Of which several feel like déjà vu. <sigh> Such is
life…
I need to go Zuma Beach more often.
So far I'm really enjoying the new DuckTales, though I still have difficulty understanding what Donald
Duck is saying.
I caught several episodes of Milo Murphy's Law, which included:
--I Like Big Boats and
I Cannot Lie on the marquee in front of the school,
--A reference to Laugh-In's dancing Goldie Hawn, and
--A reference to Walk This Way from Monty Python.
How have I not been watching this show before now?
You remember the Hurricane Relief telethon from a while
back? My favorite musical moment was Have
a Little Help performed at the Grand Ol' Opry. I'm here for a Darius
Rucker-Demi Lovato-Brad Paisley-CeCe Winans concert. Imagine, if you will, a
few songs after CeCe's His Eye is On the
Sparrow duet with a surprise guest, Brad Paisley strolls onstage to join
her for How Great Thou Art. Here.
For. IT.
But seriously though,
If you bring up the violence in Chicago as a response to any thing
You best immediately follow up with 1) how it is relevant to
the topic you possibly may have hijacked and 2) your solutions.
And no, declaring 'their strict gun laws don't work'
without acknowledging the effects of differing gun laws in
neighboring municipalities and states
does not satisfy condition #1.
Say No to the sound bite. Say Yes to being constructive. You
know my mot-to
Do the Hard Work.
I love that in the movie Scott
Pilgrim vs. the World, all of the bands have female drummers.
There's a Tremors 5.
According to the TV guide, it was released in 2015 and set in South Africa. And
yes, Michael Gross is in it.
At Target the other day, I noticed some of the mannequins
were actual normal human woman size. And I rejoiced…until it occurred to me
that what to my eyes is normal human woman size might be considered 'plus size'
in their eyes. Then I was sad and mad but mostly mad.
One of these days I'm going to learn how to cook a steak to medium
rare. Today is not that day.
The ice cream recipe says whipping cream + milk + other stuff.
So naturally, when I use only whipping cream + other stuff, I am amazed –
Amazed! – at the notion that I literally iced cream.
<Spoiler Alert!>
Happy to know I wasn’t' the only one who said, Wait – is that Azula fire? when the
zombie dragon decimated The Wall on Game of Thrones.
<end Spoiler>
Remember the hurricane that devastated Houston and
surrounding areas? And the one that devastated parts of Florida? Remember how
you gave to support the folks there? Well, it'll take months, if not years, to rebuild. Keep giving.
Also keep in mind Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and
where ever else disaster has devastated and people are in need (the fires in
Montana come to mind).
Christian Fam, this means your offering for the next few months will go to helping people affected by several different calamities. If you regularly
attend church, your tithe still goes there, but your offering, which is in
addition to your tithe, will likely skip the building fund for a while (unless your church house has been directly affected).
If you don’t live in an affected area, look for local
charities who have their feet on the ground (for example, food banks).
International/Territorial giving might be a bit trickier, but I think there are
stateside organizations which are collecting funds and distributing services and supplies to help the people in
these places.
For situations like Vegas, you might need to start setting
aside funds for the inevitable requests for help with medical bills and/or
funeral expenses. A lot of people were injured; a lot of people were killed. Taking
care of business is not cheap.
As always, pray first and listen to where God leads you. And
as with all donations to organizations or individuals, vet everything.
There are some who are upset by those who demand more than offers
of 'thoughts and prayers'. There are some who claim such critiques are calls to
abandon God.
These folks have forgotten that Rev. Dr.
King, along with others, did not solely pray. In addition to prayer,
they acted.
If you have power and/or influence, prayer is not the only thing
required of you. You are also to use the power and/or influence you have for the betterment of the people.
