If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund-raising show, would you? If so, what would you like to perform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1,000. When I was a kid, maybe 2nd or … Continue reading Question of the Week #83
Money
Question of the Week #79
For $20,000, would you go for three months without washing, brushing your teeth, or using deodorant? Assume you could not explain your reasons to anyone, and that there would be no long-term effect on your career. Seriously? $20,000 to basically do nothing? Where do I sign up? I mean, sure, I'll probably be unpleasant to … Continue reading Question of the Week #79
So Many Questions, Part IV
Are you still paying attention? We've gotten through the first, second, and third parts of this extremely long questionnaire. If you've stuck it out all week, bless you. Let's keep it going... 61. Predict what your life will look like a year from now. I imagine that life will be very different from me this … Continue reading So Many Questions, Part IV
So Many Questions: Part I
I'm always willing to rehash old blog posts or ideas that I've blatantly stolen from other people's blogs. It's not that I don't feel particularly creative on a given day. It's probably more of a laziness thing. But I don't feel like I'm lazy. I just, more often than not, get home from work and … Continue reading So Many Questions: Part I
Hanging Out at the Pottery Barn
Last week I went to a children's ministry conference with the children's ministry staff from my church (which is a great story in and of itself, so I'll let you know when it's posted). On the way back to Virginia from Atlanta, we stopped at an outlet mall to get some much needed shopping done. … Continue reading Hanging Out at the Pottery Barn
Question of the Week #62
If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do? Not to sound heartless, but I would keep walking. Survival of the fittest my friends, survival of the fittest. Besides, I'm not a vet. What would I do with … Continue reading Question of the Week #62
Question of the Week #49
While parking late at night, you slightly scrape the side of a Porsche. You are certain no one else is aware of what happened. The damage is minor and would not be covered by insurance. Would you leave a note? There was a time when I would say no, I wouldn't. My logic would be … Continue reading Question of the Week #49
Question of the Week #44
You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols--only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you do so a millionaire. Would you accept the risk? There was a time when … Continue reading Question of the Week #44
Nothing I Love More…
...Than having to pay for someone else's mistake. Yesterday, I got a notice in the mail informing me of a lack of payment on my personal property tax. This confused me because I put a check in the mail the week before it was due. The check hadn't cleared yet, but I figured that's just … Continue reading Nothing I Love More…
Day Twenty
A Hobby of Mine This is a tough one for me these days. I don't really have much of a hobby in the traditional sense anymore. For the majority of my years, I could say that my hobby was collecting comic books. But I'm not doing that anymore. I don't even have any of the … Continue reading Day Twenty
The Confusing Middle 