It's been a while since i shared about No_bob, the world's most famous stuffed dolphin [can you name any others] who i was going to call 'Bob' [largely due to this amazing Blackadder scene] but then realising that he was made out of material and fluff and would not in fact bob, he became No_bob. When i was a speaker on the youth/school speaking circuit in South Africa i would usually take No_bob with [...]
yesterday as we drove to park our car before work, tbV and i saw some traffic cops putting a white piece of paper on a parked car... immediately we jumped to the conclusion that it was a parking ticket and went to that place you go to when you see a cop sticking a ticket on a car [even when it's not yours] - Urgh, shtupidt cop! or some rendition of that... as we drove [...]
"Not taking offense is 10 times harder than not giving it. Try going a day without taking offense when criticized." That is how Peter Enns ends off this simple but profound blog piece titled '6 thoughts–let’s call them tips–on publicly criticizing and being criticized' and while you should totally go and read the whole piece to see his explanations of each point, i thought i would simply share the six points he makes: 1. To write is [...]
so yesterday i got to go to Six Flags, which is a rollercoaster [and animal it turns out] park in California and had the raddest rollercoastering day! and i also got to 'meet' Odin the Bengal tiger who was a most beautiful and majestic animal [sorry lion!]: That picture doesn't really do him justice - Odin was a beast! Beautiful, sleek, with big flabby paws that thumped around on the ground as he majestically wandered [...]
...so take off all your clothes. I am getting so hot, I want to take my clothes off. No, mom, don't worry, it's just a song! ...and one of the most hilarious parts of my weekend... SETTING THE SCENE Friday 6.30pm: Borrow my housemates car to go hit field hockey practice at the Bladium and i turn the radio on as i drive down the road and it's some irritating talking and so i flip [...]
if you don't know who Terry Pratchett is, then you should probably administer yourself a slap to the head. come on... do it... there, you go. much better Terry Pratchett is a man who i have never met [altho he did email me once] who has kept me thoroughly entertained for, oh since about 1983 when his first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published and 40 novels later [as well as others not [...]
If i were to ask you what the best job in the whole world was, i doubt if anyone would respond, "Working with Lego" simply because, how is that a job? But if i were to tell you that for the last two months i have lived with someone whose job is working with Lego, your response is very much likely to be, 'Wow, that's the best job in the world!' So Aaron and Sarah [...]
Ro is my wife tbV's sister and this is one of the most incredible encounters you may ever read about: A couple months before Christmas, Aaléyah and I had the following conversation on the way home from school one day… Aaléyah: It's Jesus' birthday soon. Me: Yes. At Christmas time it is His birthday party. Aaléyah: I need to get Him a birthday present. Me: Yeah. Good idea! You know what gift He would love [...]
Ah, what a winner, Pastis. Tackles the big issues and all. If you are not a Pearls before Swine fan yet, this is a great one to start with and then click on some links to other strips at the bottom - this is some fun stuff: [For another Pearls before Swine strip with a touch of Dr Seuss, click here] [For a growing collection of some of my favourite recent Pearls before Swine [...]
Father, as i sit outside on the cold step and try for a moment to be still and to focus on You i am reminded of the Truth that You are SO BIG and i am so very small it feels like there has been such a great distance between us You and me and I know for absolutely sure that none of that is because You have stepped away i have just felt lost [...]