The Beat Goes On... More Apostolic Music News

Wish They All Could Be California...
The 2006 Power2Power Musicians Workshop in San Jose, CA, is right around the corner. With all the Apostolic music talk of late, it may be great to get the pulse of music on the West coast and hear what respected clinicians have to say on the issue.

Happy National Chocolate Eclair Day!
Yes, it's another of those weird everyday-is-a-different-wacky-excuse-for-a-holiday days. However, let's give the elcair some props. It's not every pastry that can make the jump from famous French dessert to breakfast staple in the bakery section of your local grocery.

Lexicon Observance of the Day
I've called what must be eclairs long johns all of my short life. Does anyone else observe this vocabulary practice too? Is this just a Southern thing, such as our word washateria for laundromat?

Master Chef Moment
So here's the thing. The eclair day reminded me of a leeann experiment that I feel a ridiculous need to share for the sake of my own embarrassment. My disclaimer is that the following event took place during finals week as an undergrad, so I blame it entirely on sleep deprivation.

I'm studying away, trying to keep myself awake by eating every fourteen minutes. (Let me begin by saying that was bad idea #1.) At some point I developed an insatiable craving for a long john. That isn't very feasible in the middle of the night. To my shame, I dug out the inside of a brown 'n serve dinner roll and stuffed it with vanilla pudding. The chocolate icing was missing, so I grabbed the hershey's syrup and added the topping. Friends, I'm not sure I could describe what this creation tasted like, but it wasn't a long john.... even after the microwave became involved.

Moral of the story: thank God daily for 24 hour groceries these days which make incidents like this a thing of the past.

Military Debate, Nuclear Missile Scare, and Special Ordering Food

Working Lunches
Ever feel guilty for special-ordering a sandwich during a group lunch order at work? In appreciation for the little things in life, I discovered something to be thankful for: someone else special ordering a sandwich too so you don’t have to be the only one to look picky during the company lunch.

Can You Say Tunnel Vision?
With a nuclear missile scare and U.S. military deaths in Iraq, how weird is it that I’m wrapped up in a dilemma over lettuce or no lettuce on my sandwich? That’s what happens after a 14 hour work day (by way of apology for the belated post).

New Twist in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
It has been discovered that a set of American military documents label homosexuality as a mental disorder. There is a ruckus over the whole scenario. Advocates are calling for Rumsfield to address the issue. It should be interesting to watch this new round of debate.