I am a youth pastor and a car guy I love God and my wife and 2 rad sons.

Friday, July 21, 2006

chips


The cable is out on the TV. I don’t know why I only know that it cut off my favorite episode of Star trek T.N.G. because of this; I am going to update my blog. I am going to see what comes out of my fingertips when I don’t have the slightest plan. Kind of like what I would like to do for vacation this year, just drive in some direction till I feel like stopping, then watch a movie and go to bed in a tent! That would suit me to a T.! I love the ease that follows you around when there is no plan. I find total freedom from schedule as well as gentle randomness very relaxing. However, onetime I got hurt at work and spent 6 months doing nothing more than what I wanted. The first week was awesome. By the second week, I was so board that the thought of going back to some sort of scheduled life like work, was very appealing. It would have been different if I had had unlimited money and someone who also was “free” to spend and do as we wished but alas this was not what the situation was. I was poor, board, and wishing I had something useful to do. I was glad when I had a reason to set the alarm and get up in the morning… for about one week. See there is a difference between working for a living and doing what you love for a living and getting paid. Last night we had company till about 2 am. It was fun but I knew that I needed to work today. I have had jobs that I would have given serous thought to calling in and staying home. This is not something that I consider when at the Church. I love the work I do there. Even though I am in a time of very big transition right now, I still love to spend time preparing for, and interacting with teens. In the past week I have heard from 3 youth pastors that are close to my age, who all have said something similar. They have all mentioned the money that could be made with much less hassle at other jobs. I guess this is true but I honestly can’t think of another job I would want to do near as much as church ministry. I know there are other jobs I could do. I could make a living in sales. I got a job offer yesterday selling home renovation packages. I could do it and I would do well. I don’t wanna. I want to work with teens. I want to work doing God stuff. I don’t care that more money is to be had. This is why I have a rich friend named Chris Ulriksen. He will give me lots of money. Just ask him.
The cable is back on now and I am watching DR. Phil right now and I am eatingchips. This is awesome. DR.Phil seems to be a good guy. I don’t know if he is good at what he does or not but he seems to be a fun guy to know. I like shows like his sometimes. My favorite radio time is night when they do U.F.O. and psychobabble calls in shows. I dig them. Also I like comedy radio but you need satellite radio to get that. I will have it someday I am sure. Well that’s all I got
Bye!

Monday, July 17, 2006

drat

Today I did the unthinkable and I went to put the last piece on the S10 to make it drivable. I went to install the electric fan and realign the hood. In order to do this all I needed to pull off the old fan and fabricate some simple mounting brackets. Then bolt on the fan and build a basic positive relay, figure out how to make a tempeture controlled trigger switch (kinda hoping someone makes the tempeture switch, and I can just buy it cuz otherwise I don’t have a clew) then just go see if I can figure out how to kill some tires.
Here is what happened. I noticed that the fan would come out easer if I used my air ratchet. I had to pull off the fan shroud to do this. When the shroud was off I looked at the rad hose and noticed that it was old and could use replacing. So I pulled it off. Then I looked at the lower hose and saw that it was way bad so I pulled it off. This freed up the rad to be pulled out. So I did. Then off came the fan. Now this was the time when most people would have bought the hoses and installed the new fan. I am not the type of person who would do that. No I am the type of person who would then pull off the water pump, all the accessories, and then began to dream what would be cool and before you know it I have picked out an intake manifold, new cam shaft, high flow water pump, sized out the biggest fan that will fit as well as began the search for a nitrous oxide kit. Also I picked out a cowl hood to give me room for a taller intake. This could have been a $25.00 fix but now it will cost many more dollars than that! This is ok cuz cars are cool. So now I will have more tell you about even though Chris and Terra think this is a totall waste of time. All I am saying is they still collect stickers!

Thursday, July 06, 2006

fart and poop

HOW TO POOP AT WORK
We've all been there but don't like to admit it. We've all kicked back in our cubicles (or offices)and suddenly felt something brewing down below. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those who hate pooping at work, following is the Survival Guide for taking a dump at work.

CROP DUSTING: When farting, you walk briskly around the office so the smell is not in your area and everyone else gets a whiff but doesn't know where it came from. Be careful when you do this. Do not stop until the full fart has been expelled. Walk an extra 30 feet to make sure the smell has left your pants.

