And Thus Ends a Long Journey

Plagued again by lack of sleep and another 12-hour night shift looming this very evening, making it 3 in a row, I must take leave. I have heard rumors that the next blogger will have many voices. I wanted to welcome this blogger with a timely insider interview. But alas and alack, I am destined for one thing this morning: sleep.

Oh sure, Diana is mourned and I wanted to give my theory that she was assassinated by the crown, which I conjecture by all the history of the English crown and the murders I read of in Shakespeare's plays. But that won't change things, because Diana is gone and will not return, yet it weighs heavily in the way Prince Will may run things, or at least in the posing of it.

I want to thank my illustrious editor but never censor Mr. Curry, Time MAN OF THE YEAR for his bravery in hiring me last year (please forward my final check to Zihuatenejo). His helmsmanship at ninetyandnine is worthy of praise and recognition. It's just that it's so...underground. But that may be changing, soon.

And thanks to all you faithful readers of House Calls® (9 at last count) and may you divert over to the new blogger and give him a chance. And speaking of the pronoun issue, when I'm reading and the author states she for the general term instead of he, I'm thinking..."who is she?" And usually my confusion is followed by my slinging the article of writing across the room and on a day with good aim, into the nearest trash repository. It detracts and distracts.

Enough of that. There is one constant here, by existence of the fact we are unified by our Book of Acts experience in this, what my good Vermont bud calls our post-modern world. I call it our post 60's cultural revolution world, a place where decorum on almost any issue is thrown out with disdain so that apathy and amorality can reign. Also, immorality is more interesting to our entertainment-obsessed America than the immortality we all face.

So, now that my year long journey and excursion into Blogland has ended, I bid you

Adieu.
-stu, House Calls® 2006-2007

Where Stu Gets His Photos

(New mystery blogger disposing of Stu's House Calls® blog.)

New Blogger To Be Announced
That's right, my days are numbered here at House Calls® and you'll soon get to meet the new bloggaire extraordinaire for the year '07-'08. So stand by...for NEWS!

Top Ten Reasons I Had Fun Bloggin' This Year
10. Guest spot on Letterman.
9. Invitation to Pres. Bush's ranch to "dig a few post holes."
8. Built manly size bicep on my typin' fanger.
7. Stayed up later at night past my bedtime.
6. Asked to keynote Youth Congress (turned it down due to work schedule conflict).
5. Six-figure offer by PPH to publish collection of blog entries.
4. Able to avoid city voted "Most Dangerous" by Associated Press: St Louis, MO.
3. Built a huge fan base, last count: 9 readers.
2. Daily opportunity to download free music.
1. Nominated for Pulitzer, category: Community Blogging.

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In Memorium

10/3/1954 - 8/27/1990

Miracle in Georgia

Rain today in Macon, Georgia after way too many days without:

Current forecast
Issued by the National Weather Service at 10:12 am EDT on August 28, 2007
Scattered showers will continue across portions of central Georgia...including the Barnesville...Jackson...Forsyth... Covington...Social Circle...Macon and Madison areas through 1115 am EDT. Rainfall amounts will generally be a tenth of an inch or less...with over a half inch possible in the heaviest showers. The showers were nearly stationary. Motorists should slow down and use caution due to wet roadways and reduced visibilities.

Thank you, Lord.

Finished Reading This One
Ever since vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I've been interested in the U.S. Lifesaving Service, the guys who pre-empted the Coast Guard and managed the land part of water rescue involving shipwrecks. I found this book at the San Francisco Maritime Museum bookstore and skipped ahead to the lifesaving chapters. Well written, and an amazing look a the inside story of surf rescue heroics in the late 19th century.

FIRST, See This One
This was the film the Kendrick brothers of Albany, Georgia cut their teeth on, a film about possibilities when a used care dealer gives his life over to God. It's available at Blockbuster Online® and for rent in some Bible book stores, or get it here.

THEN, See This One...
Facing the Giants was produced by the media minister of a church in Albany, Georgia—Georgia being my home state—and is a truly great film. Sure, there's football everywhere but the underlying message is what makes this a must-see! Congrats to the Kendrick brothers for starting what may be a revolution in the world of Indie/Christian based films.

Five Reasons To Like Friday