Origin Of The Species

A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race come about?"

The mother answered:

"God made Adam and Eve and they had children

and all mankind came from them."

Two days later she asks her father the same question.

The father answered:

"Many years ago there were monkeys,

and we developed from them."

The confused girl returns to her mother and says:

"Mummy, how is it possible that you told me that we were

created by God and Daddy says we developed from monkeys?"

The mother answers:

"Well dear, it is very simple....

...I told you about the origin of my side of the family,

and

your father told you about his."

The author of this blog does not endorse the fathers explanation. Hat tip to Dale Durst.

Shoo Wee Doo......

I am just saying "Shoo Wee Doo".

I am home and I am relieved!!!

No more preaching today.

The Keepville Parsonage Wife....

......dreams crazy dreams! ......and needs this for when we daily run out of water.

Artificial Muscles

I find this very intriguing. The are ready to try to make a bionic man that can move just like us. Maybe it will be able to help people that have lost limbs. Click on this link for a Yahoo special report on Artificial muscles.

The Poor Piggy Bank

Joel Beyers had a post to a link about Piggy Banks.

Spiritual Contortionist

Jon Earls posted a video clip on his blog that as he says "makes your head want to explode." It highly appears that they are doing this to make money more than any thing. Exploiting the needy. I have had so many people ask questions about why we do or do not do something. They so easily can find another church or group that does the contrary. While not wanting to call other Churches or Christians into question I often point them to the verse in Philippians 2:12 that says "work out your salvation with fear and trembling."

Here are the verses that were at the end of the clip.
Galatians 1
6. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
7. which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
9. As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

I Timothy 4
3. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
4. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

II Timothy 3
1. But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
2. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3. without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self–control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4. treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God–
5. having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
6. They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak–willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
7. always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.

Bible Study on a Cold Wintry Night

On a cold icy and snowy night you have to give credit to those who were faithful in their attendance. The men were studying Peter being asked by Christ if he loved Him. The ladies had 2 new attenders thanks to Ilene. I believe they were studying the life of Sarah.

I apologize if the pictures look like the ones on this blog. A camera phone is all he uses..Imean all I had last night.

Stuck in an Elevator at St. V's

Behind this very elevator door
and up on the very next floor
Is a nurse and a wheelchair
an old man without much hair
What is there problem I ask
to get out is a simple task
with no power and no light
Inside was dark with fright
and hollering of let me out
heard it clearly with no doubt
The power was lost I was told
and soon they would grow cold
Maintenace was called 10 times
I am not sure what else rhymes
Safe and sound they soon got out
the stairs will be their next route

7:00 this A.M. at St. Vincent Hospital.

Wherein 3 Vertebrae Become One

Check out this website for an interactive video on his surgical procedure:
http://www.spine-health.com/Videos/Treatment/Neck-Surgery/Anterior-Cervical-Discectomy-Interactive-Video.html

.....is what will happen to Jerry Dalrymple. He has 3 vertebra's in his neck that will be fused together. His surgery will be at 3:30 tomorrow. I am sure he and his wife will appreciate prayer for it. I will be there to give support to Alice. Jerry will be in good hands with the doctor. He told me that I would have other things to do, but this is a very serious surgery. I told him I would meander up that way. I am sure that they will be happy when this problem gets fixed. They have not been able to be out to church since Christmas. I am sure they will be glad when this bad weather breaks and he mends and they can get back outside.

Jerry and Vincent the other night when we were over for a visit.

Steven's Blog

I found a link to a cool blog. The only problem is I am not an invited reader. I guess I will have to ask for the privilege. Steven can you help me out?

A Blanket Statement on Pastors by Obama

I am not at all like he states pastors and preachers are.....Just ask Cindy!

Pittsburgh Area Boy goes to Ohio State

That is right.......you Ohio State fans needed one of our talented football players to help out your team. Then again you know I am partial to the Buckeyes. I think it is quite nice that Terrelle Pryor,the 6-foot-5, 235-pounder came from Pittsburgh (Jeannette, Pa). It is also important to note that he was the number one recruit in the nation. Go Pitsburgh!! (Steelers)

Victory for Gun Owners

Of course we knew this with out them telling us: "Americans have a right to own guns", Supreme Court justices declared today in a historic and lively debate that could lead to the most significant interpretation of the Second Amendment since its ratification two centuries ago. The key will lie in how successful they will be in banning guns in D.C. If they are successful there then it could spread to other metropolitan areas and cities across the U.S.