FLY BY: The act of scouting out a bathroom before pooping. Walk in and check for other poopers. If there are others in the bathroom, leave and come back again. Be careful not to become a FREQUENT

FLYER. People may become suspicious if they catch you constantly going into the bathroom.

ESCAPEE: A fart that slips out while taking a leak at the urinal or forcing a poop in a stall. This is usually accompanied by a sudden wave of embarrassment. If you release an escapee, do not acknowledge it. Pretend it did not happen. If you are standing next to the farter in the urinal, pretend you did not hear it. No one likes an escapee. It is uncomfortable for all involved. Making a joke or laughing makes both parties feel uneasy.

JAILBREAK: When forcing a poop, several farts slip out at a machine gun pace. This is usually aside effect of diarrhoea or a hangover. If this should happen, do not panic. Remain in the stall until everyone has left the bathroom to spare everyone the awkwardness of what just occurred.

COURTESY FLUSH: (pay particular attention to this, please) the act of flushing the toilet the instant the poop hits the water. This reduces the amount of air time the poop has to stink up the bathroom. This can help you avoid being caught doing the WALK OF SHAME.

WALK OF SHAME: Walking from the stall, to the sink, to the door after you have just stunk up the bathroom. This can be a very uncomfortable moment if someone walks in and busts you. As with farts, it is best to pretend that the smell does not exist...... can be avoided with the use of the COURTESY FLUSH.

OUT OF THE CLOSET POOPER: A colleague who poops at work and is damn proud of it. You will often see an Out Of the Closet Pooper enter the bathroom with a newspaper or magazine under his or her arm. Always look around the office for the Out Of the Closet Pooper before entering the bathroom.

SAFE HAVENS: Seldom used bathrooms somewhere in the building where you can least expect visitors. Try floors that are predominantly of the opposite sex. This will reduce the odds of a pooper of your sex entering the bathroom.

TURD BURGLAR: Someone who does not realize that you are in the stall and tries to force the door open. This is one of the most shocking and vulnerable moments that can occur when taking a poop at work. If this occurs remain in the stall until the Turd Burglar leaves. This way you will avoid all uncomfortable eye contact.

CAMO-COUGH: A phony cough that alerts all new entrants into the bathroom that you are in a stall. This can be used to cover-up a WATERMELON, or to alert potential Turd Burglars. Very effective when used in conjunction with an ASTAIRE.

ASTAIRE: A subtle toe-tap that is used to alert potential Turd Burglars that you are occupying a stall. This will remove all doubt that the stall is occupied. If you hear an Astaire, leave the bathroom immediately so the pooper can poop in peace.

WATERMELON: A poop that creates a loud splash when hitting the toilet water. This is also an embarrassing incident. If you feel a Watermelon coming on, create a diversion. See CAMO-COUGH.

HAVANA OMELET: A case of diarrhoea that creates a series of loud splashes in the toilet water..... Often accompanied by an Escapee. Try using Camo-Cough with an Astaire.
UNCLE TED: A bathroom user who seems to linger
around forever. Could spend extended lengths of time in front
of the mirror or sitting on the pot. An Uncle Ted makes it
difficult to relax while
on the crapper, as you should always wait to
poop when the bathroom
is empty. This benefits you as well as the
other bathroom
attendees.

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too stinky hot!

It’s hot! So hot! I hate hot. I would rather it never get above 15 degrease. We could all live in total comfort and never need to drink more than our own body weight. See, it would be nice. Also it would end war! And stop world hunger. Cuz watermelon would be eaten when we got tired of drinking! Today I made contact with a girl that the youth group lost contact with one year ago to the day. We had a mission’s trip she was on and when we landed she climbed into her moms van and moved to BC. It was good to talk to her again.
Did you know that you can buy 100 ft. of rope for under $20.00? You can! We used it for the start of youth in the park last night. We did the amazing race. We have done that before but this time was 3 yrs later. It went well enough. We had a few things not go perfectly but nothing terminal. It was fun. I sat in my truck and got pulled around. Then we chilled for a while. It was fun. Then we came home. Darrell road with me cuz his car puked antifreeze all over the place. It was so flippin hot all day. Toooooo hot. It was an albatross all day. I perspired a tad. (Rice was growing on my chest) on another note I saw char and robs new house two days ago. It is beautiful. Makes me want to move in and have a party. Except it is too hot! How’s that for rambling?