Waiting....

for the printer to finish it's long print job; about 20 more pages. It is excruciatingly slow because it refuses to acknowledge my settings, i.e. 'fastdraft' mode. I printed the first few in draft mode pretty quickly, then with the next batch it switched to the higher res setting. I went back and checked. Nothing was changed. It has simply refused to print in draft mode. I have checks to print after this is finished. Oh well, at least it gives me a few moments to jot in the blog.

We went to the "Alternative Service" at COC (Church of the Covenant) at 9:30 Sunday morning. It was very interesting. An old friend from a previous incarnation (aka; 1980's thru about the early 90's back at the old Maranatha Church) named David Fox was the guest pianist that morning. I hadn't seen Dave in some time. But, man, he could still play a mean keyboard. Only better, more accomplished. One could clearly sense the maturity of his work. Had a nice chat afterwords.

We also spoke with a couple who was at our table last week at the luncheon. They too were a little rattled at the confrontation with that person I mentioned in a previous post who seemed to enjoy being contentious for its own sake creating some tense moments. This couple were concerned that we might not ever come back to church again because of it. I assured them it would take more than one difficult person to deter us as I explained that these kind of folks are everywhere you go, and, it seems, especially in church! No. I think this group is headed in the right direction, at least the same direction we are headed in.

And, just to prove that there is a God in heaven, Duke and Georgia Tech are in the Final Four!!
This is great for the ACC even though I'm not sure Tech can get by Oklahoma State, but who knows? Even Duke may have a hard time with UConn. We'll see....

Till then here's the top 20 bumper stickers for women someone sent me. I'm not sure if it's any funnier if you're a guy reading these or a girl. In any case I got a kick out of it :)

1. SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME.
2. GOD MADE US SISTERS, PROZAC MADE US FRIENDS.
3. IF THEY DON'T HAVE CHOCOLATE IN HEAVEN, I AIN'T GOING.
4. MY MOTHER IS A TRAVEL AGENT FOR GUILT TRIPS.
5. PRINCESS, HAVING HAD SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE WITH PRINCES,SEEKS FROG.
6. COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN. SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH.
7. DON'T TREAT ME ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WOULD THE QUEEN
8. IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN.
9. DINNER IS READY WHEN THE SMOKE ALARM GOES OFF.
10. I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN - AND I HAVE A GUN.
11. GUYS HAVE FEELINGS TOO. BUT LIKE... WHO CARES?
12. NEXT MOOD SWING: 6 MINUTES
13. AND YOUR POINT IS?
14. WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT.
15. OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
16. DO NOT START WITH ME. YOU WILL NOT WIN.
17. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, SO PLEASE SHUT UP.
18. ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE.
19. I'M ONE OF THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE.
20. HOW CAN I MISS YOU IF YOU WON'T GO AWAY?