Why is it that, myself included, bloggers every so often write posts about how hard it is to actually blog on a regular basis. As if we, the readers didn’t notice that they haven’t posted to their blogs in over 3 months and during that time whatever their last post was about has become completely irrelevant.

Well, here I am. It’s been over a month (just barely) since my last post. I’m going to get this out of my system early: Man, it’s hard to come up with something to write on a semi-regular basis. I mean, first, my life isn’t that interesting. The parts of my life that ARE interesting are actually more “juicy” and gossipy than actually “interesting”.

Well, since the last time I blogged we have had a few adventures. Ann backed into a lady in the Wal-Mart parking lot. It was innocent enough on her part, but honestly I knew from the beginning that it was going to be a hassle. I know how what I am about to say sounds, but please understand that there is a difference between prejudice and observations. This woman is from what we call “The Grove”. “The Grove” is not known for it’s Harvard graduates. Heck, it’s not known for its middle school graduates. In general the people there are not very sociable, typically not well educated and generally grumpy.

For the record I was correct about it being a hassle. She presented an estimate to have her car fixed, I offered to pay for her car to be fixed and she initially agreed. Then she figured out that I was paying instead of my insurance (The repair was less than my deductible, so I didn’t see a need to file on my insurance) and she decided that she wanted a check. She harassed my insurance people and after about a week and a half of her giving me grief I finally got angry enough to make myself clear. Apparently I was just too nice before, but words like “I’m done with you” “You WILL NOT be getting a check” and “If you call again, you’re going to jail” seem to have gotten the job done nicely. I have been ‘grover free for over 2 weeks now. It’s nice and peaceful. Maybe I should feel bad about it, but had you been there, I would bet you would have been the same way. The good thing is I managed to get her off my back without opening my mouth to the point that I got myself in trouble.

Work is going pretty well. I think for most people jobs just are stressful. I’m learning how to come home and let it go most nights. I have started leaving work at the office more and more, and the results are good.

Church stuff is good. We have started a new life group with some friends of ours and it seems to be going well despite the growing pains that always go with establishing a new group. There is the typical member turnover but we seem to be getting a consistent group of people and there have been some really transparent times.

Personally, I feel like God is preparing me for something. What? I dunno. If it is anything like usual it will be something that stretches me and I will probably look back in a couple of years and realize the awesomeness of the whole experience.

Well, this has been your monthly random update on life, the universe and everything.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

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