Scattershooting Wondering Whatever Happened To this Blog

Well, I'll tell you. The government's fiscal year ends September 30th. The money allocated for construction projects for the fiscal year has to be under contract by the end of the fiscal year, or it's gone. The government isn't exactly a well-oiled machine. Shocking, I know. so every July-ish, someone suddenly remembers that there is an urgent need to get these projects proposed on and awarded, like, soon! Panic ensues. We proposed on $750 million worth of projects this year, and well over half of that was between July and September. We won a record amount, to which I attribute to the hiring of me. So, I really didn't begin to fully process My Mom's passing until October rolled around. Couple that with Vanessa's trials and tribulations and I haven't been much in the mood for social media.

The worst day since the Funeral was a random Saturday in October. I was watching the LSU v Auburn game. Somebody fumbled, and in my head I heard my mom say "well, shoot". Her birthday wasn't bad for me, nor was Thanksgiving. It took an SEC football game to make me weepy.

By the way, Vanessa is doing much much better. It's been a long winding road since August, but she's is a world away from where she was. Still, the pain is there, but manageable. Her Thyroid problem rears it's head from time to time, but at least there is name to the monster now. Most importantly, her spirtual/mental state is 180 degrees from where we were. Thank you all for your prayers.

Enjoy this video from Emery's Christmas Play!





Here is the direct link for you Facebook readers... http://youtu.be/_vEGwzfvK-U

Read some great news this week. Apparently, the Gospel has been shared around the world, the poor have been fed, the homeless given shelter, wells have been dug for the thirsty and the naked have new clothes. Certainly all of this has happened, I mean why else would First Baptist Church be paying for a web site that exposes "Grinches"? Check it out HERE . Just so we are clear, if a business doesn't have decorations up or a clerk doesn't say "Merry Christmas" or, even worse, says "Happy Holidays", you can report them at the sight. You can also see which businesses to boycott because they are Grinches. Which is done to fulfill the words of Christ when he said; "By this all men will know you are mine, when you rage a war upon the culture and use economic strong arm tactics to intimidate people in to pretending to appreciate me at least once a year." and "And lo, there will be a war on my Birthday, fightest thou these lost people who have the nerve to act lost"

By the way, one clerk was labeled as a Grinch because she responded to "Merry Christmas" with "You too!". There was a time when I read about Jesus interacting with the Pharisees and thought it was "Them". Now days, I tend to think it's "Us".

It amazes me how much I still love opening the mailbox in Mid December and seeing the Texas Monthly "Bum Steer Awards". The Bum Steers were an important part of the year around my house when I was a kid. Even when I was too young to understand some (if not most) of the stories. Talking to my sister this week, I realized we have different rituals when it comes to the Bum Steers. She rarely reads any of the other articles. I on the other hand will read each article before reading the Bum Steers, just to delay the gratification. It's not just the stories, it's the puns, self referencing headlines and cleverly written spins on the stories that have always intrigued me.

For the uninitiated, the Bum Steers are collection of weird, stupid and funny news stories collected from around the State all year. Like the lawyer who threatened to sue Bush Intercontinental, the City of Houston and Continental Airlines if they didn't fork over $800 to replace the leather jacket he left in the airport food court...or the would be meat bandit who was caught with 15 pounds of meat in his pants...or the Cowboys and Longhorns seasons in general.

Here is hoping that you and yours have a great Christmas Season, and are blessed by the remembrance that God "regarded our helpless estate" to show us true Worship, Peace and Joy. The Kingdom was established 2000 and something years ago, it's her and now, and I hope it has the proper place with you and your family this year.

Bring on 2011, 2010 will be nice as a memory...