"Hokey Pokey" Songwriter Dead @ 93

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at themoment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person,which almost went unnoticed last week.Larry LaPrise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey," died peacefully at age93. The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into thecoffin. They put his left leg in.
And then the trouble started.

Ever Wonder Why Men Like Women Who Wear Leather?

When a woman wears a leather dress

A man's heart beats quicker,

He goes weak in the knees,

And he begins to think irrationally.

Ever wonder why?






Because she smells like a new truck.

Do We Trust in God with Our Children?

Many of you know about last weeks terrible accident on I-459. If not here's the link. It was a terrible accident. Unfortunately I drove by on 459 N in the far left lane shortly after they had taken the bodies, and it was something I wish I hadn't seen.
I've read many posts on al.com and heard several people say that we should change the driving age on interstates (although the boy driving was 18). Also, there were several comments made about younger children in the car, and how to change or stop it from happening.
The simple answer is you can't. You can control some situations, but you aren't always going to be there. It got me thinking about how as parents we always try to control ever aspect of our children's lives. Heather and I try and steer Jake and Adam towards certain opportunities and away from others the best we can. We mainly hope and pray that they have learned enough from us and that God will guide them. But we still jump in!
We all try and control our children. From who their friends are to where they go to what they wear. It's human nature, and I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that. But where is the TRUST IN GOD? We can try to control our children's friends, but they'll resent it and eventually do what they want and hopefully learn from it. I did. There will always be someone in their life that they shouldn't be hanging around and they'll know they need to distance themselves from that person. If we raise them with good moral values according to the law and TRUST IN GOD.
We can try and control who our children date, but has that EVER worked? No...I remember my parents telling my older brother he couldn't go out with this girl in high school because they thought she was a bad influence (not sure who the bad influence was there-him or her). Well, he snuck(sp?) out of the house after everyone had fallen asleep. Then Dad got a call from the police that he had wrecked his car, oh around 1:30 in the morning. How well did that work? Dad wound up nailing his window shut after the 3rd time. Now, I know I'll try and do the same thing, but at some point I've got to TRUST IN GOD.
We an try and control how our children approach things or feel about church, but that doesn't always work. I know my parents did, and at first I liked going to church. Until I got older. Then that was the last place I wanted to be. Jake doesn't want to be at church now. Do I feel like he's somehow disappointed me? No, he's 8 and is bored out of his mind (no offense Burt). He can't comprehend the message Burt is giving. I wish he had a children's class to go to but he doesn't. So what do I do? TRUST IN GOD. I pray that Jake eventually understands in time, and Heather and I keep plugging away.
It seems as though we all try to control things with our children, but we can't. As soon as we do we've already lost the battle. God should be sufficient in our everyday lives. From who our children date to who they play with to whatever they do in life. Our job is to guide them and be a moral compass. Help them learn the law and to TRUST IN GOD. If we don't are we saying God isn't sufficient?

First Day Of Spring! & I'm Ready...

I'm ready to get out and hit a honky tonk...get out and have a good time have a few drinks, throw some darts, do a little dancing, (maybe a little fightin..) just kidding..too old for that. Unfortunately, I don't think Heather *aka Mary Poppins* would got for that. I need to get a little rowdy every once in a while. The warm weather's getting me going, man. I want to hit Inisfree Pub or Zydecos's. My birhtday is in May sounds like as good a reason as any other to get out.
I need to enlist some people to help me talk her into it..any volunteers?

Top 50 Oxymorons....

Got this from a frienf of mine and thought I'd share:

Top 50 Oxymorons
50. Act naturally
49. Found missing
48. Resident alien
47. Advanced BASIC
46. Genuine imitation
45. Airline Food4
4. Good grief
43. Same difference
42. Almost exactly
41. Government organization
50. Sanitary landfill
39. Alone together
38. Legally drunk
37. Silent scream
36. British fashion
35. Living dead
34. Small crowd
33. Business ethics
32. Soft rock
31.Home School
30. Military Intelligence
29. Software documentation
28. New York culture
27. New classic
26. Sweet sorrow
25. Childproof
24. "Now, then ..."
23. Synthetic natural gas
22. Christian Scientists
21. Passive aggression
20. Taped live
19. Clearly misunderstood
18. Peace force
17. Extinct Life
16. Temporary tax increase
14. Plastic glasses
13. Terribly pleased
12. Computer security
11. Political science
10. Tight slacks
9. Definite maybe
8. Pretty Ugly
7. Twelve-ounce pound cake
6. Diet ice cream
5. Rap music
4. Working vacation
3. Exact estimate
2. Friendly Fire

And the number one TOP Oxymoron:
1. Microsoft Works

Pre-Season Baseball Tourney

If you didn't notice the Davis family didn't make it to church on Sunday. We've been at the park ALL weekend. The Youth Association decided to have a preseason tournament and both the boys played. Adam's 5 year old Tball team made it in to the championship game, but unfortunately lost. But the got a cool medal that he is SO proud of. Jake's team hadn't lost a game until last night. They're now in the losers bracket. If they win they're in the championship. If they lose they're done.
Both boys played pretty well. Rance and I are coaching the t ball team together. Adam wants the ball all the time. The problem is he wants to go to first most of the time. All in all for a 4 yr old he played well. Briley did pretty good too. We moved them both up so for their age the both hit well and stopped some balls.
I didn't get to see most of Jake's games, just last nights. I had a couple of people come up and tell me that he was having a great tourney. He was killing it. He almost had a couple go over the fence and had several good catches. Last night he turned a beautiful double play, but the other boy couldn't quite hang on to the ball. What I'm most proud of is that he's learning from his mistakes, and acting like a coach on the field and talking to the other players.
All for now. I'll post pics after it's over.