It helps keep hunting open for little guys like Kenton who loves to hunt for squirrels.

Pray for Tom Mooney

He is in St. Vincent Hospital with problems with his pancreas and in a lot of pain. Tom is in room 3219. Give him a call to cheer him up 1-814-452-7233

Here is Tom with a fresh tray of donuts ready for the showcase.

Measuring out flour for a dozen loaves of bread.

Talking with Rev. Daryl Muir out in the show room.

I might add these picture were taken around 1:00 A.M. a couple of months ago.

I gave Hunter a Bloody Nose

I stopped by Rod's house and he was showing me his Wii. It was pretty cool gaming device. You hold the contols in your hand and do the motions and it is fairly realistic. I tried boxing and bowling. I knocked the other guy out in the begining of the 3rd round of boxing. In bowling, Rod beat me 168 to 155 or something likethat. About the 8th frame I wound up and connected the game controller right in the end of his dog's nose. Blood gushed forth. I felt bad, but I guess Hunter learned a valuable lesson - Don't get near the preacher when he is playing the Wii. If he would have understood human talk I would have explained that he had been warned by Rod many times and it was his own dumb fault. Then again he is just a dog, so I give him some extra grace. Maybe next time I stop I will take him a bone.

A Powerful Message from ER

Jon Earls had this clip on his blog. It is amazing that ER actually conveyed someone that is dying realizing the evil they had committed in life, was not wanting someone to soothe them in their dying, rather they wanted a pastor to be right to the point and help him with his salvation. If we can really recognize that Christ died for every sin we commit and anything we do that is considered sin had to be pardoned with his shed blood, then and only then will we changed in how we lived our life.

http://jonearls.blogspot.com/2008/03/powerful-lesson-from-er.html

Want to See an Old Man Run?

http://bullsbucksbullets.blogspot.com/2008/03/fun-with-papa.html

How To Feel At Home In The Local Church

Frequently Christians get frustrated with the local church which they are a member. They look to the Bible and see the love, compassion, and concern God intended for His people to have, and find that this is lacking where they worship. The problems are rather easy to identify in most cases, but often the solutions are not readily seen. As this topic is studied it is hoped that each Christian can benefit by seeing God’s intentions and admonitions. God intended for Christians to work together and encourage others in the faith. “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” (Hebrews 10:24) As members of the body, the church, all are to see the value of each member, and love and care for all. The difficulty in some churches is that some have a wrong concept of what the Lord expects in the church. In the local church each member has responsibility to edify others. A great many people want others to encourage them, speak to them, and give them support, without doing the same for others. When this occurs many people are unhappy, and feel like they are mistreated. The solution is seen in the scriptures, “That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care for one another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:25-26) The only way God’s plan can be effective is for each member to strive to do what they can. The elders, preachers, or a handful of members can not do all that needs to be done. Each member needs to get to work doing, instead of complaining. The apostle Peter writes, “Use hospitality one to another without grumbling.” (1 Peter 4:9) If the congregation where you are a member lacks hospitality, show them how to be hospitable with love and a humble spirit. To help a group of people be friendly, hospitable, and to be encouraging to one another, a few helpful hints might be appropriate.

•Be regular in attendance at all the assemblies and activities. This will allow others to get to know you.

•Be on time for all activities and assemblies, and stay around and look for others to talk to. If one appears lonely, are sad, try to help. If one is happy over some good thing which has happened, rejoice with them (Romans 12:15).

•Develop a positive attitude toward the church. You will be surprised how a negative attitude effects others. Bad vibrations are catching.

•Love every Christian because you love God (1 John 4:12-13).

•Invite someone over, or go see them and spend some time getting to know them, their problems, hopes, and dreams. The results will be wonderful for you and them (Romans 12:13; 1 Peter 4:8-9).

•Don’t wait for someone else to make the first move, and don’t be afraid that you are doing more than your share. God will reward the extra effort(Romans 12:10-11). I always think to myself when I when I consider things like this, “How much work could we get done if we spent as much time working for the church as we do complaining about it or about our brethren.” I think this gives us all something to think about and work towards. By Wes Webb

Reasons Why Not to Change Churches

As a pastor my wife's blog caught my eye. A lady from our church emailed these to my wife. Here is the link if you want to read all of the ones she posted: http://gurneejourney.blogspot.com/2008/03/some-favorite-one-liners-for-your.html

#1 I don't know why some people change churches.

