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To: NoCmpromiz
Are you frequently awake during the wee hours? The animals awaken us when they hear/see anything out of the ordinary. I was rather ticked off at them last night because I planned our whole Saturday so that we'd be wide awake for the early service. The cats went on red alert and the dogs activated the alarm system and there we were, wide awake six hours before the service was to begin. Next time, I'll give you a shout!

Today's service was great! We have a whizzbangwhoppadoozie pastor who doesn't deliver a sermon without including at least one tool to include in your spiritual toolbox. Have a great Sunday, regards to all, and hug fuzzballs for me. :)

1,610 posted on 04/23/2017 9:30:48 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (Mind your atomic bonds.)
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To: Silentgypsy; NoCmpromiz; Monkey Face

I admit, I faded out a little during the sermon. I have to concentrate if I’m going to understand Spanish, and I drifted.

We learned that the Other Guy in our Spanish music program has an opportunity to play at another church, in exchange for free tuition for this children at their school. It’s a great deal for his family, of course, but leaves the rest of us with more shifts.

Once I have the report for-realsies confirmed by the deacon, we’ll plan to ask more members of the congregation to step up and help. I know there are people who can play guitar or piano or something, and sing. We just have to offer help and build people’s confidence.


1,616 posted on 04/23/2017 12:14:59 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Quien vive? CRISTO! Y a su Nombre? GLORIA! Y a su pueblo? VICTORIA!)
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To: Silentgypsy
Are you frequently awake during the wee hours?

Most of the time, to 2am usually, sometimes later. Since I became forcibly retired (by the Obama Recovering Economy) I don't have many compelling reasons to arise early in the morning just to take a 70 mile drive to the job. (Saturday night - Sunday mornings are the exception since I play around at playing keyboard at church so I can't sleep in and thus I go to bed earlier. Or should.. ;-) It's not quite how I wanted my working 'career' to end but it's how it is. It is - boring but I'm not quite ready to be a greeter at Walmart. Yet. ;-)

And after everyone is in bed and all the cats are inside it's quiet and interruption free (except for the occasional feline spat) so I can work on whatever unfinished project is on the table at the time. Or poke liberals on Facepagething. Or write stuff. Or do music (with headphones.) Or..

I had to beg off of church today due to a transportation issue - the Subaru died. I at first thought it tossed its timing belt but I took the cover off and the belt seems ok, no slack and definitely not broken. That leaves fuel pump or ignition (or even the ECM since it strangely is displaying no codes) but it has rained the past couple of days thus truncating any troubleshooting time. It leaves me though with the inconvenience of begging rides from the offspring.. ;-)

Looks like I need to put the front rotors and pads on Mrs. NoC's Audi so the second car is functional. Since she doesn't drive it much once the brakes became an issue last fall (as the climate change progressed into the winter ice age) it has been parked pending a further climate change into work-on-the-car-outdoors weather. And it seems that the battery didn't survive the cold.

And it's looking as if I need to consider shortening the height of the advanced grass substitute. It has responded verdantly to the abundance of moisture. But to do that I first must relocate what was driveway 'paving' that was deposited onto the lawn by several plow-the-solidified-glowbull-warmthing episodes back into the driveway so that the freshly sharpened blades don't become prematurely dulled. Next rain is foreguessed for Monday night..

1,629 posted on 04/23/2017 3:29:46 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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