like a fire

Marko had a post about what book he was, so I had to try it for myself. Here it is.

You’re Inherit the Wind!
by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
To you, the learning process is inherently about controversy. If
people aren’t having their minds stretched, how could they possibly be learning? This
makes you a good but unpopular teacher, and the people around you are ready to make it
a federal case. All you’re asking them to do is evolve a little. But they would like
you to be more creative. You would make an excellent lawyer, even though people think
you love monkeys.

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

I am today the happy ebay winner of the Variax 500 Sunburst guitar!

Pictured left, this guitar is really cool and I am really pumped about using it. If you know your guitars, the first thing you might notice is that it doesn’t have pick-ups. Instead this guitar has an on-board computer that models a bunch of guitars. So I can get a pretty cool 50’s Start sound and go straight to an old Martin acoustic and then to a Les Paul. The sounds I heard on the site are pretty amazing.

This is the first time I have ever bought something like this on an online auction. I normally have to play a guitar first before making the leap, so I hope this one plays out for me. I’ll post some work after I have it and do some recording.

All of this, btw, is to the credit of my wife and fellow artist Cathy, who all but said get whatever I want. This is really strange, and I am not a gift getter a la five love languages, but I really love being married to someone who understands me enough to know what is important to me, and someone who loves me enough to encourage me and say, “Go for it!” Thanks Babe!

Today we ran the gamut of experiences in the Martin household. We awoke to a fine layer of powder this morning that some Alabamians would call “snow”. Having lived in Pennsylvania, (or PA as we call it) I would refer to it as little more than hard frost. But I took some pictures anyway. The girls had a “big time” playing in it and then we drove down to Hardee’s for some breakfast.

We then went and found our new mattress. We have been needing a new one for a while and have started doing to unenviable shopping. Mattress salesmen rate just below lawyers, used car salesmen, tele-marketers and pond scum. SO without much hassle we have decided on a select comfort bed, which we will probably order Monday.

Later in the day we decided to do a little (read very little) yard work, since the uh… “snow” had completely vanished and it was actually quite dry. This is a shot of our new creek (taken the same day), which some people up north insist on pronouncing “crick”.

Not too bad for a youth pastor salary. It is actually quite nice sitting on our back deck and listening to the sound of running water as opposed to cars bumping along at our previous residence.

To top this day off, “Daddy Harv” (my father-in-law) called just a few minutes ago and invited us out to eat at El Mariachi. So it has been a pretty good day for us.

It seems to be the week for funny videos for me. Here is one Jane couldn’t get enough of last night.

OK, try not to laugh. I dare you.