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Prophet or Profit?

2006-05-18T08:03:00.000-07:00

Is this really necessary? I mean really.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12851397/?GT1=8199

"If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms"

I know who i want to lash.

Posted by the wife

2006-05-13T22:55:00.000-07:00

My husband is a hottie. Sorry, I just had to say that. What is more desirable than your husband holding your son? yep. I know.

Piper and Scooters New Album

2006-04-27T16:47:00.000-07:00

Hits stores May 15th

God Save the Quail

2006-02-14T12:04:00.000-08:00

Is there nothing more important to report on than Dick Cheney shooting a buddy while hunting Quail?

Since this story hit we've heard/read/seen the blow by blows. Reported late, president knew, private citizen broke the story to the press, etc etc..snore, turn, my arm fell asleep, drool.. Sorry, i just had a dream that the press was making a big deal out of nothing. Wait, that was reality.

Maybe its my time to break the real story here:

Was Dick Cheney going to actually eat the quail he shot?

And now that he shot his buddy instead, is he going to clean and eat him? America wants to know..

The bigger story: A KFC was Burned Down in Pakistan! Man, that sucks.

I needed it for something

2006-02-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

Blandys er uh Grammys

2006-02-09T10:59:00.000-08:00

So we watched the Grammy Awards last night while simultaneously watching American Idol. Funny how the talent on both was equitable.

Anyway, is it me or do most artists suck at singing other artists song?

I loved U2's rip through "Vertigo" to transition to "One".. Seriously, i was stoked to hear Bono signing this song in a more free form style..I had the goosies a couple lines in..until..until Mary J. Blige showed up.

She sucked. I'm sure she's awesome at signing her own songs, but this was TERRIBLE.. Am I the only one that thought so.

I won't even comment on Coldplay. Ok, I will.. they sucked too. Chris Martin should concentrate more on singing and less on playing Peter Pan. I care more about how awesome your awesome vocal lines are than your travels through the audience.

Keith Urban - Good
Faith Hill - Bad, badder and badest
John Legend - Good, whoever he is.
Kanye and Jamie FoXX - Snooze
Linkin Park and Jay Z - hmmm Good, but where was Linkin Park
Bruce Springsteen - out of tune, wait that was someone on American Idol. I missed the Boss.
Joss Stone - When will she retire?
Sir Paul - He was better as a Beattle, and I don't even like the Beattles
Sly and the Family Stone - A TRAIN WRECK

Thank you and goodnight.

5 minute Phlegm

2006-02-01T16:22:00.000-08:00

sputum - mucus coughed up from the lungs. Otherwise known as phlegm.

A strange post you say?? Well, i'm currently in SF on business and was in the bathroom at the Moscone Center doing my "business" when in walked Phlegm Sputum. He entered the stall two down from where i was throned. He never sat down. Just stood there. I know cause I peeked under the divider.. How intrusive, but I know you've done it too.. Anyway, Phlegm began to hack, suck, wheez and snort until the prize was dislodged from his lungs then spit from 4 feet up into the bowl. Over and over. I thought it would never end. You know how disgusting that is if you visualize?? The worst is the splash in the bowl.

Is there no serenety in the "office"? No rest in the "rest room"?

This Public Service Announcement was brought to you by Johnson and Johnson Hand Sanitizer.

Why Lady, Why?

2006-01-21T14:56:00.001-08:00

I like to think that i'm color blind. I still see red and yellow, black and white and know that they are all children in His sight, but think that most of the time i can rightly divide between racial stereotype and the true reason why a person acts or behaves the way they do.

But the fact is, i'm a bigot.

Bigot: a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from their own. The origin of the word in English dates back to at least 1598, via Middle French, and started with the sense of religious hypocrite, especially a woman. Today, it is considered a synonym of narrow-minded.

So it's true. I irrationally dislike stupid people, selfish people, rude people, loud people, people who can not obey basic rules, people who are oblivious to the impact of their actions.

