Seen Now Shared V

It's Thursday, so that means it is time to share some things I've seen with you! Yes you, and that guy awkwardly looking your way to those who might be in a coffee shop right now. Go ahead, invite him over, I'll wait..........good, let's get on with it.

Read It

• Legalizing Doubt in Youth Ministry: 10 Questions Every Student Needs to Ask Their Sunday School Teacher
• A Great New Way to Find Music for Videos  
• Who Will You See at the Pole

See It

Bun in the oven?

Probably what led to the bun in the oven in the 1st place.

Scary

Jerk Penguin

Episode 2 right here. Episode 3 cannot come soon enough.

Thanks for stopping by, have you seen anything that should be shared? Please let me know in the comments or via e-mail.

Quick Thoughts

1. I like to hoard the colorful paperclips and use the regular silver ones on things that I give to others....is that normal?
2. Miriam started classes once again yesterday, after thinking about her telling me about them and how excited she is. All I can think now is how her dad once told me that the longer you go to school the more you get to take classes you actually care about.
3. Of course, once we buy cantaloupe this happens.
4. Apparently I have a real life arch nemesis at my work, sorry Ashton, you might take a back seat for awhile.
5. My new arch nemesis doesn't know I know she sees me as an arch nemesis, still trying to figure out how I will play it with that info. (If you follow me on Twitter, don't worry. It is not Bev.)
6. Said it before and will say it again. "The Reckoning" by Needtobreathe is soooo good. They continue to impress.
7. If you have not seen it yet you need to see Guy on a Buffalo. (Make sure you see episode 2 as well.)
8. See you at the pole was this morning I believe. Saw a great post about it that will make it into Seen Now Shared tomorrow.
9. Should have said this eight thoughts ago but, who ever decided that 1 is the loneliest number? Maybe he is just a loner...or he is probably a real jerk being the 1st prime number and all, so he is lonely. Shouldn't have been a jerk #1.
10. The Oregon Trail app is free right now. If you know anyone with an iAnything you need to make them aware. What a great game from elementary school. I am just waiting for one of my family members to die of dysentery!!!
11. Time for lunch.
12. If you are too lazy to click on the link for Guy on a Buffalo here it is. Just watch it and laugh, but then watch episode 2 and wait with me for episode 3.

Your Creativity

Good Morning, just wondering about creativity today. If you have the time please text in answering the question: How do you work on your creativity? Just text to the number 87884 and add @wif77513 to the beginning of the message. If you text it should give you a random anonymous name...which makes it all worth it. (If you are reading on a feed reader please click over so you can see the screen).

Seen Now Shared IV

The good/not so good/great edition of Seen Now Shared

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1. Good Championship Event that I might could win someday.

2. Not so good pass that I might have made before.

3.Good use of water.

4. Not So good use of stilts.

5. Good ideas to motivate yourself. (Unless you are allergic to bees....or even better if you are?)

http://thegoodgreatsby.com/2011/09/19/motivate-yourself-with-high-risk-deadlines/

6. Great Creativity. Impressed by the Creative Arts team at Woodcrest Chapel once again.

Why America?

I heard that the premiere of Two and a half Men had 28 millions viewers! Which I find is ridiculous...out of those 28 millions I would assume I knew at least one, but no one I know watches that show. How are there so many people out there watching this trash? (It may be due to my new arch nemesis Ashton Kutcher joining the show....well played Ashton, you win this round.) But in reality I find it sad that the show gets 28 millions viewers with how terrible it is. My favorite show Parks and Recreation apparently only gets 6 millions viewers (source Wikipedia, the only place with real facts!).

Knowing these statistics I have just one question.

WHY AMERICA!!!???!

Why does such a terrible show get those kinds of ratings. I heard it is up there with an American Idol premiere in terms on ratings.....HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN!?!? (Lots of yelling today, or maybe my music is too loud, so I feel I have to shout.)

I saw that lots of CBS shows get high ratings....to which I wonder again, how come I do not know a single one their viewers?

Anyway, let's change the course here and talk about how excited I am for the season premiere of Parks and Rec tomorrow night.

What a great cast.

I am excited to see where the show goes this season. If you do not watch the show, you should. It is hilariously funny, each character brings their own uniqueness to the show and they mesh very well together. Every show usually has a character or a few that brings it down....not Parks and Rec, even their seldom used characters add to the show.

The only negative might be with so many characters they, the less Andy Dwyer fun there is. Andy started the show with two broken legs falling into "the pit" which Leslie (Amy Poehler) made her goal to fill in in season one of the show.

