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Entries from November 2006

Black Friday is for Football!

November 25th, 2006 · Comments Off

After my experience at the stores (see story below) I drove to Texas Stadium in Irving. I planned to see the two best football teams in Texas (maybe America?) play. The game was scheduled for a 1 p.m. start and I arrived in Irving around 11 a.m. It took me another 30 minutes [...]

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Black Friday

November 25th, 2006 · Comments Off

I haven’t been in the US at Christmas since December 2002. So, I decided to get up early (not at 5 a.m. when most of the stores opened) and go to a couple of stores to check out their specials.
As I drove up to the Circuit City, I noticed right away that the parking [...]

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Thanksgiving in US

November 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off

Greetings from Wichita Falls, Texas and Happy Thanksgiving!
As I was preparing some food for the feast my family will partake of in a couple of hours, I reflected on why I am thankful for the life God has called me to.
The last 4 years have found me in a different country during this holiday. [...]

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Email server problems

November 17th, 2006 · Comments Off

The server for my Everyheart email account has been up and down much of the last 10 days. I do not even know if people are receiving all of my emails. I know that I am not receiving some emails.
I am thinking about switching to another email account that I set [...]

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A void to fill

November 12th, 2006 · Comments Off

I attended a home going on Friday for a tremendous lady. Betty Scherer turned 89 in September and passed away earlier this week.
I first met Betty and her husband, Charles (we all call him Chicks) while I was on staff at Southwayside BC in Fort Worth. She and Chicks love seminary [...]

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Is it always this way?

November 8th, 2006 · Comments Off

I made it home safe and sound on Thursday afternoon. After the way I was treated by KLM, I am beginning to wonder if customer service has gone out the window!
Let me illustrate…
Passport control at Bush Intercontinental Airport went incredibly smooth without long lines! Then I went to the baggage carousel and waited, [...]

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