Lisa's "Five" for this week; Tomorrow, take five different books, and type in the first line of each book. You can pick a book you just read, a book you are reading, and a book you want to read. You can use fiction, non-fiction, poetry, textbooks, whatever. If you want to create your own similarities among the five books, you can. However, you can pick any random five books you want, whether you have read them or not. DO NOT post the name of the book, nor the author. Only list the first line.
#1 Once, long ago in a land far away, there lived four little characters who ran through a Maze looking for cheese to nourish them and make them happy.
Who Moved My Cheese; by Spencer Johnson, MD
#2 I sat in the kitchen, drinking coffee, thinking about my unfinished housework.
Codependent No More; by Melody Beattie
#3 I seemed to be standing in a bus queue by the side of a long, mean street.
The Great Divorce; by C.S. Lewis (no relations)
#4 Although this book is written to anyone who wants to better understand how we can really change, certain groups of people come to mind as I write.
Inside Out; by Dr. Larry Crabb
#5 Good is the enemy of great.
Good To Great; by Jim Collins
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
MI-5 ... very late
Billyrythm says this 'five' is inspired by a bowl of his wife’s Chinese Chicken Noodle soup. Bill, you are easily inspired.
1) Chicken. We Americans eat lots of chicken, yet we’ve bred them to have little flavor. What’s something you do in your life that you do even though it has little flavor? That is, what is something you continue to do, though you receive little fulfillment for it?
Go to bed early. I don't know why but, its always been that way for me. Even 'back in the day' when I was wild & free (sorta), I had no desire to stay up later than about 11 pm. I still don't.
2) Noodles. Who invented them, the Chinese or the Italians? Tell us about your cultural heritage. Of what decent are you?
I am German/Welsh. I don't know a thing about the Welsh side. However, my Great Grandfather (father's side) came to America from Germany. He settled in the farmlands of New York - not very far from the port where he disembarked.
3) Green onions. When I was a kid, I didn’t like onions. Now, I can’t get enough of them. What’s something you used to dislike, but now really like?
That would be peas. When I was young, I could not stand peas! My parents forced me/us to eat them - even though they made me GAG! (I know, "TMI"). At some point later in life, I realized that my mom always served canned peas and fresh peas tasted totally different. Now I love fresh peas ... especially garden-fresh.
4) Carrots. When I was a kid, I couldn’t eat carrots. Now, I can eat them, but I don’t really care for them too much. What’s something you never cared for as a child that you still don’t care for today? Brussel sprouts. YUK! I don't even care for the smell. They smell bad while cooking, and they smell REALLY bad after digestion (if you know what I mean).
5) Broth. Without broth, you don’t have soup. What’s the thing that, if you didn’t have it, would make you not be you?
I'm not preaching here, but my answer has to be Jesus. After 52 years of living, I can honestly say that my relationship with Christ put me on a totally different track than what I started out on. I was not a very happy person back then. Furthermore, I believe by now I would either be rotting in prison or dead without Jesus in my life. All I have to do is think about what happened to the people I hung out with B.C. and its plain to see. THANK GOD HE RESCUED ME!
1) Chicken. We Americans eat lots of chicken, yet we’ve bred them to have little flavor. What’s something you do in your life that you do even though it has little flavor? That is, what is something you continue to do, though you receive little fulfillment for it?
Go to bed early. I don't know why but, its always been that way for me. Even 'back in the day' when I was wild & free (sorta), I had no desire to stay up later than about 11 pm. I still don't.
2) Noodles. Who invented them, the Chinese or the Italians? Tell us about your cultural heritage. Of what decent are you?
I am German/Welsh. I don't know a thing about the Welsh side. However, my Great Grandfather (father's side) came to America from Germany. He settled in the farmlands of New York - not very far from the port where he disembarked.
3) Green onions. When I was a kid, I didn’t like onions. Now, I can’t get enough of them. What’s something you used to dislike, but now really like?
That would be peas. When I was young, I could not stand peas! My parents forced me/us to eat them - even though they made me GAG! (I know, "TMI"). At some point later in life, I realized that my mom always served canned peas and fresh peas tasted totally different. Now I love fresh peas ... especially garden-fresh.
4) Carrots. When I was a kid, I couldn’t eat carrots. Now, I can eat them, but I don’t really care for them too much. What’s something you never cared for as a child that you still don’t care for today? Brussel sprouts. YUK! I don't even care for the smell. They smell bad while cooking, and they smell REALLY bad after digestion (if you know what I mean).
5) Broth. Without broth, you don’t have soup. What’s the thing that, if you didn’t have it, would make you not be you?
I'm not preaching here, but my answer has to be Jesus. After 52 years of living, I can honestly say that my relationship with Christ put me on a totally different track than what I started out on. I was not a very happy person back then. Furthermore, I believe by now I would either be rotting in prison or dead without Jesus in my life. All I have to do is think about what happened to the people I hung out with B.C. and its plain to see. THANK GOD HE RESCUED ME!
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