So I found this HUGE roach cruising through the lab, flying around, and just generally being a nuisance. So, being a good scientist and knowing that alcohol is poison, I grabbed my bottle of 70% ethanol and starting hosing the dude. You know it is much easier to whack a drunk cockroach than one that is in full control of it's faculties.
After a few good hits with the alcohol, the bug hid under the centrifuge and then reappeared on the other side of some boxes on the counter with it's wings all splayed out and you could tell it was licking itself to get dry. In that condition, the bug was in no state to evade my attempts to usher it into the great beyond. It was funny, the drunk bug fell off a ledge and wound up upside down immobile before it's inevitable demise.
So the moral of the story, don't invest in harsh toxic chemical, just get a spray bottle with 70% ethanol and hose down the the little buggers you see running around the house. Its easy to get the jump on an impaired insect.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Scot's in town!
Yay! A very old friend of mine is in town scoping out the greater D/FW region for a potential relocation. Not only is he a brother in Christ, he is probably the most curious and therefore brightest person I have ever met. And he absolutely shreds in the world of jazz fusion.
Check him out in Data Stream http://datastream2006.tripod.com/index.html
He is also an amazing luthier/woodworker. Some of his instruments have been featured in museums of modern art. He made the neck for my strat almost 20 years ago and it is as incredible today as was when he first bolted the dude on way back when.
We are going around town tomorrow in preparation for a Mexican Food feast tomorrow night. Mmmm, Ojeda's... I don't think I have it in me to burn that many calories.
Peace out.
Lod
Check him out in Data Stream http://datastream2006.tripod.com/index.html
He is also an amazing luthier/woodworker. Some of his instruments have been featured in museums of modern art. He made the neck for my strat almost 20 years ago and it is as incredible today as was when he first bolted the dude on way back when.
We are going around town tomorrow in preparation for a Mexican Food feast tomorrow night. Mmmm, Ojeda's... I don't think I have it in me to burn that many calories.
Peace out.
Lod
Friday, June 27, 2008
July 18th Just Off Main
Hey we are gigging at Just Off Main Friday July 18th at 8:00.
http://www.fbcgrapevine.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=39342&PID=466498
It will also be a reunion of the Walk to Emmaus number 203.
So come early, stay late, have some good coffee, and say hi.
L
http://www.fbcgrapevine.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=39342&PID=466498
It will also be a reunion of the Walk to Emmaus number 203.
So come early, stay late, have some good coffee, and say hi.
L
Oops Now there are two....
Ok, I have a new blog that is related to worship leading at Northcrest Community Church. It will be our adventures, misadventures, and experiences as we seek to develop the image of Christ in ourselves and others such that we can effect change in our world. Hey if 12 dudes did it after Christ ascended into heaven, why not ~100 people in North Texas? We are told to go... so we are going.
Go check it out http://www.northcrestworship.blogspot.com
Later,
L
Go check it out http://www.northcrestworship.blogspot.com
Later,
L
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
What about me?
I wanted to share something with you all today. This is from Phillipians 2:5-7
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
I have been meditating on this passage for a few weeks now and considering how it applies to us as we pursue God and use our gifts to His glory.
What really strikes me is the scripture that says, "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped..."
So Jesus, who in his very being is God. We in our very being are human. You boil us down to brass tacks and the bottom line, we are just human. If we were to have enough immuno-suppressive drugs, we could swap bits and pieces and quite possibly survive using each others 'not so spare parts' for a short period of time because we are all human. We are all made from the same 'stuff'.
But Jesus is God and he did not view equality with God something to be held on to, coveted, or claimed as a right. He freely gave it up and became a servant. In fact he became a slave to the lowest slave.
You have all heard of the caste system in India and heard about the untouchable caste, right? Well there is actually a caste below the untouchable caste that the untouchables will not even interact with, they are called, for lack of a better term, people of the night. Sociologists did not even know of their existence up and till a few years ago.
God put on a robe of flesh and came to serve them.
Now here is the kicker, "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus;" We should all strive to be slaves. Giving up everything that we would hold as a right or privilege and wrap the towel around our waist to wash the feet of those we come in contact with.
A slave?!?!?!?!?!? I can't be anyone's slave!!!! I have aspirations, hobbies, reality shows I keep up with!!! I can't be a slave!!! I want people to serve my needs, wash my car, clean my house, do my laundry, mow my lawn....
Another kicker;
Matthew 20:20-28
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
"What is it you want?" he asked.
She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."
"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"
"We can," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
If I really want to be great, I must become a servant.
But if I really want to be a person of renown, a person of significance, truly great, I must become a slave. Because just as Jesus came not to be served (which was his right), he came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.
Do you think Jesus looked forward to becoming a servant as his ministry?
I believe whole-heartedly yes! I think he eagerly anticipated getting to love on those he created, to relieve them of their suffering, and to demonstrate the amazing all consuming love of God. First John tells us that God is love. What is the easiest way to demonstrate love? Heal someone of a burden, illness, sorrow or affliction. And that is what Jesus did, he came and healed the lame, gave sight to the blind, raised the dead, fed the hungry, and freed the chained.
