Full of It

You can't be full of the Holy Spirit if you're continually full of yourself. ~ Rick Boyne

Romney vs Obama

I heard on CBS this morning, that "1/3 of voters don't know who Mitt Romney really is, and that could hurt him."

I thought about that for a while then made the observation: "100% of voters have no idea who Barak Obama really is, and that has ALREADY hurt US!"

Missionary Quote

Sunday evening, we had Bryan and Melissa Abbott of New Tribes Missions in our church.  The provided us with an update of their first two years in Indonesia.

Bryan said something profound that I wanted to share in this format.

The Great Commission isn't something God gave us just to keep us busy until Christ returns. ~ Bryan Abbott

I thought this was quote-worthy and hope it provides you with something to think about today!

How to Write Good

Avoid run-on sentences that are hard to read.

No sentence fragments.

It behooves us to avoid archaisms.

Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.

Don't use no double negatives.

If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, "Resist hyperbole."

Avoid commas, that are not necessary.

Verbs has to agree with their subjects.

Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.

Writing carefully, dangling participles should not be used.

Kill all exclamation points!!!

Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.

Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

Take the bull by the hand and don't mix metaphors.

Don't verb nouns.

Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague.

WILLIAM SAFIRE

[HT: Advice to Writers]

Overheard at Wal-Mart

I overheard a man and woman telling the clerk the following exchange at Wal-Mart a couple of hours ago:

Man: Yeah, yeah, she got out of jail on Wednesday; I got out of jail on Friday and we got married yesterday. he he he

Woman: yeah, yeah, yeah... I sure hope this one lasts!


(me: Oh my goodness!! Yes, I hope it lasts, too)

Funny Quote

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art."
Tom Stoppage



This is how I feel almost all the time, especially about modern art.