We went camping at South Bass Island State Park with the intentions of being there both Friday and Saturday night. As Miranda my youngest would say, "Daddy I love an adventure"... well this qualified.

My day was well prepared for such an adventure. Ford was requiring lots of adrenalin, a floor supervisor was let go, and my chest started hurting requiring two hours of ECG and chest x-rays. (Side note: hypertension and lack of sleep .. ya'll relax...I need too obviously)

I get home late for an early start ...my crowd was patent but restless. A two hour wait was required to board the ferry, but the day was picture perfect as was camp set up... save I forgot a screw driver to assemble the grill. (Don't worry we ate grilled weenies without the screwdriver or borrowing one or using the firepit. Those things don't require THAT much assembly , TO USE.)

We were perfectly situated near the restroom, shower, and potable water source. I felt like a water hole on the Serengeti plains.
The conversations / disturbances / language until about 3 AM were
definitely adult entertainment, many of which I found hilarious.

One lady (I'm being kind) began to explain in gibberish (I'm still kinda stretching this one)to her companion (ok ...this is the only way I can tell this story...watered down)... "this kay coon is in the tent, WHAT kay coon? THIS kay coon. That ain't no kay coon, that's the shell of a dead bug. Your kiddin'?"

The conversation was much more elementary and colorful, but please excuse the dilution ratio. But I am amazed at the simple entertainment required to replace the internet, cell phone, and television. I saw it. Start a fire and a conversation will ensue. More later ....

Wow ... long work hours will challenge a feller. But i WILL say being an elder is the work I love. Knocking on doors, visiting, just listening to people ... I like it. I would say its no different than being any ole member, but it ain't.

I will say though ... patience ... is a lost art form. Musta went the way of the dinosaur ...

What have you observed ... relative to patience or the lack thereof?

I need ideas. Help me brainstorm.

We (Norwalk C of C Elders) want ideas for our Spring meeting.

A theme is needed. Something useful to sinful people. Something even sinful people will recognize as useful.

Please send any ideas ... help.

I thinking about a singing on:

November 2, 2007 at the Norwalk Church of Christ. What do you think??? I'm just checking .. nothing official ... yet.

I just turned in my timesheet a few minutes ago. 83.5 hours ... a new personal record. Tired has a new whole meaning. My back hurts, I drove home dangerously sleepy, and of all things to think about ... I thought about good Onesimus in Philemon. Should I RUN?

I tend to think our American culture, makes us free-er than we ought to be. We tend to think ourselves more important ... more selfishly ... more independent than we have license for.

Actually I'm too tired to evan type.