Barry's Postulates Revisited-
-- and Proven
On Sunday, November 23, I posted the following:
a) The further ahead the storm looks like The Big One the less likely it will be.
b) The News Media needs to make every storm look like The Big One.
c) Computers know less than your average forecaster about The Big One so it is better to trust your intuition.
Well, yesterday morning they said it might snow today, but would probably miss us. Maybe 1 - 3 inches.
By last night's 10:00 news, there was a Winter Storm Watch for 6".
By mid-day today it was 6" - 8".
It could now end up around 10" or more in some places.
The above postulates now proven by the corollary- the one that wasn't coming, did.
So remember, it is the snowstorm that you don't know about that you have to worry about.
Which is a winter version of one I heard years ago about mosquitos. The ones that will bite you, I was told, don't buzz. So if you hear the buzz, don't worry. It's the buzz you don't hear that will get you.
Got it?
Pictures of the snow on the Fotoblog by tomorrow evening.
The Blogosphere Continues to Show It's Life
Yes, the world of blogs is coming to life in new ways every day. Two that have struck me as interesting and unique:
++ Darryl Dash has invited all to help write an article on the Death of the Modern Church. Here are the details. I should also mention Richard Hall at Connexions who has started a Blog Wiki. Another step in creating the online community resources.
++ Darren at Living Room has started a Secret Santa Blogger. I signed up since I like both giving and receiving.
Swimming With the Fish--In Their Tank
That's Fred Peatross's title for the following post which I think is great:
I've stopped preaching and enabling "sit and soak" audiences (I will preach for the first time in over a year this month) I've resigned as pastor, taken a Sabbath from my three day a week church attendance habit and replaced it with a new habit; more time with those Jesus is looking for. I'm eating with them, going to ballgames with them, conversing with them on their turf and coming to know them as I had never known them since becoming a Christ follower. What I hear, over and over again, is “I just want to connect with some other people.” This is the Starbucks phenomenon.
Probably one of the more common comments I have received since announcing Sunday about my going into bi-vocational ministry is in line with that. "Well, we wanted you to be out in the community. That's where you're going to be! That's great!"
