Archive for January 2008
$31,331,000,000.00 is just satisfactory.
Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer described the results as “satisfactory,” noting that the company had weak refining margins in the fourth quarter but “launched new (production) projects … and achieved exploration successes.”
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What is wrong with this world. How many children must die of starvation before things change?
Thomas
This is a gut wrenching story of survival.
This is a gut wrenching story of survival. It will tear your heart apart.
Man Braves Freezing Weather To Cross Parking Lot
LANCASTER, PA—Surmounting treacherous icy pavement and a windchill factor dipping as low as 19 degrees Fahrenheit, local resident Louis Bergstrom survived a real-life battle with the elements Friday when he successfully completed a harrowing four-and-a-half-minute journey across the desolate, frozen parking lot of an area G & G Grocery Store, the 38-year-old court stenographer told reporters. To read more click here.
I hope that you all have a great day.
Thomas
The Spoiled Under 30 Crowd
A friend sent me this e-mail. He said that it was ok to share with everyone.
The Spoiled Under 30 Crowd
I’m over (ahem…waaaaay over) the ripe old age of thirty, I can’t help but look around and notice the youth of today. You’ve got it so easy. I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a dang Utopia. And I hate to say it but you kids today you don’t know how good you’ve got it.
1. When I was a kid, we didn’t have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the dang library and look it up ourselves… In the card catalog.. (Do you even know what a card catalog is? Didn’t think so.)
2. There was no email.. We had to actually write somebody a letter… With a pen. Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there.
3. There were no MP3’s or Napsters. If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the dang record store and shoplift it yourself. Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and mess it all up.
4. Your time on the phone was limited 15minutes per call, (Parents rule!). We didn’t have fancy crap like Call Waiting. If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that’s it.
5. And we didn’t have fancy Caller ID Boxes either. When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was. It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, a collections agent, you just didn’t know… You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister.
6. We didn’t have any fancy Sony Playstation video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics. If we were lucky, we had Video Pong and later on the Atari 2600. With games like “Space Invaders” and “asteroids” and the graphics were horrible. Your guy was a little square. You actually had to use your imagination. And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever. And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died. Just like LIFE.
7. When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating. All the seats were the same height. If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn’t see, you were just screwed.
8. Some of us had no cable…only 3 stations (maybe) that you had to go outside and turn the antennae to be able pick up. Later on, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no onscreen menu. You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on.
And there was no Cartoon Network either. You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I’m saying.?. We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons.
9. And we didn’t have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove or go build a fire … Imagine that. If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid JiffyPop thing or a pan with HOT oil and Real popcorn kernels and shake it all over the stove forever like an idiot.
10. When we were on the phone with our friends and our parents walked-in, we were stuck to the wall with a cord, a 7 foot cord that ran to the phone – not the phone base, the actual phone. We barely had enough length to sit on the floor and still be able to twirl the phone cord in our fingers. If you suddenly had to go to the bathroom – guess what we had to do….. Hang up and talk to them later.
That’s exactly what I’m talking about. You kids today have got it too easy. You’re spoiled..
You guys wouldn’t have lasted five minutes back in 1960 or 1970 or 1980.
Regards,
The over 30 Crowd
Shaun Groves: Taking the Doorknobs off
Shaun Groves said:
01.21.08 Taking The Doorknobs Off
I heard a story once about newlyweds learning to fight. Every time a conflict broke out the couple would follow the same script. She’d lock herself in the bathroom and he’d stand outside the door begging her to come out. Her silence gave her all the power and left him with only two unattractive options: End the argument unresolved and ignored or keep talking through a piece of wood to a piece a wood.
Then the husband did something absolutely brilliant: He took the doorknobs off. Without a place to retreat, she had to talk when disagreements arose, or at least share a room with him. And that increased that chances that peace could be reached. To read more click here.
I believe that the world would be a better place if we all would learn how to communicate instead of sticking our heads in a hole in the grounds and not acknowledging that there is a problem.
Thomas
Is God pro choice or pro life?
This weeks sermon was “Is God pro choice or pro life?” You probably can guess what the conclusion was.
One of the things I learned from the service was that roughly fifty percent of the abortions performed the women felt they had no other option because of the pressured applied from a husband or a boy friend or even by family member. Another thing I learned was that if a women was shown a sonogram before having a abortion that the odds of them following through dramatically falls.
There was a testimonial given during the service. My heart was breaking as the couple explained why the had the abortion and the pain that followed. One of things that stood out was how they could not except that God had forgiven them for having a abortion. They spent many years unable to forgive themselves or each other.
At the end of the sermon the pastor relayed a message from a member of the church who also had an abortion. The one thing that has stuck in her mind was the protestors outside the clinic. The carried signs that said baby killer. It struck her and those who were in the clinic on how unloving the protester were. She said it might of made a difference if the protesters carried signs that said ”How can I help.” “There are other options. “
It amazes me how we who call ourselves Christians are so unloving. And I do include myself in this category. We rail against the wrongs ,the sins off this world, but we do not act as Jesus and love those who are dong the wrongs of this world. I wonder how much different this world would be if we who call ourselves Christians began to love instead of judging and condemning this world.
Thomas
Connersvine Blog
Brody is helping Connersvine with their blog. If you have a chance, please stop by and check it out.
Thomas
one of the most precious things I have
I am not sure what was written, but it is one of the most precious things I have. This is from the last letter I received from the child I sponsor through compassion.Thomas
Awesome Shaun Groves Compassion Video
cold feet
My feet are cold. Yes. You did read right. My feet are cold.
At work my desk is butted up to the outside wall. This wall is a cement block wall with no insulation. That means during the winter I freeze here at work. Right now I am sitting here with an old winter jacket on and my feet are freezing. I guess that I need to wear two pairs of socks to work now.
I just love my job.
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If you believe that, I have a nice bridge to sell to you. lol
Thomas
saving money to sponsor a child
If you are trying to figure out how to raise the money so you can sponsor a child from compassion, here is seven way to do it.
Seven Easy Steps to Saving $1,000 This Year
Monday, January 14, 2008provided by
1. Look for discounted dinner entrees
2. Return unopened, unused items
3. Look for extra grocery savings
4. Check out materials from the library
5. Bundle cable, phone and Internet services
6. Negotiate with monthly service providers
7. Stash money for easier savings next year
to read more click here.
If you managed to save $400.00, you would be able to pay for a years sponsorship for a child. You would be saving a child’s life.
Thomas
