Atlanta curse my foot. Earlier this year I had to chance to see the World Series trophy on tour as it traveled not only across Georgia but a few other southern states. This week the Georgia Bulldogs Championship trophy was on display for a few hours at our local Food City. Dr. Pepper handed out t-shirts and 12 oz. can drinks and now I keep walking walking around the house shouting “Ice cold Dr. Pepper here!” If you know you know.

Speaking of college football, here are the preseason rankings. Ohio State is doing what they do, consistently polling better than they actually play.

Betty Grenig turned 101 this week out in Phoenix, Arizona. The American Red Cross threw her a birthday party. She has been volunteering with the Red Cross since she was 17. For reference Pearl Harbor was bombed when she was 20. Her last donation was back in 2003 but she gave a total of 25 gallons of whole blood over the years. Her advice to anyone wanting to make a difference is “Be dependable.” She says that’s more important than the hours. “Stay until the job is done.”

Rick Astley hs been a good sport about the whole Rick Roll thing. Chuck Norris doesn’t understand how or why Chuck Norris jokes exploded in popularity the way they did but does find the whole thing amusing. Astley can be seen recreating Never Gonna Give You Up shot for shot in this new ad for AAA Insurance.

The internet is great place to find information. Some of it might even be accurate. I was reading an article meant to dispel car myths and came across this bit about tire repair. The image borrowed from Discount Tire shows the area of a tire’s tread surface that can be repaired if punctured. The shoulders are highlighted in red. Because those areas of a belted radial tire flex, a patch or plug tends to work itself loose. Any legit shop will either refuse to make that repair or have an irate customer sign a waiver of liability before proceeding. The picture is right; but everything they wrote in the copy is exactly backwards.

This is a test to see how long it takes my wife to read the Deja Vu. Let’s give this anonymous parent some credit, though. They are not only paying for lessons but bought a violin and were at least trying to help. That’s more support than a lot of kids get. Some kids are dropped off at a recital while the parents go eat a nice dinner then come back and pick up their kid. Then they wonder why the child loses interest. My question is, why are there holes in the bridge if you’re not supposed to stick something in them?

Thank you God for another day of life. I gave myself a small pat on the back for being able to translate that. I set out to learn Spanish on my on just before the pandemic hit. While most people were stuck at home with extra time on their hands, I nearly worked myself to death at a grocery store. Still, I was able to read that. Slowly.

It makes sense if you think about where cars come from and how the MIssissippi River splits the country almost down the middle. In the early days of auto manufacture there were very few paved roads. Most vehicles were shipped, well, by ship and/or by rail. The economic boom following World War II saw many Motor City products shipped by barge down the Mississippi. Later improvements in highways, including construction of the interstate system, as well as semi rigs made river travel obsolete. There may still be a profitability factor to ships but it’s a slower form of travel. If it’s one thing Americans love more than driving it would be instant gratification.

The latest Jimmy’s Table Podcast is about going to seminary and then not going into the ministry. There’s a lot of discussion about what ministers are called to do. Then on iMonk Radio Podcast #102 Michael Spencer discusses what he defines as the evangelical wilderness. If Jimmy hasn’t been following the Internet Monk I think he might want to listen to this one.