Thursday, April 17, 2008
“If I Ever Wake Up...”
“I'll be happy to give some more thought to how we could convince Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley to back off on his 75% sales tax incrrease.“And, yes, I agree, it was unseemly of me to think about, well, not using my litter box while relieving myself yesterday.
“That thought was more worthy of a dog than a cat.”
Labels: 75% Sales Tax Hike, Aaron Shepley, Crystal Lake, Keely, Tongue, Yawn
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Message of the Day – Tongues
I’m walking out of the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake last Sunday and I see white.
The whiteness is below the slacks a Crystal Lake Community High School freshman is wearing.
It looks so different that I asked if I could take a picture.
I’m not sure this shot does what Tamara Heath’s new fashion statement justice.
You can’t really see the white tongues against the dark slacks.
I should have taken one from a distance, where they caught my attention.
I asked her if this were a new fad at CLCHS.
She told me it wasn’t. It was just her…so far.
If you want to see what the rest of her looked like a year and a half ago, click here and go to the bottom of the story.
One thing is for sure. She is not destined to be a follower.
The whiteness is below the slacks a Crystal Lake Community High School freshman is wearing.
It looks so different that I asked if I could take a picture.
I’m not sure this shot does what Tamara Heath’s new fashion statement justice.
You can’t really see the white tongues against the dark slacks.
I should have taken one from a distance, where they caught my attention.I asked her if this were a new fad at CLCHS.
She told me it wasn’t. It was just her…so far.
If you want to see what the rest of her looked like a year and a half ago, click here and go to the bottom of the story.
One thing is for sure. She is not destined to be a follower.
Labels: First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake, Message of the Day, Tamara Heath, Tongue
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Message of the Day – A Tongue
This tongue was discovered in the mouth of a 9-year old friend of my son.They both had the day off from school. My son’s Star Wars Halloween costume arrived by UPS.
Of course, my 10-year old had to try it on.
And, his friend had to put on an appropriate costume, too.
He rejected the biohazard outfit, instead selecting one of the Alien.
Kids don’t play cowboys and Indians anymore.
They don’t play cops and robbers.
These two started using our two-story house as a space station/ship where the Star Wars character and the Alien battled it out.
At one point, I became aware of uproariously joyful laughter.
It continued for many, many minutes.
I have never heard such merriment in this house.
“Dad, look at his tongue!” my son said.
I turned around and saw this black tongue.
That’s what too many Sour Skittles will do to your tongue.
As my son just explained to his color blind father, “All the colors mixed together make black.”
It had tuned a bit lighter—dark gray—by the time the friend’s mother came to pick him up.
Labels: Alien, Message of the Day, Skittles, Star Wars, Tongue
