trolley adventures continue

This morning I arrive at the trolley station, trot up the stairs, and start to wait for the trolley to arrive. Feeling a bit cold (OK, by San Diego standards it was cold), I decided to run back to the car to get my coat. As I'm returning to the station I see my trolley roll off into the distance. At least I was warm while waiting for the next trolley.

So ... when it's time to leave work, I get down to the street (from my 3rd floor office) and remember I had left my coat up in the office. Jogging back up the steps, I grab my coat, and hit the street again. I'm zipping up my coat as I see my trolley rolling off into the distance. In my mind I'm saying, "unbelievable." I guess I could have said it out loud and no one would have thought anything about it since it is downtown.

So ... I wait for the next trolley to arrive, which takes about 30 minutes. When it does arrive, it is a two-car trolley as opposed to the normal four or six car trolley. It's barely started on its route and it's already crowded like a cattle car. And it only gets worse with each successive stop.

Directly in front of me is a lady talking out loud, to no one in particular. My first thought is that she was talking on a bluetooth. Then I notice she doesn't have a bluetooth. Then I try not to make eye contact because the stuff she's talking about is really strange.

But at least I had my coat. And I was warm.

turbo tax commercial

Very rarely does a commercial cause me to laugh out loud but when it does ... I find it on YouTube. Turbo Tax has been running commercials featuring green men from U.S. currency. Here is the one that made me laugh.



"Your deduction needs a diaper change."

multi-channeling

First it was blogging, then it was tweeting, and now it's Facebook. Although I'm typically an early adopter, my wife had the first facebook account in the family. Find me on facebook and be my friend!

spam gets creative

An email just landed in my spam box with this subject line: "McCain Chooses Paris Hilton as VP."

we've been toilet papered

Is it proper English to say you've been "toilet papered?" Although I'm not sure about the grammar, I am sure about what happened to our yard. It seems that the Navajo softball all-stars have an annual tradition of toilet papering each other's yards. It's a rite of initiation reserved for squealing 10 year-olds who are up WAY past their bedtimes.

I had fallen asleep on the living room floor when I heard a loud thud on the door. It was a roll of toilet paper -- probably thrown by one of the pitchers. Below are a few snapshots of the damage :-)

Redneck Pool Heater

In the due course of doing "competitive" research for Blue Haven, I came across this site called "Redneck Pool Heater." Warning: it contains pictures of real rednecks. You have read it to believe it.

bagpipes rock!

Just over a year ago I started fooling around with a few t-shirt designs and posted them on a CafePress store. Little did I know that people from around the country would start buying them. My best selling t-shirt looks like this:



You can view the t-shirt at my store.

mission statement generator

Starting in August, we will be spending the remainder of the year at LifePoint exploring the life of Jesus. One of the messages I will be teaching in August is about Jesus' mission as expressed in Luke 4:18-19. So, in the spirit of the Internet, I went in search of funny -- but true -- mission statements. Along the way, I found this:

Dilbert's Automatic Mission Statement Generator

Give it try ... you might recognize one or two.