Fantasies

***Quick note: Sometimes when I write out words they don't "look right." So, sometimes I use the convenient Google search bar located on the browser to search a word and see if it corrects my spelling of it. Don't ever search "Fantasies."***

Ok, now about my fantasies.

Every year near the end of August people around the country and world get together to compile a team that can beat their friends teams throughout a friendly season of fantasy football.

Well, that time has come to a close. I am feeling the loneliness that continues to set in year after year in December. (The loneliness would be deferred to February if the Bears could ever decide to show up and play.)

So after looking at my options...(Fantasy NASCAR, or Fantasy Baseball) I have decided to start a Fantasy NASCAR league.

Who's with me?

When I was a child, I thought as a child...

Growing up, my mother cooked breakfast for me every morning; toast, bacon, eggs usually. The only problem was, I was too lazy to get out of bed to eat it. I would hate to think how much food was wasted during my childhood. Mom could probably fed a small 3rd world country with the waste. Thinking back on this, it really frustrates me. I wish I would have gotten out of bed more often. 

Note: I am not complaining about the breakfast service I get now, I am just noticing my lack of understanding exactly how good my childhood was. 

When/If I get breakfast now, it is usually a wonderful bowl of soggy cereal from Kiddie Kollege. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is the best.  So this brings me to my question. 

What is your favorite breakfast food?

Ephesians 4:26 & Romans 3:23 And Sunday Was My Day

I am going to warn you, this is a rant dealing with football. If you like/liked football, please read on, otherwise feel free to stop reading at any time. Please do not comment on this post and say things like, "I'm so tired of hearing about football, and complaining about football" because frankly I don't care. This is my blog and I'll be bitter if I want.

To be honest, I have been wanting to write this for 3 days, but I promised myself that I was not going to talk about it with anyone for 3 days. It seemed biblical. I buried it and allowed it to rise 3 days later. For those of you who think I am acting like God, please feel free to stop reading at any time.


Final - Bears 14 - Vikings >14

Let it be known that I do not feel like I would make a good Offensive Coordinator or a good Defensive Coordinator. I am going to make observations as a football lover

Observation 1

- The Bears didn't run the ball once in the first series. I don't care if you have the best QB and the best WR corps in the league, which the Bears don't. You have to run the football. They are a running team. They have one of, if not the best, rookies in the game starting at RB. GIVE HIM THE BALL!

Here is how this series went: Pass (0 gain), Pass (0 gain), Pass (0gain), Offsides (Vikings), 3rd & 5 Pass (0 gain), punt.

I was very angry, and this was the first 5 plays of the game.

Observation 2

Bears 7 - Vikings 3

5:00 left in the 2nd quarter. Bears are on the 1 yrd line via a Viking penalty. Here is a quote from the sometimes loved Lovie Smith. "In that situation, it comes down to you against them. You have to be able to get it in." I'm not really sure what to say to that.

Here is how that series played out from the 1: Pass incomplete to G. Olsen, run (0gain), run (0gain), ok at this point its 4th and goal on the 1. The Bears can't run the ball when the Vikings clamp it down. I would have thought they knew this by now. So what do you do? You kick the FG and go up 10-3. NO! You go for it! I mean, you haven't been able to run very well against them, but surely you can get 1 yard! Nope. (Ok, I don't know if you followed that very clearly, but I am not going back and clearing it up.) So instead of being up 10-3 you are up 7- 3 and the Vikings have the ball. First play, the Vikings throw a 99yard TD pass to who? Bernard Berrian. The receiver that the Bears let go! RED FURY.

In an interview on Monday Lovie said, " Give them credit, they wanted it a little bit more than we did." Really? Are you sure that it is about desire and not the fact that Ron Turner is incapable of thinking. He can't remember that the Vikings have/had the best DT duo in the league. I mean if I am told to "Lather, Rinse, and Repeat" but I am not getting any results, I'm done. I'm not repeating.

Lovie says, "We have to improve in quite a few areas." - nice understatement.

Congrats to Jared Allen for having a phenomenal game and maybe becoming one of my favorite DE ever.

Quick Observation 3

I heard that the league did not want to suspend these 6 players that failed the drug test because they didn't want to have an effect on the playoffs. First of all that's bull. Second of all that is bull, and third of all, why would they play the political games like that. I thought Goodell was better than that. I am bitter mostly because the Williams Wall (the two DT which I refered to earlier) which plays for the Vikings were suspended along with 4 other players. So, if they hadn't been there (like they shouldn't have been) Matt Forte would have definately had a better day. I don't want to make excuses, so I will stop.

Super Quick Observation 4
If there is anyone still reading this I would be surprised, unless it would be Joe.

Thank You

I am tired of talking about issues that divide people on this blog. So that is why I have not posted for 3 weeks.

I have to say that I really don't like winter. There is nothing about me that likes being wrapped up in 15 layers of clothes just to survive. I would rather it be 115 degrees 365 days a year than put up with 3-4 monthes of cold weather.

Also I really don't like snow. Well, let me fix that. I don't like ice. Also, if it is going to snow, let it snow! Give me 20'' so that we can't travel anywhere.

The best days of the year are those first days after winter is behind us and I can finally wear shorts again.

Thank you God for these last few beautiful days before it gets nasty.

How do you feel about winter?

COD + SSS = Wholeeness

So I went to lunch today. It was good. I had the ubiquitously famous South Street Smokehouse, or as I call it the SSS.  As me and a friend of mine sat there we talked about many things. We talked about how excellent the food is. We talked about the moist towelletes and how if they were just a touch bigger they would be adequate for the normal adult human hand. We also talked about my favorite video game. 

We decided that if there were some way to install Call of Duty(COD) into the booths at the SSS then we would have  everything that we would need in the world. So being the thoughtful person that I am I began to ponder this idea. I said we would have EVERYTHING we ever needed, except the church. We would only need to leave the SSS to go to church. 

I have solved this problem. We could start a church on Sundays and invite gamers and nerds of all kinds to join us. Our slogan could be, "Come join us in the House of Cod, where you can kill people and repent all before your food is delivered." 

Would you be interested in joining with me in this endeavor?

Simple Minds......

So some people that read my blog are not happy with the turn that it has taken (Heather). For those people (Heather) I am going to write a blog that maybe they(Heather) can be happy with. So here is a question for those of you(Heather) that would rather not talk about God.

When you were a kid, would you(Heather) rather play with Lego's or Lincoln Logs?

1:1

Over the past several weeks in youth group we have been studying Noah and the different things that he dealt with in the process of helping God start mankind over again.  In one of the lessons I shared that in life we have to be willing to do whatever God asks us to do. The hard thing about that, is that we have to know what it is that He wants us to do. We do this by praying and reading His word along with many other things. As I was explaining how I do my Bible reading, there seemed to be some interest in joining with me. Last night after youth  group I had some teens come and say that they wanted to read through the Bible with me. First of all I am glad they these young adults are willing to dig deeper into God's word. Second of all I am honored that they would ask me to hold them accountable for reading a chapter a night. 

I asked them where they wanted to start and they said, "Duh, Genesis." I said, "OK." So last night I read Genesis 1 for about the thousandth time. It never ceases to amaze me that God reveals something new to me every time I re-read scripture. 

I never noticed that after each "day" it says "and there was evening, and there was morning-the____ day. This got me thinking about creation. I know that we come from different backgrounds, different education levels and different levels of Biblical interest. I want to know what kind of creation you believe in.