I could totally do this if I wanted to.



Okay, maybe not, but I could totally be one of the people watching someone do that if I wanted to. More later. Love and out.

Hey, everybody! Check out the post below! Somebody says 'um' a lot...

Good morning, all. Today is a new day! I still don't know what's happening with yesterday, but I'm trusting God that He'll show me. Let go and let God, I guess. Anyway, here's where geekery and bluegrass clash:


Man, the Japanese are inventive:



That's all for now. I think I'll have a surprise this afternoon or tonight. Love an out to all.

Good afternoon, all. I am back from a weekend full of fun, little sleep, and more fun. I went with our youth group to the 4H Center for an overnight stay. It was a blast. The youth are slowly starting to have fun as a group and not just as a few couples here and there. Most of the afternoon and evening activities were trashed because of rain, but that led to a great time of hanging out together and becoming comfortable around each other. We played Battle of the Sexes for about 3 hours and it was awesome! I love trivia and now I have even more useless(ful?) knowledge in my head. I also found out how much more I need to laugh. I realized that I worry a lot about everything. I worry about my health, about my family, and about my personality. I still haven't found the balance of being an adult while not losing the things I feel are a part of who I am. It was brought to my attention that it seems I dwell in the past, that I wish I could be a kid again, which is why I still like toys and videogames. I know there is truth in that; when I was a kid I wished I could have lived in the 50's(my favorite books back then were the Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins books), so it's not a recent thing necessarily. But there's more to it than that. I can't quite pinpoint what that other is, but it's there. There are times I almost feel like Peter Pan. I don't want to grow up. I know that is selfish of me; I know it would make some people happy if I quit playing videogames or liking comic books or stopped watching cartoons. I want to be a great husband, an awesome dad, and a pleasing son. I want to find and do things that make those come to pass, while not losing the fun aspect of me. I'm proud of my sense of humor, the way I sing, the fact that I am about to be married for 5 years, and have a beautiful daughter. But I've been through a lot of trials the past couple of years and I know how not fun not fun can be. I want to be someone my family and friends can depend on, someone who can be the optimist and hope when a bad situation comes. I want to be a person with good character, strength, someone who is striving for the right thing, the important thing. I want to have my priorities in order. Have a job that can support my wife so she doesn't have to work anymore. I need God to fix my radar so I can distinguish those opportunities from the static things around me. Be someone that loves and cares and has compassion and empathy like I used to. To not worry about how things look or make me look, but to worry only about what God thinks. I know that's the most important thing, it's just getting to that point. If you're reading this and you are a prayer, please pray with me that God will make me who He wants me to be, whoever that is. That's what life boils down to anyway. Being happy in who God made you, fufilling His purpose for you. I was going to put something funny up here today, but this is where I'm at right now and what I'm thinking about. Love and out to all...

My dad and I were talking about blogging today and some good points were made. One: How come it is that we can think of great things to say when we aren't near anyone or anything to record our thoughts? I know I've said some awesome(I mean mind bullets awesome, for all you Tenacious D fans) things that I tell myself I'll remember later, then forget.
Two: If you work at a bank, what are your busiest hours? 11-ish and 4-ish, right? DON'T TAKE LUNCH WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE DOES! I'm saying this for Dad mostly but it makes sense, doesn't it? People coming in to do banking on their lunch break spend most of it waiting on the poor person handling 3 lanes of bank traffic.
Three: It's uncomfortable listening to people talk about the immigration issue in a Mexican restaraunt while employee of said ethnicity is refilling our drinks. Wierd.
Four: My daughter is awesome. This point is brought up almost every time I talk to my Dad for the simple reason that it is true. I like seeing Dad talk about or even think about our little munchkin. She has made many a heart melt around here. If you know us, you know that.

