Entry 00001001: He Sees You When You're Sleeping...

So,  I got to thinking about God as I am apt to do from time to time.  And I wondered if in his omnipotence, he ever exercised or exuded a sense of humor.   Right off the bat, I think he'd laugh at me classifying him as a man.  That may have been his human form, but that classification is hardly omnipotent.  In any case I wondered what he must be thinking about the current state of world affairs?  But we'll come back to that in a sec. 

I have faith.  And despite most people's assumptions about where it comes from, I know exactly where mine comes from.  I know that the Lord is not like some genie, granting us wishes, as we please, but sometimes we still ask.  And I know that he will answer my prayers, when I have them.  The answer he gives may not be the one I hoped for or even expected.  But either by action or inaction, he has answered me.  When God hears my prayers, I like to think that he has my dry, satirical sense of humor, and is applying it to his thought process.

Greg - "God, I need to win the lottery." 
God-  "Yeah... You can't even handle the money you do have." 
Greg - "Doh!"

Or how about this oldy, but goodie:

Greg - "God, if you just make the (pain/hangover/bad news/etc.) go away, I promise It'll never happen again"
God - "There's a natural disaster happening in Asia right now, but it can wait.  No wait. It can't, Deal."
Greg - "God? Hello?

So as God is Omnipotent, I can say without fear of his wrath that he understands my thought process and can even laugh about it, when he wants to.  For if he created us in his image, everything we are is he.

Now back to God's take on the world right now.  Obviously his fundamental message by now has been misinterpreted by leaps and bounds.  He'd probably say, "So, 10 Commandments wasn't enough?  You had to go and make rules and boundaries and denominations and sects.  And then you go and top that, by blaming me for this mess.  No Way Jose!  I will be back after you've cleaned this up, and it will be cleaned up, right!" (because that is how most parents speak to their children, when they've misbehaved). 

Or he could just be getting ready to wipe the slate clean and start over.  What do I know?

Entry 00001000: Testing, Testing...

So, apparently Blogger will accept posts via email. So this is a test run to see if it worked.

(it did!)

Entry 00000111: Out with the Old...

So...   I've been off the radar for a few months, to make it through the Holidays.  The New Year is here! Or at least it came and went.  

I had to take a break from school this year.  It was interfering with work.  And so with the choice between providing for my family and realizing personal growth, the family won.  It wasn't much of a choice.  But the hours are starting to take their toll and I am worse for the wear.  Olivia says the single grey hair on my head has begun recruiting "friends".  Yikes!  Well, at least I'm not bald.   

In an EPIC decision, I have decided to quit playing WoW.  WOW!  
We'll see if I can let go, when that moment comes.  "The moment" you ask?  Yes -I actually have an ETA; sometime in July, assuming I can finish a chain of achievements that lead up to a much larger achievement called, "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been".   And so it has been.    Even if I don't I porbably will quit playing.  I've made Blizzard rich enough.

In a bit of vindication, I found out that the reason my newly built PC was re-cycling at start up, was due to a safety mechanism built into the motherboard.   It checks the power throughout the hardware before allowing the system to boot.  So my build was correct. So that "feather" is going into the cap, with all the rest  :)
Well, I think that's about it for now.  I figured I better get back to blogging, as Olivia begins gearing up for the start of her own EPIC adventure.  Of course I'm along for the ride.  Check it out at http://www.sugarbeardiaries.blogspot.com/