:: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 ::

"It's times like these you learn to live again..." (Foo Fighters)

1.

Preacher: ...And what did Moses do when he saw those declinin' backslidin' never-mindin' sinners?
Congregation: What he do? What he do?
Preacher: Moses SMOTE those sinners in his wrath, yes he did!
Congregation: Yes he did! Amen!
Preacher: Y'all know what smote is?
Congregation: ::look collectively confused::
Preacher: I smite! You smite! He smites! We done SMOTE!
Congregation: That's right! Amen!

If you can tell me what this is from, you get a hundred gold stars. Even if you can't, I recommend doing a happy dance and using "smote" in your next 15 conversations.

2.

So Hurricane Jeanne came through yesterday. Even we could barely find news about it... I mean, when is Delaware ever worth a news story? At any rate, the storm did come through, flooding buildings, washing out roads, uprooting trees, touching down tornadoes, and leaving around 20,000 people in our neighborhood without power. I slept peacefully through it all while Daniel was trying not to die on his trip home through flooded highways. We're very grateful now to be living on a hill with an excellent drainage system.

3.

I was sitting here typing this when I thought I heard someone hiss in the next room. As I am not aware of anyone else who should have been in our apartment, I went to investigate. Lo and behold, a rather hateful squirrel was in our living room. I guess he somehow got in through our covered porch. He checked me out, hissed again, and vanished. ::sniff:: Come on, I don't bite.... hard.

Labels: Christmas Newsletter

:: Bethany Bassett - 1:50 PM :: + ::