Have It your Way!

So I am reading the "Appeal Democrat" which is the local paper here in the yuba City/Marysville area. I read on the front page of the "Appeal" the following article, "Meth bust made at burger drive-through." It appears that the on-duty manager of the Marysville Burger King restaurant (Is a fast food place really a restaurant?) was selling methamphetamine from the drive-through window. Brings a whole new twist to Burger King's slogan, "Have it your way!" "Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special sauce and oh yeah, add meth!"

Five grams of packaged meth with a street value of $400 was found at the restaurant. It appears that the female manager had been selling the meth from the restaurant for several weeks. Drug customers called the manager ahead of time, then came to the drive trough, ordered foor and paid for it. The manager would have the customers pull around and wait for their order, then she would go outside with the food and drugs.

I knew there was a reason I had stopped eating at Burger king, but I though it was to try and eat healthy. In case you weren't aware, Yuba Country is the meth capital of the nation pretty much.

On a brighter note, 50 pounds of unstable dynamite was found in a house near Marysville. The bomb squad will be blowing it up tomorrow. How cool is that? Getting to blow things up as part of your daily job can be pretty cool.

Well have fun at the drive through next time and remember to store your dynamite safely! I live in Mayberry.

"I Don't Know"

So I am here at the church trying to finish up a few things before heading out to meet the wife. I have both boys with me (Nathanael age 8 and Nicholas age 5). Nathanael has finished his homework and is now reading "Prince Caspian" the fourth book from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (his 4th time reading them through since he got them for Christmas 2005). Nicholas is doing what he does best, playing with balls in the student center, bugging his brother, and asking Dad for a bottle of water. So I get him his water and he proceeds to try and pour water into the cap from the water bottle, spilling it all over my desk and some of the papers that were sitting on it. Nicholas has this puzzled look on his face like, "uh, did I do that?" When I ask him why he was trying to pour water into the cap instead of drinking from the bottle, the only response I get is..."I don't know." I am instantly thinking of Bill Cosby's "Himself" video. That response is repeated thoroughly throughout the movie. If you haven't seen that movie...you should rent it or spend the few bucks and buy it. I guarantee you will laugh and laugh. Over Christmas my sons enjoyed quoting from that movie with their "Papa," so much so, they annoyed Grandma.

So, I ask you, why o we do things like pouring water into a cap of a bottle to drink instead of drinking straight from the bottle? Why do we respond to questions with "I don't know?" Do you think God gets annoyed with us responding to him with "I don't know?"

So what is Nicholas doing now? Trying to see if he can stuff a ball the size of a softball into the sleeve of his long sleeve shirt. Why you ask? "I Don't Know!"

Just a quick catch up

Well it has been a couple days since I posted...it has been a busy weekend that's for sure. Friday night I took our deacons to a 2-day training on how to "deak." We got home kinda late and then needed to be up and out Saturday morning for the remaining training class. After the training the deacons and I met with our interim pastor, yes we are still without a senior pastor. I finally got home around 4pm. I was able to take Michelle and the boys to Chico for dinner at Outback Steakhouse (thanks Mom & Dad Green for the gift cards), then we headed to Barnes & Noble to spend gift cards from Christmas. It is always a good thing to go out for dinner and shopping and it only cost me gas money. Sunday was a busy day with church and meetings and things. I finally saw Michelle and the boys around 6:30Pm.

As for us, we are doing pretty good. We are waiting to see what the new year brings and trusting God to direct our way. I however am a little upset by the fact the Dallas Cowboys are out of the playoffs and then the Chargers blow it too. Not sure where any of you are at with the whole football thing, but this past year has not been a good one for "Bob's Teams." However I will say, thick or thin I stay with my teams. I am not a fair-weathered fan.

Well I will write something possibly more interesting next time.

Bob

A Guy Through And Through

Well I am not sure about you, but for me, I received some money for my birthday (in December) and for Christmas. I decided, like most guys, i needed a new toy to play with. I started researching GPS (Global Positioning System) units. I finally decided on the Magellan 3050T. The cost wasn't bad via Amazon, so i figured i would make the purchase in the next week or so. Today I went to return a couple Christmas gifts to Target and decided while I was there to check out their selection (and to just play with electronics). I noticed they didn't carry the 3050T, however they did carry the 6000T. My mind raced...the 6000T is a better model with more features than I really need. I then noticed something that brought tears to my eyes...it was on SALE! Normally the 6000T runs about $600 anywhere you look. I bought it for $299. That is cheaper than Amazon had the 3050T. If you are in the mood or market for a GPS and want a deal, check out Target.

So with all that said, let me tell you my first experience with my GPS that I guess may sound ironic to many. While shopping today with my wife and youngest son, I decided to see how the GPS worked. I told it that I wanted to return home from the store we were at. The GPS worked quickly to figure the route to take (many options available: shortest, fastest, least freeways, etc.). I began heading as it spoke directions to me. When the second turn came up I decided I didn't want to go that way, so i continued straight. The GPS or Maggie as I now call it, recalculated and gave me the next turn to take, still I didn't take that turn. Each time I made my own choice Maggie quickly adjusted the directions to match. After finally arriving at home I had to laugh, even with a GPS System, I still don't follow directions easily...I guess I am a real guy.

I do like my new toy and think it will come in handy when I travel to places like Texas or Ohio to visit my wife's family, or we just decide to take a trip somewhere. Maybe next time i will actually listen to Maggie. It is a good thing that Maggie is just a computer programmed GPS unit and can't yell at me for not listening.

What about the rest of you? Anything fun for Christmas? Any GPS stories?

Bob

First Blog of the new year and ever!

Well, I have finally given in to the peer pressure of blogging. Well okay, I have actually done a little on our church site and a couple other places, but this is really going to be my first real attempt to "Be a blogger." We will see if people really read this.

So what has the new year brought? Well while I was away for Christmas, the student center at the church flooded an inch under water all over. Luckily there were willing servants to remove all the furniture and by books from the student center and my office. The water was sucked up, the carpets cleaned, the tile waxed, and the base boards re-installed. So last week and this week I have been "Moving" back into my office and bringing in all the furniture back into the student center. I guess I needed to redecorate my office anyway.

Our church in still without a senior pastor so that means I'm all it! Yippie! NOT. It has been a real learning experience to say the least. I have really had to rely on God for strength in dealing with people. I want to give a huge thanks for the support of my loving wife Michelle http://gods-work-in-progress.blogspot.com/ . you are awesome and I can't put into words how much you mean to me.

Well that is it for this first post. I want to give thanks to Larry Bubb for the title of my blog... "Log-eye" is a song by Larry. If you have never had Larry to your church, you should. Larry is a gifted communicator and song-writer and God uses him in a great way for revivals and other events. Check him out at www.larrybubb.com/ .

Bob