It’s finally happened – I’m officially old.

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I went to the store Saturday and picked up a few items for breakfast Sunday. Top of the prize pile was a container of cornbread cakes shaped like discs. I love those things.

This morning, with my glasses on (didn’t have them in the store) I realized I’d bought a package of shortcakes. Without strawberries to put on them they’re kind of bland. Chucked them in the trash.

But I still had plasma to consume to make it better. I had a large cup of coffee instead. That went well until I realized I’d just poured Egg Beaters into the mug instead of half and half. Not really, but without the specs it’s a risk we’ll need to examine in detail.

And to think I was amused by stories of people brushing their teeth with Preparation H. Now I know how it happens.

The picture below is for my friend Steve. Steve still needs your prayers. And when he escapes from the hospital I promise him a meal that looks just like this. Please make an effort to pray for Steve and Holly every time you get a break on Monday. And for the rest of the week. Yes, he needs serious prayer warriors in his camp. I’ve been praying all day for him. Heck, even threw a few skyward when I woke up in the middle of the night. Please join me in that effort. There’s thousands of you reading this blog now and I am counting on you. Thanks in advance.

Extra bacon, Steve! I promise.

No such thing as “too much bacon” when it’s breakfast time. Or lunch time. Or… well, it’s just not possible. This meal may even be bacon deficient.

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Keyword bingo: Botox! (Remember, the keyword bingo entry for these posts is simply a traffic tool, nothing to do with the subject at hand.)

Pray for Steve – Let’s get to it, he needs it this morning!

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Everybody line up by height. Good. Now starting with the smallest and working to the tallest, pray for Steve, Holly, and the care team. His infection is worse, his fever is up, and he’s going back to surgery today.

Please take 5 minutes right now to pray for my friend Steve. I lost him for 34 years and just reunited last summer. I need your help on this one.

Many thanks for those prayers.

First impressions are often the first ones you get.

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“Poverty is a lack of opportunity accompanied by a defeated spirit.” – Journal, day one of our mission trip with KTIS and Healing Haiti. (May be plagiarized, but that’s what I wrote at the top of the first page.)

Some of the finest people you’ll ever meet. The hands and feet of Christ.

I promised no “And then there was a goat 400 meters down the road, and Jesus loved goats” posts on Haiti. This is probably as close as I’ll come to breaking that rule.

On our first day in Haiti we were given journals with our names on them to record our impressions. I’ve already published some of what I wrote on other days. Today we go back to the beginning. It’s below the fold because the pictures take a while to load. Continue reading →

Lame excuse day.

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Let me begin by apologizing for my absence the last two days. I had good intentions on Thursday of posting something in the afternoon, but the woman in my life needed me to participate in our marriage. Imagine that!

Friday was a sink-hole of a day doing work for a long-time client. Tied up with the task all morning. Sort of. I did take a few hours to watch the “Amish Mafia – Exorcism” special. I think my brain died at the 118 minute mark.

But I had really good intentions about doing a post this afternoon. My tablet, my portable keyboard and I headed to Starbucks to work. Keyboard will pair but not work with the tablet. Which is identical to my last tablet where it did work. NO work at Starbucks. Just playing Atomic Bomber. (I made it to the point of level 20.)

So, lame excuse day is underway. As a result you are all going to get a free one-year subscription to the blog with an option on next year being 1/2 price as well.

There is a post in my head that just needs to hit the keyboard. It will appear tomorrow. Unless “Moonshiners” has a special as well. In that event, all bets are off.

As a palliative I’m throwing in a slide show of some of the best Haiti photos. I hope that holds you until tomorrow. We’ll start with a video from Michael Stoebner.

and now a gallery. *if you are looking at this in email it will not appear. you need to use a full blown browser with flash.*

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Today’s keyword bingo is played with: Sulaiman Abu Ghaith. Hah. Anything for traffic! Hope he gets the max.

This is a “holding” post.

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Yes, holding your breath, waiting for me to get up and do some work. I’m too knackered to do any blogging this moment, but I promise to do a post when I get up later today.

In the meantime… well, please continue to send up your prayers for my friend Steve. I saw him last night and while he’s improved a bit he really needs you in there praying for his recovery. And pray for his wife Holly as well. She’s in there pitching while he’s on the sidelines.

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This morning’s keyword bingo word is: A TWOFER!!! North Korea & Psychotic. Seemed to go together since they threatened to nuke us yesterday. I think Kim Jong-un needs a little tour of a Trident Boomer so that he understands the meaning of consequences & deterrence. As we used to say, “24 Empty Missile Tubes, A Mushroom Cloud, And Now It’s… Miller Time!”