Alrighty whitey tighties,

Seriously, what's there to be worked up about in life?,.. it's just toooo much like a tickle fest in a jello ring,...give me more!!!!

Let's clear a few things up:

1. It was a man in his late 30's or early 40's that fell( I helped) into the lake,.. not some old man who has to wear depends...plus when fishing, you should keep your head on a swivel in case of bears,...so I was "helping" him out in my mind.

2. The young man whom I was "encouraging" to lose weight was the poster child for Esquire magazine,...actually I think he may have been the actual 200 lb. baby born to a south African pigmy,... either way,... his parents obviously didn't know how to tell little Johny ..."NO Johny, put that down Johny,...Johny this is Baskin Robbins,..home of 45 flavors, not eat 45 flavors,..or Johny that wasn't even your birthday cake and you ate the whole thing...."  I sensed his lack of home nurturing and encouraged him to stop through a rather forward/quick confrentation,.. I would like to report he has lost over a hundred pounds over the last 6 years,..so...

3. I've never played the tuba before, but apparently I'm a natural....

4. I"m never sharing any of my "life stories" with people who apparently moonlight as Mother Goose and turn my vulnerable stories into late night coffee talk for any local with functioning ears. (jk...love you guys) no seriously,..I met a guy, a stranger, at the eye doctor whom asked me "Hey,your last names Moormann?,... you pushed a guy in a lake or something right?"....and I'm not kidding...people know me....

5. The Liberty Champion just won a reward for best paper and the homepage makes it sound like they just bagged a pulitzer prize,...  I thought it was just rough toilet paper with print on it,...who knew?

I can't say enough about my everyday happenings,... and the most stimulating conversations with many a amiga/amigo over the last few weeks,... keep it coming,...  and T.v.... My Grandpa had a quote which I used to laugh at,..okay I still laugh at it but now I relate to it more.... "Justin, I've seen three movies in my whole lifetime, but I"ve been to each continent  atleast twice, which one do you want?" (minus antartica, but he tries to kick me when I remind him of that)  He has seriously seen "Gone with the Wind", "Dances With Wolves" and "It's a wonderful Life"....and that's it!!!

Obviously his point is get out there and live life instead of just watching it!!!

Love that guy...

Later my friendlies

My lovlies,

Festive weeks of life it has been, filled with not just the casual, normal escapes from reality, but rather a cornucopia of meaningful conversations and rendevous,...Love it!

Made a couple trips up to the Devil's Marble yard,..if I'm not careful I may find myself falling into shape,... Good times Hulsey,..love the chats,...

SOAPBOX on-

I've become more and more bold in recent weeks/months with several of my friendships,....I think it's just my heart pushing for more and expecting more of myself as a friend to others,.. this "I'm a Christian your a Christian" ...so lets just hang and make marry like two 7 year olds in a jello wrestling match (never seen that before).... is about as worthwhile and productive as an individual trying to play pool with a piece of rope,... A WASTE OF LIFE AND TIME!!!! That said,.. I"ve been challenging my 14-17 year old students in their friendships here,..and having witnessed their growth in these areas, I've concluded that most individuals with any form of faith or moral in their life are naturally about as transparent as the contents in a mobile outhouse at a Pink Floyd concert.... It's not easy,..it's right down awkward at first,..then there's those here who have no such faith, just loose morals who have no problem telling you their problems, struggles,..depressive moments,...unabashedly most of the time as if they're proud of it,...

THIS IS RATHER BACKWARDS DON'T YA THINK!!!!

For example-

  If I can't tell Lamonte that I have a fungus growing in my toe nail that is starting to resemble my 8th grade science project,...or if I can't tell mouse that every time she makes fun of me and my small nose that it hurts and it sends me the wrong signal,.. then who can I tell,...  Ben Affleck!!!!!!  So these are small issues (which I"ve ben meaning to talk to both of you about) so start getting in each others faces a bit more about the "other" stuff in life...if you truly value the people in your life that your with,..then grow your friendships to the point where you almost look forward to their rebukings,..not so much in a judgmental way,..but in a "kick you in the face, but I needed that" sort of way,...otherwise we're just regurgitating what we just saw on "Friends" , "OC", "Dawson's Creek" (Joey,....sigh) "Lost" ,..etc.. only with the discalimer,.."We're believers"...

"It's not who you are on the inside,...it's what you DO that defines you!!!"

Flipp'n A...go buy a Batman suit and be Batman for a week if that'll help ya,..

SOAPBOX-off

I"ve been reading through "The C.S. Lewis" Collection,... such a man with such insight,...taking the simplist of matters in life and verbally breaking them down to the point that I believe an infant could understand, while maintaing a demeanor and confidence rivaling that of royalty,... ohh to have smoked a pipe with him for an afternoon and picked at his brain,...

