If you like games and fun, you will like this fun game.

at 03/29/11 10:02PM *
A few weeks ago, some friends of ours got a new game called Dominion. We played it with some more friends one Friday night... and it was so much fun that by Sunday afternoon two more of us had also purchased Dominion: Intrigue (which is both a stand-alone version and an expansion to the original). Then we saw THIS (see below) on Amazon:


It's the original game plus the Prosperity expansion and the Alchemy expansion.


I can't wait to play it.

Ok. Bye.
  • leaflady
    Well, I must say, you've piqued my interest! I love games!
    by leaflady at 03/30/11 2:43AM
  • weekendsongservice
    I've heard about it - hmm, YOU MUST TEACH ME!
    by weekendsongservice at 03/30/11 7:55AM
  • laurar209
    Is it similar to Settlers of Catan?
    by laurar209 at 03/30/11 8:34AM
  • tweedledee
    Mmmm... sounds pretty amazing!
    by tweedledee at 03/30/11 9:57PM
  • enyek
    Oooh I will have to check it out - we play games a lot and always welcome something new!
    by enyek at 03/31/11 8:29AM
  • _sylviaanne_
    Have you every heard of Settlers of Catan? It is a really fun game.
    by _sylviaanne_ at 04/05/11 6:07PM
  • ewalker
    Our latest game craze is Agricola and Seven Wonders. You would probably like them.
    by ewalker at 04/20/11 3:50PM
  • octaveleaper
    How is London?
    by octaveleaper at 07/03/11 1:44AM

A Funny Story

at 02/24/11 7:57PM
This story is about a police officer who was a friend of a (friend of a ... etc) co-worker of mine. He (the police officer) had a Rottweiler and his neighbor had a cat, and he had a really bad feeling that his dog would one day kill that cat. Well, one morning he came home from work (he had been working 3rd shift) and he found his dog tossing the cat around. He ran into his yard, took the cat away from his dog and confirmed its deadness. It looked terrible. He rushed it inside, washed it in his bath tub, blow-dried it with a hair drier, and then went out and placed it respectfully on his neighbor's porch. (The motive was not explained to me, but I imagine he wanted to make it look like the feline had merely expired on its own near their front door.) The next day, when he got home from work around 6am, his neighbor was waiting for him in his driveway. His neighbor said "Officer, there are some sick people living in this neighborhood. Our family cat died, and we buried him last week.... and someone has dug him up, cleaned him off and put him back on our front porch."

Ok. Bye.

Time for a new Bible

at 12/31/10 3:14PM
I'm in the market for a new Bible because the binding on mine has let go of 1 Peter through the maps. We went to a bookstore yesterday to look at Bibles, but I didn't see what I was looking for. I would like a NKJ, NAS or ESV with references like cross references, maps, concordance and a topical index, and NO commentary. My current Bible has a ~300 page topical index at the beginning that is very helpful for locating verses on certain subjects and I generally find it more useful than the usual back-of-the-Bible concordance. It's handier than a shirt pocket, as they say. But it's a feature I haven't seen very often, and even searching the publisher's website has been a fruitless effort.

Do you know where I can find such a Bible, or at least a good place to look for one?

Ok. Bye.
  • marmee
    Christian Book Distributors. They are on line at cbd.com I believe. Or maybe it's the whole thing spelled out .com. Anyway ... they have lots of Bibles so you might fine one there. Happy Bible hunting!
    by marmee at 12/31/10 3:25PM
  • cbonk
    I have one that's missing Isaiah-Hosea... but that's not the most important part, anyway, right?

    Have you looked online for your current version? You can plug in your ISBN# in Google (or Amazon) and see if you can get your same one, if you'd like. Good luck!
    by cbonk at 12/31/10 5:10PM
  • mmswife
    Call the Religious Supply Center in Louisville, KY. It's on Preston Hwy. It's owed by very knowledgeable Christians who may be able to help. They ship too!
    by mmswife at 12/31/10 5:15PM
  • octaveleaper
    Hi Tim! I know you are going to want a good, new bible, but still I'd it could be interesting for you to browse around at McKay's. It is an !AMAZING! secondhand book store, which if it's anything like the one in Nashville will have several shelves dedicated to bibles in many different translations/versions, some of which will be new, unmarked and even sealed, and at greatly discounted prices (I've bought them for as low as 25 cents, and recently got a parallel paraphrase, NIV/The Message without a mark in it for $10). If you'd likely not get your "go to" bible there, it is at least a great spot to familiarize yourself with many others. You might be surprised at what you find. (It's my favorite store period.)
    by octaveleaper at 01/01/11 3:55AM
  • matthew_and_brooke
    You could also get it re-bound.
    by matthew_and_brooke at 01/01/11 10:04AM
  • crysnrob
    I love the ESV, but I've had a hard time finding one with that feature you describe. (My NKJV has a similar index that I love in the front!) When it comes to the ESV, I went with a very bare-bones publication, and I hang on to my old NKJV for the index!
    by crysnrob at 01/02/11 5:39PM

Now it's official...

at 12/11/10 1:39PM

... and it will be really official when they mail out diplomas later this month.