But did Jesus look forward to the give his life for the ransom of many part? It is recorded that he prayed that if it is at all possible, let this cup pass from me, Father. But not my will but Yours be done. Jesus understood the beating he would take, the suffering he would endure, and the pain he would bear and because he was God as man, I don't think he necessarily looked forward to those few hours. But because he was a duolos, a slave, of the Lord Most High, he walked that road freely and without regret for he knew the promise of reconciliation was about to be fulfilled.
So how can we be servants? Where do we begin?
Grace and Peace,
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
I have been meditating on this passage for a few weeks now and considering how it applies to us as we pursue God and use our gifts to His glory.
What really strikes me is the scripture that says, "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped..."
So Jesus, who in his very being is God. We in our very being are human. You boil us down to brass tacks and the bottom line, we are just human. If we were to have enough immuno-suppressive drugs, we could swap bits and pieces and quite possibly survive using each others 'not so spare parts' for a short period of time because we are all human. We are all made from the same 'stuff'.
But Jesus is God and he did not view equality with God something to be held on to, coveted, or claimed as a right. He freely gave it up and became a servant. In fact he became a slave to the lowest slave.
You have all heard of the caste system in India and heard about the untouchable caste, right? Well there is actually a caste below the untouchable caste that the untouchables will not even interact with, they are called, for lack of a better term, people of the night. Sociologists did not even know of their existence up and till a few years ago.
God put on a robe of flesh and came to serve them.
Now here is the kicker, "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus;" We should all strive to be slaves. Giving up everything that we would hold as a right or privilege and wrap the towel around our waist to wash the feet of those we come in contact with.
A slave?!?!?!?!?!? I can't be anyone's slave!!!! I have aspirations, hobbies, reality shows I keep up with!!! I can't be a slave!!! I want people to serve my needs, wash my car, clean my house, do my laundry, mow my lawn....
Another kicker;
Matthew 20:20-28
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
"What is it you want?" he asked.
She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."
"You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?"
"We can," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave- just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
If I really want to be great, I must become a servant.
But if I really want to be a person of renown, a person of significance, truly great, I must become a slave. Because just as Jesus came not to be served (which was his right), he came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.
Do you think Jesus looked forward to becoming a servant as his ministry?
I believe whole-heartedly yes! I think he eagerly anticipated getting to love on those he created, to relieve them of their suffering, and to demonstrate the amazing all consuming love of God. First John tells us that God is love. What is the easiest way to demonstrate love? Heal someone of a burden, illness, sorrow or affliction. And that is what Jesus did, he came and healed the lame, gave sight to the blind, raised the dead, fed the hungry, and freed the chained.
But did Jesus look forward to the give his life for the ransom of many part? It is recorded that he prayed that if it is at all possible, let this cup pass from me, Father. But not my will but Yours be done. Jesus understood the beating he would take, the suffering he would endure, and the pain he would bear and because he was God as man, I don't think he necessarily looked forward to those few hours. But because he was a duolos, a slave, of the Lord Most High, he walked that road freely and without regret for he knew the promise of reconciliation was about to be fulfilled.
So how can we be servants? Where do we begin?
Grace and Peace,
Unbroken
So in listening to my friend preach on the lame man being healed by Peter in Acts. He made the point in his sermon that we all go to church for something. This lame man went to the synagogue because people are nice there and occasionally, he can get some money for some food or other essentials.
Today, we are just the same. We all go to church for something; some go to church because they want to be perceived as nice people; some go to keep the peace with their spouse; some go because there is no other place they know of that could possibly provide help in their situation; some go because they are at their wits end with their kids, parents, spouse, jobs, health, finances... you name it.
Why do you go to church? Is it what you do on Sunday? Are you broken and seeking to be healed? Are you lost in your relationships with your kids, spouse, or parents and seeking a way out of the maze?
Why do you go to church?
We go to God looking for alot of things, sometimes those things are more physical than spiritual. And often we don't neccesarily find what we are looking for, but in the same way that Peter said, 'I don't have any money for you but this I do have, get up and walk' I hope this blog might help someone get up and walk.
Grace and peace,
Today, we are just the same. We all go to church for something; some go to church because they want to be perceived as nice people; some go to keep the peace with their spouse; some go because there is no other place they know of that could possibly provide help in their situation; some go because they are at their wits end with their kids, parents, spouse, jobs, health, finances... you name it.
Why do you go to church? Is it what you do on Sunday? Are you broken and seeking to be healed? Are you lost in your relationships with your kids, spouse, or parents and seeking a way out of the maze?
Why do you go to church?
We go to God looking for alot of things, sometimes those things are more physical than spiritual. And often we don't neccesarily find what we are looking for, but in the same way that Peter said, 'I don't have any money for you but this I do have, get up and walk' I hope this blog might help someone get up and walk.
Grace and peace,
Googley-eyed Worship
My First Run At This... just to see how this thing works.
I am listening to my friend about the healing of a lame man in Acts.
So... I am going to return to my regularly scheduled programming.
Be back soon.
I am listening to my friend about the healing of a lame man in Acts.
So... I am going to return to my regularly scheduled programming.
Be back soon.
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