My car the car magnet

This weekend I paid the final payment on my car which means that for the first time in about 11 years, I'm finally driving a paid off vehicle. This morning on the way to work, I was rear-ended by an enormous truck. Thankfully, no one was hurt, and amazingly, my car didn't sustain any damage.

I am a little concerned though. The last paid off vehicle I owned was the trusty Ford Tempo which endured a spree of accidents, none my fault. This poor car was backed into at school, hit head on at an intersection, rear-ended on the way home from school, and finally backed into by Mom. I'm really hoping that I haven't ushered in some new curse of the paid off vehicle :)

My friend is no longer listed as married on facebook

I've seen this a couple of times on facebook in the last week. "friend's name here" is no longer listed as married. What's troubling is I'm not sure how to interpret that statement when I'm not very up on their marital situation to begin with. Is their marriage really over, or did something just happen on facebook? Seems a little awkward to ask.

John Piper on the Prosperity Gospel

Headlines can be deceiving

Headline on CNN: Gasoline Prices Slip Again
My Reaction: That's good news
Actual Article Content: "The average price of unleaded gasoline fell to $4.096 a gallon from $4.104 the previous day. The nationwide average is down nearly a penny from the all-time high of 4.108 a gallon."
Revised Reacation: This is not news.

Nearly a Penny? Thank goodness for this relief at the pump. How is this relevant? Seriously, are gas prices really slipping when they fall by 8/10 of a cent? I know math & business sticklers will say yes, but this is not news.

The Reflexive Nature of Senses

Even though our senses are primarily extroverted, it's interesting that they can reflect back their own nature. Our eyes can see themselves; our hands can feel themselves; our tongues can taste themselves; our noses can even smell themselves; our minds can think about themselves.