Ok. Bye.
  • aleta
    Good for you!
    by aleta at 12/11/10 3:21PM
  • cbonk
    yay!
    by cbonk at 12/11/10 3:36PM
  • weekendsongservice
    Calatians!
    by weekendsongservice at 12/11/10 4:03PM
  • jaydon
    Incredibly happy for you and your sweet family - May God continue to bless you as you look for a job in your field.
    by jaydon at 12/11/10 4:05PM
  • zsha_zsha
    Yay! Congrats!
    by zsha_zsha at 12/11/10 5:32PM
  • tweedledee
    Well ALLL the wonderful wishes I could have thought of have been posted already... but know that we are all very excited and happy for you.


    p.s. You have a beautiful family!
    by tweedledee at 12/11/10 5:59PM
  • slave_of_jesus_jdb
    Congratulations, Tim. I'm sure it feels good!
    by slave_of_jesus_jdb at 12/11/10 8:12PM
  • sarahphim
    Well done! So...what next?
    by sarahphim at 12/11/10 9:35PM
  • dr_worm
    Congrats, man.
    by dr_worm at 12/11/10 11:09PM
  • mjintexas
    HOOOOORAAAAAAAAY!!!!! I'm very proud of you!
    by mjintexas at 12/11/10 11:57PM
  • lori_in_pa
    So pleased for you! What's next?
    by lori_in_pa at 12/12/10 9:31AM
  • octaveleaper
    Congrats, Cuz!
    by octaveleaper at 12/12/10 8:34PM
  • angelad
    Congratulations Tim!!
    I was so bummed out knowing you guys were going to RI in November, and we will be there this month. It's hard to believe I have never met your sweet Leila.
    by angelad at 12/12/10 8:36PM
  • leaflady
    Well done, Tim! Congratulations!
    by leaflady at 12/12/10 10:41PM
  • marmee
    Congratulations! What is next? :)
    by marmee at 12/13/10 3:19PM
  • thewifeofbud
    So happy for you!
    by thewifeofbud at 12/13/10 3:27PM
  • carpecollum
    Wow. That's a great achievement, Tim. Do you feel smarter now?
    by carpecollum at 12/13/10 3:31PM
  • enyek
    WOO HOOO!! Congratulations! Well done!!
    by enyek at 12/15/10 9:07AM
  • jody
    Hooraaaay!! And yes, I'll try to find a new profile pic!
    by jody at 12/17/10 11:12PM
  • mr_and_mrs_berry
    You look great in black trimmed with gold and those little arms hugging you both :)
    Congratulations!
    by mr_and_mrs_berry at 12/22/10 7:53AM

Thanksgiving!

at 10/19/10 9:24PM
Last week I sent my office manager an email (with a picture of Leila attached) saying that this sweet little three year old girl had never been to her Grandma and Grandpa's house and please, please, please can you give her Daddy the week of Thanksgiving off so their family can go up to Rhode Island. My vacation request was very quickly approved.

I. Can't. Wait.
I'm. So. Pumped.
Gonna. Eat. Turkey.
Three. Word. Sentence.

O. Kay. Bye.
  • thewifeofbud
    Yay!!! I can't wait either!
    by thewifeofbud at 10/20/10 7:24AM
  • gokulives
    So. Good. To. Hear.
    Opps. Four. Word. Sentence.
    E. P. I. C.
    F. A. I. L.
    by gokulives at 10/20/10 7:54AM
  • stevenswife
    Glad.for.you!
    by stevenswife at 10/20/10 8:19AM
  • kristine
    I'll. Just. Miss. You! Ok, that was a 4 worder. I'll be flying in on the 1st of Dec. :(
    by kristine at 10/20/10 8:25AM
  • snickers63
    A little persuasion there?? Glad it worked!!
    by snickers63 at 10/20/10 9:57AM
  • laurar209
    Serious. WHOOHOO!
    2. Worder.
    Oh. Yeah.
    by laurar209 at 10/20/10 9:57AM
  • zsha_zsha
    Sounds. Like. Fun!
    by zsha_zsha at 10/20/10 9:59AM
  • autumn_rain
    This makes me *so* happy! I'm glad you guys get to go up there :)
    by autumn_rain at 10/20/10 11:29AM
  • boromom
    Yeah for going to RI !!!
    by boromom at 10/20/10 12:50PM
  • timstarr
    It's like my blog was hacked by Jim Rome. :)
    by timstarr at 10/20/10 4:31PM
  • larryandrosalie
    HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY! Is that 3?
    by larryandrosalie at 10/20/10 6:59PM
  • mjintexas
    So Tim, tell us what you're up to these days!!
    by mjintexas at 10/21/10 11:29PM
  • beulah
    Looking forward to seeing you all!
    by beulah at 10/23/10 7:40AM
  • tweedledee
    So! extremely!! exciting!!!
    by tweedledee at 10/23/10 5:57PM
  • enyek
    Cole heard this bit of good news and is SO excited, I told him it is possible we might miss you, since we go to NJ for the holiday and long weekend - but now I see it is actually a week you are planning to be in RI, so hopefully, we WILL see you guys - and no three word or even a clever two worder for me, but a major RUN-ON!!!
    by enyek at 10/23/10 7:22PM
  • mr_and_mrs_berry
    Hi Tim :)
    A picture is worth a 1000 words, right? I'd say Leila was worth 10,000 with your boss!
    by mr_and_mrs_berry at 10/25/10 6:23PM
  • tjmeadows
    That is great! Have fun and be safe. Tell the Kirby Four that I love them, please,
    by tjmeadows at 10/25/10 9:25PM
  • spinningbee
    see you then! can't wait to meet your daughter!!
    by spinningbee at 10/27/10 2:23PM
  • bookworm14
    Sweet little daughters are very irresistible. =)
    by bookworm14 at 10/27/10 4:19PM
  • mayflower
    lol!
    by mayflower at 11/11/10 7:57AM