What difference does it make which one you stay home from?

Keepville Church 1920

#2 Quit griping about your church;

If it was perfect you couldn't belong.

#3 If the church wants a better pastor,

It only needs to pray for the one it has. (and his wife!!)

#4 People are funny; they want the front of the bus,

the middle of the road, and the back of the church.

Thanks to Sherrie Shumate for sending a list of these neat sayings to my wife.

Don't Pay Attention to the MamaBear from AK

Just so you know...she called me a "Pretentious snob..." I will be kind and not respond! I am heading for therapy in the A.M. I am praying for Steve. Hee Haw!!

Wherein Joel Beyers Makes a Post about Me...

and calls me Bulletman. Where do these people come up with these things????
http://joelbyer.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/byron-gurnee-comes-through/

Personal Debt and Church Giving

Click on the play video tab on this page. http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/church/?fpu08.01

Another Reason...

...why not to have animals in the house. Hair!! On the blogs of highlight this week I saw a good post that gives quite another good reason why you do not have furry hairballs living inside the same place as humans. This is of course my own personal preference. Check out the post:

http://scaryswest.blogspot.com/2008/01/dog-hair-fighting-losing-battle.html

Post Script....

I was just informed by friends that they have canines in their house....and I never noticed hair other than their own hair on them. My wife and I were discussing many people we know that have pets and you would never know it. So I will restate....

I am glad for those who do, but as Joshua said "As for me and my house we will not."

No offense to people with delightfully cute little fuzzies that they enjoy in their house that never shed any hair and never make any messes. You all are truly one of a kind(pun intended). LOL!

The Fuel Conversion Kit for Vegetable Oil

I am seriously thinking about buying a VW and putting in this $900.00 kit. 1700 miles per tank. Pretty impressive.

Music You Have Never Heard

Growing up my parents had an album of a group of ladies called Sonshine Sisters from Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. I love thier soft harmony. Mostly acopella with an acoustic guitar playing in the background. If you like the music let me know and I can upload some more songs. Dad took his whole album collection and Victor Sanders converted it over to MP3 files. Here is the cover for their "Everelasting Son" album. If you like folk music you will love this group.

You can use this link to upload the first song of this album:
http://www.tempfiles.net/download/200803/9843/1-Everlasting-Son.html

Its About Time!

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate wants public school students to pull up their pants. Lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that could mean suspensions for students with droopy britches. It won't become law unless the House of Representatives passes a companion measure.

Florida could join several southern U.S. towns and cities that have passed "saggy pants" laws aimed at outlawing what some teenagers consider a fashion statement -- wearing pants half way down their buttocks, exposing flesh or underwear.

Supporters say schools sometimes don't properly police dress codes and parents are often "under aware" of what their kids are wearing to school.

Critics say the measure is unnecessary, arguing that appearance and dress codes should be the responsibility of school districts and parents.

Despite being the butt of jokes, the bill's sponsor, Orlando Sen. Gary Siplin, a Democrat, has said the fashion statement has a back-story -- it was made popular by rap artists after first appearing among prison inmates as a signal they were looking for sex.

"All we're trying to do now is trying to inform folks that we have a fad now that does not have a very good origination," Siplin said. "We're trying to make an example in school," he added, saying it would help students get jobs and a degree.

The Florida city of Riviera Beach passed its own saggy pants law Tuesday, with a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail for repeat offenders.

(Reporting by Michael Peltier, editing by Jim Loney and Todd Eastham)

He Never Got to Pop the Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/od_nm/engagement_dc

LONDON (Reuters) - It is the one moment every man wants to get right -- and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could hardly have got more wrong. The luckless 28 year-old's dreams of giving his sweetheart, Leanne, 26, the ultimate proposal have literally vanished into thin air. Hajji, of Hackney, east London, had concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon. The idea was that she would pop the balloon as he popped the question. But as he left the shop, a gust of wind pulled the balloon from his hand and he watched the ring -- and quite possibly the affections of his girlfriend -- sailing away over the rooftops.
"I couldn't believe it," he told The Sun newspaper.
"I just watched as it went further and further into the air.
"I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me."
Hajji spent two hours in his car trying to chase and find the balloon, without success.
"I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," he said.
"But I had to tell her the story -- she went absolutely mad. Now she is refusing to speak to me until I get her a new ring."
He is hoping the ring will still turn up.
"It would be amazing if someone found it," he added.
(Reporting by Peter Apps. Editing by Steve Addison)

Bush and Little Richard

Wherein I Owe Two Dollars...

