I put my name into Google. This Blog comes up as the number one search result.
I am number one in the world.
Sure, I’m only the number one Rodney Olsen in a Google search, but a guy’s gotta take what he can get.
Last night was wonderful. We reminisced, we listened to music from years gone by, and watched our kids dance all night.
It was tough getting out of bed this morning. We were all thankful that we were attending a special church service starting at midday rather than the ususal 10:00am service.
Today is the 200th Anniverssary of The Bible Soceity. 200 years ago today a bunch of Christians got together in London Tavern for the first ever Bible Society meeting. I don’t know what some Bible Society supporters would make of the fact that it was started in a ‘pub’.
We were part of a service to commemorate the milestone at St. George’s Cathedral. I presented a short story from the history of Bible translation while 7 year old Emily read a prayer.
Even though it was reasonably laid back for a service in a cathedral, it was still a lot more formal than the kind of ‘church’ we are more used to. Mind you, I do get to preach in a wide range of churches throughout the year so I’m reasonably adaptable.
After the service we had lunch with some fellow Bible Society staff members and the guest speaker, Philip Oliver.
It has been a very busy weekend and I don’t think we’ll be long out of bed.
Up and on the bike by 6:30 today for a 60km ride. (Good coffee toward the end of the ride. Mmmm)
Down to the church office to copy the newsletter for tomorrow.
Off to the shop to get stuff for a family picnic.
Pack the family in the car for our lunchtime picnic on the river in Crawley. We had the picnic to meet some English relatives in Perth for a one day stopover on an ocean cruise.
Off to Kings Park to have coffee and a walk. (While there we heard a sound check for tonight’s outdoor concert. The Whitlams with the WA Symphony Orchestra. I’d love to be at that one. Maybe we’ll hang around tomorrow night and hear the concert.)
Back home to get ready to go out. Soon we’ll be on our way to a ‘Gala Ball’ in Fremantle to celebrate the 10 Year Wedding Anniversary of some good friends. We’re really looking forward to it. I’ll tell you more tomorrow.
We get so used to everything being instantly available that it’s hard to take when it’s not.
I have just found that 6 of the blogs I regularly visit use TypePad. I know this because when I try to view them I get this message: TypePad is currently unavailable for scheduled maintenance from 12:10am to 1:30am Pacific time. We are installing additional memory into our storage servers as part of our efforts to further improve their performance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
It’s only an hour and 20 minutes but I want to read them NOW.
(Note to self: Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue.)
It’s Friday Five time.
What was…
1. …your first grade teacher’s name?
Miss van Kampen
2. …your favorite Saturday morning cartoon?
I didn’t really watch Saturday morning cartoons back then.
3. …the name of your very first best friend?
Lynnette Smith. She lived across the road from me.
4. …your favorite breakfast cereal?
I think it would have been Weeties. These days it’d be muesli.
5. …your favorite thing to do after school?
Run my own radio station. It was a very lo-tech operation under our house.