UPDATE-Jake's team won so they're now in the PreSeason Championship game. Unfortunately it's a double elimination.

Soap Box Time-One of my many pet peeves

I don't get "cyclist"...I was on my way home and there was a wreck on 459 so I got off and came down 78 into Leeds. And there are 2 cyclists taking up both lanes. In a 60 mph zone. So I don't get too close and tap the horn to let them know I'm behind them. Now, at this point you'd think they'd get out of the way, but nooo. Sissy boys give me the finger and stay there. Now a bike might be doing 30 down hill. But come one!. I know you're suppose to share the road or whatever but you can't act like you're a freakin CAR! Get the heck out of the way! Then an 18 wheelers comes down the hill and jake brakes it and lays on his horn... he about killed himself getting over. I laugh as I drive by the Lance Armstrong wannabe. I mean what self respecting man wears sissy boy spandex anyway? And don't forget they have their little jerseys like they're really in the Tour de France. Loser.
Anyway, I can't stand the cycle people. Mainly because they won't yield to traffic and think they have as much right as a car...I think not. When you can peddle that thing 55mph, THEN you are on equal play field.

Do a real sport...that doesn't include spandex

C'mon Spring!

I'm tired..actually the Davis' family is tired. We've been hitting the ball field with both the boys in tow practicing (too much in my opinion), until 8 and sometimes later 4 times a week. But it's a prelude to something better. SPRING! I'm ready for it and here is why:

• Warmer weather...I like it warm. I feel better when it's warm.
• Baseball..as much as it is a pain sometimes I love watching the boys play. It's one of life's treasures to see your children obtain a goal (hitting a home run or catching their first pop fly).
• Cutting the grass...it's therapeutic (I'll post more on this later)
• Going to the hunting club and watching the wildlife..gonna be great if we can find the time
• Spring football...A Day at AU...hopefully we can make it this year. Didn't make it last year
• March Madness...the only time I'll watch basketball. And of course filling out my bracket
• College baseball..I'm not much of a MLB fan but I love to watch SEC baseball (or any college b'ball for that matter)
• Longer days...time change ..

An Irishman Walks Into A Bar...

An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more.The bartender approaches and tells him, "You know, a pint goes flat after I draw it; it would taste better if you bought one at a time."The Irishman replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in America, the other in Australia, and I'm here in Dublin. When we all left home, we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days when we drank together. So I drinks one for each o' me brothers and one for me self."The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there. The Irishman becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way: He orders three pints and drinks them in turn.One day, he comes in and orders two pints. All the other regulars take notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your great loss."The Irishman looks quite puzzled for a moment, then a light dawns in his eye and he laughs. "Oh, no, everybody's just fine," He explains, "It's just that me wife had us join that Baptist Church and I had to quit drinking. 'Hasn't affected me brothers a bit though

The Husband Store

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
The 1st floor sign on the door reads:
Floor 1: These men have jobs.

The 2nd floor sign reads:
Floor 2: These men have Jobs and Love Kids.

The 3rd floor sign reads:
Floor 3: These men have Jobs, Love Kids and are extremely good looking.“Wow,” she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the 4th floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4: These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and help with Housework.“Oh, mercy me!” she exclaims, “I can hardly stand it!”
Still, she goes to the 5th floor and sign reads:

Floor 5: These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, help with Housework and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the 6th floor and the sign reads:

Floor 6: You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor.There are no men on this floor.This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

To avoid gender bias charges, the store’s owner opens a New Wives store just across the street.

The 1st first floor has wives that love sex.

The 2nd floor has wives that love sex and have money.The 3rd,4th, 5th and 6th floors have never been visited

Chuck Norris Takes On Oprah's "New Easter"

It seems as though every time we turn around another celebrity is jumping into the political world. As if that wasn't bad enough now we have them jumping into the religious world. With celebrities like Tom Cruise trying to sell everyone on Scientology.

Now the 'cream of the crop" Oprah has teamed up with an author Eckhart Tolle in her book club.

"Today, a live ten-week webinar hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle, author of "A New Earth," will begin on the Internet. Both the book and the online course purport to be able to awaken you and our world to life's grand purpose.
Since Oprah's endorsement of Tolle's book a month ago, 3.5 million copies of his spiritual self-help guide have been sent out to enlighten the minds of people around the globe. And more than 500,000 people in 125 countries have already signed up for the worldwide web seminar."

"Tolle advocates that the chief obstacle to awakening is our ego, and that fear is the basis of ego. (Is that a revelation to anyone?) The Bible declared more than two millennia ago, "With pride comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom" and "perfect love drives out all fear."

Just another way for man to find salvation without Christ. Is it any coincidence that this happens during Lent? Read Chucks commentary on this to find out more about this "new Easter".

Student Suspended For Taking Vitamins!?

It never ceases to amaze me how ppl who are elected into positions forget who they are there to represent. They get caught up in power trips.


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