Rough day at work yesterday. Stayed late to arrange a hot shipment. On the phone on the way home. Get home and more frustrating emails. Got in this morning and more hard crud to deal with. Will probably be working late tonight. I'm not the only one stressed out – my whole team is on edge.
Reminds me of the old Jay Leno story of the guy with the cushy job at the Corn Flakes Advisory Board. The secretary buzzes over the intercom "Mr. Smith, there's a lady on line three who wants to put strawberries in her corn flakes, Is that all right?" Harried, Mr. Smith replies "Sure, but Sally, hold my calls. I'm worn out."
I hope to do a lot of resting all weekend, including watching a little bowl action and the father/son golf tourney. Need to get tires for the car.
After school yesterday C did some shopping. M baked cookies. We ate supper at the El Porton next to the Stinky Kroger. Part of the thrill of going to a Mexican restaurant is the language barrier between customer and the waiter. It's always a surprise to see what food comes out.
No progress yet on my Christmas card or letter. Perhaps this weekend. Just heard the VP specifically instruct his assistant to write "Merry Christmas" on the cards he's sending out, and not Happy Holidays.
C has lunch with an old friend today, then dinner out with friends to celebrate a birthday. Due to time I might just grab fast food on the way home.
I will miss the funeral for my former teammate Jeff Stewart. His obit was impressive. Solid guy, and a former Mr. Georgia to boot.
Carl Sandberg: "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on."
Psalm 127:3 – "Children are a "heritage from the Lord"
MONTE IRVIN [SABR Bio] was targeted as the most qualified candidate to break major league's color line before he was drafted into the military in 1942. He served but came back well to a fine career, joining the Giants in 1949. He used the assumed name "Jimmy Nelson" to protect his amateur status while attending university where he planned a career in dentistry. Briefly attended Lincoln University in Chester County, PA. There is a beautiful statue of him in a park named for him in his hometown. The statue & park are in Orange, New Jersey. He was the only player to steal bases for his team in his first World Series, in the 1951 WS, including a steal of home in the first inning of the 1st G. of his first MLB WS. He played with six future Hall of Fame teammates before arriving in the majors and three more thereafter. Playing for the Newark Eagles 1938-43 and 45-48, he played with Ray Dandridge, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles, Leon Day, Biz Mackey & Larry Doby. With the Giants, Willie Mays & Hoyt Wilhelm were teammates from 1951-55. In 1956 on the Cubs he played with Ernie Banks.
Denison: in The Intolerance of Tolerance, biblical scholar D.A.Carson identifies a shift in the way our society defines tolerance. In the "old tolerance" religions were free to believe their beliefs were true and to share them with others. In the "new tolerance," no beliefs are more valid than others, and sharing them is imposing our views on others. Voltaire exemplified the "old tolerance" with his famous maxim: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." The "new tolerance" illogically counters: "I consider what you say to be intolerant, so I will not tolerate your saying it."
Denison: Harvard University research documents that regular worship attendance corresponds to a 47% lower risk of divorce, 33% lower risk of mortality, and 29% lower risk of depression. Gallup reports Americans' mental health declined 9 percent from 2019 to 2020, with only one exception: those who attend religious services weekly, whose mental health improved 4%. Another study shows highly religious individuals suffered less distress last year than other groups.
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