One of my goals in retirement is to get rid of / sell off / give away all my excess stuff: books, bobbleheads, clothes, sneakers, Braves jerseys, shoes, etc. I have bats and baseball cards, batting helmets and caps, football helmets and who knows what not. The two 1996 Olympic torches I carried in the torch relay will be passed down (I hope). Not sure anyone will want 30 years of scrapbook calendars detailing the days of my life (and many my family’s activities). Try to clear off 95% and save only the cream of the crop.
Jeff Yearwood currently pastors TWO churches, preaching at FBC Concord GA every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening (where he grew up) - as well as Flint River Baptist, which meets one Sunday night per month. He also works a full time job. Jeff says that while he could preach from any book in the Bible, he chooses to only preach from the four gospels. Jeff would be a good choice to pastor SPdL, but he wouldn’t want to move from tiny Concord to Atlanta.
Satire: scholars now believe the apostle Paul spent 3 hours per day arguing online with other Christians.
My friend Rob would be interested to know: a high school classmate of Will’s is now a princess at the Disney World in Paris. I could post a photo, but won't take the time. Her mother now attends the ladies Sunday School class that meets after ours.
Wednesday: worked past 530. Had to take C up to get her car from the shop. Stir fry for supper again. Watched Jeopardy.
Watched the first few picks of the NBA Draft. I am of course far from an expert on the NBA. Plus this year’s draft has supposedly the least amount of superior talent than any draft in years. I’m sure the 19 year old French wingman they drafted will grow in to a decent player. Supposed to be good on defense. But did the Hawks once again settle for a less than superior player because #2 pick Alex Sarr had showed hesitancy in wanting to be drafted by Atlanta. He refused to meet or work out with the Hawks but did say he would sign with whoever drafted him. Why the French center would rather play for the woeful Wizards is beyond me. Some “experts” love the Grizzlies pick. Others not so much.
Then the Hawks trade their best player not named Trae Young. Got two first round picks but not much else, less than they paid to get him. Wish they would've traded Trae, but you can't have everything. But as I said, the Hawks are hardly a blip on my radar screen.
Thursday: up early to lift weights in the gym. Caved in and had CiCi’s for lunch. Loved it. Not sure it loved me. Worked past 535. Ceil cooked beef tips for supper, with cut vegetables and rice. Her beef tips are always too tough to chew, so I went vegan for the night. Watched Jeopardy and Britain’s Best Home Cook. Stayed up past 11 pm. Some sort of debate was running on CNN.
Wasn’t feeling great after making that CiCi’s run at lunch yesterday (plus my lower back was hurting) so I skipped the gym this morning. Didn’t sleep great either.
HARMON KILLEBREW [SABR Bio] hit more home runs in the 1960s than any other player. From 1960 through 1969, Killebrew homered 393 times. Hank Aaron hit 375 & Willie Mays 350. Top 11. Among natives of Idaho, Killebrew’s 573 HRs dwarf the 71 hit by Vance Law - and Law has twice as many as the 3rd place total. Six times Killebrew was in the Top Five of MVP voting: 3rd in 1962, 4th in 1963, 4th in 1966, 2nd in 1967, 3rd in 1970, and in 1969 he won the AL MVP.
Becky Norman’s sister passed away last week.
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