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Tilling the Soil


Whataburger… The ConclusionNovember 20

Hey friends, just wanted to let you know the final piece of the Whataburger story from last week.

When I cam home today there was a package on my doorstep. This is what I found

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What you’re seeing is a handwritten note from the CEO, a very soft t-shirt, a set of coasters, two koozies, and a mouse pad.

These guys went way overboard and I appreciate them for it. Thanks to all who got excited about this experience with me.


Great AlbumsNovember 20

I’m still going to do a “Music Spotlight” tomorrow. This is more for you to give feedback on.

I’m sure that I’ve ranted about it before, but the one huge downside to iTunes (and digital music in general) is that we’ve gotten away from listening to full albums straight through in one sitting. I would almost compare this to looking at a painting in a poorly lit room with one eye closed.

So, I’m curious. What are the most recent albums that have really impacted you?

Here are mine from the year:

The New Frontiers: Mending

The Frames: The Cost

Caleb Carruth: Darkness Falls

Coldplay: Viva la Vida

A SalespitchNovember 19

The other day I picked up and started reading Making Room for Life by Randy Frazee. (I listened to the audio book about a year and a half ago).

It’s a really easy, but potentially life-changing, read.

First, I want to encourage you to read it. More than that, I would love to be able to dialogue with anyone about it. So, if you’ve read it or you plan on grabbing it up and reading it over the Thanksgiving break (it really is a fast read), drop me a comment. Maybe we can come up with a few topics to throw out there as individual blog posts over the next few weeks.

P.S. You can probably find the CD version pretty cheap. It’s only about 4 hours long. If you’ve got a trip to, oh, I don’t know, New Jersey, it might help you pass the time. (Just kidding, Andy, I know you have plenty of reading/listening on your plate.)

Tuesday Morning ListNovember 18

Sorry if you felt deprived by my absence yesterday. Maybe I’ll double-up today. You never can tell.

Friday/Saturday

  • Men’s Retreat at Sky Ranch [if you play at half-speed you're bound to get hurt]

Sunday

  • Church
  • Lunch with Mom
  • Shopping with wife
  • Nap
  • Cowboys (finally doing something right)

Monday

  • Slept in
  • More shopping with wife
  • Received another mother lode of books from Half.com [the name is really misleading, though. I got $80 (pre-tax) worth of books for $23 shipping and tax included]
  • Played in the band.
  • Watched Buffalo give away a game.

Countdown to kickoff - 4 days, 11 hours.

10 Albums: For a Road TripNovember 14

How do you follow up a day when a corporate CEO emails you to thank you for your blog post?

Well, I thought I would resurrect the 10 albums thread.

I’m going out of town today and then again in a couple of weeks, so I’ve been burning some CDs since my new car is not set up to play my iPod. So here are 10 must have CDs for a Road Trip.

Bebo Norman: Myself When I am Real - After traveling back and forth across Texas promoting this album, the sound of it just calls me back to the road.

Rolling Stones: Forty Licks - There’s something about real, true rock-n-roll that makes you have to get moving.

The Frames: The Cost - It’s The Cost by The Frames. Do I need any more reason to include it?