Don't be a Hyper-miler.....It's not worth it.

"Hypermilers practice such unorthodox techniques as coasting for blocks with their car's engine turned off, driving far below speed limits on the freeway, pumping up tire pressure far beyond car and tire makers' recommendations and carefully manipulating the gas pedal to avoid fuel-burning excess. They endure not only occasional honks from other motorists angry at their slow-poke ways, but intentional discomforts, as well. Like keeping the air conditioning off and windows barely cracked on a more than 90-degree day. Or parking in the boondocks at shopping centers so they can motor head-first toward the exit rather than backing out of a space."

What you need to know about those "Curly Que" Light bulbs....

Thought.........

Today at work I was thinking:

"Do we act the way we are treated? Or do we get treated the way we act?"

This could be one of those "Which came first the Chicken or the Egg" sort of things....

Quote by Stephen Christian (Anberlin singer)

Stephen Christian (Anberlin singer) wrote these words as an explaination for the new album "New Surrender" coming out in the fall................

"We will all come to the point in our life where we have to admit that we feel defeated, that something has conquered us. We must change, not because we want to, but because we desperately have to. We can not take life in its current suffocating state, even to admit such desperation shows that we are feeling deserted, wandering the barren desert, a shell of our former selves. It is only up from here, it is impossible to sink any lower into ourselves or our circumstances. But we can be salvaged, a deliverance. No vice can stand, no fix can take. The thorn in the side can be removed, but you have to be willing to admit and surrender. Surrender your habits, your lifestyle, your past, your present, and your future. This is your new surrender. The new surrender."

Though I am not a firm believer of "it's up to us to make things right" in terms of Salvation, I do think that we should be striving to become shining lights in a dark world..... 

The Future of music............or not.

A funny joke......

A motorist was driving in the country when he came upon a priest and a rabbi standing on the shoulder of the road, fishing. Next to them was a sign that read "Turn Around. The End Is Near." 

The motorist didn't like to be preached to, so he rolled down the window and yelled, "Mind your own business, you religious nuts!" 

A few seconds later the two fishermen heard tires screech, then a splash. 

The rabbi turned to the priest and said, "I told you we should've just written, 'Bridge Out.' "

if you didn't laugh then I am sorry for you............THIS WAS HILARIOUS!

Sunday !

 This morning we went to Church. The Sermon was on the story of Ruth and Boaz. Both of which, honored God with their actions. First of all, it is quite amazing that Ruth decided to go with her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethleham. Ruth was from Moab and could have easily gone back to some of her relative's house or something. But instead she decided to be a real friend to Naomi and not desert her. Boaz, on the other hand was a man who obviously loved God, and ran his "farm" in an orderly manner. He also showed compasion on Ruth by letting her gather food from the leftovers. Thus, God had blessed him and given him great wealth. So after telling us all of these facts, the preacher ended by saying: "Aren't Ruth and Boaz the perfect example for our children? Wouldn't you want your daughter to marry a man like Boaz? And your son to marry a woman like Ruth?" 

After hearing this I thought to myself......"What improvements do you need to make to be more like Boaz?"

The fact is, I can be a real snob sometimes. My tongue puts people down, and "cuts like a knife." Similar to the proverbial man who shoots fire arrows up into the sky. Boaz didn't ridicule Ruth with his words. He built her up and blessed her. Obviously, my family members are the ones who get the most of my "not so nice jokes." I know that I wouldn't be able to beat this sin if Christ hadn't died as atonment for it. But since he has (!!!), I can "do all things through Christ who strengthens me! Thanks be to God. By faith I am confident that He will mold me into the image of a Godly man (like Boaz).

I'd also advise you to read the book of Ruth if you haven't already. Then you can find out new bits of spiritual insight for yourself!

Well, I have a Chess game I must attend to, Vs my sister Patricia (who is getting really good these days!).

God bless! 

One more thing.........

Just to let you know.............you can leave comments here even if you don't have a blogspot account........select "anonymous" when leaving a comment. Okay? good.

Entry Number two...........

Well I just got back from jogging and it was pretty grueling! I ran for about a mile (at around 10 mph) then walked for about a mile. Then I did some pull-ups on the crumby pull up bar at the park.

So I have been reading lately 1 Samuel in the Bible. It's the really sweet story of David. I really hope some one decides to make a movie out of it! That would be so cool.......But I am also really surprised about how many weird things happen in the story. First of all, Saul goes to a witch sort of lady and raises Samuel from the dead to talk to him. SERIOUSLY! It's strange to me! But it's true. Then, also Saul tries to kill David a whole bunch of times. But each time, David escapes, and Saul says like "Peace be on you, you are blessed by God." And this baffles my because, shortly after, he always goes back out to hunt David again! It says that Saul was jealous of David, so that must explain it.

Anyways, I have been working on the Scavenger Hunt for Relient K's new EP and B-sides album coming out soon. They are giving away five free song downloads for supposedly "never before heard songs." But after cracking the first clues and finding the first song, I was bummed to find out that was "Hope For Every Fallen Man." It is true that this song wasn't released on any cd's before, but I know for sure that it was made and sold as a single back in '06. But hey, it's still fun to do stuff like this..............If you want to jump on it yourself go to:

www.myspace.com/relientk

Click on the blog titled "It's a clue" and then crack the crossward puzzle. If you need help just tell me...........

Well that's about all I have to say for now.....................Oh, one more thing, we planned a surprise Birthday Party for my Dad tomorrow......I am not going to tell you how old he is turning because that would be rude....Although when I get older I am not going to care at all if people know my age.....Yes, I'll bet on this.......Trust me.........

Okay well bye for now! Have great Saturday!

My new blog has begun......

This is about my fourth attempt at making a blogspot blog! So, I hope that I stick with this one for the rest of my born days...............

Well Today is Saturday and I have already mowed the lawn. I am now going to go jog around the park.........EXERCISE!

So I'll be updating this again later on today............Adios