some thoughts

Alright…I’ll play along.

7 Things…

…I hope to do before I die:

• Learn patience
• Learn humility (see above)
• Own the books I’ve purchased
• Master the art of dialectic teaching (right now I’m stuck in ‘lecture’ mode)
• Talk about the Good, the Beautiful, and the True over a pint at The Bird and Baby with TC, and then spend a moment of silent appreciation for how the Inklings have forever impacted our lives
• Take a quiet stroll down Addison’s walk, at Magdalen College, Oxford.
• Preach the Gospel in a “closed” country

(Unintentionally, those could be in somewhat chronological order…)

…I can do

• Buy books like it’s my job
• Connect with people
• Understand
• Put my foot in my mouth with blinding speed and cat-like agility
• Say (or write) in 100 words what could’ve been said (or written) in 5.
• Impressions/voices
• Stare at the stars, or the ocean, or the mountains, or an ant, for hours

…I cannot do (on my own)

• Control my temper (or better, get rid of it altogether)
• “Apprehend that for which I’ve been apprehended”
• Live, move, and have my being
• Cook well
• Navigate my way through Portland, ME, arriving at my intended destination on only the first “try”
• Enjoy sushi (who am I kidding?)
• Tie a bow tie

…that attract me to the opposite sex

• Warmth, without being inappropriately inviting
• Discretion, but with a healthy sense of humor
• Intelligence, wielded with humility and grace
• A smile that captivates me for hours–if not for life
• Beauty, veiled in genuine modesty
• Playfulness, but not immaturity
• Embraced femininity

(Godliness is, of course, a given.)

…that I say most often:

• “Stop. Are you serious? Stop it!” (As in, I know you’re serious, but I’m pretending it’s way more earth-shattering than you’re making it sound…just to tease a bit.)
• “Whut-the HECK is that about?
• “You’ve gotta be KIDDING me…”
• “I’m sorry.”
• “Does that make any sense?”
• “Woah, nellie.”
• Random quotes from Brian Regan or The Holy Grail

(Am I missing any?)

…celebrity crushes:

• I don’t know any celebrities.

Yeah, yeah - I know. I’m a party pooper.