Random Thought 7/3/06

• According to rumors, it looks like the F-35 will be called the Lightning II, almost guaranteeing that the pilots and crew will call it something different. The official announcement will be this Friday. Oh, well, I just hope the unofficial nickname can be repeated in polite company. Read my previous post here.
• It seems weird not having Wednesday night Bible study this month. You just get used to seeing everybody halfway through the week but now you might not run into them until next Sunday. People are so disconnected these days and our church is between several communities, so a mid-week get together is important to our congregation's relationship building. I understand that summertime attendances are lower but just hate to sit around and miss an opportunity.
  
• Did anybody notice that the North Koreans threatened to nuke us today? Granted, it's not a credible threat right now, but they did say it. The Norks are silly like that.
• Speaking of being out of their league, the Hamas terrorists (and the Palestinians in general) are playing with fire confronting Israel like they are now. They murder and kidnap Israeli citizens and soldiers but then they seem genuinely surprised that Israel would respond violently. And I've got a feeling that it may be the Palestinians who blink this time.
• Our family is in the throws of a summer cold. Tanner and Shannon have been pretty miserable off and on for the last several days and I've been all congested for I don't know how long. It just seems wrong that anyone would be ill when it's bright and sunny outside.
• The boys have been playing with fireworks. Brennan and Tanner love the kid's stuff (sparklers and tanks and such) but Elijah (2) doesn't like anything that makes noise. He's just not ready for that yet. Graham hasn't voiced an opinion on the issue yet.