Friday, March 28, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Thanks Dale
Monday, March 10, 2008
My vote for the stupidest new law in Oklahoma (or anywhere else)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A lawmaker's plan to redistribute municipal sales tax collections could cost the state's two largest cities a combined nearly $30 million.A bill by Rep. Steve Martin, R-Bartlesville, would take 1 percent of each city's municipal sales tax revenue to benefit smaller cities, many of which have lost independent businesses and stores.Generally, smaller cities would gain money while larger cities would lose money.Oklahoma City would lose $13.4 million in annual sales tax collections and Tulsa would lose $16.1 million a year.The bill narrowly passed the House Rules Committee, and House Majority Floor Leader Greg Piatt, R-Ardmore, won't say if the bill will be scheduled for a vote on the House floor.Tulsa World: Lawmaker wants to redistribute OKC, Tulsa sales tax revenue
I realize that the little cities are getting hurt by the big ones drawing in their people to spend money at the big stores, but there has to be a better way.
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Being Led By The Lord
Sermon notes from Grace Church Pastor Bob Yandian on how God leads us and how it is often not the same way twice.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
'Where's the patient?' 'I am the patient,' Jeff Gordon says - Sprint Cup Series - Scenedaily.com
AVONDALE, Ariz. – While talking about his massive crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon recalled a somewhat-humorous visit to a hospital after a big wreck at Pocono Raceway in 2006.'Where's the patient?' 'I am the patient,' Jeff Gordon says - Sprint Cup Series - Scenedaily.com
Gordon lost the brakes in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet heading into Turn 1 at Pocono and slammed the outside wall. He was fine, though he was sent to a New York hospital for a CAT scan.
“This part of the hospital, I don’t think many of their patients walk in,” Gordon said.
“I’m here for my CAT scan,” Gordon told hospital personnel.
“Well, where’s the patient?”
“Well, I am the patient.”
“They told us there was a car accident.”
“Yeah.”
“How fast were you traveling?”
“About 200 when the brakes went out. I think I hit about 150, 160 mph.”
“No, seriously. Where’s the patient?"
Thanks Scenedaily, that is funny. I can picture this almost like an Abbot and Costello 'Whose on First' routine.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
One In A Million - Bob Yandian
As I had a few (not many cause not many read this) complaints about heavy sermon notes, I have held off for a while. I still check why people come to the site and a lot of it has to do with people looking for stuff that they find in my sermon notes. So I have established a new blog for just my sermon notes and will post a link here when I type them up (which I never seem to have time for anymore).
This link is to a pair of age old questions. How does God hear all our prayers when we all pray at once? How do we know that God will hear and answer our prayers.
This link is to a pair of age old questions. How does God hear all our prayers when we all pray at once? How do we know that God will hear and answer our prayers.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Why does this game scare me....?
And, though I do not drink, I can imagine a bunch of drunks trying to play it....
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Again, someone with too much time on their hands....
I wish I had the time to waste like this. Instead I waste time finding stuff like this. A hat tip to Country Keepers by Gary Peterson for pointing this out to me.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
So where does your city rank?
America's Most Sinful Cities
Lucky my nearest city is not on any of them...
We have unveiled the American city that has fallen the farthest from grace in each of the seven deadly sins ( lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, wrath, envy and pride). For each sin we stretched our imagination to find a workable proxy--murder rates for wrath, per capita billionaires for avarice--then culled the available data sources to rank the cities. Some of the results were surprising: Salt Lake City as America's Vainest City. Some were not: Detroit as America's Most Murderous.
Lucky my nearest city is not on any of them...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Mayors bet food on Super Bowl - Yahoo! News
BOSTON (Reuters) - When the New England Patriots and New York Giants face off in Sunday's Super Bowl American football championship, the mayors of their home towns will have an edible wager on the line.Mayors bet food on Super Bowl - Yahoo! News
Enormous amounts of food are at stake in the traditional bet this year, and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have pledged to donate their winnings to homeless shelters and other charities.
A win by the Patriots, giving the team a record-setting 19-0 season, will bring Menino a hefty smorgasbord of New York delicacies, including pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli, pizzas from Staten Island and Caribbean-style beef patties from the Bronx.
If the underdog Giants win, Bloomberg will be sent a package including 42 pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee, 100 cups of clam chowder and 144 Boston cream pies
What a nice thing to do. It is great that while we are wolfing down all our food this Sunday, that some people who really need it will get some food. I think that both of them should give it no matter who wins.
Still I hope the Dunkin' Donuts etc. get the distribution
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Gee, I think someone wanted some national attention
ESPN - Senator wants to know why NFL destroyed Patriots spy tapes - NFL:
Mr. Specter, why are you releasing this information now. Why not a month from now or a month ago. Your timing make it look to me like you are trying to get your name in the news, not to look for the truth.
Facts are, others did it, Pats get caught and punished, end of story. Why are you making a big deal of it.
"WASHINGTON -- With the Super Bowl fast approaching, a senior Republican senator says he wants the NFL to explain why it destroyed evidence of the New England Patriots cheating scandal.
'I am very concerned about the underlying facts on the taping, the reasons for the judgment on the limited penalties and, most of all, on the inexplicable destruction of the tapes,' said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., in a Thursday letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell."
Mr. Specter, why are you releasing this information now. Why not a month from now or a month ago. Your timing make it look to me like you are trying to get your name in the news, not to look for the truth.
Facts are, others did it, Pats get caught and punished, end of story. Why are you making a big deal of it.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Someone needs anger management
FOXNews.com - Man Sets Radio Station on Fire Over Playlist Change - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News:
The article says he acted normal most of the time. Guess people can hide a lot of stuff...
"Paul Webster Feinstein, 24, has been charged with second-degree felony arson for the Jan. 5 fire that caused $300,000 damage to the studios of 91.7 FM KOOP. He faces from two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
Feinstein told investigators that he was 'very unhappy' about the changes to his playlist, said Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Nye. The songs were intended for an Internet broadcast that occurs when the station is off the air."
The article says he acted normal most of the time. Guess people can hide a lot of stuff...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
So that you do not have enough to worry about.
` NEW YORK - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports. While history suggests European soccer fans can get a bit more worked up than the average American football fan, doctors think there are some valid warnings to be shared.Super Bowl could be heart health hazard - Yahoo! News
You know, drinking too much water could kill you but we do not have health warnings on it. Yes a person with a sedentary lifestyle could have a heart attack but so could I walking down a stairs. Get over it people, When your time has come, it has come. If you do not take care of yourself, expect a death when you least expect it.
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