We are about to start season four of Parks and Rec, and I hope it continues for many seasons hereafter as long as they keep up with their comedic gold they have been handing out.

I would hope you might check out Parks and Rec tomorrow night and every week from until it is over.

I leave you with Ron Swanson's Pyramid of Greatness he shared with us when he was coaching a children's basketball team, which I will use in my coaching opportunities from here on out.

Quick Thoughts

• Lots of great musicians releasing new albums lately. Ben Rector last week, and now Gungor and NeedtoBreathe this week. Not enough music budget for me right now.
• Knox Mccoy didn't give us our Monday Morning Meatloaf today....could make for a long week without it.
• Mizzou plays at Oklahoma this week. I feel like Mizzou really got the short end of the stick with this one year of scheduling we will have in the Big 12 minus 2 minus 1.
• With Pitt and Syracuse gone to the ACC, The Big 12 should go after TCU, Louisville, and Cincinatti to replace nebraska, Colorado, and A&M. Would make sense geographically and 3 decent teams in football, and 2 in basketball. Too bad this realignment has nothing to do with geography and rivalries though. And too bad the Big 12 is done for for realz now. See ya Texas, OU, Okie St, and Tech apparently.
• I need to get my mom on the internet so I can double my amount of blog readers. (Shout out to my wife, Miriam for being my avid reader!!!)
• Gonna be a busy week work wise. Got lots of two job days this week, hopefully I stay sane, and keep up with the dishes, my arch nemesis.
• I asked Tyler Tarver who should be my new arch nemesis as I was in need of one. He went with Ashton Kutcher and girls sticking their tongues out in photos. Kutcher I can make happen. But dirty dishes might beat out girls sticking their tongues out for now.
• Ashton Kutcher could be a great arch nemesis, but he might be making it too easy for me with his recent look (see below) and joining bad sitcoms.
• We are gonna make our 1st chili of the season this week. Kind of excited about it.
• Also not too excited because it means it snows soon here. We have had a couple overnights with frost already.
• I am gonna try to make Seen Now Shared a weekly post on Thursday's. Could be hard when I find some good stuff. I already have enough for this week.
• Speaking of posts, trying to think of more stuff with good content to distract myself with. I just love quick posts too much...like this one.

Kutcher!!!! At least make it difficult for me.

Seen Now Shared III

1. Saw a Friend post this video. I will most definitely be using these techniques in a few years.



2. I wish I had known about this website a few years ago. Could be very useful for those in youth ministry.

3. If only I had an iPhone for one of these, but not this.

4. Tyler Tarver continues to bring the funny.


5.I am contemplating what to say to my 18 year old self to submit to this new website Dear18me.com

6.And finally, I will leave you with the new music video from NeedtoBreathe -"Slumber"

Quick Thoughts

• Parks and Rec season 2 is ready for me at the library. Such a great show, each character is so unique and adds value to the show.
• Why is there so much candy in this office I work at, I can only hold off the temptation so long?
• Ben Rector's new album came out today. I have yet to hear it, but I bet it will be a gift to my ears when I do.
• Going back to thought 2. Snickers Peanut Butter is really good. 
• First week of Fantasy Football is over. I won in both my leagues.....but do no expect much out of either team this season.
• I like to think like that about Fantasy Football. I have no real control over how my teams perform. I can just hope.
• Just got free pizza for lunch. Out of the blue. That makes for a good day.
• And for some reason I am having another Snickers Peanut Butter.
• Google Reader is great. I don't have to check multiple sites anymore, just go see who has updated with my Google Reader. (Thanks Mim...even though I kind of trash talked it at the beginning.)
• Speaking of Google Reader, I will leave you with this gem from Awkward Family photos, which was a great subscription choice for myself.

 

Life in Retail

I work part time in a retail store. Luckily I do not work in clothes or something, I work in the meat department. Here are some things I have encountered/learned in my adventures.

Working in retail I have learned you are never doing just one thing. You have to be ready for all sorts of things, for instance, the last time I worked I was scheduled for the meat department, but saw time cashiering, working in the pharmacy, helping produce, working frozen food for grocery, and pushing carts in from outside, all while making 2 bales in a five hour shift. A 5 hour shift where I could have easily left early by finishing my area early too.

Anyway, feels like too much talking myself up....that is not what this is about. This is about encounters like Knox Mccoy mentioned here. (I really loved his blog post about the human grenades you encounter at the grocery store, because of how true it is. I encourage you to go check it out if you have not already.)

