Monday Meanderings - 8.20.2012

Not much happened down on the farm this week.

Monday
Regular session at Learning Ally; I'm reading in a text book entitled "Introduction to Law." The chapters I read included how the profession of lawyer developed in the US, from Colonial days to present time. Early day lawyers - even some of our founding fathers - skipped some of the regimen considered necessary to hang out a shingle. Not much has changed in the profession.

Tuesday
Took the day off. Oh, wait. I did have my annual checkup with my optometrist. Need new glasses.

Wednesday
Regular session at Learning Ally; still reading "Introduction to Law," this time about the history of the Supreme Court. Interesting to see how the composition and tenor of the court has swung back and forth.

Thursday
Our normal Friday routine is to eat breakfast at Fran's, then do our weekly shopping at Walmart and wherever else. Except when Tax-Free Weekend starts on Friday and school supplies are on the list. Unfortunately, Thursday evening wasn't that much better.

Friday
Took the day off.

Saturday 
At lunch we got caught out in the rain and got soaked! Let me repeat that: At lunch we got caught out in the rain and got soaked! Man, I love writing that sentence.

Sunday
Our preacher was talking about staying the course and finishing well. He's a baseball fan and used the illustration that once upon a time pro baseball pitchers pitched complete games - all 9 (or more) innings, but it's rare for that to happen these days. He suggested that maybe we should adopt that practice for preachers; if he began to struggle, a relief preacher would come in to close.

Sure enough, well into the sermon, after a somewhat lame joke the worship minister hopped up on the stage and said, "Thanks Kevin. I'll take it from here."

Maybe this coming week won't be so busy.

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