Something Was/Is Off.

So, today I had the privilege of running sound in our Early Traditional Communion service. I love the Old Folks, i love being Blessed by taking communion from John Coomer (My Yoda, because everyone needs a Yoda). But something was missing. and i realized what it is. Dean. Dean Maggard. Dean was the greeter/communion setter-upper. He died last week. Dean had this voice, it was a great old fashioned radio voice, kind of like a John Houseman meets James Earl Jones thing. It wasn't the 8:15 without Dean saying at least Hi. He always had something nice to say. I'm going to miss him. more than i can adequately describe. His funeral is Monday, and it will be one of if not the hardest funeral that i have ever done. if you get second or two, Pray for Kittye, his wife. she was also generally awesome, and his longtime partner in crime. i can't imagine what she is going through right now. Also, if you don't mind, i'll take a few prayers if you don't mind, because like I said, the one's gonna be tough. But through all of this, I need to remember that God is good, all the time.

creepy

ok, so i have this recurring night mare,
a midget clown is chasing me with a cartoonishly large knife, and i can't escape not matter what i do sometimes i stand and fight, sometimes i just keep running, but i never make it he always stabs me and then i wake up
If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
i tried Googling it, but i only came up with generic stuff about the clown being a stranger. Seriously, if anyone can help, that would be great. Thanks.

Starting Today, just as an experiment, i am going to document all the time that i spend on hold or talking to customer service people, just because i can. today, i have spent a total of 32 minutes with one company, and will try another line, hoping to get a real person.
wish me luck.

Happy Thanksgiving

All of us (me) here at AITM (acronyms make everything cooler, don't they?) would like to wish both of our (my) loyal readers a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.

Firsts

this was a weekend of firsts for me. for starters, it was the first wedding i have ever taken part in with a harmonica player. It was also the first time i have ever played in the 9:30 service. i had played in CR a couple of times, but in front of people i knew, which was almost a safety net. This time it was in front of 400 people. it was exhilarating, i can't wait for another chance. after that, the CR service, where i played again, the same two songs plus one. All the time, God is good.

Wow

Ok, so tonight, i attended worship with 169 Mogulus users that i have never met. Worship was led by Carlos Whittaker, (here). It was Awesome. the video can be found here. Yeah, if you were not worshiping, you don't have a pulse. 'Nuff Said.

Epic Fail...Or...Gravity and the Physiological Response

So yeah, i was turning right on to Marylan, on my way to class, and my right bike pedal comes off. Just pops off. OFF O-F-F OFF. and .87 seconds later, me being captain balance, i join my pedal. resulting in this



and this












thank goodness professor Pulsinelli had tape