Hey, Don't Rush Me...

I'm still thinking about when... or if I will start posting again.

Last week I was out of the country with my lovely bride celebrating our 30th anniversary (seven days in Cancun... it does the body good) and I was determined not to spend any of that time on "RevKev's blog."

That was a good decision (I make so many poor decisions, a good one is easy to spot) and really took the "pressure to perform" off of me for over a week.

Therein lies the problem.

Now that I've gotten out of the habit (it's kind of like going to the gym daily... or so I've been told), it may be difficult putting my nose back to the grindstone (a painful endeavor... just ask Pinocchio how much he enjoyed his 'nose job') and writing on a regular basis again.

So...

Please bear with me as I do a little sole searching (now where did I put those loafers?), a little Seoul searching (okay, Meredith Hull Ervin just moved to Korea ... let me get out my Atlas... ), and a little soul searching (heads, I stop... tails, I keep going).

Stay tuned.

"The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD." - Proverbs 16:33

I'm Taking a Break

Just within the last week "RevKev's Blog" has picked up a few new followers ('misguided souls' might be more accurate) and I wanted to do something "nice" (I know .. totally against my nature) to reward these newbies for their support and vote of confidence.

So...

I am taking a blogging break.

That's right.

I need it .. and more importantly .. YOU need it.

When I started this labor of love/big fat hairy mess (it is a little of both) back in 2008, I just wanted to learn about blogging.

Everyone (translated: all the losers) seemed to be doing it and I had no pre-conceived ideas or goals (just like in real life) for my little piece of the world wide web.

Much to my surprise, this thing has skyrocketed (37 followers, you know) and become the "buzz" in the greater Humboldt area .. okay, it's a distant third behind Earl Privett's double-jointed antics and rumors that we might be getting yet another BBQ place in town (I think we're up to five or six at this point).

My point is, people do talk about it... when pressured to do so.

However, since the schools are on "Fall Break" ... I'm taking one, as well (Bloggers Gone Wild on Fall Break, Volume I .. coming soon).

If you have trouble quitting "cold turkey (sometimes it is like that with bad habits)," take a look at the archives. There should be plenty of good reading material there (yes, I still have a problem with lying).

Like MacArthur, I shall return... maybe.

"And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself." - I Kings 13:7a

Hair Today ... Gone Tomorrow

Today (October 14) is Bald and Free Day and although I am not quite there yet, I am fast approaching the requirements necessary for being a card-carrying (or should that be rug-wearing?) member of The Hair Club for Men (look out, Cy Sperling ... I'm not only a member, I want to be the president).

Most men have a fear of going bald.

Not me.

Just think of all the money I'd save over the course of a lifetime on haircuts, hair spray, hair gel, mousse, pomade, shampoo, conditioner, brushes, and combs.

Plus... no bad hair days.

Of course there are all those "jabs" and "jokes."

Like...

What do you call forty rabbits walking backward? A receding hareline.

and...

You're so bald... when you wear a turtleneck you look like a roll-on deodorant.

and...

God was good to you. He gave you a handsome face... and room for another one.

and...

Doctor, doctor, can you give me something for my baldness? Sure. Rub pig manure all over your scalp every morning when you first get out of bed. Will that cure my hair loss? No, but no one will get close enough to notice you're bald.

Just a word of warning to those who persecute the "follicly challenged"...

Watch your back.

"From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. 'Go on up, you baldhead!' they said. 'Go on up, you baldhead!'

He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths."

- II Kings 2:23-24

Kev's Klip of the Week

I posted today's "Klip of the Week" on my Facebook page more than a week ago, so many of you have already seen this. However, it is certainly worthy a REview!

Thanks to Phil Nelson for finding this gem and sending it my way.

" .. rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together." - Jeremiah 31:31b

Up A Lazy River (Without a Paddle)

I woke up this morning (actually, that is a little optimistic .. I'm sitting here at the computer in a semi-conscience state) feeling kind of lazy and any attempt on my part to "fake my way" through a blog post would be both obvious (you could tell my heart wasn't in it) and futile (pointless, useless, ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, to no effect, of no use, in vain, to no avail, unavailing; unsuccessful, failed, thwarted; unproductive, barren, unprofitable, abortive; impotent, hollow, empty, forlorn, idle, hopeless).

Since I am feeling a little on the lazy side, here are some quotes on that subject:

• Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. - Jimmy Lyons

• Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. - Jules Renard

• Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them. - A Proverb

• If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man, he will find an easier way to do it. - Hlade’s Law

• You can't teach people to be lazy - either they have it, or they don't. - Dagwood Bumstead

Of course there are many, many other quotes on laziness.

If you want to see them, you can... look 'em up yourself.

"The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth." - Proverbs 26:15

Happy Second Monday in October!

The anniversary of Christopher Columbus' 1492 arrival in the Americas (he landed in the Bahamas) has been celebrated in New York City since 1792.

In 1934, at the request of the Knights of Columbus (they had more pull than the Knights of Broadway), Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made Columbus Day a Federal holiday.

To the "average Joe" .. it is also true for the "slightly below or above average Joe" and the "gifted Joe" .. this doesn't mean that much.

We are still going in to work today (the exception? .. 'retired Joe' who has been known to check out this blog .. when he finally arises, sometime in late afternoon).

To most of us, Columbus Day is pretty much like any other day of the year. The only difference is ...

We won't be receiving any mail and it is impossible to cash a check.

Of course the irony in this whole "in fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue" (I just made that up, you know) thing is that good ole Chris thought he had landed in Asia.

Oops.

Obviously, there wasn't a woman onboard to say, "You should have turned back there."

" .. we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia .." - Acts 27:2b

RevKev's Day Off

"Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest." - Exodus 34:21a