The Blog: Laments From La Mancha

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”.

In the first year, “s” will replace the soft “c”. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.

The hard “c” will be dropped in favour of “k”. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome “ph” will be replaced with “f”. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent “e” in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing “th” with “z” and “w” with “v”.

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary “o” kan be dropd from vords kontaining “ou” and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl.

Seven days until August 30th.

Seven days until the release of the new Andrew Peterson CD, The Far Country.

Seven days left for you to head over to http://www.andrew-peterson.com/store/ and buy yourself several copies.

Seven days.

So get a move on.

If you’d like to sample some of the new tracks from Andrew’s new CD you can head on over to Grassroots Music and check out the clips, but make sure you buy it from the website. A) It’s cheaper and B) All the money goes to Andrew and his clan.

So do the right thing.

Go buy a CD.

You’ll thank me for it later.

Long has my exile been from Mount Olympus. The very nectar of the gods has been with held from me. For years I have wandered in the pizza desert searching for a taste that will remind me of home.

Nine days ago, I found the road to Olympus, and the newly arrived Little Caesar’s Pizza Pizza.

Oh, the heavenly taste of cornmeal bottoms and spicy pepperoni; crazy bread that is actually crazy bread.

It’s the simple things in life, but this one just made mine a little brighter.

After being nearly 7 years without great pizza, the emperor has returned to Fort Wayne. Tonight I will sleep a well fed sleep.

Life is good.

Psalm 40

1) I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.

2) He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
out of the mud and mire;
he set my feet on a rock
and gave me a firm place to stand.

3) He put a new song in my mouth,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the LORD.

4) Blessed is the man
who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not look to the proud,
to those who turn aside to false gods.

5) Many, O LORD my God,
are the wonders you have done.
The things you planned for us
no one can recount to you;
were I to speak and tell of them,
they would be too many to declare.

6) Sacrifice and offering you did not desire,
but my ears you have pierced ;
burnt offerings and sin offerings
you did not require.

7) Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.

I desire to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”

9) I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;
I do not seal my lips,
as you know, O LORD.

10) I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
I speak of your faithfulness and salvation.
I do not conceal your love and your truth
from the great assembly.

11) Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD;
may your love and your truth always protect me.

12) For troubles without number surround me;
my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my heart fails within me.

13) Be pleased, O LORD, to save me;
O LORD, come quickly to help me.

14) May all who seek to take my life
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.

15) May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”
be appalled at their own shame.

16) But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation always say,
“The LORD be exalted!”

17) Yet I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.

Heart of Worship
Matt Redman

When the music fades
And all is stripped away
And I simply come
Longing just to bring
Something that’s of worth
That will bless your heart

I’ll bring You more than a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the ways things appear
You’re looking into my heart

I’m coming back to the heart of worship
And it’s all about You
All about You, Jesus
I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it
When it’s all about You
It’s all about You Jesus

King of endless worth
No one could express
How much You deserve
Though I’m weak and poor
All I have is Yours
Every single breath

I’ll bring You more than just a song
For a song in itself
Is not what You have required
You search much deeper within
Through the way things appear
You’re looking into my heart

I’m coming back to the heart of worship
And it’s all about You
All about You, Jesus
I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it
When it’s all about You
It’s all about You Jesus

Its all about you
Jesus

This little bit of Saturday humor comes from Jon Youse (friend and minion from work).

It would seem that folks have this messed up idea that putting or piling stuff on your cat and then taking pictures of extremely funny.

Turns out they are right.

Enjoy!

Stuff On My Cat