CNN reports that George W. Bush was offered a job as the greeter at a Dallas hardware store. He showed up.
Well, I don’t figure I’ll have very many opportunities to feature an OBU Tiger here on the blog since I work for a conference rival. Tonight is an exception, and yes, there is a story behind that headline.
I had to make a Saturday evening run to my office earlier to grab some paperwork I meant to take home with me on Friday. While in my office, I needed to run next door to the mail room. Keep in mind that the building is empty because it’s Saturday. I got what I
needed from the mail room, and returned to my office. My door was locked. I had forgotten to prop the door open or unlock it. There I was, in the hallway. I had no keys. I had no phone. I thought for a moment that I was up the dreaded creek without a paddle. I couldn’t even get in my vehicle because my keys were on my desk.
Since my phone was also on my desk, I knew I couldn’t very well call anyone, so I started across campus to find a trusty campus police officer. The police department was empty and dark. Something told me to look towards the gym. Sure enough, the game was in progress, and the officer on duty was there. I caught a ride back to my office with him, and he unlocked my door. I’m glad he was close by.
Let’s back up to the gym for a minute. I didn’t know it until I walked in, but the Ouachita Baptist University Tigers were in town! I was glad to get to visit with some folks, but others that I would have liked to seen were not there. I guess I can be happy for both schools tonight. The university that pays my salary (SAU) won in the men’s game, and the university that bestowed upon me my bachelors degree (OBU) won in women’s action.
I guess you can have your cake and eat it too!
Although I hope to stick to writing about things closer to home, I found an interesting article on CNN.com that says more women are robbing banks these days. Since 2002, the number of women bank robbers has jumped 25 percent! The article notes that many of the women claim they were forced to rob banks in order to feed or by diapers for their children. What kind of excuse is that? Aren’t there government programs that can help struggling mothers until they get back on their feet? I’m not a big supporter of welfare in general, but I think it’s perfectly fine for a single mother (or a family for that matter) to take advantage of the benefits long enough to get back on their feet. And isn’t it really the church’s role to help people in these times? What ever happened to that?
I could go on and on about this topic.
Speaking of women bank robbers, do you remember the “Barbie Bandits” from last year? I think they just wanted to buy some new clothes.
Small cars aren’t made for tall people, so when Capt. Robbins said he’d pick us up in his Prius, I thought he was joking. Okay, I’ll back up and tell the whole story.
I have the opportunity to travel for my employer, Southern Arkansas University, on an increasingly regular basis. I returned to work this morning from a two day trip to Little Rock during which a co-worker and I met with Capt. Robbins, the education service officer for the Arkansas Army National Guard, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. Our goal is to foster a relationship with the guard that could eventually lead to SAU enrolling more soldiers. That’s a whole other story.
So while meeting with Capt. Robbins, he told us about another program offered through the base and offered to drive us over to meet with the coordinators. We accepted. He told us to wait for him in front of the building. “I’ll pick you up in my Prius,” he said.
Now I had been meeting with this gentleman for at least a half-hour. He knew how tall I was, so I thought he was cracking a joke about my height. (Some people are just jealous!) Sure enough, when it came time to get in his car it was a Toyota Prius. It was the tiniest car I had ever seen. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thanks to my good friend Lannie Byrd for helping me get all of this set up! I think this is going to be fun.
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