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A collection of thoughts and comments on various topics. |
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Created: February 2nd, 2013 at 2:39pm
Modified: December 10th, 2022 at 3:13pm
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This is a place for me to capture thoughts, ideas, snippets of this and bits of that, that don't seem to lend themselves to one of the more traditional item types.
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February 13, 2013 at 12:19am
February 13, 2013 at 12:19am
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| Workin' for the ma'am went long today - from a scheduled 8:30am - 5:00pm shift, to one with 2 more hours tacked on at the end. It gets better: tomorrow starts at 7:00am. Sigh... |
February 12, 2013 at 12:06am
February 12, 2013 at 12:06am
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| Cramming an entire story into just 55 words - always a challenging endeavor. I'm almost there with my newest effort, just lacking a title. |
February 9, 2013 at 2:40pm
February 9, 2013 at 2:40pm
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| What is it about those little white flakes, that changes normally adequate drivers into contestants for the next demolition derby? Seriously. Forty miles an hour on dry pavement is fine. The same speed on the same street, whose lane markings are now obscured by snow and slush, means you'd better start braking for a stop light you can't even see yet. If you don't, you're going to make a lot of new and very irate acquaintances. |
February 7, 2013 at 11:51pm
February 7, 2013 at 11:51pm
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| Denver's eastern suburbs received a light dusting of snow last night; Boston is expecting a two-foot "dusting" tomorrow. I'm sure there's a story in there somewhere. |
February 5, 2013 at 12:12am
February 5, 2013 at 12:12am
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| How to connect George C. Scott and Neve Campbell a la Six Degrees? Not exactly writing, but it gets all the trivia databases activated! |
February 2, 2013 at 3:04pm
February 2, 2013 at 3:04pm
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While heading to the bus stop yesterday, a couple of scripture-based thoughts came to mind: 'count the cost' and "All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness..." [see Luke 14:28-29 and 2 Tim. 3:16-17 for the full texts]. So, what does 'count the cost' mean? To what does it apply?
With the verse from 2nd Timothy in mind, I realized that it can apply to everything we do, whether it's something we do that everyone can see, something that no one but us sees, or something we only think in the privacy of our own mind. In the last two cases, of course, you're never really alone in your actions or thoughts; God is right there with you.
The cost of doing anything can be thought of as the consequences flowing from an action or thought, and they don't have to be bad. Ideally, you experience more good than bad consequences; unfortunately, we don't always make good choices and, as a result, we're all more than familiar with bad consequences. They run the gamut from serious injury or death, to incarceration or other public humiliation, or to ruined relationships. For seemingly private actions or thoughts, the consequences are most likely internal. You don't feel good about the situation. It gnaws at you, and you have no peace. So, in public or in private, when we don't take the possible - even likely - consequences into account, we fail to count the cost.
Pretty heavy for a first-time blog entry, and it's not completely fleshed-out, but it's still something to think about. |
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