Its that time again!!

It is time once again for the Pepsi Marigold Medallion Hunt!!!

For those of you who don't know what this is...

The medallion hunt happens every year at this time. A local celeb named Gary Gillis hides a little wooden coin with the medallion emblem on it. He then writes clues each day that lead you to it...or so he says...

Wel, last year I was literally 5 feet away from the women who found it. I had actually been wakling on top of the medallion for about 10 minutes prior to her picking it up and shouting.

The person who finds the medallion gets several excellent prizes, capstoned by a trip for two to Cancun or Las Vegas.

SO this year I am committing to find it!!! Anyone who wants to help find it can help!!

Read the clues here. clues

Two weeks in a new softball league...

...two weeks with injuries.

We lost our first fall league softball game 17-7. In that game I injured my right quardriceps muscle by making a running catch and when I caught the ball, I hit the shortstop. Actually, the shortstop's (Kevin Sletten) head hit my my quad. He was also running at full speed. So, for the next several days I was limping around.

Last night, we lost our game 7-6. I got injured when I was running on the bases. I was on first base, and the batter up hit a basehit to left field. I tried to go first-to-third on the play and was safe on an awkward slide. When the third baseman caught the ball, he turned to tag me, and when he did, he tripped over my body and "His fatness" landed on my left arm, causing it to hyper-extend and at least stretch out some tendons in my left arm. Hopefully there was tear, but I definitely heard and felt a slight "pop". Doctors appointment to follow on Monday.

All this to say, this new softball league hasn't been very nice yet. So far we are 0-2, and I am in the middle of a 2 game injury streak.

BU Activities Fair, and Email

So today was the day of the 2006 BU Student Activities Fair. Nexus had a booth, (thanks to several people including Bethany, Justin, Autumn, and the late addition of Matt Rineberg) and it was awesome to spend all afternoon talking to incoming freshmen. I must say that miss Goodman made some of the best signs I've ever seen. She is my favorite girl in the world!
So to those of you who helped, prayed, or even thought about the Act. Fair, thank you! Charlie and I appreciate you! I'll post pictures later this week!

I don't know what to expect this week @ nexus with the Nathan Peterson Band, but we're hoping that 10% of those who signed up for a free iPod come this week, which would mean 30 people who have never been. That would be excitingly sweet!

Our email is now "back on" at Northwoods. Thanks in part to a tirelessly overworked IT team, we now have our livelihood back at work.

A Reminder:

The Nathan Peterson Band will be @ Nexus on Saturday, August 26th.

It is going to be an awesome night. Food, drinks, and an iPod giveaway, as well as some other giveaways.

If you are going to be at the Activities Fair Day on BU's campus, make sure to visit the nexus booth. Sign up for a free iPod!!!!

Invite everyone you know!! This is going to be spectacular!!!

Islamic Fascists

Yet another terrorist plot has been undermined. Today, 21 people were arrested in Britain, for preparing to board at least 10 planes with the means to blow up all of those planes causing mass murder in an "unimaginable way". These planes were all set to travel to the United States, and being that they were large airliners going overseas, each plane probably would have had 250-300 people on each.

Do the math...2500-3000 dead.

Check out the story and how they were going to do it here.

My initial reaction is anger. My second reaction is thank God for Britain and Tony Blair. (never thought I'd say that in my lifetime) And my third reaction is this...

When are we Americans going to stop taking our lives for granted? I'm talking to myself here. I take almost everything for granted and in a heartbeat, it could all be over. There are people out there who hate Americans and would give their own lives to take mine.

My prayer:

Thank you God for life, and love. Thank You for freedom, and for those who fight for it. Thank You for salvation.

E-mail down & Rain

Our e-mail system at work is down and it may be down for up to a week. Not only that but also we may have lost our contact lists and some folders. Oh NOOO!!!!

If you have made it through my links, you would have already read this message. That being said, if you need to contact me, please do so right here . If you have emailed me in the last 2 days, I haven't been able to check it, so please, forward that email to above link.

And, yes, there is an underscore between the 3 and the 8.

Why has it been raining all month? It seems like almost every day this month has been accompanied by rain. This has been a rather boring end to the summer, which begs me to ask the question, "Do rainy days aid in making people feel down?" I know that sounds like a rather lame question, but I was thinking about that.

Leviticus

As I mentioned @ Nexus on Saturday night, I am reading through Leviticus right now. Man oh man, it is tough to read at times. The beginning of the book talks about different types of offerings and rules for doing them. Then we move into some tabernacle stuff and I've been reading today about what to do when people are ceremonially unclean.

Here is my question...What is the relevance today?

I understand that a lot of the Old Testament is relevant to us today so we can better understand the character of God the Father. But here I am reading about scars turning into skin disease and I sometimes struggle to continue to pick up my Bible in the morning and read.

All this to say that the OT can be difficult stuff to read. Certainly it is necessary to read, but it isn't always easy.

Any thoughts, questions, comments, or other concerns anyone has? Anyone else ever struggle to read the Old Testament?

Done with all three summer classes

I know this has been a consistent topic for me lately...but I can't help it. Today I wrote the last paper for my last summer class ever. I am completely done with the work for this class, I just have to submit the last few things.

I already registered for my final four classes for this fall...and today I purchased the books. I am pretty pumped, my collegiate library with be complete within 4-14 days.

So start saving for my wonderful graduation gift...

Congratulations go to Mr. Justin Ganschow on the purchase of his first home. Let me know what I can do to help brother!

The Office

I finally got Bethany hooked on the Office. We began watching season 1 tonight at about 5:30...We finished with the 5th episode and she wanted more. I'm so proud of her...the only unfortunate part is now I have another TV show that is must watch stuff...and on Thursday night. It is going to be full come Thursday's this fall with Survivor and the Office. I'm pretty psyched though!

So, congrats Bethany! Way to go!!! (Did you get tickets? To the gun show? *Kisses arm*)

Biking

I just got back from biking...wow, is it hottttt!!!!!

I was out there for about 40 minutes, and the trail I rode I hadn't ridden in a long time, so I wasn't as sure as the route as I usually would be, but it worked out.

I saw several deer, most of the time they were running from me, but a couple of times I stopped and watched as they would eat. I must say that every time I see deer in their natural habitat (anywhere but the roads), it reminds me of how there is seemingly another world that goes on...a world where simplicity and God rule...where things are more clam than in the world we live. I am always reminded of how awesome God is when I ride. The path I chose today has some streams along the trails, and is overall I nice ride. It isn't an easy one, but is still nice.

When I got back to my car I admit feeling a bit dizzy and very queasy. I think this had something to do with +100 degree heat index...