Well, here we are. Another Thursday…and up until an hour ago, I had no clue what to write in this space.
Then, I gave in to the Couch Commando and went and got Chick-Fil-A for dinner.
Holy smackentire.
So, our local Chick-Fil-A is sandwiched between two shopping centers/strip malls, with a number of big box stores. It’s on a hill, and looks down into one parking lot from the drive thru lanes. Well, they’ve taken the empty parking lot where patrons USED to park to dine in, and have turned it into a four lane order center. Each lane had its own person taking orders, and then everybody drove into a single line to receive their food.
Talk about making lemons out of lemonade. That’s what the American experience is all about: solving problems caused by the government.
Well, and doing just about everything in our cars, like a friend who spent a whole lot of time in France discusses with laughter on a regular basis.
So, at any rate, at least on that sort of thing, we’re more united than divided.
Division is never good, and as we wait for the conclusion of the show we’re watching, impatience is taking it’s toll…sort of like the Goonies who turned on Mikey when they found the pirate ship, but didn’t find the gold right away.
Can’t find a decent clip of just that scene in the movie, either. (Another American classic that will eventually be targeted for “cancel culture” thanks to some stereotypical characters.)
Alright, with all luck Pat will stop by, and we can dance since the weather is going to turn to crap here.
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LUKE 11:14-23
14Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Be-el’zebul, the prince of demons”; 16while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 18And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul. 19And if I cast out demons by Be-el’zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 20But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 22but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 23He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.
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