-transfer cell phones to nationwide service
-pay bills
-get paycheck
-wash clothes in bathroom hamper
-PACK
-get pill boxes to sort meds
-get shopping done
-clean bedroom
-print out flight details
-write instructions for cat care person
All Saints’ Day
All Saints’ Day was technically a week ago, but we celebrated it yesterday in church. This was one of our hymns…
Rise, ye children of salvation,
All who cleave to Christ the Head;
Wake, awake, O mighty nation,
Ere the foe on Zion tread;
He draws nigh, and would defy
All the hosts of God most high.
Saints and martyrs long before us
Firmly on this ground have stood;
See their banner waving o’er us,
Conquerors through the Savior’s blood.
Ground we hold, whereon of old,
Fought the faithful and the bold.
Fighting, we shall be victorious
By the blood of Christ our Lord;
On our foreheads, bright and glorious,
Shines the witness of His Word;
Spear and shield on battlefield,
His great Name; we cannot yield.
When His servants stand before Him
Each receiving his reward,
When His saints in light adore Him,
Giving glory to the Lord;
“Victory!” our song shall be
Like the thunder of the sea.
—LBW 182
Guest Blogging
I’m heading to Seattle for a week and a half on Tuesday and I wanted to know if anyone wanted to guestblog for me while I’m gone. I had people do this in May and it was great. If you’re interested, contact me using the link on the left leave me a comment.
Wardrobe Malfunction
The extra button on my Lands’ End cords broke and I called them to ask if they could send me a new one as I hadn’t been able to find one that was the proper size or color. (It’s a dark brown button — you’d think they’d sell them in fabric stores!) When the mail came today, there was an envelope from them with a plastic baggie full of dark brown buttons!
Reason #5890789 why I love Lands’ End…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We’re going to do this out of order here.
The Bad
+Bush won.
+Bush won.
+Bush won.
+Bush won.
+Bush won.
+Bush won.
+Tom Daschle was defeated by an idiot who doesn’t give a rat’s butt about his state (i.e. has done nothing to get drought relief for South Dakota)
The Good
+Barak Obama unseated Alan Keyes.
+My state went for Kerry.
+My county went for Kerry (i.e. we did our part)
+Those stupid political ads are over.
+Ohio was a close one — pretty bad for a state that Bush used to visit monthly before the election.
+My supercool Congressman got re-elected.
+It wasn’t a landslide victory for Bush
The Ugly
+The attacks ads — I saw some of the worse ones because Minnesota is apparently a swing state. (The logic behind that please?)
+The state of our country in 4 years
Pretty Pink and Blue Thoughts
I will not take my Klonopin and put myself in a world where everything is airy and life is pretty. I will not take my Klonopin and pretend that Bush hasn’t (likely) won. I will not take my Klonopin and go back to sleep, hoping to wake up and find out that Kerry has won. I will not take my Klonopin and avoid this hellish day on which our idiot president was re-elected. I will not take my Klonopin and pretend that there aren’t people stupid enough to vote for Bush.
Bush’s Faith
God, please help me to love your people, even when I think they’re being stupid…
My impression of Bush’s faith is that it is a whitewashed tomb. He quotes Scripture and hymn lyrics in his speeches (or attempts to make witty allusions to them and ends up confusing all those who are not well-versed in either) but I have yet to see his actions actually measure up. Yes… he’s pro-life. He also isn’t doing squat for the children that weren’t aborted but are living in poverty. “No Child Left Behind” is the biggest joke in the educational community because the funding isn’t there to make it work. If Bush claims to be such a strong Christian, doesn’t he know that faith without works is dead (i.e. he needs to put his money where his big fat mouth is)?