Take me out to the game!

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I went to the Sidewinder's game on Saturday with the controllers from work, the TIA tower controllers and the radar controllers for the whole area. It was a good time. We paid $20 and sat in the upper deck (with the "upper crust"). Just so you all know, the upper crust eat hot dogs and burgers, too. The only difference is there's someone there to pick the cover up so you can grab your hot dog; I knew those folks making a lot of money had the life! Anyway, we were in a perfect spot for foul balls (there were two or three that came up there). It was a close game until the eighth inning. The St. Louis Redbirds (what the heck is that?) scored four that inning and held the lead the rest of the way.

The best conversation I had while there was with two controllers that just moved from New York. They've been controlling for 20+ years and had tons of stories/experiences to share. I've been really impressed lately to stop passing by experience and wisdom from those that have lived a lot of life already. I've also been realizing that it's o.k. to not have it all together. There's nothing wrong with saying "What do you think? I have no idea." Why do I try to learn everything on my own?

Valuable time

Well, theo 202 is done this week. It's been a long stint of classes. I've been taking them non-stop (basically) since last October. It's time for a break. Well, I'm actually just going to replace that time with something else... I'm just not sure what yet.

I've been trying to improve on the outdoor plumbing that runs our automatic sprinklers, swamp cooler, hose, and mister system. I got the swamp cooler taken care of a month ago and last week I decided to finish the rest. It's perfect... or was for about 12 hours. Evidently, PVC has a low pressure limit. Mrs. Pipes called me at work and said my project was spraying all over and flooding the backyard. Poop. I'm hoping it just needs a pressure limiter.

I've been working on one of those 3D puzzles on and off for about three weeks, too. It was of lovely Venice. With some help from Mrs. FPF it was about 60-70% done. I say "was" because today my wife watched another friend's son. That son is going to grow to be a demolition contractor... or Godzilla. Venice is in ruins. Poop. Luckily no one was hurt. I'm glad Venice didn't burn to the ground though. Mrs. Pipes said it was gone in a matter of seconds.

"Vanity, everything is vanity." Why am I spending my time on that stuff again? Oh well. The plumbing should be easy to fix. The puzzle won't be but then it'll be in a box, sealed air tight, under some blankets and Christmas decorations, under our stairs, for a long time anyway.

Never happened before

I have been told repeatedly that my last post (almost a month ago) was depressing and had people worried about me. So in honor of peer pressure...

Today I was hit by a bird while going to work on my motorcycle. That's right. I didn't type that wrong. I saw a gray "thing" "fall" from a tree in the median. It happened so fast that I didn't have had time to react, but I honestly thought it had fallen to the ground. Before I could finish that thought he or she slammed into the left side of my head.

It didn't actually hurt so badly. I wouldn't have know it was a bird except that it was soft. All the other bugs and rocks that I have "encountered" on my mo-mo are basically the same stinging consistency on my baby soft skin. I turn around to get a glimpse of it, but saw nothing.

I had to seriously think about whether this everyday motorcycle riding thing is worth it. But the serious thought left my mind after about a 1/4 mile of cool morning air and beautiful AZ sunrise. I guess it will take more than a bird to dismount this cowboy from his iron horse.

P.S. - The hump day never really came. It's been a long month full of trusting that God knows what He's doing. I honestly don't know when my questions will be answered, but I'll definitely blog it when they are.

Approaching hump day

This week thus far has been one of confusion frankly. I'm not really sure of why I'm in the AF, not really sure of why I'm taking college courses, not really sure we're going to continue partnering with our current Christian community, not really sure why we will if we do, not really sure what following Jesus looks like, and not really sure any of these questions will be answered.

However, I remember Lamentations 3:21-24 and 1 Corinthians 14:33. I remember Proverbs 16:3 and 9. I will remember Deuteronomy 33:29.

What will He do with the rest of the week?

Nothing

"The sin of our times is the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die." - Dorothy Sayers

I would say that I fall under at least one of those. You?