...to Doug at the Country Fair in Edinboro. I headed out to see Sis. Mason. I jumped into the gas station to grab something to drink. Then my eyes caught a new candybar..... This was released in December 2007 and I had never seen one before. I had to try one. Well they were .50 or two for .99 So I bought two to save a penny. At the cash register I reached in for my 2 dollars and remembered putting elsewhere earlier in the day. I went for my bank card which I had taken out the day before and it was nicely back home with my wife. There I was with a fountain drink and two candy bars and no way to pay. The people behind me were patiently waiting as I patted my pockets knowing full well nothing was in them, but hoping by some miracle that I could find 2.00.

I looked again at my wallet....the church credit card..... Hmmmmm

In a move to keep from being anymore emberassed I grabbed the church card (shhhh don't tell Sis. McAdoo) and handed it to Doug. He swiped and asked for my pin.

**** Enter.

DECLINED!!

What the church card has at least 4,000.00 in it....I just saw the bank statement. Then I saw the expiration date (2/08). Ok I admit I was emberassed. I asked Doug to take my name and number, drivers liscence # and I would come back. He started to write it down and then said "Just take it, its on me". He opened his wallet and paid for it. I told him I would be back and repay him. He nodded with that look that said uh huh yeah right. I guess I will be making a trip over to Edinboro anyway and I will pay him back. My wife can not figure out why I owe two bucks for my "pop". The candybars were great! I should have brought one for her. :)

Check out Simon Says

http://warrenandcarlasblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/simonsezd.html

I would call it the Sin Nature

Blame it on human nature - says the headlines of Yahoo News.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer's behavior can be traced to prehistoric promiscuity.

I think that they can trace it all back to Adam.

Writes: Faye Flam

Why would someone as rich and powerful as Eliot Spitzer put his family, his job and his promising future on the line for an alleged $4,000 date with a prostitute? Is this pathological or inherent in human nature? Scientists says it's more likely to be the latter.

Uhhhh yeah....just call it the nature of sin. Something that we all are born with. I won't start preaching. :)

Remember These?

I remember the Christmas in 80 or 81 when I got one of these sleds. I would take it to the top of the hill and slide down. They were very fast but you felt everything as it passed under you. Then I got the brainy idea of tying our German Shepherd to it and then Dad would call him once I was ready. As fast as our dog could run I would be fling along behind. There was a ditch two thirds of the way down over the hill and when I would hit that I would go airborne for at least the distance of 15'. The landing was fairly smooth, but I would feel it pretty good at times. I would hardly be able to see for the snow flying in my face as I desperately hung on for dear life.

Roll Up Sleds or Slick Sleds. They still sell them.

Those were the days my friend...

I wished they'd never end.....

Sled Riding with Papa Gurnee

The girls are visiting the grandparents for a few days. Dad decided to give them the thrills we had by taking them to the top of his field and letting them slide down. They had a blast.

He started them on a little back in the back yard.

Trekking up to the top of the hill.

Riding down.

I was on the phone with Dad on one of his rides. He said alright we are ready to go and away they went. I could hear the girls screaming in the background and the ride lasted just for a few seconds. They would get going pretty fast.

Even the Snowmen.....

....are ready for Winter to be over. Two more inches of snow fell last night which was not even noticable after the last huge amount that has fallen over the last week. I noticed however that Frosty and his gang are ready to give it up.

Getting Some Hay....

Well as usual Kenton tells me he is out of hay for the steers the day after he runs out. We made a hay run tonight with Dad's truck and grabbed 20 bales. We only have a few more weeks for the two we have now and another one will take its place. This will make the 4th steer Kenton owns. He will be selling them and buying a dirtbike.

They love climbing in the barn.

The boys are up in the mow with Art playing around while he was throwing the hay down.


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Some People Will Do Anything...

I know this is a prestigious blog and to be found recorded on these pages is an honor, but.....what people do to get on here is amazing. Last night in the middle of the night, Tom Mooney was laying in bed scheming...."How can I get on the Pastor's blog?" So he hollered for Marcella to rush him to the ER...he was going to have a heart attack. So I make my visits and take his picture and he asks "Will I be on your blog now?"

Okay the humor is over an the reality is all true. The afore mentioned story was a figment of my imagination. He will undergo a stress test tommorow and we will be praying for him.

