2-4

Obligatory post so that I don't blow my attempt at posting everyday for the new year. Tomorrow is saturday so hopefully I will have some time to jot some things down.

2-3

Another day, another dollar. Or something like that. So, I've been using this website pandora.com and I like it a lot. It lets you select a band or song and based on the music genome project it selects more music for you. You then have the ability to Yes or No the music that is plays and it creates a unique radio station for you based on your preferences. It is pretty cool. So, today I read Matt 7:6-9:30. These are the worst breaks for doing this ever, but as I read along the breaks won't mater as much because I will start re-reading sections and things will start fitting together. Well, these couple of chapters finishes up the sermon on the mount. Normally this section feels really long, but no so much this time. I think the story of the centurion is a favorite of mine. Some where he came across the teachings of Jesus and realized that there was power not only in his spoken word, but also Jesus' actions. This early into Jesus' ministry this roman was able to see that Jesus had some awsome powers. I doubt I would have been as open minded or open eyed as this man. The part that strikes me is that we don't even know his name, he was just another soldier, yet here I am ~2000 years later writing about it in little electric 1's and 0's. Wondering about his family and his job and how he went about day to day. He left an amazing legacy of faith with only a 30 second conversation. 30 seconds. I hope I can live a life that will leave a legatcy of faith, even if it takes more then 30 seconds.

2-2

*ACK* The second day in and I almost didn't make it. That was a close one. Well, now I'm tired and don't feel like writing about anything today. Sooo, today I read Matthew 4:25 - 7:5. Interesting stuff. It includes the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. There are a lot of good teaching in there about a lot of things. I know that there are plenty of people who have done lots of stuff on the beatitudes, so I'm going to skip them this time around. Maybe in three months I'll write about them. What caught me as interesting today was 4:17. Jesus says Don't think I came to destroy the law, I came to fulfill it. That is an odd thing to say. Nothing in the red text up to that point sounds like anything that has anything to do with the law. Then he starts to talk about the permanency of the law. Just sounds like people have already started to talk about him behind his back and spread rumors, even at this early stage. I think there was something that got my gears going, but I can't remember it now. Maybe tomorrow I'll write at the same time I read. maybe.

2 - 1

Wow, that was a crazy year. All sorts of awesome stuff happened and I would sit down and write it all out for you, but that would take me a year. Then it would be 2009 and I would not have very many memories about it except that I had spent a year writing a blog entry about how much fun I had, new people I met, and debt I paid off. So, you may have noticed the title of this entry, 2-1. The 2 represents that this is my second attempt to write every day and the 1 is how many days in a row I have written. I think I'm going to try and keep this up for a while. I'm not big on naming thing, never named anything I wrote for school growing up, but I do like to name pets. Usually odd names that reference things I find fascinating, but am not really as knowledgeable as I like to think I am. So, 2008, what are my 2008 goals. Hmmmm. Well, one is to read the New Testament four times. I know that sounds like a lot, but it only involves about four-and-a-half chapters a day, and that is definitely do-able. I also want to write down my thought for every day and then I can go back and have four versions of my thoughts for any given day. I think that is what I am going to do in this space everyday. A little of blah blah blah, this is my everyday just like everyone else life and a little these are my thoughts. Ok, so I'm going to number these out so I don't write a paragraph for each one.

1. Read my bible everyday - Complete the New Testament every 3 months.
2. Re-distribute my weight.
3. Run a Marathon.
4. Go Shark Fishing in Florida.
5. Go Turbo 12.
6. Stop watching TV.
7. Write everyday. Read a dictionary.
8. Change the way I think.
9. Read books that will change the way I look at the world.
10. Learn to remember people's names.
11. Create a Daily Do List For Success and stick to it. Four items to be reviewed every seven days and two items to be review every day.
12. Modify my eating habits to reflect my desire to be around past the age of 28.

There I think that takes care of that.