And just like that, I'm near the end of this installment. By this time tomorrow, I'll be not ziplining and not climbing a rockwall, all with the youth from our church. Thank you, Les, for commenting, doing a blog to begin with, and being smart. Thank you, Mandy, for forwarding Les' blog to me, starting this blog fever(refer to my avatar), and for being a great sister. Thank you, Dad, for being a great Dad and Grandad. Thank you, Mom for finding my blog. I love you. Lastly, thank God for all you lovely people. LOVE. AND. OUT.

Good morning, all. I thought I would check in with a revelation I've had. I think I'm getting older and less cool in my own mind. Know why? I don't know what "ridin' dirty" is. I mean, I have an idea, but I'm too embarrassed to ask anybody. Hm.

Good afternoon, all. It's a semi-rainy afternoon, and I just got finished reading my sister's blog over at www.mandapooh.blogspot.com (one day I'll get this hypertext working). Thanks for making me cry in front of all these people, Mandy. Seriously, my sister is the most creative person I have ever met. She's got an eye for beauty, Kieth notwithstanding(just kidding, Kieth). I think it comes from the time she takes to understand things and do things. When we were younger, we were both on the swim team. I used to get frustrated at her because she didn't seem in a hurry to get to the other end of the pool. Later on, as I thought about it and think about it, she seemed happy having the knowledge of how the strokes worked and doing them right. It was the art of it all. That's what made her happy. It still is, the way I see it. She is an artist in every instance of the word. Brother-in-law, YOU ARE LUCKY. Don't let it go to your head, or do, whichever you think will make Mandy happier. Oh, one more thing on this subject of my sister. If you, the reader, have an older sibling, think about them. Were they jerks sometimes? Did they pick on you? Tickle you until you started crying? Hit you in the eye with a baton(not mentioning any names)? Okay, so they were mean to you. Get over it. It was their job. Now think about when you were scared, mad, or someone did you wrong. Who was there for you? If it was your older sister or brother, or any iteration of sibling-type, let them know you remember how good they were. You help me and love me, ergo, I can do no less. Love you, sis.

Good morning! I am determinedly happy today. It's a choice, so I decide to be happy. Okay, pep talk over. I thought I would check in with some of my favorite websites and podcasts. Here they are:
Websites:
relevantmagazine.com - great site for God, life, and culture for the twenty-thirtysomething.

infuzemagazine.com - christians in media, movie news, music news, comics and gaming news, God news. I won a DVD from them!(Nanny McPhee= great movie)

lesbowers.blogspot.com - my cousin's blog
mandapooh.blogspot.com - Mandy's blog

Hubblesite.org - awesome pics of the universe that God made.


Okay now for the podcasts. Go to itunes and type these in the search box:

Illinoise! - My favorite podcast of all time, but they need to update more...

The Bored-again Christian - Great God-safe music podcast

The Relevant podcast - awesome weekly podcast from relevantmagazine.com

Delta Park Project - Great pop culture podcast

EGM live podcast - Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine podcast

1upyours podcast - little blue, but entertaining videogame podcast

Jawbone radio - couplecast out of Cleveland Ohio

Croncast - another couplecast out of Illinois.

Well that's all for now. Love and out to all...

2 posts in 1 day. Wheee. I wanted to post this before, but couldn't figure it out. Here are 2 pictures for you. One is an optical illusion, and the other is how I feel after watching Bear in the Big Blue House 497 times this weekend:


Which one's which? That's for me to know... Love and out to all...

