Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving, all! I'm feeling a little better this
week after a lot of rest, especially today, and I have a few random
thoughts to share, so enjoy:
- As most of you know, my friend
Roger Byrd passed on last week. Although still grieving, I think that
most of us who knew him should be thankful that he was in our lives. I
saw a couple of signs this week that gave me the impression (I think the
Lord sent them) that he's doing OK in heaven. Rest in peace, my
brother.
- Like I said in my last blog, I've been getting in
touch with people I haven't seen in a long time. I'm thankful that
they've been in my life and I'm hopeful that I've worthy enough to be
considered for thankfulness in their lives as well.
- Why did I
title this the "spoiler" edition instead of some Thanksgiving related
one? Well, it has to do with something that has been going on here in
Columbus the past few weeks that I think is important to address. The
city has been hunting down a serial rapist that has hit several areas
over the past month and at least seven have been linked to this one
person. Hand in hand with getting in touch with old friends and keeping
up with current ones, I've been keeping vigilance and watching out for
the local ones at this time as well. Nobody knows who this rapist is or
how or if he cases his victims, so I've been acting on it a bit more as
of late. Suggestion: if some guy who you don't know and seems creepy
or strange in some way tries getting close to one of your female
friends, don't be afraid to play "spoiler" and pretend to be your
friend's "boyfriend" or "cousin" or something along those lines,
especially if your particular female friend does not want this person
around. Ladies, if you feel creeped out by some stranger checking you
out, grab one of us males to be a "spoiler" to help you out...I really
don't mind doing the role and I'm sure the other guys won't either.
Hey, the person may turn out to be okay, but I had to play spoiler last
night for one of my female friends who had some wannabe casanova
hovering around her half the night. Until this rapist guy is caught,
don't take chances especially if you are worried about your safety. I
don't want any of my friends hurt.
- The Christmas programming
on TV is now in full swing. It was pretty much regulated to two
channels until today, but get ready for the onslaught if you're a
regular TV watcher like myself.
- I haven't done this in a
while, but check out my church when you get the chance, Crossroads World
Christian Center at http://www.crossroadswcc.org. We're gonna have a
TV show soon too, so stay tuned.
- The Browns lost Brady Quinn
for the season and I think we blew our season with the loss to Houston
last week. There's always hope and I still stick with my Browns through
good and bad (no fair weather fan here), but it looks as though we're
gonna have to look forward to next season.
- OSU beat the
Wolverines for the fifth year in a row. We blew them out pretty bad
and, like I said, I can only feel sorry for Michigan because they're
stuck with a John Cooper-like coach in Rich Rodriguez. I have a couple
of friends who are Michigan fans and they have not especially been too
vocal this year as they had been in years past, and for some reason I
miss it a bit....only a bit, though.
- Song on repeat: "I'll Be Over You" by Toto...no
particular reason and no memory I'm dealing with in particular that
relates to it, I just like the song.
- For those of you thinking
about going shopping tomorrow...Beware of Black Friday!!!!
BoooooOOOOOOooooooo!!!! You will be haunted by low prices that you
could not get to in time and items that run out RIGHT before you get
there. Beware! BEEEWAAARE!!!!!!!
That's it for the random
thoughts today. Join me next time as I start singing some of the worst
Christmas carols in the history of man. Sing along with me now...Jingle
bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg....Until next time, have a
happy Thanksgiving, take care and God Bless.
DJ