MY Grandma's been struglin with her health abit in recent weeks,..that's life,..but it reached up and bit me hard this past week when I had a long day of reflection having spoken with her and my parents,... She has been such an ambassador for the Lord, and the consummate leader in my families continuing legacy,..emphasizing heritage, faith, and selflessness,...  she been the "Ruth " in my life,..and to know that her days are more than likely numbered has struck a nerve within me overlooked for some time,.. not sure where else to go with this, but if ya think of it/me,.. then a brief prayer of peace for the immediate future in my family would be most appreciated,...

Campfires, hikes, loads of laughs, pranks, good foods, good peoples,... I"m thankful for them all,..and for all those and then some whom are a part of my life,... Please kick me in the face if ya see me needing it,..size 8 and up are welcome,...

Love ya guys,

First off,...

 I hope everyone is grabbin life by the horns,.. there is soooo much going on out there!!!!,... Thanks for the laughs each and everyone of you,.. God is too kind,...

Aight,..

Sneaky has his version,...

WE did stay up late after all had bedded down for the eve,..a.k.a. "Pinky and the Brain" then formulated how we would take over the world the next day,..and all was right on track until Sneaky sneezed,.. erasing our etch-i-sketch pad,...BEN AFFLECK!!!!!

The tourney began with little to talk about other than some of the "over the top" team names we were playing against,...One such team took the field against us sporting such trash on their shirts only to be met by a Danny Lamonte fastball right in the "breadbasket"... needless to say he limped off the field and had little to say being that he now had his kidneys in his mouth,..

In between games we ventured in and out of the court area only to be frisked by security guards at every entrance,... one such guard,..(picture a female Santa Claus, mid 50's, only 5 inches shorter but with the same weight) stopped us upon entry way with our Wendys lunch in hand saying we couldn't take it inside,... Now either this was true or she wanted some of our food,..which I did notice we were a burger short later on....we exchanged eye contact and I quickly broke the ice  as a 70's melody played in the back ground...."Now this takes me back,..you know what I'm talking about"...pointing to her,..."ohhh it sure does she exclaimed,..say how old our you"....I quickly responded "39".....as she stared at me in utter confusion,..... "I'm not really 39, actually I'm lieing right now,..I have to go".... she mumbled something and I frolicked away,....

we had run our record up to 5-2 when a newspaper lady came around and started asking for our names,...she was carrying a large camera with atleast 5 lenses attatched too it stretching almost 3 feet,..(1 ft)....She was interviweing Grande when I sofly whispered,..."Those are some nice lenses you've got there"....She laughed as GRande turned red and I just walked away,...

About this time we were in the middle of a game were I had the good fortune of  spotting a young bloke whose heritage line had to descend from the line of our hobbit friends,... I proceeded to throw a fastball at him, tatooing the NADA (national dodgeball association) emblem on his face,...only the ref had called time,...whoopsadasiy,...about 65 seconds later the little hobbit ventured into my range again( 12 feet away) and I proceeded to release the juice yet again,..the ball galnced off his ball and hit him square in the face again,..leaving him watereyed and mumbling something about squirrels and cabbage?....the game was over and I felt like the 8th grade bully I never was,...(it felt good)....

It was at this point GRande and I decided to break out a new game plan,... run around in circles on our side, scream like 8 year old school girls who just got there first tea set,..and run up to the line and do the fish dance,...our tactics worked,...distracting the other team while our other team members played paintball all over their helpless appendages,.. Who knew getting a tea set as an 8 year old girl could be so much FUN!!!!

On a side night half our games were refereed by the guy who played PATCH ADAMS roomate in the movie,..NO JOKE,..he was there as a special guest,... and boy,.was he SPECIAL,.. NOw I"m a nerd at heart,..and I have some nerd attributes on the inside,..but this guy had it goin on on the outside,..pocket protector lovers eat your heart out,...

WE then advanced to the final 12,..where we worked the team like parahnas on a 14 oz. cut of prime rib,... Through all of this Lynne,.as Sneaky said,..was throwing books and bricks and even a small cat at onepoint which I thought was taking it too far until she threated to bench me,.... but she pushed us on,..and we responded,...

final 6,...we lost,.. don't really want to talk about that,... and there were two girls on their team,..I SAID I DON:T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!!

Jimmy,Sneak,Dan, Lynnard, Jeremy,Grande, MEgz, Andrew, Liz,...thanks for the memory maker,...

Dodgeball tourney....................................................$250
nerf/sticky laser dart gun...........................................$7.00 Wal-mart

35  chic-filet sandwhich coupons...............................free in white bags all over the gym

finishing 6th in an internationaly ranked dodgeball tourney,............$250,....?

Pelting a hobit twice in the face in a 65 second span,............................PRICELESS!!!!!

