the mission trip is here

Our Christ United Methodist Church Mission Trip is starting today at 4pm. It is exciting, but a little stressful. My goals are to have a great time, to not try to judge success, and to keep my twitter updated with the cool stuff we are doing. So if you have never had a reason to follow it before, and you maybe want to see what a mission trip does during the day, CHECK IT OUT!
PEACE
Doug

what happened 34 years ago today?

Good question. Since I wasn't alive I had to look it up. Wired.com had a good blog about how the first ever UPC was used. It was in Troy, Ohio and it was on a pack of gum (at least it wasn't on a pet rock or something). If you don't check their site you should. They had a couple other neat articles some of you might find interesting. They went over the Rolling Stones interview of Obama and his music preferences which was a little surprising for me. They also had a great gallery of the "Best Robot Love Stories" in honor of the new, sure to be amazing, "wall-e" movie.
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Doug

summer time is busy

I know. Now that the 200th blog contest is over, I've been slacking. Good thing blogging isn't my job or I'd be under review. Any-who I've got a lot of stress on my plate, and even more around the corner, so I've prioritized accordingly. It's not that my blogging isn't important to me, it is. I love that both of you guys read this weekly. But I've just had really important things to focus on. But I'll make an extra effort to at least vent, or share a video that has helped cheer me up along the way.
Here is an interesting issue I've been dealing with...maybe this is normal. The high-5...people switching to the fist pound mid exchange. That's not cool, and really makes things awkward. Are there rules I should be following here? Please advice.
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Doug

200th BLOG CONTEST FINALE!

It has been over a month and I've finally posted my 200th! I'm pleased to announce that we have our winners. The winner of our grand prize NSL Hoody and any other item in stock is Danielo! The two that will receive a shirt of their choice are Bunny B and Brianna! Congrats!
I hope you have enjoyed the wait, it'll be nicer once you get your free stuff. I'll email each of you to get sizes and addresses. Thanks for participating, and keep checking back, we'll be having another contest in the near future!
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Doug

post #199 LAST CHANCE and Starbucks

If you are finally ready for my 200th post sweepstakes to be over with...join the club. But this every one's last chance to sign up for their chance to win FREE engedi stuff. Just go here and follow the instructions to enter and tomorrow I will post my 200th blog which will include the names of our winners!
If you aren't excited, check your pulse, because my heart is pounding! Although it could be from the French press gallon of coffee I just had from my favorite Starbucks location. I'm currently reading a book about Starbucks and why it is so fantastic. It's called The Starbucks Experience.
It has explained (very well) why I love Starbucks and helped me to appreciate "my" Starbucks even more. I have noticed that not only are the employees here at 5 points in Davenport doing a fantastic job of creating a welcoming environment, but that all Starbucks are supposed to be this amazing according to their company's game plan.
So here's a shout out to Nica and Justin my two favorite baristas, and the rest of "my" Starbucks crew.
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Doug

post #198 I'm busy and stressed

So why would I blog?

Post #197 good pastor's video

This one should be viewed by all pastors/youth pastors out there. I guess I didn't realize that I wasn't the only one that did this. Well...maybe next time I'll think
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Doug