One of my favorite encounters that I get all the time while working goes something like this:

Me: Can I help you find anything?
Customer: Yes
Me:(waiting for them to ask about a product they can't find.)
Customer: (either walking away or looking at me strangely.)
Me: (walking away realizing they didn't listen to what I said and will just reply "yes" no matter what I say.)

After having this encounter most every time I work, my new plan is to start asking randomness. My next shot will be "Can I help you buy me something?" That way when they say "yes", I will quickly throw some Filet Mignons in their cart for a delicious steak dinner for myself and my wife.

Alright, that is part of my life spent in retail for now. Please feel free to stop by and see me when I work so I can talk you into buying something...if I made commission I would have like $2.53 or something by now...

Seen Now Shared 2

Welcome to the 2nd installment of Seen Now Shared, where I share things I have recently seen with you, my reader. And of course by reader, I mean my wife, at this point I know at least she reads this stuff, but mainly because I make her. Maybe it is time I force some others to come check this out.

Anyway, here is some stuff I have seen.

I have logged this info into my mind in case I ever watch someone's pets again.

 Saw this post "20 texting phrasing every parent must know." It has some graphic content, but something anyone who works with youth should know about.

This is also something that everyone who works with youth should know about.

While we are still on the youth workers awareness topics.

I bet they are awesome Grandparents...

Their dolls scare me.

  This video is quite clever and a sweet prank I want to try out sometime.

The 3rd Best State Fair

May look like a lot of people, but still rather easy to get around

 We went to the Minnesota state fair yesterday. I was told it is the 3rd best state fair behind Texas and Iowa. How Iowa? Who knows...

It was an incredible day weather wise, with a high in the 70's, and not a very crowded time, at least that is how it felt. It may have over a million people each day, but the fair has enough space to keep you from feeling like sardines.


I would have loved to have more time Minnesota's great get together, but my few hours there were quite fun. They included deep fried snickers, cheese curds, a MN wild rice burger, free samples, lots of animals, and great people watching.

Deep Fried Snickers/Instant Cavity...worth it.

The MN State fair is all about the food...and mostly about that food being on a stick. Let's discuss that food,. the Deep Fried snickers was quite delicious. I may have felt cavities occur as soon as I took my first bite, but the taste was well worth it.

Cheese Curds

We were also told that we had to try the cheese curds at the fair 1st. I am glad we did, they were good. No deep fried candy bar good, but quite tasty.

The MN wild rice infused burger was a diving moment as we saw both our pastors at the fair, and both suggested I give it a try. I am glad I did, it was very good. The rice cooked into the meat was a good flavor and their caramelized onions worked very well on it as well.

Butter sculpture...

Please click this link to read about the people who make butter sculptures. Not sure which is more weird, the butter sculptures or the pageant winners that have them make butter sculptures of themselves.

Sadly Minnesota's largest pig had already gone home as it was the last day of the fair. And to me, that is not fair....get it?

Anyway, we will be going again next year. Next time I want more food on sticks. Maybe I will have some walleye, alligator, or lobster on a stick next year.

13 Thoughts

Here are some thoughts running through my head...

1. NCAA conference realignment is so frustrating...it is all about money. NCAA athletics should be about rivalries, which we are gonna lose with all these new conferences.
2. Why don't college students understand reserved parking? Ticket after ticket doesn't stop them either.
3. Fantasy Football starts soon, I have grown tired of the coming up with hilarious team names. I am now sticking with the same team name...at least until I come up with something funny.
4. The wife and I wore our "MIZ" & "ZOU" shirts yesterday. We may be 500 miles away, but I will still be rocking black and gold on gamedays.
5. These quick thoughts seems to have a football theme.
6. Football season did just begin.
7. This week was really long with too many 8:00 a.m to 9:30 p.m. work days.
8. I have been trying to decide lately if I want to start blogging more regularly. It mostly comes down to if I believe I have anything to say that people will want to read.
9. Tyler Tarver's blog is a main reason I want to blog. If I can be 1/8th as funny as him maybe I could keep it up.
10. Tyler Tarver did write a book...I want to read it.
11. Went to a splash park this week. Not a big theme park. A park with fountains and buckets and such. Was a pretty sweet park. 
12. Is how many are in a dozen.
13. It is cold here today....which means snow soon. I expect snow within a week, just so I am not upset when it happens sooner than I want.

Seen now Shared

This is stuff I have seen...now I share it with you in case you missed it.

Looks Delicious

Saw this open letter to Tim Riggins, now you should too.

I hope to one day accomplish such an incredible high five.

I think I could pull off being the inspirational offering taker guy.

At least there is still no need to worry about putting out fires.

Also. check out human-grenades-you-encounter-at-grocery-store.

Life.