Alyssa was enjoying being queen of the room.

I can feel the love tonight....

One of my ushers (I will not say which one)....decided to have some fun at my expense and sent a picture to me. Somehow it was altered. I never realized I had that much hair. Maybe I had on a hairy shirt that day....oh wait I remember I was trying on my Rod Shumate Halloween costume.
Check it out. Except for the better looking, clean shaven face it looks pretty realistic of him. I guess I could have got a Rod Shumate rubber face mask to along with the rest of the outfit. LOL!!

How Do You Measure Snow Fall?

Erie International Airport reported 2' of snow. I measured 23" but that was this afternoon after it had settled. We usually get more out here away from the lake. From what I can figure over the last 48 hours we have had almost 3' come down. I know there is a scientific formula for measuring it, but I did not take the time to do so other than use my tape measure. The snow that fell last night was huge and fluffy and the snow yesterday morning was wet and heavy.

I Need A Snowmobile...

Rod came over today to plow. As we were sitting in our vehicles chatting with snow pouring down, a bright flash of light gave Rod this expression on his face. Of course he reposed for me. He wondered if it was lightening. I said "We will wait for the thunder and then we will know". Sure enough a few seconds later a deep rumble came from above. It is not to often that you have lightening and thunder in the winter.

I was out and about for the day to call on a few people. I stopped and snapped this picture of a poor fellow that lost his plow right off of the front of his truck. They had to get a backhoe to lift him off of it since he had driven over it and then lifted it into his bed. Not a good day to lose a plow. We had a foot of snow fall last night and a foot today and I hear we are getting another bunch tonight.

Driving along Route 6N I noticed a guy plowing driveways...with a log skidder. I bet Rod would like one of these. He may even be able to bring in some firewood with it.

My confession of the day. I stopped at the Ocean Buffet Chinese restaurant. I had not been in there for two years and the 5.00 lunch sounded wonderful. My favorite is General Tso's Chicken and fried rice. This place has a new kind of chicken called Singapore Chicken. It is the closest to Chef Peng's Genera Tso's as I have found. There is some other whatchamacallits on their as well.

This is one of the many cars stuck in ditches. I helped push two out...wait that was one...two times. I won't say who it was but he lives across the road from me. It was getting unstuck out of the church parking lot first and then the end of the road. Andy - buy a new 4-wheel drive.

I stopped to see how Larry and Betty Miller were fairing. We always enjoy visiting with them. He is keeping T-Bone in his barn. We usually end up talking about cattle auction prices and whatever comes to our mind.
This creature on Larry's wall befuddled Kenton for the longest time. He had never seen a jackalope before, but he sure wanted to shoot one.

The Cactus Girls

Wow! I get tired of all the fancy embellishments and attempts at singing our national anthem. This definitely is one of the best!! I could listen to these girls sing all night!

Click on this link to hear them sing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284

This is a video of the Cactus Cuties, very talented young ladies ranging in age from 8 to 13 singing The Star Spangled Banner. The performance was at the Texas Tech vs Texas basketball game January 20, 2008 in front of over 11,000 people. The Cuties are Andi, Baylee, Blaire, Madeline and Tatum.

Hat tip to KC Newcome

To Forward or not to Forward...

....that is the question.

Ever get those crazy forwards that someone with a very peculiar sense of humor, one that was thought to be hilarious or felt that you needed warned about the latest internet scam, or even one that some very thoughtful and kindhearted person with lots of time too waste made up some mushy gushy what not that is supposed to speak to everyone’s heart. They might even be good, BUT you have already received 37 copies from all your family friends and neighbors amazingly 10 years ago and low and behold they are still circulating.

To be honest I enjoy some of them, but I found a few rules to go by. Getting the recirculated e-mails is not the bad part. Clicking on 37 attachments to get to the original article or picture is the source of true irritation. Never forward, rather cut and paste and carefully select the recipients instead of replying to every person in your book.

Okay enough of my babbling and on to the article....