Stump,...HOWS the CHAIR?.........RACHEL..........can I cook next week?

Mouse,........... I told them you nickname is mouse,..and they want to know your favorite cheese...........

Chelsea,.........we're not talking........HA................ TIM,.......... Tyler Durdin is a twisted psycological genuis,......... DMX is simply a twisted psycho,..you do the math,...........

Currently Listening Big Blue Sky By Bebo Norman see related

Ya thursday,...

Alright I've been back for a month now and still I have remnants of conjestion I'm dealing with,..maybe it was the SARRS,...

I've come to several conclusions over the past few weeks,.. for one,.. I think I shall begin to take on a lifestyle simlar to that of Jack's from "24",..minus the paying job, government affiliation, Bond-esque gadgets,..etc... but everthing else. It's the unkowing adventure that appeals to me I"m sure of,..minus the attempts on my life and family as well,... that said,.. normal shmormal,.. who wants to live an orthadox life anyway,.. safety shmafety,..

Maybe start up a Mafioso,.. minus the murder and mayhem,..but a little loansharking may prove instrumental in getting things started,..shylocks,...

Reality,..

I was at a "movie review" the other night--- a group of people that get together weekly, watch a movie then sit around and discuss it's agenda, morals, implied message.... these viewings prove to be informative and stretching at times,.while other times "Billy Bob" thinks Snow White symbolizes his own mom and her struggles through the depression,...

While I won't advocate the character Tyler Durdin's movie--Fight Club-- I will say that some of the theological/life quotes are one of the straws that stirs my drink,...

"you're not your job,.you're not how much money you have in the bank,..you're not the car you drive,.. you're not your khakis,..your the all singing all dancing crap of the world,.."---- if that's what you are living for....

"the things you own end up owning you"

I came back to my dorm and sat around for a couple hours the other night and discussed these and some other movie quotes/story lines,.. mind you I love these moments cuz the majority of my students are consumed with their "khakis"-symbolic metaphor-

Which provoked a lot of thought on why they are here on this earth if it isn't to accumulate the most "toys" or have the most "fun" living lavita loca,... The innocence and the honesty flowed like Orlando Bloom's golden locks,.... I love the transparent individual who shares so openly, even if their knowledge is limited, that they almost become violent about their beliefs,... ranging in convictions on matters of what the greatest viseo game is--to the "afterlife". I had to navigate through a buffet of beliefs and moderate a few heated exchanges,.. but through it I watched a handful of teenagers "lights" turn on for the FIRST TIME IN their lives on some of these issues,... they've just been on coast for the previous 15,16,17 years,... and having realized that for the first time,.. some are teetering on an extension of depression,.. A monumental night in some of their lives,.. A high in regards to thinking out side their box,..a low in realizing they have so few answers,...

And again I say,.. I love this job,.. I love this life,.. and all that it continually affords me,..

you can have my Khakis,...

Currently Listening Come by Me By Harry Connick Jr. see related

Another B E A U T I F U L day,...

I was another solid weekend as everyone elses lovely janga sights have so benevolently described,... could stand to sleep a bit more,.. Thanks for the encouraging talks my friends,.. and if such a talk we didn't share,..then know I'm game for some more,.. cuz while football, movies,..and a heckufalota laughs are most bliss,... it's all for the birds without the latter,...

Watched an MTV special about three different reporters down in New Orleans in the days that followed Katrina,..it so resembles a third world country down there,.. down right wierd to think that's here in America,.. but having discussed it with many an amigo(a),.. between this and 9/11,...while I'm saddened without comparison to see all this happen here in our country,.. in a way,.. I'm encouraged... Our country, for the most part has been on "coast" since the Civil War,..hit a divit with the Depression,.. Fire in Chicago,...WW II,....Castro and his bombs gave our parents a few sleepless nights,.. but overall,.. nothing and I mean nothing that prolly 70% of the world doesn't deal with on a bi-decade basis,.... Conservative circles whispered after 9/11 that God's "protective" hand had been removed form our country,... welp,...we need not look far in the Word to see that when "His" people strayed too far,..that "hand" was often times removed,..to remind everyone who their "Daddy" was. (metaphorically & literally speaking) As I've visited and traveled through other countries and witnessed certain joys, faiths, genuine thankfullness,... they don't take for granted so easily that which they have,.. be it family, health, possesions,...Any person that has seen these things comes back to the states WISHING they could bring such feelings home,..to teach others,... to remind us of how "good we have it in America"... I never thought about actually having America turn into one of those other countries,..so as to envoke a faith not seen here since the 17th century when some pilgrims learned how to plant corn with dead fish,...and seeds,..

"Our loss is His gain",... so let the "losing" continue I say,.. if that's what it takes,... then as Joel P. Stumper the IV says,.. Let it rain.

Love you guys,.