Hello, all. Hope you had a grrreat weekend. Mine was pretty good. I thought today I would tell you guys about my family. First, there is my daughter. She is the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen. You may think that is just me having to say that because she's my daughter but I mean it. She is beautiful. I can't believe she's part me. She's very sweet, very independent, and very stubborn. She loves shoes. She has the most beautiful blue eyes and the cutest smile. She is very strong and very fearless(except of bugs. She's scared of bugs). Those of you who know her will agree that she is pretty spoiled by the grandparents, aunts and uncles, and sometimes parents. I thank God that he gave her to my wife and me. She's a miracle baby, because we weren't supposed to be able to have kids, due to the chemo I went through during my Wegener's/Lupus part of my life. She came at a time in our life when we needed her most. It was around a month after she was born that we found out that my kidneys had failed due to the lupus in them. It was a trying time, to be sure. That leads me to my wife. She is my beauty, though she doesn't think so. She has a great sense of humor and she has a great laugh. She is southern and comes from a southern family. She has the deepest brown eyes and a smile that makes me feel light when it's pointed at me. She cares about people and loves our daughter fiercely. She's not afraid to step out into something new. She is a very eloquent writer and prayer. She doesn't spell good, but that's where I come in. I spell good. I love to see her worship. She's had to be strong for alot of people and she's made it. I don't think I could have made it through all I've been through if it wasn't for her. She's been right there with me and put up with me and loves me even with all my faults. She was the first girl I ever kissed and she'll be the last. Prom, 1995, one of the best nights of my life. I'll never forget it. I don't know why I decided to do this now, but here it is. Is it a testimony? Sorta. None of this would've happened without God putting these things in place, and I want to tell how much He's blessed me, so I guess it is. Thanks for reading. Love and out to all.

Good afternoon, all. I am working like crazy, but had a few minutes to check in. Hello, other anonymous person that commented on my Missouri Sky post. I really would like to know who you anonymous people are if you even want to be known. Put your name or something that might help me recognize you. In family news, my wife has been sick(please pray), my daughter is growing up too fast, and I've been a busy bee today. That's about it for now. Have a great evening. Love & Out to all.

Good afternoon, folks. I just thought I'd check in with this clip.

American television, you guys need to have a channel of straight Japanese shows. Who cares that we can't understand what's being said? Still funny. Speaking of television, I've found my new favorite show: The World Series of Pop Culture. What can I say? It's my wheelhouse. Love & out to all. P.S. It's about time, Mandy. P.P.S. Do you say 'dude' alot? Because it reads wierd when you write it, if that makes sense. Love you;)

Good morning, whoever. I was feeling pretty down yesterday. Don't know why, just was. If you, too are having a bad day, then cheer up! You could be a grape smasher newslady. I didn't know the body could make this sound, but I hope mine never does.


You know the in-studio anchors are just trying to be polite in their concern, like "Is that enough concern? A little longer? Okay annnnnd...CUT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA".

Good afternoon...I don't know who you are Anonymous, but thanks for commenting! If you know my sister, could you tell her to get on this blog? I really want her to see those Missouri pics. You also might want to check them out. Beautiful. Just beautiful. Anyhoo, I need a good joke today. The only really good thing that's happened today was that my eMusic downloads went to my account. I just downloaded Brandtson's "Nobody Dances Anymore" and I think it is my new favorite song and video. It's how I want to be. I think I can make this link work...if it doesn't, it should download.http://brandtson.com/nbd.mov Well, thanks again, Anonymous; hope you become a name soon. Love & out to all...

Listening to: Brandtson, Interpol
Playing: Beyond Good & Evil(awesome game!)

Good afternoon, folks. Just thought I'd put this file on here for my sister so she would check out my blog. Hey, sister. Let me know if I can use your name. http://www.missouriskies.org/rainbow/february_rainbow_2006.html It looks like he's been rolling with tha Photoshop on his cleaning up of the pic, but if he didn't, then I want to go to northern Missouri.
Also, I want Guitar Hero for PS2. Just thought people might want to know. It's awesome. And no, I haven't learned how to play real guitar yet...

Listening to: Angels & Airwaves, Brandtson, Bloc Party, Starfield, Project 86

Love & Out to all...

Hey, there! My name is Robby, and I like you! I really do! You are special! You are loved! Just a little affirmation for you if you are reading this. I was reading my cousin's blog(lesbowers.blogspot.com) and thought I would give it a try. I don't know how often I'll update this, due to the fact I have to use my computer at work since I don't have one at home. I don't really know what I'm doing, but hopefully this will be a great learning experience for me. I tend to ramble and jump thoughts at unusual times, so bear with me. Thanks for understanding and hope you enjoy!