Got called by David Shannon, our minister, at 10AM today. He asked me to take 1500 “No Lottery” signs to Jackson. So I did. It was a good 2 hours and a half to get there. Phil Waggoner rode with me and drove the way back. It was good to have some company along. Phil is a good guy. He’s a good listener and a geniune person. He may not be the best planner in the world, but he tries. He has an honest drive to seek and save the lost. Easy to approach. Good guy.
The ride down there was fairly uneventful. We ran into a traffic jam around Bellevue. Road construction again. We pulled into Dickson for lunch. Phil said he couldn’t eat at Wendy’s, Burger King, or McDonald’s, which is fine by me because I was having hamburgers for supper at a cookout tonight. That left Subway, Ruby Tuesdays, and Cracker Barrel at this particular exit. I opted for Subway since we really didn’t have time for a real “sit down” meal. Ugh. I still don’t understand why everyone loves Cracker Barrel. I can’t find much I like there. I usually end up getting a ham and cheese omlette. I guess I’m not into country food.
I got back and immediately went to the cookout for the audio/visual team at church. We got together and discussed what we’d like to do for the upcoming year. The main things – a bigger and better tape dubber; a possible batch CD burner – if we ever go to CDs rather than tapes.
I have got to study over my lesson for Wednesday’s night Bible class. I was hoping to look over it today, but the trip to Jackson didn’t make it possible. So I’m hoping to look over it tomorrow. There is nothing worse than looking like an idiot in front of a bunch of 11 and 12 year olds. Or maybe it’s looking like an idiot in the middle of a job interview.
A job interview? What’s that? I haven’t had one lately….
Things I’m looking forward to:

• The Wallflowers upcoming album – “Red Letter Days.” November 5th.
• Corinth’s Bible Bowl – October 27th. Probably a good way to keep in touch with the folks at Portland. Seeing kids get excited about studying the Bible is always a spiritual high.
• Scottsville’s Hayride – October 26th. Although I’m not sure if my long time friends will be there. I still need to call and see if anyone I know will be there. I know that’s bad to say, but there are so many people who I don’t know at Scottsville, I’m sorta reluctant to show up at a function and be with a bunch of strangers.