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FREE PUPPIES!!!

I just got this email today. I wish I could take one with me. If you want one, please contact me asap as you will read time is of the essence.





Scott rescued 6 black lab (mix) puppies out of the middle of the road on Saturday. PLEASE help me find them homes -
otherwise, it's Animal Control - which means they only have 5 days. We've bathed them, sprayed them for fleas and wormed
them....but we can't keep them.
They are currently in a kennel in my basement since I don't have a fence. I've lost count of the number of rescue groups that I've contacted, only to be turned down due to no room. Please check with every dog
person you know to see if they need a puppy.

I think the thought of maintaining consistancy is kinda funny. I think a lot of us try to hold tight to the norm and whenever lifes boat rocks one way or the other too much, we start to freak out. Simalarly, when everthing seems normal, when everything seems relaxed, it seems right. I just think its sometimes hard to see the greatness in life without first being able to see obscure side. Its lifes ebs and flows that give character and movement to our life. There is not one without the other and as hard as it is to say, I dont think I would want it any different. Im pretty sure that this philosophy can be applicable to any arena in life. As a video director, I feeling like things are getting a little normal. Its nobodys fault but my own. I just always want to push the envelope and be an inovator not somebody who is catching their breath trying to keep up. If this is an "eb" that I am in its not a deep one, Im just trying be aware of the movement in life. Its okay to have low times as well as high ones. Contrast is what makes things interesting.

I have waited years for this day...okay maybe months. Finally, today is GAME DAY!
The Georgia Bulldogs meet the Oklahoma State Cowboys for only the third time in history.
Previously, in 1946 and '47, the Dawgs defeated the then Oklahoma A&M Cowboys both times.

Kick off at 6:45pm at Sanford Stadium. ESPN2

So as many of you know, I have been obsessed with the Flea Market Montgomery commercial. You have heard me sing it. You have heard me compare other things of mini nature to a mini mall. I have even been known to go "to the left, to the left, to the right, to the right" at any given moment.

After reliving this 8th world wonder on youtube, I found a hidden gem. Check it out.

So I am thinking about getting a tattoo. Actually, maybe two. It hasnt really been a big topic of discussion in my world or even thought about that much in the past. For so many years I thought that I would never get one. Nothing against them, just not for me. Like most of us, my style has changed physically as well as my personallity over the years. It just seems like every time I watch Miami Ink I am glued to the TV and find myself wondering what I would get if I were to get a tattoo. I even lean over to my wife and ask her what she would get and she replys with a "Nothing!" like I was a freak for even asking her.
So here is my next step. I think I am going to get a henna tattoo to start with. This of course was my very wise and level headed wife's idea. She's pretty much the smartest person that I know. So I will live with it for a month or so and see how I feel. Now I want your thoughts...concerns...suggestions. I mean, dont get me wrong, Im not going to get a flaming basketball on the small of my back or anything.

This video got me excited because we are right at the cusp of my favorite season, autumn. Just a reminder of why pranks are so awesome and how we should do them all the time.

I know it has been a couple of weeks since my last post. This may be one of a few that happen in the next couple of days. I figured that I would jump back in with this:

If I were a Simpson, I would look like this:

I am reading a book called "The Spark". I am only 4 chapters into it but I think it is drastically changing the way my team and I look at our lives and how we do church. It's a story about the main character, Frank, finding the passion that he once had in his job. I can't tell you how much this book hits home. So many of my friends live in a world where their creativity has been stifled by bosses who just want the job done or organizations who don't value the art of creativity.

I was reading one evening and almost passed by a line that deserved more than just a second glance. I think I read it and said to myself, "I believe that", but moving on without giving it more thought would have been a tragedy. I thought profound statements like this one would not be reserved for a character that would be considered less than a supporting character.
He said, "Nothing of significance could be accomplished without taking a leap of faith."

I guess you could also say, you won't make that big of a difference in the world unless you take some risks. My dad always used to tell me something that I will probably keep with me all my life as one of those filters I run my life through. He would say, "If you always do what you've always done, then you'll always get what you've always gotten."

I wonder how big of a difference we could make if we were a people who took leaps of faith. Leaps of faith in the insurance world, in doing church, in our marriages and our friendships. Taking leaps of faith don't always turn out right, but at least you can say that in your life, you took some.

I’m not sure if everyone has this moment or if it is reserved for only certain people in life. This moment came to me as I watched a TV commercial for a new upcoming show on Fox called On The Lot. This particular show accepted short films submitted by aspiring filmmakers in search for the next big Hollywood director. Now I am pretty into film and video and after getting some knowledge dropped on me at film school, am pretty sure that I want to spend the rest of my life telling stories through this medium. I devoured every bit of that 30 sec preview. It stole all of my attention and when it ended and the next commercial played, I made the decision to get Tivo so that I can relive such glorious moments. That wasn't "THE MOMENT". You would think that my reaction would be something in the ballpark of excitement. Nope. I was so pissed. I missed it...my opportunity. I didn’t even get the chance to try. Now enter "The Moment". I decided that I was not going to be a passive leader anymore. For the past few years I have gotten by on a just having some good ideas, doing my job well and designing videos that people thought were cool. I wasn’t really leading anything. So I decided to change from being a "Passive Leader" to an "Active Leader". I want to be an innovator. I want to develop fresh ideas that help shape the way church is done. I want to actively pursue greatness not mediocrity. So here is a step. I have started a dialog with you. This blog is an effort to push myself to refine who I am and who I want to be. Not everything on here will have to do with church or production or film. It’s just an opportunity to share with you my life and pursuit of more.