effort, and money cleaning up our mess.
4. Children who are old enough to speak in full sentences but insist on speaking “baby talk” is something I have a hard time dealing with.
5. A trip to that special island with Susan is what I need.
6. When you see an elephant is about to poop on you, you cover your head and you get back.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to being home with my family, tomorrow my plans include a freebie gig to help seniors with heating bills, and Sunday, I want to sing with the church choir!

Posted in: Friday Fill-Ins Tagged: Chrisitanity, kids, Memes, Susan

One Awesome Weekend Wrap Up

February 23, 2010 by brhythm 3 Comments

Not much happened Friday.

Saturday I was home with kids for the day. I played a gig on Saturday to a very responsive crowd. A very nice lady from Alabama told me twice I had beautiful eyes. I played a drum solo that was pretty decent and garnered applause. The end.

Now, let’s get to the magic!

Immediately after church, Susan and I and the kids packed up the van and headed to Somerville. You see, Susan’s parents live there, and they were going to be watching the kids for us. Why? So we could be alone for a romantic weekend! Oh yeah!

We left the kids, and headed for Freeport. I had booked us a room at a place called The James Place Inn. Freeport is a quick drive outside of Portland, and The James Place is one of the few places near Portland that offered an in-room two person hot tub! Oooh la-la!

Having settled into the room for a little while, we started on our way to Portland. The entire thrust of the outing was to see Casting Crowns and Kutless in concert at the Portland Civic Center. We were going to meet Jim and Jeanine for supper at some Mexicn place Jim likes. We weren’t too far away from Haddlock Field when I heard this really awful grinding/thumping  noise eminate from the front passenger side tire. It was a rhythmic sound that sped up and slowed down with the speed of the tire. It almost sounded like a flat, but the car was handling fine. I pulled over. No flat. I looked under the car. Nothing. I got back in, and started looking for a garage. Susan got Jim and Jeanine on the horn. Having stopped for directions, I was told of a Sullivan Tire not far from Haddlock Field. Jim and Jeanine would meet us there.

Not wanting to be detered on our romantic weekend, I threw the keys in a service envelope, and stuck them in the key drop. Jim and Jeanine offered to chauffer us for the remainder of the evening. The Mexican restaurant was closed/sold/out of business or otherwise not open. We opted for a Chinese restaurant with a buffet, as time was of the essence. It was ok. Then the concert…

We were told the concert started at 6:30pm. When we got there at about 6:20, Caleb was already on stage. Just him and his brother (I think), who was playing the cajon. They were pretty good. Kutless was next. I didn’t really know anything about them. I enjoyed them very much, and they know how to rock! The drummer was pounding! Big arm movements, way above his head. They played 1/2 dozen songs or so, maybe eight. I was really surprised their set was so short. Casting Crowns played two sets. They were good, as you would expect from the headliner. I would have preferred they played a little less, and let Kutless have some more stage time. The concert was done around 10:30pm. Jim and Jeanine dropped us off at the B&B. They took a quick tour of the place, and took their leave.

I was up Monday morning at 7am. Breakfast was from 8-9am, so I went, procured some coffee, said good morning to innkeeper Robin, and met his daughter Elise. Breakfast was innkeeper Tori’s delicious homemade granola and yogurt, raspberry oatmeal muffins, cinnamon French toast (homemade cinnamon bread!), bacon, and juice. While having breakfast, the garage called, and quoted repairs on the van. It wasn’t all outdoors expensive, though they did try to talk me into four new tires and an alignment. No thanks. The car was done around noon. Innkeeper Robin was gracious enough to give me a lift into Portland to pick up the van. Both Robin and Tori were wonderful hosts; I’d stay with them again in a hearbeat. I drove back to the inn and picked up Susan. (So not only did they give us a lift to Portland, the innkeepers also gave us a late checkout. Thanks!)

For the rest of the day, Susan and I drove north. We took Rt 1 to Brunswick, looking for antiques and shops. Not much going on on that stretch of road. We then took I-95 north to Gardiner. We walked up and down Mn St of Hallowell. Note: downtown Hallowell is mostly closed on Mondays. We drove into Augusta, and did some quick shopping at a couple of stores, nothing eventful. We had a nice “lunch” around 3pm at Longhorn. After that, we went to Bed, Bath and Beyond in Augusta, as Susan was looking for some new curtains. While there, I also found an “extra firm” pillow that seemed to suit me. There was a Christmas Tree Shop located right next door. Having never been into one myself, Susan talked me into going in and looking around.

We got back to Spruce Head around 7pm. It was nice to be home. I think we may have watched a little TV, but we didn’t stay up long. We went to bed, tired from what could have been a trying weekend, but instead we never let the little things get to us. We instead decided to have an awesome time.

Posted in: Weekend Wrap Up Tagged: All Thing Love, Chrisitanity, drums and drumming, Susan

Canceled Chuch

January 3, 2010 by brhythm 1 Comment

Church was canceled today. We called it off last night. Pastor Dave thought “If it’s going to be this bad, why not call it off now? That way, people won’t spend time digging out in the morning, only to have us call and tell them it’s canceled.” So, we canceled the AM service.

This morning, Dougie came and plowed the driveway for me (thanks!). I was already out shoveling. The result? By 8:30, I was dug out. The sun came out, it got a little warmer, and the roads looked fine. So, I decided I’d go to church. And, since Harmony Bible Church wasn’t having services, I thought I’d visit Littlefield. JP and Jimmy T go to Littlefield, so I thought I’d go there. It would give me opportunity to see how a church with over 100 attendees (usually) does things, and to see if perhaps there were some ideas we could use at Harmony.

I had a very nice visit. While there, I had another thought, and one that I also had a couple of weeks ago. Today, I didn’t have any responsibilities but to go and worship.  No Sunday School to lead, to Sunday School class to facilitate. No ushering to do, no deacon responsibilities, no stairs to shovel. Instead, I could go and concentrate on the more spiritual aspects of a worship service, and not so much on the “work” involved in putting on a worship service. And I was reminded of that thought I had a few weeks ago, and which I posted of Facebook. Here it is:

Friends, there’s a lot involved in a worship service. People are “working” that you might go and have an experience with God. The next time you go and are spiritually fed at a church, thank all those people who were involved. Thank the preacher on the way out. Thank the musicians for their service. Thank the nursery worker who attended to those crying babies in the nursery. Thank the janitor or sexton for keeping the place plowed and shoveled. Thank the treasurer for staying after the service to count and deposit the offering. These people put in hours a week working, planning, providing, and helping, and most do it unthanked and unnoticed. How about showing them a little appreciation next week?

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