I got a text message this weekend while being amazed watching the new Star Trek. It read, “Michael Jackson Died!”. I thought that was crazy news but I didn’t really follow up on it till I got back to work yesterday. I caught up yesterday with all the Michael Jackson news I was missing. That’s a lot of moonwalking.
Everyone has memories of the guy. Mine consist of watching Moon Walker with my friend who shared the same initials as MJ. MJ’s dad took him to see the Michael Jackson concert in 87. I wasn’t allowed to watch He-man. Its ok it evened out. My friend MJ wasn’t allowed to have sugar. My dad being a diabetic always made sure to have appropriate amounts sweets on the premises.
My friend also owned MJ’s albums. So what do good christian boys do with Michael Jackson records? Play them backwards looking for Satanic messages of course. We came away with nothing except one message. I forget what song it was but we heard very clearly “Ramblers will die“. What!? Who will die? We looked up the word ramblers not even knowing that it was a word and found it to basically mean homeless people or bums. We went away thinking that’s some pretty satanic shtuff.
I’ve been known to come out of garage sales and thrift stores with some unique items. A month ago or so I went to a garage sale and bought two things. One an Atari controller that plays old games, and Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. Its original and in very good condition. I’m gonna be rich!
Poor MJ. He might be the King of Pop but he definitely isn’t the King of Kings. I hope he is not burning in hell. Apparently some seem to think he won’t be. Read here
I learned last year what every experienced gardener knows. Tomato cages are a joke. Specifically for vining types like Cherry Tomatoes. So this year I decided to try staking them. We got some bamboo and plastic stakes and have been tying up the main branches as they grow.
We used the square foot method for planting and I’m positive I’ll never use that method again for Tomatoes. They are just too close together.
For the Cantaloupe and Cucumbers growing off the side of the bed I created this tunnel out of concrete mesh. I was going to make it vertical but this was easier and more fun for the kids.
I tied the plants on but eventually they started doing that themselves. Pretty cool. This is perfect as it will keep the Cuc’s and Melons off the ground. Man I can’t wait to bite into one these Cantaloupe.
The kids like to play with bugs while we work in the garden. Oliver picked up this slug so I asked him to pretend like he was going to eat it. Come on! Its good for little boys!
We’ve been up to a lot thus far this summer. This weekend was nice. We stayed around the house for the most part. Yes, we consider that a good thing. We’ve found that it generally works better for us that way…working in the garden and working with the kids. Mostly sk8ing and gardening hence the post title. However we did get out to the opening of the Lea McKeighan Skate Park. From what I can tell its a solid skate park. Perhaps even a little too advanced for all the kiddies who will be going up there.
It was a fun evening and we mostly went to support my little cousin Chadd. Here he is a bonafide Thrasher.
A professor from UMKC, William K. Black, is featured on Bill Moyers regarding …
The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout.
House Church I hear alot about Satelitte services like that of LifeChurch but I don’t hear alot about networked house churches. Not only is the house church model becoming common again but new possibilities are opened up with technology. Churches without church. (0)
A2 Milk and Milk Pus I don’t want milk pus in my milk…and apparently I shouldn’t want A1 milk either. A2 is the healthy choice. (0)
I like clothes, you know. I dig fabrics. One of my favorite clothing patterns is camouflage. Because when you’re in the woods it makes you blend in. But when you’re not it does just the opposite. It’s like, ‘Hey, there’s an asshole.’ But when you’re in the woods you’re like, ‘Is there an asshole out here?’ They look like trees.? — Demetri Martin
I got a text message this weekend while being amazed watching the new Star Trek. It read, “Michael Jackson Died!”. I thought that was crazy news but I didn’t really follow up on it till I got back to work yesterday. I caught up yesterday with all the Michael Jackson news I was missing. That’s a lot of moonwalking.
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