“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”
John 1:1-5 (NIV)
(Sorry for the fuzzy photo.)
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Sweetie is decorating the house for Christmas. One of the most important decorations is the Nativity Scene.
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
Luke Chapter 2 verses 15-19 (NIV)
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Nope, its not Benjamin Franklin, it is the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Namesake of the Tulsa Garden Center’s Linnaeus Teaching Gardens. If you are in Tulsa sometime. Check it out. It is small but it is packed. If you know what I mean, and its free. Even the parking is free. Take your camera is my advice.
It has got lots of plants if that is what you are looking for. It has lots of shadows also.
This is my new satellite office. Shady in the Summer, sunny in the Fall. All I need is WiFi and a coffeepot and I’m ready to roll.
I love nice benches. Isn’t there a blog meme featuring benches? I can’t find it on Google. I just know that somebody will let me know.
Maybe this could be a satellite office also.
Yeah, well SuperPizzaBoy beat me to it. I snooze, I lose. That’s our family rule.
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Hey its Sunday. Here’s my text for today.
Genesis 1: 11‑12
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed‑bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
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The Autism Center of Tulsa had their second annual Smarts and Arts Trivia Quiz Friday Night.
A good time was had by all. My employer, the gas company, sponsored a table so I had some coworkers attending.
Left to right, Eric and Teresa, and Georgette. Eric and Teresa are fellow geocachers but they have let the recent arrival of a new grandbaby cut down their finds. I’ve counseled them about that. I don’t think they took me too seriously.
Jamee, Rebecca, and Pat. Pat brought his toe shoes to the event.
He and tried to start a new thing at work. “Toe Shoe Tuesday” we figured out that the gurgling sound we kept hearing was our careers going down the drain so we put our plans on hold pending further advisement.
The event featured trivia, a silent auction, and art by local children diagnosed with autism. Much of it is quite good.
We ended up buying the piece below. It as a team effort by several children coordinated by an Occuptional Therapist. SuperPizzaBoy participated in its creation.
I helped out at the event. I hauled stuff in and arranged it. My crowning achievement was the creation of the scoring spreadsheet.
The heavy lifting in terms of hours and intensity of work was done by four women: My wife Sweetie, our friend Jonni (of first class blog “That’s Baloney“, and the co-founders of the Autism Center of Tulsa, Jennifer and Michelle. Sweetie and Jonni were co-chairs of the event.
Sorry, I don’t have any photographs of any of them at the event. They were in constant motion all night long. I tried, they were too busy. Below is a photo of Jonni on the left and Sweetie on the right from last Spring. They could hardly stand still then for a photo.
You know, I didn’t notice until just now but their race numbers are anagrams. 718 and 817 each have the same number. Wow. I don’t know what that means. I wanted 666 for my number but it was already taken. Darn it.
The verse of the day is John 20:1, “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb…”
What I think of with this verse is that while the guys were all fast asleep, Mary Magdalene got up to do the work that needed to be done. And some people think that women should not be ministers?
As a bonus, one of my favorite hymns: “God of Wonders” by Third Day. (Thanks to Driller’s Place for for reminding me.)
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I ran the Tulsa Run 15K yesterday with about 4200 or so other people. As you can see I start way at the back. After the gun started it took me about 3 minutes to get to the starting line. Psychologically it is better for me to start at the back and pass people steadily than to start at the front and get trampled.
A couple hundred yards past the starting line. It always amazes me how fast the lead runners are. Up until the Iraq War a group of soldiers from Fort Sill would show up and do their chants the whole way. I’m looking forward to the day when they return.
Some of the many bands along the route. I really appreciate these guys. I don’t think they are used to getting up this early.
Runners are litterbugs, especially down the road from water stops. I am a litterbug also. I have learned the art of drinking while running. It is more running than drinking but little things like that is why I finished 3385th instead of 3387th.
Go Go Boots. I remember being a young lad when Go Go Boots were popular. I remember my mother being scandalized by the short skirts and boots. She said that she just couldn’t understand the attraction. I did,and still do.
I’ve noticed that running skirts are getting more and popular with woman runners. So is the next big thing running tutus?
Lets see, we have the big bad wolf, little red riding hood, and the woodsman.
Looping the Loop over Riverside Drive.
This guy was cheating.
That was it folks. I was experimenting with a disposable camera. I had very mixed results. It only had 27 exposures on it so I was not able to memorialize my thrilling finish.
It’s Sunday, time for the all time most often quoted running scripture. From Hebrews 12:1;
“…let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
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Yesterday was windy and rainy in Tulsa so SuperPizzaBoy loaded up and went to the Tulsa suburb of Bixby to check out the Oklahoma Video Game Expo 2010. We walked into it and SPB took off inside, I yelled, “Hey Pizza Boy, get back here.” The lady taking the money laughing said “Yeah Pizza Boy get back here.” We paid, got our hands stamped and off he went. He kept asking me how the lady knew his name.
It was amazing. OVGE is about “Classic Gaming” which seems to be early 1980’s to early 1990’s. All the old systems clogging up your attics, closets, and garages were represented. Plus many arcade games.
SPB must have played on almost two dozen systems. Most of which he had never seen before. Games of all different genres. It was amazing to watch him pick up the controller and start playing these games. Young people today, they are amazing.
I loved watching him so engrossed and absorbed in something. He played the games until he was exhausted. Then “Lets go home Dad.” “OK, lets go home Son.”
Hey you know its Sunday, lets have a prayer for our kids.
“Whate’er I do, things great or small“
Whate’er I do, things great or small
Whate’er I speak or frame.
Thy glory may I seek in all,
Do all in Jesus’ name.
My Father, for His sake I pray.
Thy child accept and bless
And lead me by Thy grace to-day
In paths of righteousness. Amen.
I knew this was the right prayer for today when I saw an ad on the page for a web version of Pac Man.
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From Tulsa’s Linnaeus Teaching Garden
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“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:11, NIV)
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Hippotherapy Session
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)
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The following is a news report that aired recently about SuperPizzaBoy’s school here in Tulsa.
SPB has Asperger’s Syndrome a type of autism. The school almost literally saved SPB. He was not flourishing at Union Public Schools. His teachers labored mightily to help him as did the Special Education teachers. The Administration though was totally indifferent.
Anyway, he is a happy bright kid who loves learning and he loves the school where he is doing great. The school is expensive and we are not eligible for the scholarships discussed in the video but that is OK. I don’t know of a better use of our money than getting our child educated.
Today’s verse is from Proverbs 2:6
“The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” (KJV)
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If you are a blogger, you should always have your camera with you. Case in point, on our way to the John Mayer concert here in Tulsa we passed this scene right in front of Holy Family Cathedral. Have you ever seen a more elegant couple?
Right after I snapped the pic, the groom looked at me, I gave him the thumbs up, he smiled and nodded his head. He was one proud groom. I wish them a long and happy life together.
Priest : Since it is your intention to enter into marriage, join your right hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church.
Groom: I, take you to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.
Bride: I, take you, to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.
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