Happy Easter – He Is Risen

14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14

32 So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; 33 but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. 36 For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, “NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.” 37 And again another Scripture says, “THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED.” 38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body. 39 Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. 42 Therefore because of the Jewish day of preparation, since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
John 19:32-42

1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. 2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. 3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. 4 The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. 6 “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. 7 “Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Matthew 28:1-7

19 So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
John 20:19-20

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Travel Arrangements for SOBCon08, Check!

I reserved my room at Club Quarters on Monday and got a good deal because I settled for a double bed to save $20/night. No point in getting a queen bed when you’re only 5’4″, right. I know several people who have bigger right thighs than my waist, so that should be plenty of room for me.

This morning, I made arrangements on Travelocity to fly American Airlines and saved over $80 from yesterday’s rates. I don’t have any idea what happened there, but I’ll take it. The only downside to my particular return flight is that it gets me back to Tampa at 10:45pm on Sunday night. Work will be a real drag in the morning.

I’m totally stoked about getting off the plane at O’Hare and walking out to the curb to meet Terry Starbucker enroute to the hotels. We aren’t staying at the same hotel, but I can assure you that I’ll be heading wherever the action is as soon as I can.

If you are still making plans to come, join me at Club Quarters and we’ll have our own group over there. Free wi-fi, baby!

Bodily Functions Make Me Laugh

Not so much with some people, but I can safely say that I’m not alone in this world with my obsession with the inherent humor found in bodily functions. Especially accidental ones. Or is that purposeful ones? I can’t remember. They’re funny. If you don’t think they’re funny, you’d best move right on along to another one of my fine posts. May I suggest Artist Spotlight: Jacob Wolkenhauer for starters.

Still reading? Good. You’re with friends, then.

A co-worker, and a female one at that, sent me a gchat of a humorous view of farting, the perspective one gains as the father of a new baby girl. It’s brilliantly titled Passing time by passing gas, plus fun fart facts! and had me in stitches. I previously wrote a post referring to the Jr. High school ban on flatulence that he mentions, so I was deeply interested in finishing the article.

Then things took a turn for the worse in my mind, and I started tossing out YouTube videos to my co-workers just for laughs. Well, it saved the day at our office.

Stupid Flu Bug

Well, two weeks ago I caught a flu from China that was bet against making its way over here. Despite my vaccination, I got a dang-awful dose of sick because of someone’s decision to not include that strain this year.

I’m back at work, but still coughing a lot, so the doc is putting me on I.V. meds for a week or so. 🙁 Oh well. I’m just tired of coughing so much. It just won’t go away on its own. That’s all. Back to work. /sigh