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- The cleanse is over and I really enjoyed. Now, I was expecting more of an explosive reaction (like Yosemite Sam’s exploding cigar), but the gentle over time method of detoxifying your body is a better choice. I especially recommend you do it with a group of youth pastors. Talking (or bragging) about bowel movements is always a spiritual bonding experience. Go here to get your colon blo on…

- R.E.M. (Athens, GA represent!) has a new album coming out and it sounds good. I mean really good. 

- During my jury duty lunch break I went to a Presbyterian Church that has a contemplative labyrinth set up and I had a spiritualichous time. Slowing down and connecting with the Lord was just what I needed today. Brian (RTYM) blogged on doing this with youth a while back. You should try it.

-We’re taking a spring break trip to In & Out Burger with some youth. It’s a 11 hour (each way) fast food run to have some amazing burger. I’ve never been, but heard it’s amazing. Any recommendations on what I should order?

- Spring is here and the Chacos are out in force. Just thought you should know.

Those are my random thoughts for the day. Any randomness from you?

I was tagged by Kevin Bussey to participate in the following exercise in self-disclosure.

1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 random facts about yourself.
3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.

Seven Facts About Me

1. I crave change and adventure, but often wonder what the heck I’m getting myself into
2. I love good conversation, but rarely find it (outside my blog, home or office)
3. As I eat better, I’m losing my tolerance to consume processed foods
4. One of my best friends, I’ve only hung out 3 times with in person the rest of our relationship revolves around phone and email conversations
5. I’m so over winter right now
6. My wife is the coolest (and hottest) person I’ve ever met
7. I hang out with a group of youth pastors who are all going to do a whole body cleanse together (the colon and the works…)

I’m tagging Joe Martino, Mud Puppy, Brian Kirk, Jessica Maher, Erica Martino, Kristina, Grahame, Jerome

Some days I feel like Michael Scott (Steve Carell from NBC’s the Office). You know the well intentioned idiot. The one who exists with a foot shaped mouth.

I’m often misunderstood by those around me. I like to kid, joke, mess around with people and some take offense to it. Though, let it be known: I don’t joke with people that I don’t like or consider my friend. I ignore those people. I tease constantly with my friends, so know this… if I tease, it’s because I consider you a friend. Life is too hard to not laugh at it.

If I ignore you. Well, you do the math.

102. I love to eat leftovers cold.

103. This fact drive my wife crazy

104. I hate meetings

105. I love the outdoors, but don’t visit enough

106. I have two wooden men on the walls of my office

107. I have no idea how they go there

108. I hate to tie my shoes

109. I hate whiners and brats

110. I seem to attract whiners and brats

111. I like to torture whiners and brats

112. Whiners and brats hate me

113. I love the smell of my wife

114. She smells like home to me.

115. I hate getting hair cuts

116. But I hate having shaggy hair

117. I love music

118. I love U2

119. I love David Crowder

120. I love Dave Matthews

121. I love the Foo Fighters

122. I for the most part do not like Christian music

123. I think it’s lame

124. I think it copies the culture that it tries to run from

125. I like cinnamon candy and gum

126. Even though it doesn’t taste like real cinnamon

127. I love my kids, but I know I’m hard on them

128. I love to be on time

129. I move my feet constantly

130. I’m very restless

131. I read often, but find few books that keep my attention enough to finish

132. Dogs are playing poker in my office

133. I have matching ‘A’ burns/scars on my arms (they were given to me by a student)

134. I love to play pool, but I’m not very good at it

135. I can talk constantly, but I can also be very quiet

136. Richard Simmons makes me laugh

137. I’m not a fan of Rick Warren

138. I’m not as organized as I should be

139. I am a Georgia Bulldog

140. I have well groomed nose hairs

141. When I was a kid I always wanted a monkey.

142. After having kids, I don’t want a monkey – they’re like kids without diapers.

143. I always carry a sharpie marker on me.

144. I have a Buck knife in signed by Chuck Buck in my pocked

145. I like coffee and coffee likes me

146. I have a friend who makes the best coffee, but it also acts as a laxative.

147. Yo Gabba Gabba is the best kids show ever

148. I have a contract with my son to always be honest with him

149. He’s 5 years old and we had “the talk” yesterday

150. I hate moving pianos

151. I have a 19 year old son

152. Well, not really but he’s a student that considers me his father

153. I hate answering messages.

154. I hate checking email.

155. I have not seen a good movie in a long, long time

156. Ultimate Frisbee is the best game ever

157. When I get stressed, my stomach hurts.

158. My Stomach hurts now.

159. Watermelon AirHeads are addictive.

160. I like eating power bars for lunch.

161. I can watch movie trailers all day long.

162. I like the idea of video games.

163. But I’m too cheap to buy them.

164. I think O.J. was guilty

165. I have two dogs.

166. A chow named Phi (fi)

167. A welsh terrier named Cymric (kim-rick) which means welsh in welsh

168. I’m not a cat person.

169. I hate berber carpet.

170. I have a sweet tooth.

171. I’m not ticklish.

172. The rest of my family is.

173. I hate money.

174. When using the bathroom in the backcountry… I prefer to use snow instead of leaves.

175. I can say the alphabet backwards fast.

176. I can’t do a rubix cube.

177. I have a big honkin’ sword in my office.

178. I hate energy drinks.

179. I have about 15 keys on my key ring.

180. I went to the University of Georgia for college, yet never went to a game there.

181. They had to make rules at UGA because of me.

182. I took a majority of the classes for my major early and had all freshman classes my senior year.

183. I hate freshmen.

184. My wife is an amazing cook.

185. I bought a house with my parents – we each own a floor.

186. It’s not as bad as I thought it would be.

187. I never wanted to be in ministry – God tricked me.

188. I also blame Kevin Bussey.

189. My son Samuel (2yrs) is one of the funniest people I know.

190. I love camping, but we’ve never been as a whole family.

191. My second toe is longer than my big toe.

192. I love horseradish.

193. Tums make me sick.

194. I like things out of quarter machines

195. I like pushing buttons

196. My son and I drive my wife crazy at the store when we press all the buttons on things.

197. I talk to myself way too much.

198. I hate talking about myself.

199. I like to laugh

200. But most things don’t make me laugh.

201. I didn’t think I’d make it to 201.