Doug Van Pelt

Stickers mean something

Some school-age football programs reward big football hits and plays with little stickers for that player's helmet. For example, by the end of the season, the Ohio State Buckeyes have their silver helmets almost covered with the things. I eat Rice Crispies cereal and I like to mix it with fresh banana slices. Most bananas have a sticker (whether it's Dole or Chiquita depends on what brand you buy), and I place the banana sticker on the cereal box, as if it's being rewarded for good breakfast play or something.
Fascinating, I know...

If I Was Being Set Up
If some secular band wanted to toy with me, they'd know in advance that I was likely to ask them "the Jesus question," and have an answer prepared. They'd try to flatter me with compliments on the questions I ask. Yesterday I interviewed a member of Korn and was pretty surprised by some of the answers. When I asked him, "What do you think of Jesus Christ?" He replied, "the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Wow. Part of me thought, 'Either this was a setup, or this guy's for real. When he complimented me on my interview questions being "good questions," I thanked him, but thought, 'If this is false flattery, they've studied me and know how to get to me.'
Ha ha. I don't really believe these delusional and paranoid thoughts, but they did cross my mind. Pretty interesting how that turned out.

Meow, meow, meow.
In a move that would either thrill or grieve former employees like Chad Olson (who, I think, grew up on a farm), we added more animals to the HM Ranch experience. A couple in our church had a growing feral cat problem and was looking for a place to take some. I need some cats to catch the mice around here, so our problems collided into a pretty good solution. This morning I brought the cats in a cage to the office. I've got them in our storage shed in the back, where I'll keep them for 2-3 weeks so they can get used to this place being "home." Then they'll have the roam of the ranch.