How to Send E-mail Forwards by Marilyn Mackenzie

No doubt, you have read the how-to’s of e-mail forwarding before. If you have by now grasped the concept, then there’s no need to read on. However, there are some folks who have to read this information periodically. They read such instructions and follow them for a short time. But sooner or later they fall back into their old habits and have to be reminded again. This is for those folks, not necessarily for you personally. If you have some of those friends who forward every e-mail that arrives in their inboxes, then feel free to forward a link to this article to them. Here’s the best information about 1) when and 2) how to send e-mail forwards:

1) Never.
As a writer, I do not really enjoy reading e-mail forwards. Oh, I’m not saying that they’re trash. Most of them are quite good. But as a writer, I always wonder about the author of those wonderful tidbits of wisdom or humor. Surely every good bit of wisdom or humor being circulated on the Internet was not authored by “anonymous”, and yet there are never any names attached to those forwards. Are we really sure that the writer wanted his/her work to be circulated all over the Internet for free? Are we certain that the words did not come from a copyrighted book or web site? If not, we really should not be forwarding them.

That’s how I feel about it, anyway, and I have written about this before:

http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/507260

2) See answer #1 above.
It’s really not necessary to give instructions about how to send forwards if you follow rule #1.
Okay, you’re not about to stop sending e-mail forwards, right? Then here are the real instructions about how to do so.
If you must send e-mail forwards, rule #1 is to select the recipients carefully.
Never, ever, ever just hit the forward button at the top of your e-mail and send an email to your entire address book. If you’re like most of us, your friends are not cookie-cutter people. Perhaps you have some friends who only eat red meat and some who only eat veggies. You might have some friends who love snow and others who abhor it. Some of your friends might love poetry, while others only read historical novels. Since your friends are all different, chances are that not every one of them will enjoy each and every cutsie e-mail that you receive. So, if you must send something you’ve received to your friends, be kind enough to sort through your address book to figure out which ones might actually be interested.
Always put your name in the To: location and your friends’ e-mail addresses under bcc. Always.
Never, ever, ever just type all the selected names in the To: place on your e-mail. Why, you ask? First, by doing that you have just given my e-mail address to ten or twenty or forty other people whom I may not know or may not want to know. If only half of them forward the e-mail on without removing names and only half of those recipients do the same thing, and so on and so one into infinity, my e-mail address has been forwarded to hundreds, or thousands of people. Friend, that is not something I want to happen. Instead, type your own name in the To: location. And type all the names or e-mail addresses in the bcc: location. That’s not the cc: location, since that would defeat the purpose of keeping my address out of the hands of strangers. Nope, I want my e-mail address in the bcc: location if you are sending something to me and dozens of others. (That’s blind copy, in case you didn’t know.) Always cut and paste the information into a new e-mail. Do not just forward the material, because those pesky >>>> symbols will follow along.

Now, you may think that hitting the forward button and erasing all the e-mail addresses at the top of the page, sending it to yourself with blind copies to your friends is enough. It’s not. By hitting the forward button, you’ve generated those pesky line break markers, you know >>>>. If the e-mail you are forwarding has been forwarded a number of times without removing those nasty things, it likely has a bunch of them. The remedy for this is to never just forward a message. Instead, cut and paste it into a new e-mail. That’s it. These are pretty simple instructions to follow if you MUST send e-mails to all of your friends, relatives, business associates, acquaintances, and anyone who has been unlucky enough to make it into your address book. Please follow these directions, especially if you plan on sending these e-mails to me.

Oh yes, and if you are the recipient of these forwarded e-mails and wish to respond, please do not hit the “reply all” button.

A Step Towards the Mark?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/07/nheathrow107.xml
I do not like to be cynical, but you have to wonder at what point is this starting to lead to implanted chips and total loss of freedoms. I was teaching the other day and the curriculum showed how they can implant a micro chip in and use it to track your every movement and to make purchases. They had the ability of turning it off and preventing you from purchasing anything. They have already started with experimentation. Just makes you wonder.

A Day in the Barnett Building

This Charlie Randall. The oldest attendee at our church. He will be 95 on July 30. I video taped about an hour interview of memories from the Keepville Church. I hope some day to do more.

This is Violet Smith. She was working on her needle work when I arrived and while I was there I fixed her Rubic's Cube. Dad bought me one when I was in second grade and in 2 weeks Dad showed me all the moves. My best time was 37 seconds. She was happy to get it back with all the colors matching.

Violet's needlework.

This is Marie McAdoo. She is almost our oldest, but our longest attender. She has been going since the late 50's. She is one of the 4 ladies that refused to let Allegheny shut the church down and sell it.

This is Paul Klien. He is a retired Nazarene preacher. He has been a blessing to our church. He cleans our church every week.

When you ask Paul how he is doing, he replies - "Normal". His niece bought him this sign that adorns one of his walls.