So here's to you:

-Lady at the grocery store who left her cart drifting so it would bash into someone elses car. (special thanks to wives that jump out of cars to protect the general public from this folly)
-Parents at the bagel shop that repeatedly yell at their children while their children just ignore them. It really seems to be working.(my sacred Saturday morning ritual needed a shake up)
-Single person in the Mercedes who cut in front of us to get into the car pool lane to get ahead 15 cars only to pull back suddenly into the regular lane. (my brakes needed checking anyway)

Amazing how my bigotry can be pointed out so effortlessly, in a 24 hour period. I think i need tolerance training.

It is Finished

2006-01-19T14:58:00.000-08:00

So today is the day i allow myself to let go of this painting. Not to bad for my first attempt. Hopefully my next one will be better.

Round Table Pizza

2006-01-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

Rach and I went to Mendocino for a little get away recently and happened to stumble upon a Round Table Pizza. For me there is no better Pizza (except for Numero Uno found only in LA) than Round Table.

So how do you think i felt when we drove past the RTP and saw a sign reading "All You Can Eat Pizza Lunch, $6.95". I nearly wet my pants. We had already eaten lunch so a decision was made to return the next day. Seriously, i thought about it all night. I think i had "pizza dreams", not the kind you have after you eat pizza, the kind you have "about" pizza!!

Anyway, the point that i'm trying to get to is this; they had a Juke Box. And what was playing on that Juke Box? A little Lynard Skynard, a little Toby Keith, some Faith Hill...and wha?, huh?, no way??? BO BICE. American Idol Runner Up Bo Bice???

I snuck to the Juke and loaded my .25c watched the arm reach for the Bo Bice single "Inside My Heaven" and returned to the table for Rach's reaction..

Here it is.. enough said.

Two of my New Years Resolutions

2006-01-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

So i'm doing pretty well with my resolutions. I guess it's small potatoes considering its the 9th day of the year, but 9 days in and i'm still at it.

Is it three weeks to make a habit? Twelve days to go.

Here is a status of the current painting. About half done.

We Finally Saw King Kong - Thank You Universal

2006-01-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

That's right.. after much anticipation, we made it out to see King Kong.

No, not the movie. We actually saw King King! In person! Compliments of Universal Studios. Thank you very much. How often do you get a free season pass in the mail?

We were warned not to see the film.. so i guess we wait till DVD. Sorry Peter Jackson. I'm proud of you for losing all that weight, but Gorillas ice skating???

2006-01-05T11:08:00.000-08:00

Thats Piper, and the human is me.

The Perfect Gift

2006-01-04T15:59:00.000-08:00

Have you ever received something for Christmas that you thought, "I will never get tired of that.."?

For some it's that box of See's Nut and Chews, or the new PJ's that replace the piled, ratty flannel ones your dog's been sleeping on for weeks, or maybe its the latest cologne or perfume your spouse gets you.

For me its a $20 Barnes and Noble gift card via my very thoughtful and might i say "knowledgable" mother in law. My own birth parents wouldn't even know to buy this loving piece of plastic..but for the last two years, as faithful as the Rose Parade, i've received!!

So last night Rachel and I went to B&N where i wandered the aisles for almost two hours looking for the perfect book.. No NT Wright at this branch. bummer. Nothing else was really catching my eye.. then I saw the bargain table. To my amazement there was a book titled "Jesus" staring back at me.. $3.99 of theo-historical oatmeal.. Fibre for the brain.

I openned the cover and saw the title of the first section, "Nothing Matters but the Kingdom of God".. Wha, huh..how did this happen.. The perfect book. My grin was ear to ear.

I read the first chapter last night.. Good stuff. Although if you are scared off by sceptics or have a weak understanding of biblical issues, its probably not a good book for you as the author, Michael Grant, detaches himself from the religiosity of the issue and seeks to find a historical compass to follow. This is no feel good book.

But, and its a big "BUT", Michael Grant in this book written in 1977 is saying in some degree from what i can tell, what Dallas Willard and others have been hitting on in the last 10 years.. I guess i was shocked.. People were talking and no one was listening..

Merry Christmas to me.

New Years Resolutions

2006-01-03T14:43:00.000-08:00

1. This is the Year that I start blogging. I will blog and not be lazy about it.
2. This is the Year I start painting regularly. I'll paint and give the finished works away.
3. This is the Year I finish and record at least three songs.