Doug Van Pelt

David's Last Day

It's weird having David pack up to leave this weekend.

I was glad we were able to crack open the Word and share together one last time before the day was done. He's been a good friend, and thus has been an edifying influence and encouragement to my walk with God. It'll still be fun to keep our friendship alive in the future, but certainly it's a new chapter and a difference in relating.

Man, that Korn song and video for "Y'all Want a Single" is so awesome! Needs to be said. Destroying a music store, of course, is not cool, but it's just drama.

Anyway, back to HM: I've always been in the "auto" mode of hiring replacements whenever someone left. I never stopped long enough to ask, "Do I need a replacement? Do I have to hire someone now?" I always just did it. Of course, being on "auto pilot" like that can lead to bad and prayerless decisions. Having a good ad sales person working for us (a team, actually, since there's a group on the West Coast that sells specific ads to gear companies, book publishers, and colleges) and my wife handles our merchandise sales and mailing list management, I feel confident that simply taking over the layout/design duties will be a do-able and very enjoyable thing. So, to answer a question someone left in the comments section, no I don't plan on hiring a replacement. These are job duties that are actually fun and rewarding.