Summer + Sexy = Sumos

This commerical ranks right up there with "Where's the Beef."

RIP Rameses XVII

Seems that all the news from the college sports world is coming out of UNC's Chapel Hill these days. Yesterday, the campus celebrated the announcement that Tyler Hansbrough was returning for his senior season. Darn - I was really looking forward to another overblown alumn of a North Carolina school sitting on a bench somewhere in the NBA (see JJ Reddick)

Today's news is a little more somber. Rameses XVII - the goat mascot of the UNC's football team, has passed away from a mortal head butting from his son, Pablo. This doesn't sound like an accident to me. His son was the Rameses XVII's heir and now takes on the name of Rameses XVIII. What makes this even more disappointing for the fans of this ACC football powerhouse is that pops was the best kicker on the UNC football team and his son is academically ineligible. Sources say that the football team is busy recruiting a kangaroo at the local zoo to take Rameses XVII roster spot.

Quick Funny

As I was clicking through the depressing stories in my Google reader, trying to find something worth mentioning on the blog... I came across this funny picture.

Get over the Monday Morning Blues!

Here is what you might have missed at church on Sunday...

The Human Condition

I will not try to over-spiritualize this, becuase this is just plain funny. Not sure where they came from either.

Your Welcome,

CC

Thought for the Day: Use Extreme Caution when Making Wine

The infamous Grape Lady Video.

No Shoes, No Socks, Yes Smoking!

There are many different ways that we as Americans can show our displeasure with our government. Some of them lawful like a sit-in or a march. They become unlawful when they disrupt, cause damage or harm. And than you have people who think totally out of the box as written about in this news article coming out of Southern Illinois.

It seems that one Mr. Jon Hemminghous owner of the Wounded Rig, a boat repair shop, is taking the law into his own hands... or fingers. In protest of a no smoking law that Illinois lawmakers recently passed and went into effect on January 1st, Mr Hemminghous is having a good old fashion "Smoke In."

I have set with my family in enough smokey eating establishments to be grateful that smoking has been banned in many places - unfortunantly not where we currently live but that is another blog for another day. But I am not blind to the possible negative impact these bands have on places that a large number of it's clientele are smokers. What makes this article amusing - besides the nature of his protest - is that this guy owns a boat repair shop! How many customers are going to start going to another boat repair shop that accepts smokers??

Well, anyway, good luck and I hope the law takes it easy on you!

Can You Imagine How Big the "To Go" Box Is??!!!!

Who needs the Big Mac when you can have this 135 pound burger from Mallie's Sports Bar and Grill in Detroit, Michigan! It'll only cost you $350 but imagine how many meals the leftovers will replace.

Of course, unlike the Big Mac which you can eat within 5 minutes of ordering, please call 24 hours ahead for this burger.

Looking good for Jesus- Sacreligion gone wild

I saw this article on Fox News today. Besides these products being ridiculous it seems to be making light of our God and Savior. Then I was wondering if it was in fact making fun of Jesus or Jesus' followers who seem to have obscure thoughts and priorities at times.

Question: do we Christians have a thick enough skin to see something like this and not think that the world is making fun of us? Maybe the world really is making fun of us and we deserve it? A fresh perspective may help us to see how we appear to the world around us.

I know that in many parts of the country and in many churches it is unacceptable to come to church unless you are dressed nicer than normal, kinda "looking good for Jesus", if you will. I have actually heard, "don't you want to give your best to God by dressing nice for church?" (Reminds me of the whole concept of Lent, but that is another discussion for another time.) There was no discussion of going to church for Christian fellowship, the building together of the body of Christ or learning more of God's Word...only that we need to look nice for each other. How foolish. Jesus always saved his harshest criticism for the religious, as we can see in Matthew 23:25-28. The Pharisees were so concerned about the outside, the external appearance, that they neglected the inside, which is where our heart and soul are located. We could be full of hatred and envy in our hearts, but if we dress nice and smile maybe no one will notice. Do we really think that we are fooling anyone? I think this is part of what has made Christianity so repulsive to so many people, superficial Christians that are more concerned about the external that the heart and soul of man.

Being a representative for Christ is about looking at the inside, the heart and soul of ourselves and others and, and not walking around making judgments based on appearances...anyone else stone cold guilty of this in their own way?

CC

This Hit is Dedicated to Anthony....

In case you can't see the video, here is a link.