Work and Play

I spent the last week entirely with my family. Hours and hours with my wife. Compare that to this week where I will be lucky to spend 12 concious hours together with her this week. Most of those will be on Saturday and Sunday.

Work takes the majority of my time away from the family. Church takes most of what's left in the evenings from either me or Kristine. Saturday there is usually something planned either with the church or as a family event.

Family time becomes sacred.

Four days on vacation. Two with good friends making our total group rather large; yet, every moment that we were together as a family was tonic for my soul. Two days and a half days were our family alone. It went so quickly. It went so deep.

This vacation was our first family vacation this year as I have been tasked at work implementing a new system for the company at two locations here in New Mexico.

Coming back to work this week I can feel the renewal and a new vigor in my work activities. A little bit of play has gone a long long way.

I play, I am renewed.
I have laughed
joy in the laughter returned.

I work, I am renewed.
I have accomplished
satisfaction, efforts that improve.

I serve, I am renewed.
I have helped
giving I have grown.

Name that Line Oct 19, 2006

Here is the latest installment of name that line:
1 point for the movie, 1 point for the character's name, 1 point for the actor's name an extra 5 points if you can legitamately name another movie that has the same line not including different versions of the same movie.

e-mail any suggestions you want to contribute to next week's installment to: pnkjohn@hotmail.com

"1. Oh great and powerful Steve, what do you want?!"
"2. Family comes first!...Honeymoon!...Honeymoon."
"3. A little revolution every now and then is a healthy thing. Don't you think?"
"4. How can you help me if you don't believe in me? Some magic's real"
"5. These are the years when a man changes into the man he is going to become for the rest of his life. Just be careful who you change into."
"6. Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."
"7. Great! You killed the invisible swordsman!" "Yep, he's dead." "How was I supposed to know where he was?" "You were suppossed to fire up. We both fired up. It's like living with a six year old."
"8. Did I not instruct that box five was to be kept empty?"
"9. The fault was mine and so must the remedy be. It was through my mistake in pride that Mr. W____'s character has not been made known to the world."
"10. I, uh, kinda promised the blueberries I'd teach them kanasta."

How many points did you get?

The first comment holds the answer key.

Name that Line Oct 12, 2006

As explained last Thursday, here is the latest installment of name that line:
1 point for the movie, 1 point for the character's name, 1 point for the actor's name an extra 5 points if you can legitamately name another movie that has the same line not including different versions of the same movie.

e-mail any suggestions you want to contribute to next week's installment to: pnkjohn@hotmail.com

1. "We shall not go quietly into the night,..."
2. "Oh Captain! My Captain"
3. "I'm an Uncle! (Passes out)"
4. "Baby steps to the door, Baby steps to the elevator..."
5. "Do you have a kiss for dad-dy?"
6. "And Daddy...They took my boot!"
7. "If money is a curse, may God curse me with it and may I never recover."
8. "Do you trust me?" "What?" "Do you TRUST me?!" "Yy-e-ss?" "Than jump!"
9. "Come down! Ladies come down!"
10. "He distinctly said "to blave." And, as we all know, "to blave" means "to bluff."

Number 10 was corrected so if you took the test and couldn't get but now you can then give yourself an extra point for being as smart as my twin.

How many points did you get?

The first comment holds the answer key.

Apollo God of Stink

Though you can't see the fumes
that waft through the air,
the skunk left his mark
with eyewatering flair

This gives one more story
't'will be shared years to come
We'll shake heads and we'll laugh
That dog is so dumb!

A Colorful Life

Tiny's bruised cheek is pure color
where two brothers collided
black, purple, and yellow
quite nice I've decided

Angel face has chosen
with eyes blue as steel
persistance in learning
and innocence real

Miss M shoots red lasers
watch out for her ire
lives life with a passion
and a book by the fire

Bug sees only two tones
its black or its white
he'll defend truth and justice
he will do what's right

Lucy is radient
a dancing princess
bright yellow like sunshine
in a loved wornout dress

Bam-bam the ham ham
learns the trade of the clown
a farmyard of noises
the joy of the town

Mother is green
a green pillar of hope
the force of our family
the keeper of soap

Each day has a story
of friends, joy, or strife
each one makes my memoirs
a colorful life

Name that line

Here's a concept for a new game show. In the spirit of "Name That Tune" they could play one word at a time from a movie until the contestant either finishes the line and names the movie, or just names the movie. You get extra points if you can name the actor, actor's character, etc.

So let's play, see how you do:

1. "(whispered) the Users, the Users, the Users... Are you a User?"
2. "He who would pun would pick a pocket"
3. "I died that day, and you can die too for all I care."
4. "(chanted) Run Home Jack! Run Home Jack"
5. "Still...I don't know, do you think a guy like me and a girl like her..." "No!"
6. "Snakes? I hate snakes"
7. "You were the Chosen One!"
8. "(sung in monotone) I want the knife...Please"
9. "The pass is open, the pass is open, all able bodies gather at the meeting house." (Except no one ever does they all just ride off.)
10. "Do you know how vile it is to hear the first song bird of the morning when you've been up all night crying?"
11. "Now show me, sand 'a flo'"
12. "What about this birthmark right here?"
13. "Will you give me your word that I may take all that I can carry?" "Whatever you may carry." (laughing) "All right bring him back, I'll give you a horse."
14. "I caught you a delicious bass."
15. "Kiss me! (That's NOT and order)"
16. "What we need are some nice 'taters" "'Taters? What's 'taters?" "PO-TAH-TOES."
17. "She turned me into a newt (pause) I got bet'er"

That should be enough for this weeks episode.