Random Thoughts 5/16/07

• I hear our Church's co-ed softball team obliterated the competition last night by twenty points or more and our men's team came from behind and won 17-8. Our guys (and ladies) are pretty good and have a lot of fun. Never mind the minor league "ringer" we have on the team.
• We had a good meeting at the church camp last night. It'll be tough getting everything ready in time but we have a work day Saturday and I feel good about it. I'm the dean of the Junior High week and Jay-rod is the dean of Senior High.
  
• The first regular season NFL game in England (Dolphins vs. Giants) sold 40,000 tickets in the first 90 minutes they were available. I guess I didn't figure Londoners to be all that excited about American football. The NFL is actually considering options like having each team play a 17th game at an international venue. That kind of ruins all of the records, schedules and everything else about the NFL season that is almost perfect already, but it will apparently rake in the cash.
• Texas representative and presidential hopeful Ron Paul just sank his own boat when he suggested last night that we brought 9/11 on ourselves. He's anti-Iraq and anti-War on Terror for all the wrong reasons and comes off as an naive isolationist (though technically a non-interventionist). It's too bad too, because the man has some other worthwhile positions, like the abolition of the IRS and border fences. Hey a guy can dream, can't he?
• Friends of ours are moving into their first house this weekend. It's exciting to see folks get something that they've been waiting for. Hopefully everything works out okay.
  
• I love the new QT convenience store down the road from the church. It's new and clean and has all the options: gas, sodas, hotdogs, slushies, frozen treats, and a loan officer. With gas at $3.15 a gallon, that last part comes in handy.