Cellphone Venting

This is going to be a very short post today.  I am going to make a prediction.

If I am ever killed, or hurt, in a car accident, it will be because someone was talking on their cellphone and driving.  I was coming home from work today, driving from Rushville to New Castle, and I saw so many incidents of people swerving, driving WAY too slow, and almost hitting things, while talking so calmly on their phones, I thought I was going to scream.  I had to ask God to help me, and forgive me for my angry thoughts. 

This country better hurry up and pass a law, banning driving while talking, or texting, on your cell phone.  It has gotten to be an epidemic.  I almost hate to get on the road every day, mainly because of this. 

Thank you for letting me vent my frustrations.  God bless you, and may God help us all.

An Open Letter To All TV Networks

This letter is in response to the programming you have been showing over the last couple of years.  I used to watch more of your shows than I do now.  Apparently you now have the right to say pretty much anything you want to.  Which brings me to my first point:  Just because you CAN do something, doesn't necessarily mean you SHOULD.  I know you like to be edgy, so you can compete with the cable networks.  But, if I wanted to watch cable, guess what, I would go watch cable. 

I want to watch a decent, entertaining show, without seeing so much skin, and hearing things I don't need to hear.  You used to be able to do that, so, what happened?  I can tell you what happened.  You got lazy.  Very lazy.  Your writers haven't come up with any new ideas in years.  The only thing you've come up with, is to throw more profanity into the mix, and see what happens.  I'll give you a hint.  It's not working.  We are turning away from your edgy, hip, programming in droves.  When you do come up with a decent idea for a new show, you have to load it down with so much profanity and filth, that we can't watch it.  You apparently know this, because you run a show for about a year, and yank it off the air.  Nobody wants to see that kind of junk, week in, and week out.  Get a clue.

It's obvious that you don't know how to come up with new ideas, because all you do is put more, and more reality shows on the air.  Seriously?  You throw a bunch of people into a volatile situation, and film it.  Wow!  That's exciting.  No, really.  Whatever.  I would come closer to watching somebody's old home movies, than another reality show.  Give me a break.

I really miss the old days, when you put some thought into what you were going to show on TV.  Exciting dramas.  Funny, clean, family comedies.  Great, entertaining variety shows.  And everybody had ALL their clothes on.  And nobody used profanity.  Sure, it may have been implied every now and then, but it wasn't shown.   I really, really miss those days.

Lastly, I know I don't fit into your demographics.  You are targeting young, middle-class males.  You think they are the ones spending money on your sponsors' products.  But, in case you haven't noticed, most of those young guys either can't find a job, or they just don't want to work.  So that leaves us older guys to go out and spend our hard earned money.  And, if I don't like your shows, I probably won't see your sponsors' ads.  Sorry to hit you with reality, but there you go.  It doesn't look very good on a chart or a graph, but it's the simple, right-in-your-face, truth. 

Now, please wake up, and start making shows for all of us old-fashioned, money-spending, adults.  PLEASE!!!    I am about THIS close, to just giving up on TV, and going back to reading books, and playing board games, or doing crossword puzzles.  SOMETHING!!!  I am just sick of paying good money to the satellite people, only to be offended every time I turn on my TV. 

I am now done ranting and raving.  for now anyway.  i think.  maybe.

My Right To Say No

I am a person that loves to help others, whenever possible.  I have always been that way.  I have to say, that it makes me feel good inside, knowing that I have made someones life a little easier.  That being said, I think I am about to turn over a new leaf.

We just recently started going to a new church, and we love it.  I have never been one to just go to church and sit in a pew.  I need to be doing SOMETHING.  So, when we started going to this new church, we looked for things we could do.  We love to sing, so we joined the choir, and also, the Praise and Worship team.  We love it.  Carolyn then heard about the Wednesday night children's program, AWANA, and wanted to join that.  She did.  Suddenly, we have very little free time left.  I, for some reason, love to have free time to get things done around the house, or just be little lazy.  It always makes me feel selfish when I want some time to myself, but I make time for it anyway.  This is where the new leaf thing comes in.

I am going to start making myself say no to things that I just do not have a passion for.  I am still going to help people, I can't help that.  But I am going to have to start saying NO every now and then.  I don't want to, but there are so many people that just expect you to drop everything and help them, no matter what, or when. 

It's always been mine and Carolyn's nature to help people when asked, it's how we're wired, I guess.  But I am going to have to just start saying no, thank you.  sorry.  can't do it right now.  booked solid.  not going to happen.  can't help you.

I have talked to God about this, and I will do whatever He tells me to do, of course.  But unless I feel Him leading me to do something, I am going to start being a little more objective on what I decide to do, from now on.

Not a very exciting post this time, but something that is weighing heavily on my mind. 

My Own Day Of Salvation

Yesterday, (Sept.1st), was a very important day for me.  It was on September 1, 1993 that I asked God to forgive me of my sins, and He saved my soul.  It's hard to believe it's been 17 years.  It's not always been easy, and sometimes, it was downright hard.  But one thing has never changed, He has never left me, nor forsaken me.  I have not always been that faithful to Him, but He has always been faithful to me.  Whatever He said would happen, did.  He has always kept His promises.  

In those 17 years, He has sent us to 3 different churches.  The first one was Charity Baptist Church (4 years), the second was Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church (12 years and 8 months), and the most recent one, First Baptist Church (4 months). 

I have also lost a few friends because of my conversion, but He has blessed me with MANY more friends than I have lost.  He is so good.

I don't know what He has in store for me in the coming years, if I even have years left, but I know that whatever it may be, it will be exciting.