PRAY AT THE PUMP
ST. LOUIS (AP) – People are praying for lower gas prices –
literally. Two prayer services were held at St. Louis gas stations
to thank God for lower fuel prices and to ask that they continue to
drop. Participants of the Pray at the Pump movement said they
planned to buy gas, pray and then sing “We Shall Overcome” with a
new verse that goes, “We’ll have lower gas prices.” An activist
from the Washington, D.C. area started the effort, saying if
politicians couldn’t lower gas prices, it was time to ask God to
intervene. The group thinks the prayer is helping, since prices
have started to fall below four dollars a gallon.
ok so that’s hilarious! it’s really not worth getting into a discussion on the theological aspects of this, but still funny.
in other news, I’ve been a very bad blogger lately. I’m going to blame the Texas heat, gas prices, the liberal media and the bad economy on my blogging mindblock. 
it’s the plight of abundance… preparing for a first date, a big meeting, or an impression-making event. probably every woman has said this:
I have nothing to wear!
well, right now I’m trying to find clips of my work for some different things and it’s seems like every clip I see, there’s something wrong with it, it’s not good enough, and suddenly in months and months (really years) worth of work there’s nothing that works!
but I guess like in my closet, I do most likely have something to wear, I have to just calm down and accept what I’ve got is what I’ve got. It just seems like I’m on the cusp of stuff, but not quite enough to get to the next level, so to speak. Sometimes I feel guilty of even stressing about this stuff because there’s much worse happening in the world, but this is the lot of where I am too.
so about a year ago I did a story about a guy who built in electric car! seriously, he spent about $2,000 on it, it uses a bunch of golf cart batteries, has a solar panel for the interior electric stuff, and can go 65 mph and about 30 miles before needing to recharge. Each recharge costs him $1!!!
so of course that’s inspiring! now, in full disclosure, my car is already a small one and gets about 27-30 mpg so I’m not complaining, but it’s the principle. Dependence off petroleum, etc.
I don’t think I’m much of a car builder, so I went online to look for one, and found the perfect car!
It’s the Tesla Roadster! The car can go 220 miles on one charge, and get go ridiculously fast. So Why not right?!
yeah sounded great…until the pricetag. $109,000 base price!!
hmm…I guess I would have to drive it 40 years before making my gas money back. sigh. maybe I’ll just ride a bike.
so i was off for five straight days! thur-mon. i don’t think i’ve had that many days off without a plan in a while. usually it’s been for a mission trip or something like that, i can’t even think of a vacation except when i went to japan in college. so this was a big deal.
i spent a couple days in sherman, a couple days in the metroplex and it was so nice. saw some people i hadn’t seen several months, went to a show at the hob with ginger, hung out by the pool with folks in sherman, played ultimate frisbee! and other fun activities.
i realized during the time off, while i enjoy the work i do here, i do miss having a ‘life.’ playing in a sports league, going to a midweek bible study, things like that. so in the next few months when i’m job searching, i think quality of life is going to play a big part. I’d like to think if I’m in a bigger city there will be more options and things to do at more flexible times for my schedule. Maybe I won’t report at all. I dunno.
In the meantime, I’m stuck at home today. Yes, after 5 days off I was actually ready to go back to work. I had a banana this morning that I think was a little too soft and felt queasy and horrible, got ’sick’ and went home from work. How lame is that?!?! It just seems silly that a stupid banana is holding me back so to speak. I had some plans tonight too that are on hold b/cs that.
i guess that’s life. there are certainly worse things.