So, today I read Matthew 1-4:23 and I had a couple of thoughts. The first thing that got me thinking(and writing the entry to begin with) was when Herod killed everyone two years old and younger. When Jesus and his family come back, is he the only one in his age group that is around once he comes back? I know that they started out in Bethlehem and ended up in Galilee but I don't know how far spread Herod's power was. So, I'm not sure how far the killing of all children new born to two was. The second thought I had was in 3:2 about John the Baptist and he said Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and then in 4:17 Jesus starts his ministry and says Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Not knowing Greek I don't know if that is actually the same phrase that is used. Anyone know? I'm looking at you Mark.
Third and finally, who is this prophet they keep referring to? 1:22, 2:5, 2:17, and 3:3 all talk about the prophet and what he said about the birth of Jesus. 4:14 talks about Isaiah the prophet, but I'm not sure the other verses mean Isaiah. Ok, well, I just started looking up the rest of those verses and they do appear to be from Isaiah. Hmm. Well, learn something new everyday.

#105

So, I'm in Phoenix right now. Actually, I'm on my way to Burbank and we aren't even going to de-plane. I'm sitting here and can get internet access. Crazy. Later.

#103

Jerry Falwell aparently died today. Earlier this morning actually. And while I didn't know him personally, I have read many a hatefull things about him today. Rejoicing and Dancing. Singing and spitting. Seriously people, he made some pretty outragious claims but some of the comments I have seen are really creepy. Most of these are from self-proclaimed good people who frequently blame Christians and religion for all the ills of the world. Its just about crazy. Anyway, I'm headed down to LR tonight. I have a meeting to go to and it should be a good time. The speaker has done some pretty impresive things with the buisness I am trying to get going. So, there should be some reaffirmation and encouragement. Oh, and we are going to get some awsome sweet BBQ. I forget the name of the place but it pretty much rocks my face. I ate there once for Man Night a couple of months ago and it was really good. So, in conclusion I beleive there will be rainbows out shortly. The rain is starting to stop. No really, we just a good bit of rain here this afternoon.

#102

Mark - I know you think my numbering is off, but it is not. I posted twice under a couple of number and other numbers got skipped. When I come in to the blogger site it tells me how many posts I have made. Because I can not count, that is the number I go by. Could be wrong, but I do not think it is. Oh well. At least its getting me to post again.

Today is Monday. Some people are down on Mondays because they signify the statr of a new work week for most of us. All the work stuff that we didn't finish last week is still there waiting for us. Whatever I did not finish on Friday afternoon is sitting there patiently for me to come in and devour my soul. The weekend is barely enough time to relax(haha) and get things done. So, I am getting out of my job. Not this week, but soon. I have a side business that I am trying to build here in Searcy but so far to no avail. Mostly due to my lack of commitment. The thing with commitment is that I can say anything and I can think anything and I can want anything, but until I write it down it does not really have a good chance of happening. I am going to build this buisness and I am going to get out of my job. I am not going to be a wage slave and I am going to help people find purpose in their lives.
Our parents taught us a way of life since we were children. Study hard, get good grades. Why? Well, getting good grades means you have learned important things. Like what? For starters, Algebra is very important. Having the ability to calculate the area of a triangle will surely save peoples lives some day. Really? Save lives you think? Hmmm, ok I guess so.Oh yeah, and good grades will get you into a good college. Wow, a good college, that sounds fantastic. What will happen there?Oh, in college you will learn more things.

Meh, this is the problem I have with writing things out online. I get bored with them. I would love to carry the conversation out to the end. It involves the participants discussing the value of a good traditional education and how far it will actually get us in life. Except for all the things they don't teach us about life. The US Department of Labor is perdicting that by the time I am ready to retire(more then 50 years from now) I will have to work a 20 hour work week inorder to keep living. In a matter of days I will go from making a living that cares for my wife and me down to one-half or one-third of what we were getting by on. Currently, I have little confidence that the government will be in a position to help us out by then.
Can you imagine sitting at a desk for 50 years answering phones, giving computer assistance? How long will it be before the new guy comes in and takes my place. Right now I am young and cheap-ish, but for how long. Every year there are newer, more up to date, cheaper, and better looking(this one is probably not true) tech guys out there trying to steal my job. So far my company has not been able to find them.