Good thing I’m a die-hard Bucks fan because last night would have been the last straw.

There’s absolutely no reason for the Bucks to lose to the Charlotte Bobcats by 16 points. Probably the most glaring thing is Bucks’ 24 turnovers to Charlottes 7, yes 7.

Atrocious.

You can’t blame this one on injuries, either.  Charlotte has had more than their fair share of injuries this year (and last).

I don’t know if Larry Krystkowiak is the answer or not, but dang it, something needs to change.

With McDonald’s throwing it’s hat in the “coffee ring,” I think things are going to get better for us coffee drinkers.

The competition is a good thing. I expect Starbucks and the other highfalutin coffee joints to get more affordable for us cheapskates.

McDonald’s has reeled me in on two occasions now. One with a free coffee coupon and the other with an iced coffee billboard. The free cup of coffee didn’t seem that spectacular to me. It was a dark roast, which I like, but the cool, insulated cup leaked on the bottom. Yes, the bottom. The iced hazelnut coffee wasn’t that bad. It could’ve been a little sweeter. Seemed like a pretty good value — a larger than expected cup for $2.00.

My beloved QuikTrip is the “team to beat” in this competition, IMO. I can make it how I want and can mix it up whenever I feel like it — and it’s the cheapest and fastest.

Anyone like to weigh in? What’s so special about Dunkin’ Donuts coffee anyway? Anyone tried Caribou Coffee?

Have you seen this wild Mute Math video that’s all reversed?

Here’s the reversed video, reversed:

I like RSS and all, but this is a little overboard. I mean, really, a Steampunk machine tapping out an RSS feed in Morse Code??

Makes me wonder what this guy does for a living…

Here are the ten first place winners in the International Pun Contest (supposedly):

1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The flight attendant looks at him and says, “I’m sorry, sir, only one carrion allowed per passenger.”
2. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says “Dam!”
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it too.
4. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says “I’ve lost my electron.” The other says “Are you sure?” The first replies “Yes, I’m positive.”
5. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because,” he said,” I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.”
8. A group of friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to “persuade” them to close. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he’d be back if they didn’t close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.
9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
10. And finally, there was the person who sent ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Some other funny ones:

1. How about the midget psychic bank robber? The newspaper headline read: Small medium at large.
2. Jurisprudence fetishist gets off on legal technicality
3. Did you hear about the firefly that flew through the fan? He delighted himself to no end.
4. How about the fly that flew through the screen door? He strained himself.
5. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent.
6. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, “I’ll serve you, but don’t start anything.”
7. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
8. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: “A beer please, and one for the road.”
9. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, “I was artificially inseminated this morning.” “I don’t believe you,” says Dolly. “It’s true, no bull!” exclaims Daisy.
10. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
11. I went to a seafood disco last week…and pulled a mussel.
12. Two termites walk into a bar. One asks, “Is the bar tender here?”
13. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: “Does this taste funny to you?”

Been listening to the new Rendezvous album from Consuming Worship on my way to and from work for the past few days.

As for my overall impressions:

It’s not really a corporate worship music CD like I was expecting it to be. It’s a listening/personal meditation/worship CD. I can (sort of) sing along with most of the songs, but I can’t envision any of these songs as part of a corporate worship service.

As for my taste in this worship music — In general, I like lots of LOUD guitar and drums. If it’s not rousing and upbeat, I have a hard time getting into it. I wish Rendezvous would have recorded the album with a live band instead of everything synthesized. I think #4 and #9 could have been even better recorded with live instruments.

The cover design and the inserts are stinkin’ awesome. Props to Brandon Hill on the design.

Here’s my take on each of the tracks:

1. Oxygen – This one’s pretty good. Probably my third favorite.
2. Worthy to Be Blessed – Not too bad.
3. You’re Everything – The lady that sings this song sounds like Twila Paris. I’m not a big Twila Paris fan. It’s a slow song, too. Next.
4. Desire of My Heart – I think this is the best song on the CD. It’s catchy and there’s some guitar in it.
5. You Are the Artist – Really good words on this song. The vocals, well, it’s that whole Twila Paris thing again.
6. Be Still – Makes me want to be still…………zzzzzz. Oh, uh. Yeah. Um…
7. I Stand Still – Songs that tell stories are good.
8. I Thank the Lord for You – Er, Twila Pa… Next.
9. Psalm 30 – I think this is my second favorite song. Nice and upbeat.
10. Blessed Be – I can’t get into the smooth jazzy, electronic sound. Next. Oh, wait — it’s the last song.

Have you heard it? What did you think?