Surrounded in the Red Sea

Last night Wendy and I, along with some friends, went to see the Campbell University Men's Basketball team play NC State.  It seems that Campbell is having a good year.  Well, they were for awhile.  I think they have dropped four straight, but won their first eight games.  It used to be that Campbell was known to not score well and lose badly.  They did alright against the Wolfpack last night.

I have a few observations.  First, I enjoyed the free parking.  The game was at Reynolds.  I have never been there.  It was a packed house.  An announcement was made that the game was a sell out.  I saw a few seats open.  It was general seating, which was a little hectic.  We had okay seats.  We were to the side and behind some bleachers that were set up.  Fortunately, we could still see the action.

I was surprised how many fouls there were.  There were even two technical against Campbell.  I have no idea what for, but you know how the Baptists are.  One State player did pull down a Campbell player.  It was pretty funny.  It seemed like the referees were calling everything.  The game came down to free throws.  Most of the game the Camels and the Wolfpack were trading shots.  State's offense was off the first half.  Campbell could score when they had a chance.  So the game was tied going into half time.  One of my favorite quotes was from an exasperated State fan, "Great, we are winning."

The second half Campbell lost their shooting momentum and went cold.  State hit their free throws and was able to open a lead.  The Camels did hang on, but lost by six.  The game was close until the last five minutes.  I think a lot of State fans respected Campbell, after knowing State won of course.  On the ride back home, Wendy and I heard the State commentators talking how well Campbell did.  They even said Campbell has some of the top scorers in their division.  Wow.

It is amazing to see the types of people at the games.  You definitely feel the fans presence.  Wendy got into the game pretty well.  She let out some loud cheers for the Camels.  Maybe sometime we will make it to a Campbell home game.

I saw this elderly woman navigating the aisles, barely.  She was  holding popcorn in one hand and the rail with other.  I thought she would fall over any minute.  She was at a slow pace the whole way and then disappeared. A few minutes later she came walking by again.  I wondered what she was up to.

The game was pretty fun.  I can see why people attend them.  Those are some tickets that it is nice to get.

Just blow the dust off

Is it me or does our generation just bring things back in style?  I have to ask because all the television shows and movies are remakes?  It seems like all the books have just been revised?

Is it some smart ploy to make it look like we are actually doing something?

Or is the writer of Ecclesiastes right that "there nothing new under the sun."

Making it presentable

Dear Santa's elves,

Merry Christmas!

Christmas or should I say pre-Christmas brings out the decorator instinct in people.  I admit I am not a big fan of decorations.  It is mainly because I do not like additional work.  I do not enjoy dragging them out, setting them up, and then taking it down to store it.  Plus I am not creative and do not have the decorative eye.  It is hard for me to recognize when something is straight and is it the right color.

Why do people love decorations?  Why do they get so uptight that everything has to be just right?  Do they have to be that obsessive?

After thinking about it, I may have found the reason.  It is all because of one person.  If they can please one person then it is all worth it.  That is what Christmas is all about, making it special for one person.  Because one person made it special for us.

Enjoy those gifts, even if you have no idea what it does.

Whistle while you work

I am getting ready to embark on a week away from work.  When I know a vacation is coming, I have a hard time trying to get motivated.

I would love to work only a couple of months a year and have enough money to last me through the year.  Sometimes I do not mind working, it is the process I do like.  I would love to only work a few hours and be done.  I am reading a biography on Andrew Carnegie, who claimed he could do more work in a few hours then most would do in a days time.  That is my philosophy.  Most people brag about the time they spend at work.  Are we really that busy?  What are we actually doing?

It would be hard to get work done and leave because now everything is by demand.  A person has to be accessible to meet certain demands.  My job in particular is a mixture of things I know I have to do and then other pop ups.

The only true way to coordinate your own schedule is to not do anything.  I doubt that could last very long or be very fun.  Of course you could make others think what you want to do is what they want you to do.

Monthly review

Well I looked back at my blog's schedule and it was exactly a month ago since I posted last.  Wow, how the time has flown.  Especially since I was thinking Christmas was last week.

Has anything happened in the last month? Not too much. Wendy is doing well. Joy is doing well. She is pretty interesting. She loves a phone, until she has to talk on it. Most have gotten that from her mother. Enjoys blowing kisses, saying bye-bye, and saying "roff roff." Who doesn't though?

It is Christmas time. I hope that if you do not get what you want, then you at least get what you need.