1. Would love to hear what people thought of Obama’s speech last Thursday. It was truly an event to remember and he delivered the speech well. He said many things that are said at every Democratic convention(just like McCain will do the same this week maybe). It was a historic moment that many Wesleyans gave their blood, sweat, and tears towards during the Abolitionist movement. Another moment Wesleyans paved the way for was…
2. The nomination of Gov. Sarah Heath Palin to be the VP for the Republican Party. Wesleyans were on the front lines for women’s rights as well as the ending of slavery in America. I like the pick of a Washington outsider. It will be an interesting election. About 33% of people I know are for Obama, 33% for McCain, and 33% not happy about either. The McCain campaign camp needed energy and the Palin pick delivered.
3. Think about this-how many historic news moments happened over the weekend. Sadly, they all overshadowed each other. By noon Friday, the Obama speech coverage was replaced with the Palin pick. Then the Palin pick and the RNC were overshadowed by Hurricane Gustav. It is great to see the lessons learned from Katrina have paid off. This is how a natural disaster should be handled-with precision, class, adequate manpower, and back bone. No reports of looting yet.
4. I saw video of some protesters at the RNC in St. Paul, Minnesota. Countless Americans have died since our nation’s birth to insure our right to free speech and protest. Sad that many are using that right to promote Anarchy, random vandalism, and violence toward police while wearing masks.
5. I finished my final two Fantasy Football drafts over the weekend. I am very happy with all of my teams. It also helped that most of the people I am playing with did not read the same ESPN articles that I did. So, their strategy was a bit different from mine. What’s great is I didn’t have to spend $8 on a magazine and I didn’t spend a crazy amount of hours studying up. All of my teams were horrible last year, so here’s hoping my work does pay off.
6. Our church started the Daniel Fast yesterday for 21 days. I saw a couple from church trying to buy foods from our list at the store. Had a neat conversation with them and saw that most of our packets were gone from the church. I trust that God will take this group of people who are seeking his face and reading his word and use us to change our community. Sadly, I drank enough Mt. Dew over the weekend to last me two months.