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Random Thoughts & Musings II

1. Christmas can be the most wonderful time of year
2. American History was my favorite subject in high school - I just didn't see many careers in it.
3. It never hurts to ask "Why not?" when you dream.
4. You always find something in the last place you look.
5. Ever notice during rush hour, people will speed and swerve while eating, texting, talking on the phone, or putting on make-up? Yet, a non-moving car on the side of the road will bring them to a sudden stop. Apparently, non-moving cars are the biggest distraction.
6. Is there any accountability anymore?
7. The Rolling Stones best 5 songs: I can't get no satisfaction, Sympathy for the Devil, Paint it Black, Jumpin Jack Flash, and Time is on my Side - but I always change the 5th song depending on my mood.
8. Ever watch a commercial and realize people got paid a lot more money than you make yearly to come up with that/
9. Didn't you use to have to do something special or important to become famous?
10. Every Wednesday is new comic book day - kind of a holiday each week.
11. Why do we spend so much time discussing our differences and not our similarities?
12. Would we prefer to be lied to rather than being told a harsh truth?
13. Life has changed a lot for me these last 5 plus years and every moment has been a blessing.
14. Seriously, I never expected to get married once I hit 35.
15. Denial is not just a river in Egypt, it is a place I have frequently visited.
16. I don't plan on being Catholic - but I do like this Pope Francis guy.
17. I think my church has a really good worship team.
18. One day, I hope to be able to play a musical instrument with some kind of competence. Probably the triangle or the recorder.
19. Is it better to be a one-hit wonder or a two-hit wonder?
20. Some day it will make sense to me that God has no beginning. I can grasp no ending, but no start?
21. Is it more important to you that God created everything in six literal days or the fact that God created everything?
22. I wrote down in my journal twenty years ago that God was making me less sarcastic. Every word out of my mouth back then must have been sarcasm.
23. Make your mark on this world - Either a good example or a horrible warning.
24. A good day at work usually includes listening to worship music on my headphones.
25. If you post drama online, don't act surprised when everyone doesn't agree with you.
26. My wife puts up with a lot regarding me.
27. Do you know if you are outside swatting at a bee - people from a distance will think you are having an episode.
28. Always, always pray - even when you don't think you need to - and then especially then.
29. Wouldn't life be more interesting if we all had our own personal theme song?
30. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding - Proverbs 3:5
31. Have you ever said to someone "Have you prayed about it?" just to get out of an awkward conversation?
32. Good communication would solve a lot of problems.
33. Everybody searches for fulfillment.
34. Just because its their slogan, doesn't make it true.
35. Sometimes, I wonder what bible some people are reading.
36. George Carlin: "When two planes nearly collide its called a near-miss. It's a near hit. A collision is a near miss"
37. The best super-hero movie made is either Marvel's The Avengers or the Dark Knight. I can safely assume its not Superman IV.
38. The accountant's favorite book of the bible is Numbers.
39. Nothing better than putting a smile on my wife's face.
40. Forty is a good number to stop at.

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