Archive for February, 2012

Feb
24

Lent Begins This Week

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Hello again band of loyal readers.  Another big win for the Cats.  Mississippi State threw all they had at UK but in the end it didn’t matter.  The Cats have so many weapons available and one or two always come through.  Next up is Vanderbilt at home on Saturday.

I noted with disdain the anti-bullying bill in Wednesday’s Courier-Journal, House Bill 1169.  This bill would effectively give school officials the ability to control everything students say or post 24-7.  Once again, our freedom is being curtailed by the establishment in favor of security.  All of the “liberty” groups have come out opposing this.  Schools already have Gestapo-like control while at school.  We simply cannot allow them to control all speech all the time.  While I sympathize with those who are victims, this bill cannot pass constitutional muster.

This week also marks the beginning of lent.  Once again we are reminded of the sacrifice Jesus made for our sins.  Without grace, we are nothing.  For the next six weeks my church will be doing a journey on compassion, something we all need to have increased.

My office is getting closer to completion, but the closer we get the more glitches we find.  This is very frustrating.  Wake me up when it’s over.

 

Until next week,  Doc.

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Feb
16

We’re Finally Moving In!

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Hello again loyal troop of readers.  I am now definitely a believer in the Cats. To come from behind in one of the toughest places to play in the country was a beautiful thing to behold. Vanderbilt has always been a minis to UK on the road but the Cats are winning with stifling defense and just enough offense to get the job done. I now see them running the table in the conference and then its on to the tournament! 

Well the day has finally arrived and we are moving into the new office. Not that it isn’t still putting up its share of computer glitches, equipment troubles, needed changes and modifications.  I think my staff was either planning mutiny or murder on Monday, but they were troopers and we managed our way through it all. Bless my staff for all they put up with and their steadfast dedication. I couldn’t do it without them. My only regret is that my Mother didn’t live long enough to see this day. She would have been proud.

I was pleasantly surprised today when an old friend I haven’t seen in close to 30 years walked into my office. He has recently moved into the Louisville area and took the time to look me up. As another good friend recently commented on her blog about how the world is working its best to tear down relationships by always promising something better is just over the fence, it is good to be reminded of where you come from in order to see where you are going. It is good to reconnect with these who cared about you in the past as well as those who care about you in the present. Contentment starts with yourself and those who love you. If you think the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, remember God’s love and try watering a little more.

Until next week, DOC

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Feb
02

A Taste of Spring in February

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Hello again to my loyal troop of readers. Just enjoy this early taste of spring. The warm weather this time of year is a blessing from heaven. Of course, since this is Kentucky, won’t last long and then it will be back the grind of winter. The only grind that will be constant this year will be the grind of politics. We will be bombarded with lies, slander, gross exaggerations, and empty rhetoric.  While I would have liked to see Newt match up in a debate with Obama, any change will be good. It really does not matter who wins, unless we bring some manufacturing jobs back to the US and cut down on government employees and their perks, all is for naught.  We must return to what made us great. That is producing goods and exporting them to other countries
to bring money into our country. It does us no good to keep reshuffling the dollars within our country and even less to keep sending our money to China. Only by creating a positive trade balance can we truly return to greatness.

On the sports front, my beloved Cats are now starting to kick it into high gear. It was pleasure to watch them thrash Tennessee even while wearing those horrible gray uniforms. If I wanted to root for Georgetown, I would have gone there. The Cats now seem to have the aggressiveness around the basket they have been lacking. However, they still are having trouble hitting the 3 ball. It won’t really matter though, as long as they can break down zones. March Madness should be fun.

Until next week, DOC

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