This blog: Closed for Business

Well kids, like the rest of the country, the overhead is too high to keep a blog and a facebook going. Oh yeah, I remember the good times, living large, blogging and facebooking everyday, with no concerns for expense or overhead. But it's time to tighten up.

So this is the final blog from ol' HelterShelter. I'll still be around making free lance comments on other blogs so dont worry. And I'm sure with all the packages, bailouts, stim-u-lie, and tax "adjustments" Barry-O will save us all, so, like Carl the gardener in Caddyshack acknowledged, "I got that going for me,......which is nice"

Keep right kids and stay the course. It will come back to us. But for now, everything must go!
Love ya, Springtown!

Bring It!

Top 10 Reasons OU is on top

10) Pre-arranged agreed upon tie break format -- change it if you dont like it
9) Vindication for the PAC-10 offciating conspiracy from 2006
8) OU players have less mugshots on file with local law enforcement compared to UT
7) 65-21 smackdown of Tech. After all the pre-game talk nonetheless.
6) Mack Brown pleading his case via telephone during OU/OSU game....he could sell siding
though.
5) Bob Stoops stating how he turned down same opportunity during UT/A&M game. Can you
say "high road" everybody?
4) Paying $20,000 to fly a frickin plane over a game to support your cause. It's football,
Longhorn fans......send the money to charity or something else worthwhile. Geez.
3) 21,368 total points scored of offense in a season. Of course the nation wants to see them.
2) Bob Stoops visits the local childrens hospital in OK City 2-3 times a month. Unannounced,
no fanfare.
1) God's team won out.

If the Nazarenes can be there..............

So......me and the missus secured our tickets five minutes to show time. In one word...........Fabulous. Probably the best concert I've ever been to. I'm into lists now to make my point so here goes...........

Top 10 memories from the Eagles @ JQH

10) If you wear a blue suit to a concert (no time to change after work) you will be mistaken for security

9) Nixa Church of the Nazarene church van parked right outside.....come on...how funny is that?

8) Watching two ladies from afore mentioned church in floor length denim skirts and long braided hair with no make up.............get down!

7) Glenn Frey welcoming everyone to the "Eagles Assisted Living Tour"

6) Harmonizationability

5) Listening to Joe Walsh sing "Life's been good to me so far"........hilarious

4) Realizing the new arena is way nicer than our SMS Buh-airs deserve

3) Black suits, white shirts, black ties.................timeless class

2) Don Henley singing...........well, everything. "Waiting in the Weeds" in person was awesome Lauren

1) Listening to your favortie group with your favorite girl after 18 yrs...........priceless

So Here We Are

So here we are......Barack Obama will be our next president. All the blogs, conversations, hype, commercials, worries, fearful comments, opinions, and predictions are over. I now have two elections in the loss column of lifetime voting, just to let you know how I voted.

So what now? Do we support him? Whole hearted? Cynically? What have we learned? Is God upset about all this? Is He surprised? Did we fail? Is Obama the Anti-Christ? Or just a pre-cursor? The world sure was happy last night, huh?
All those conservative issues we've been discussing....what now? Do we wait for the next election to try and do anything? Will we just end up settling down back into the normal routine of life........Starbucks, art walks, eating, hanging out, blogging, the Office? How do we keep some of these topics in the forefront? If this election was so important(and it was) what is the impact now, or what should the impact on my life be? I mean if nothing changes in my life say a year from now after Obama has been President, then how big was this? Well sorry......I'm prone to rambling, rhetoricals, and philosophying. Oh well......I'm looking forward to Christmas.

Just for fun.....here's a little list of some personal things following this election:

1) I still like Tom Brokaw
2) CNN was not as liberal as I thought they'd be
3) I like Palin....but the 15 minutes are expired. Sorry.
4) I'd like to go hunting with the Palins. Or maybe I'd just settle with the Tucker boys.
5) It did make me feel kinda warm to listen to his acceptance speech.
6) I'm glad race is'nt an issue.
7) I think I will pay more in taxes, eventually.
8) I think McCain was very sincere in his concession speech. He is a hero.
9) I still dont like Oprah.
10) I will miss reading the heated political blogs.
11) I think that one year from now I will still be: waking up at 6am to get kids ready for school, doing McCalister's on Tues nites, eating at McDonalds' with Emma every Friday morning, selling insurance, making a run for the 140th, driving kids to Drury for swimming, playing poker, throwing tennis balls for Duke.
12) It's cool that we can transfer leadership without murders like in half the world.
13) Obama's family is cute.
14) Biden's hair is still weird.
15) Missouri is getting more conservative.
16) Jay Nixon probably wont be that bad.
17) Hulshof will be back.....somewhere.
18) I did miss Tim Russert
19) I envy George W., ......go back to the ranch and no one bothers you. Plus SS for the rest of your life.
20) Red is still my favorite color.

Well Rounded College Football Fans...(and few predicts to boot)

Well kids....big weekend. Everyone knows what an OU fan I am and the boy is following right in my footsteps. However, just to be a little more well rounded and culturally complete, we are making the trek to Co-lum-bee-uh Saturday for the big MU-OSU game.
I predict at least 90 total points with MU winning 52-44.

The real game however is in Dallas. I like MU but my heart is with Sam, Ryan, DeMarco, and coach Bob and the OU Soooooooners!

SO.....let's roll out some predictions:

Sat Oct 11
MU wins big. OU wins double digits. Florida squeaks by LSU by 3.

National Champs - OU. duh

Baseball - Red Sox in 7 to win the ALCS -- LA Dodgers in 5 to win NLCS
setting up.......Manny versus the Red Sox.
Boston wins World Series in 5 games. Cowboy up!

Politics - Obama beats the Mavericks, %54-%46. I know, slash my tires if you want but you all know it's probably true.

Wrong way Jay squeaks by Kenny H for guv'ner in a close race that gives credit to Hulshof. He'll be back.

The Republican Party gets back on track after Obama raises taxes to %80 and sells California, Washington, Oregon, and a thin slice of Nevada to China, and wins the Prez back in 2012.

Time to hunker down friends, it may be a long winter!

What to do with $700 Billion

Ok...think about this. 250 million Americanos divided by $700 billion devalued dollars equals $2,800.00 per person.

Just give it to us you morons!

Jesus is My Friend

We need to update our worship services. Seriously! We have got to reach more people than we are now. I say we get this group.....watch the video and give me your feedback.
Reaching others is what it's all about people. This group could spearhead a new movement for us in our church. Tell me what you think!

Quick edit note: just discovered that Mr. Scott Marsh was blessed by this group already. Nonetheless, we need them.