Yoda and Goliath

Today Caleb and I were watching a cartoon episode of Star Wars the Clone Wars. In this Episode Jedi Master Yoda had to fight his way through giant tanks, robots and a jungle. Caleb jumped up in my lap and expressed his concerns about the situation Yoda was in. Caleb told me, “Yoda is old, slow, and small. Yoda will never make it!” I simply stated “Remember Caleb, little guys can do big things.” Of course Yoda made it and saved the day.

Caleb turned to me and said, “Dad, Yoda is like David and the bad guys are like the Philistines and the tanks are like Goliath. David listened to God and wasn’t afraid and neither was Yoda, but instead of a slingshot, Yoda used a Light Saber.”

I guess he does listen!

My Name. ( For Kaity)

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car):

Patches Z-71

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie):

Vanilla Oatmeal

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal):

Orange Horse

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born):

Wayne Ruston

5. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink):

The Blue Dr. Pepper

6. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers):

Jim James

7. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ):

Ann Louis

8. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter):

Jones Jonestown

9. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower):

Fall Iris

10. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + ie or y):

Apple Shorty

11. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree):

Toast Oak

12. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”):

The Fishing Rain Tour

Kung Fu

Sunday 5:20pm

Joel- Caleb help Dad sweep up the food Ainsley dropped on the floor.

Caleb- Cool Dad! Do I get to use the big broom?

Joel- Yes you can. Dump the food over the fence for the sheep and donkey please.

Caleb- No problem.

Sunday 5:31pm

Caleb- Dad....... I think I may be in big trouble.

Joel- Where is Noah?! What happenend?

Caleb- Well I was practicing Kung Fu and I broke the "sweep thing".

Joel- Where is it?

Caleb- In the Fence.

Joel- How fast do you think you threw that thing?!

Mr. Jonas

Let’s just imagine that I’m some famous Hollywood actor that has pulled in a record 80 million dollars in the last 12 months, because my two movies I made this year have done so well. Then I travel back to my home town of Choudrant , Louisiana and I drive up to a random family and I give them a Play Station 3, 52” LCD Flat Screen TV, and a Minivan. Now I’m on the TV and Radio for giving back to my roots, and saving Christmas for a family. I’m a hero and people are told they should be like me and give to others the same as I have. Holy Smokes! I’m better than Santa.

Now imagine that someone has written a letter to a local radio station on behalf of my family, because my family has had a hard year and I’m not going to be able to buy the movies, bikes, clothes, video games, and the MP3 players my kiddos need in order to have a good Christmas. So the radio people put me on the air, give me all the stuff, tell how much it’s worth, where my friends can buy if they want it, and assure me my troubles are over. The letter makes people cry on their way to work. It’s replayed on the radio a couple of times in the morning just to make sure everybody gets a chance to listen and feel all nice inside. Not everybody’s happy though. Some people in Radio Land thought my family didn’t sound thankful enough on the phone at 5:00AM in the morning, and call the station and say they know a family a little more deserving of such a gift and the stuff should be taken from me. How rude of my family.

Now a man gives you a dollar bill with a challenge attached to it. You clip it to the front of your wallet and look at it for weeks. You want to do something really outstanding with it. Something that will change the world, but you have not a clue what to do with it. So every time you pull out of the wallet it’s looking at you. Asking you “What are you going to do with me?” It’s frustrating you begin to think you have failed in some small way. Look at Mr. Movie Star and the Radio people. They changed those people’s lives. It’s just a stinking dollar!

Now you are standing in line at the fancy nice gas station that has great coffee waiting eagerly to pay for your own brew, so you can get back to work and accomplish all the things set before you. When the older gentleman in front of you realizes he left his wallet in the car. You sigh wondering now how long this matter is going to take when the other register opens “Next in line please”. Yeah! You pull out wallet and you see the dollar. “Excuse me sir, I’ll get your coffee.” “I appreciate your help son.” The older gentleman rushes out to his car to get a dollar to repay you. You politely say “No” and he replies “Why want you take this dollar from me?” and you say “Because it’s not mine……” and “Merry Christmas and God Loves You Very Much” and you leave with a new friend, and 3 cents left from that stinking dollar to use to change the world.

Christmas Decoration

This is a photo of one of my old High School friends from East Texas Christmas decorations.

Let the comments begin!

(I know your laughing Mandy, because you have these friends too!)

Some Things Should Be Left Alone!

The A-Team Movie
Starring: Bruce Willis and Ryan Seacrest

The Karate Kid Remake
Starring: Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son)

Remember "Buck Rogers" that would make a sweet movie!

The Donkey Whisperer

These two have a relationship no one in our neighborhood seems to understand. Noah and the donkey (AKA “Hi”) usually meet twice a day, once for breakfast and again for supper. I’m not sure what Noah tells this donkey, but she seems to be listening and sometimes she even answers back. He sits next to the fence and lets “Hi” lick his feet. Not too long ago Noah got brave and crawled over and between the barbed wire fence to get a little closer to “Hi”. In the next few weeks “Hi” will have a baby. Noah has been invited to the birth.

Just for your enjoyment the following is a brief list of food Noah has fed the Donkey.
Pancakes, Ice Cream, Onions, Bread, Grilled Cheese, Hot Dog, Cheese Pizza, Doritos, Apples, and Bologna.

Things we are missing that we think Noah fed the Donkey:
Army Men, Lego’s, Part of a Light Saber, and a Spiderman Watch.