Comments on: Starbucks Log: Welcoming Longer Days http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/ Mercifully gumming up the scapegoating mechanism Fri, 18 May 2012 16:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Favorite son Mike http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Favorite son Mike Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:46:54 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/#comment-2018 What!!?? The guy at starbucks fronted you a coffee?? you totally shoudve just taken it, yelled out "sucker!!", and bolted outta there!! Of coarse, then you wouldve realized you forgot to add cream and sugar... (scratch that, just cream if i remeber correctly..) and possibly your hat at the front counter... hehehe...Cant help but think im ripping off a simpsons episode but... Last to learn the alphabet eh?? You KNOW youll never hear the end of this one eh Dad?? Especially when your now using words like "azure"... why cant you just say "blue" like the rest of us... i mean, ok, we get it, you own a thesaurus... hehehe... Seriously though, i liked the article.. the Ms. Pinder reference especially... I think we all have some sorta Ms. Pinder memory... whether its folds of bicep flesh hanging, or coffee breath stinking, or saliva mist spraying, or cigarette stench offending.. they all touched us in one way or another.. (Ill resist the urge to make a cloakroom joke here...lol) I miss you Dad, the comedy, the blues jams, the salmon.. still not sure how you cooked it so perfect... my guess is rare, cause out here im hooked on raw when it comes to fish... little wasabi and ginger... soooo good... cant believe its actually good for you... Anyway, hope your well, have you seen my space lately?? if not, lots of pics of me and aya now... Love you Dad... Mike What!!?? The guy at starbucks fronted you a coffee?? you totally shoudve just taken it, yelled out “sucker!!”, and bolted outta there!! Of coarse, then you wouldve realized you forgot to add cream and sugar… (scratch that, just cream if i remeber correctly..) and possibly your hat at the front counter… hehehe…Cant help but think im ripping off a simpsons episode but…
Last to learn the alphabet eh?? You KNOW youll never hear the end of this one eh Dad?? Especially when your now using words like “azure”… why cant you just say “blue” like the rest of us… i mean, ok, we get it, you own a thesaurus… hehehe…
Seriously though, i liked the article.. the Ms. Pinder reference especially… I think we all have some sorta Ms. Pinder memory… whether its folds of bicep flesh hanging, or coffee breath stinking, or saliva mist spraying, or cigarette stench offending.. they all touched us in one way or another.. (Ill resist the urge to make a cloakroom joke here…lol)
I miss you Dad, the comedy, the blues jams, the salmon.. still not sure how you cooked it so perfect… my guess is rare, cause out here im hooked on raw when it comes to fish… little wasabi and ginger… soooo good… cant believe its actually good for you…
Anyway, hope your well, have you seen my space lately?? if not, lots of pics of me and aya now…

Love you Dad…

Mike

]]> By: Jeff http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/comment-page-1/#comment-2017 Jeff Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:22:28 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/#comment-2017 From my research for my book, “Learning at the feet of the televangelists," I've found that public swimming is only engaged in by 3.2 per cent of the TV preachers. Reasons given: bad for the hair-style. Ernest Angley, it's been reported, elected to briefly attend an Anglican church in order to avoid full immersion baptism. Still, even with that he wasn't able to guest host for Jack Van Impe because the sprinkling caused "unnatural" frizziness. Hats off to our tireless evangelists. Like Samson of old, these men will stop at nothing to keep their spiritual edge. From my research for my book, “Learning at the feet of the televangelists,” I’ve found that public swimming is only engaged in by 3.2 per cent of the TV preachers. Reasons given: bad for the hair-style. Ernest Angley, it’s been reported, elected to briefly attend an Anglican church in order to avoid full immersion baptism. Still, even with that he wasn’t able to guest host for Jack Van Impe because the sprinkling caused “unnatural” frizziness. Hats off to our tireless evangelists. Like Samson of old, these men will stop at nothing to keep their spiritual edge.

]]> By: S. Thomas Berg http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 S. Thomas Berg Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:14:56 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/#comment-2008 Your welcome. Anything to help keep televangelists from swimming in public... Your welcome. Anything to help keep televangelists from swimming in public…

]]> By: Jeff http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Jeff Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:06:55 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2007/02/27/starbucks-log-welcoming-longer-days/#comment-2002 I’m working on my new book – “Learning at the feet of the televangelists.” These men, I feel, are larger than life, David-like characters with big hearts for God and soft feet of clay. Too often we fail to learn from the signposts of mercy their public stories provide . Interestingly, in chapter 49 of my new book, I’ve included some references to “letting go”, particularly in the case of Jimmy Swaggart, who struggled with his own "Mrs. Pinder”. But Jimmy’s “against” had nothing to do with spelling, instead, to protect his and others' purity, the erudite southern gentleman avoided public swimming, seeking out secluded beaches where he could bathe temptation free. Sadly, his later lapses highlight the dangers of defining oneself “against”, particularly in relation to social mores. Perhaps if Jimmy could have stepped out into that public pool and exposed himself to the larger world, he might have avoided those cloakrooms that became so troublesome. Thanks for reminding us of this valuable lesson. I’m working on my new book – “Learning at the feet of the televangelists.” These men, I feel, are larger than life, David-like characters with big hearts for God and soft feet of clay. Too often we fail to learn from the signposts of mercy their public stories provide . Interestingly, in chapter 49 of my new book, I’ve included some references to “letting go”, particularly in the case of Jimmy Swaggart, who struggled with his own “Mrs. Pinder”. But Jimmy’s “against” had nothing to do with spelling, instead, to protect his and others’ purity, the erudite southern gentleman avoided public swimming, seeking out secluded beaches where he could bathe temptation free. Sadly, his later lapses highlight the dangers of defining oneself “against”, particularly in relation to social mores. Perhaps if Jimmy could have stepped out into that public pool and exposed himself to the larger world, he might have avoided those cloakrooms that became so troublesome. Thanks for reminding us of this valuable lesson.

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