(Don't) Breathe On Me

For the past few days I have not been at the top of my game due to a sore throat and ... depending on that particular moment ... either a stuffy nose (when this schnoz closes up ... that's major) or a runny nose (thar she blows!!).

I haven't been through this much Kleenex since the last time I watched "Imitation of Life" on TCM.

If my suspicions are correct, I most likely have a sinus infection (out of respect for my blog fans .. and in case some of you are eating while you read this .. I'll not share how I came to that conclusion .. it ain't pretty) and will need something more than several boxes of tissue to "make it all better."

Since Dr. Murphy isn't at his office on Mondays, I suppose I'll have to "suck it up" .. perhaps "blow it out" is more accurate .. and wait until tomorrow to get some much needed relief.

This may all seem funny to some. I'll assure you ...

It's snot.

"My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe."

- Daniel 10:17b

RevKev's Day Off

I don't post on Sundays.

Attend the church of your choice and worship the King of kings!

"Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him."

- Matthew 2:2

Better Late Than Never

Because of the busy holiday season, we were unable to schedule an end of the year choir party before 2009 came to a close. So, it was put on the calendar for January 9.

That's right.

At 4 o'clock today members of the Sanctuary Choir and their spouses or significant other (no children allowed .. these gatherings tend to get a little wild) are having a Christmas party (talk about drawing things out .. it's like celebrating your birthday for three weeks straight).

Of course it is extremely cold outside and that my have an adverse effect on our attendance. However, if we wait until the weather warms up .. that may not be until June or July (yes, global warming should concern each of us).

I am not feeling tip-top this morning (stuffy nose, sore throat, itchy eyes .. I should make a commercial), but since this party was so hard to schedule .. I'll be there .. heck or high water (sorry for the strong language)!

The fellowship hall (our meeting place) will be nice and toasty (actually, Teresa is preparing the meal and will probably have the AC cranked down .. I'll turn the heat back on when I get there), so bundle up and join some of the nicest people .. and a couple of stinkers .. you will ever know.

This is not a ploy to lure you out to a "bonus practice" .. promise.

I didn't think of that in enough time to pull it off .. plus if the word got out, we would probably only have a dozen to show up.

"Late in the afternoon the twelve came .." - Luke 9:12a

No Snow? No Problem

There are some things in life that I don't understand and even question. Like ...

• After they make Styrofoam, what do they ship it in?
• Should part-time band leaders be called semi-conductors?
• Can fat people go skinny-dipping?
• Do blind Eskimos have seeing-eye sled dogs?
• Was the pole vault accidentally discovered by a clumsy javelin thrower?
• What do people in China call their good plates?
• What happened to the first 6 UPs?
• What do chickens think we taste like?
• How do you throw away a garbage can?
• Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are already there?

These are all puzzling questions. However, they pale in comparison to one that is on my mind today.

Why cancel school because of snow when there is no snow?

Granted, my wife and every student, teacher and staff member in the Humboldt City School system are not complaining. After all they haven't had a break since .. what? .. last week?

Apparently, a lot of them were doing the "snow dance" (you Baptists in the bunch are going to pay for that .. we don't dance) and .. even though it didn't snow that much (if you want to see a white powdery substance around here, you are going to have to check out the evidence locker at the police department) .. it must have been powerful enough to get them a couple of days off.

I don't understand it all, but I do accept it. Of course, not without question. Like ...

Why do you need an appointment to see a psychic?

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." -Proverbs 3:5

Missed It By That Much .. Again

Kudos to those schools in the surrounding area for giving their students, teachers and staff a snow day (in some instances .. two) well before there was even one flake of snow in the air.

There is still not a flake in the Humboldt area (that is not entirely accurate .. I've dealt with quite a few over the course of ten years) at 5:30 AM (this was also the case at 1:30, 3:00 and 4:15 .. when I got up to peer out the window), so the powers that be in the Humboldt City School system made the right call .. technically (the students, teachers and staff might not agree).

There is just no way to win.

If you make the call early (the night before) to cancel school and it doesn't snow .. you get criticized.

If you wait until the next morning, send all the kiddos on to school and it starts snowing while they are there .. you get criticized.

There is no way to escape the sharp tongue of those who know how to do your job better than you do (by the way .. that's everyone).

Pro football is not the only profession with its share of "arm-chair quarterbacks."

They're everywhere. They're everywhere.

So, Mr. Weatherman .. hold your head up high knowing you did the best you could with the information you had.

However, while you're holding your head up high .. you might want to turn your neck and watch your back.

I know a few families with five loaves of bread and three gallons of milk that don't look too happy at the moment.

"She is not afraid of the snow for her household."

- Proverbs 31:21a

UPDATE: It is snowing at the moment (6:25 AM). Too little .. too late

UPDATE UPDATE: Humboldt City Schools .. closed

Kev's Klip of the Week

We continue with yet another post about the weather.

This is dedicated to Bro. Greg (it's a scene from one of his childhood favorites) and it sends chills down my spine just watching!

"He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?" - Psalm 147:17

Jack Frost Changes Name to Jack Froze

The temperature is currently 15° degrees.

It's so cold ...

• Hitchhikers are holding up pictures of thumbs

• The rats are bribing alley cats to snuggle

• Starbucks is serving coffee on a stick

• When the farmers milk their cows they get ice cream

• Richard Simmons has started wearing pants

• We're not going to clean the house - we'll just defrost it

• Down at the morgue you can't tell the stiffs from the guys who work there

• Instead of local anesthesia - Dr. Ben asks his patients to stick their head outside

• You don't have to trim your mustache - when the hair gets too long, you just break it off

• Boy Scouts are offering to de-ice little old ladies

• The flashers run up to their victims and describe themselves

• We had to salt the hallway

• When I turned on the shower this morning - I got hail

• We put a frozen pizza in the oven for 25 minutes and got - frozen pizza

• Spanish dancers don't need castanets - they just use their chattering teeth

• Kids are telling outrageous lies - hoping their pants will catch on fire

• Politicians are putting their hands in their own pockets

"By the breath of God ice is given, And the broad waters are frozen" - Job 37:10