A Tatttoo for Joe Farmer

I was reading through the blogosphere and read a post by Joe Farmer. Joe is contemplating getting a tattoo (see above examples)…well; I thought I might take this opportunity to share my two cents as to what kind of tattoo would be best for my fellow blogger.

Joe,

The two ideas you have shared are…well…they’re ok…if you want to be average and mediocre. But in all fairness, the whole tattoos with religious meaning...blah blah blah...has been done. If you want to go with something really cool...I'd suggest the following 3 choices:
3. Barbwire...yep…it looks cool and would be kind of original.
2. A tattoo on your arm that said: “Tattoo”...subtle, I know...but effective and consistent.
1. A tattoo on your arm that is the exact color of your skin. Sure most people won't see it, but you will have gone through excruciating pain to get it and will know its there. Then you can look at other people who have so vainly put select tattoos in various other colors and designs so that other people can see them...show boats and glory boys ...you'll know that they’re just a bunch of sellouts. In the end, the only time people might see your tattoo is if you get a dark tan or a really bad sunburn. But the rest of the time, only you and the Holy Spirit will know its there…and isn’t that the point anyway?

Hope this helps.

Lee

Unanimous

Some folks say that the Nazarene Church isn’t speaking to young people anymore. The increasing growth of “non-denominational” churches and the emerging church movement have cause some to question whether the Nazarene denomination is relevant and engaging those individuals below the age of fifty. Well, I think the following link will put those crazy notions to rest…

The new face of Nazarene Higher Education

I was crying when I watched this...

I also showed it to Ryan and he laughed so hard that coffee went up his nose. It was funny...but kind of gross. Enjoy!

Foiled again...

Well, I guess this was the first time I’ve been “foiled”, but just thought this was funny and wanted to share the love. I will post the top 5 things I liked about this prank:

Things I liked about this prank:

5: Each individual pen and pencil on my desk was individually wrapped.

4: The 50 gold fish that are now swimming in tiny water glasses in my office are starting to feel like family.

3: I’ve been able to chat with every person that has walked into our office today, because they have all been drawn to the futuristic glow of my office.

2: The Indian statue in my office looks like a big chocolate piece of candy.

1: An art professor brought his class to the office and spent a few minutes observing and discussed what it meant to each student, and then debated whether or not it was art.

Ah….good times.

30

I'm knocking on Death's door. Today is my birthday and I've officially kissed my twenties goodbye. You may now refer to me as the "Walking Fossil".

A reflection on a post...

I just read a post on my friend Sarah’s blog. I really enjoyed this post. Her home sounds very relaxing and inviting. Sarah is a gifted writer and the scene that she set was very warm. Our house would read something like this...

I've locked myself in the bathroom. It’s my last bastion of peace and solitude. I know that it is only a matter of time before they find me. In the hallway, I can hear them. They are getting closer. Then I hear Ashton say, “I have to go to the bathroom.” It’s all about to end. Grace is now crying, because Houston slammed his bedroom door on her. Ashton is pounding on the bathroom door warning that he is going to pee his pants. Bridget is threatening Houston with the wooden spoon and Grace is still crying. The laundry is reaching critical levels, the dishes need done and I just heard the faint whimpers of my wife as she lies on the floor of the boy’s bedroom in the fetal position because she just realized I'm leaving this weekend for school and she will be home alone.

Vibrating Cell Phones...

Some may disagree, but I find it very amusing when I’m sitting in a meeting and someone’s cell phone is going off, while on vibrate mode. The comical thing is that the setting is designed to avoid the kind of embarrassing situation where your phone interrupts whatever is going on draws unwanted attention to yourself. Yet the vibrate mode on most phones is so strong that the sound emitted from the vibrating phone is more distracting than that of the standard ringtone. To me, it’s just kind of funny.