bammel.org http://www.bammel.org/feed?type=blogs en-us hourly 1 http://moja.com/ bammel.org http://www.bammel.org/feed?type=blogs 230 Inside out http://www.bammel.org/blog/inside-out Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:49:00 CDT There is one word that strikes fear in the heart of the stoutest of homeowners: termites.

]]> Rick McCall 224 Risen! http://www.bammel.org/blog/risen Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:38:00 CDT Horror movies used to fascinate me as a kid.  The whole idea of a mad scientist who creates life was so cool to think about.  Of course, Frankenstein wasn't a super-attractive creature, but he was semi-functional.  And scary.

]]> Rick McCall 228 He Reigns! http://www.bammel.org/blog/he-reigns Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:01:00 CDT The words of the song below resonate on this Easter morning, when we celebrate the fact that He is risen!  He is risen indeed!

]]> Rick McCall 223 Silent http://www.bammel.org/blog/silent Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:20:00 CDT We are uncomfortable with many things.

]]> Rick McCall 222 Dead http://www.bammel.org/blog/dead Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:01:00 CDT Dead.  There's a word that can send even the cheeriest personality into the depths of depression.

]]> Rick McCall 227 Whispers http://www.bammel.org/blog/whispers Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:09:00 CDT Did the school you went to give conduct grades?  Of course, I'm asking the question to see if anyone else hated those grades.  I could get straight A's, but if my conduct grade was poor (which it occasionally was...o.k., always was), I was in trouble at home.

]]> Rick McCall 221 Clean http://www.bammel.org/blog/clean Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:03:00 CDT I love to do yard work.

]]> Rick McCall 220 Inspiration http://www.bammel.org/blog/inspiration Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:24:00 CDT Inspiration.

]]> Rick McCall 219 Perfectionists http://www.bammel.org/blog/perfectionists Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:55:00 CDT Best I can tell, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who balance their bank accounts every day to the penny and those who 'discover' their balance once a month when their bank statement arrives in the mail.

]]> Rick McCall 215 Perspective http://www.bammel.org/blog/perspective Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:49:00 CDT You've seen the pictures where someone is standing outside the Eiffel Tower with their arm extended, right? The Eiffel Tower looks like it is resting on the palm of their hand. Or someone appears to be walking on a lake.

]]> Rick McCall 208 15 minutes - perspective http://www.bammel.org/blog/15-minutes-inside Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:33:00 CDT 96.

]]> Rick McCall 213 15 minutes - inside http://www.bammel.org/blog/15-minutes-inside1 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:01:00 CDT Several years ago, I attended a time management workshop.  Nothing groundbreaking that I hadn't heard before.

]]> Rick McCall 209 15 minutes - outside http://www.bammel.org/blog/15-minutes-outside Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:04:00 CDT By the world's standard, he was just a regular guy.  Off the charts on the nice scale and on the caring scale, to be sure.  And an excellent high school math teacher.  But he wasn't the kind of guy who drew attention to himself.

]]> Rick McCall 212 Margin - Part 3 - The ultimate cost http://www.bammel.org/blog/margin-part-3-the-ultimate-cost Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:11:00 CDT I have this friend who has a nervous habit of twitching his eyes every so often.  It actually isn't distracting, but more than anything, endearing.  It is just a part of who he is.  And he's a great human being.

]]> Rick McCall 211 Margin - Part 2 - The hidden cost http://www.bammel.org/blog/margin-part-2-the-hidden-cost Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:22:00 CDT For months, I'd been reading about the coming of this revolutionary new phone that would change the world.  The iPhone was coming and nothing would ever be the same.

]]> Rick McCall 210 Margin - Part 1 http://www.bammel.org/blog/margin Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:34:00 CDT No one prepared me for Times Square.  I don't really think you can be prepared for it, but I just had no idea.

]]> Rick McCall 207 The Breath of God http://www.bammel.org/blog/the-breath-of-god Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:19:00 CDT Sometimes a song can crystalize a thought better than anything else.

]]> Rick McCall 179 The simple life http://www.bammel.org/blog/the-simple-life Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:04:00 CDT As a child, books just fascinated me.  Dr. Seuss was my constant companion. 

]]> Rick McCall 206 Hoarders http://www.bammel.org/blog/hoarders Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:37:00 CDT My guess is that most of you have seen at least a part of the reality show called Hoarders. It is seriously difficult to watch for very long. It is different than coming up on a bad auto accident because the people involved in hoarding are usually still walking upright. 

]]> Rick McCall 205 Consistent http://www.bammel.org/blog/consistent Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:31:00 CDT I have this amazing friend. He climbs to the tops of tall mountains. He descends to the depths of deep canyons.

And when I say tall mountains, I'm not talking about Fort Davis or even Colorado. I'm talking about the highest mountains in the world.

And when I say deep canyons, I'm not talking about Caprock Canyon. Or even Colorado. I'm talking about the Grand Canyon and the like.

He's amazing in many ways, but one of the most incredible things about him is how he got to being the machine he is now (he would blush at that thought).

He just started walking. And no, his name is not Forrest.

]]> Rick McCall 202 School Zone http://www.bammel.org/blog/school-zone1 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:16:00 CDT Have you ever sped through a school zone? While that's got to be one of the supreme indicators of busyness, there are further consequences as well.

]]> Rick McCall 194 Multi-tasking http://www.bammel.org/blog/multi-tasking Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:03:00 CDT The other day, I almost got hit by another car on Spring-Cypress Road.  I was driving along, minding my own business, when the SUV in the next lane decided to just leisurely drift into my lane.  I hit the brakes hard as the other car swerved back the other way and almost hit a car in the center lane, hoping to turn left.

]]> Rick McCall 199 Simple http://www.bammel.org/blog/simple Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:07:00 CDT When we think of the concept of living a simple life; when we envision what a life of simplicity looks like, often our minds go to the Amish or the Quakers.  These are people who have dedicated themselves to an almost complete counter-cultural existence.

]]> Rick McCall 195 God said http://www.bammel.org/blog/god-said Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:05:00 CDT Some people's words carry more weight than others.  If the President of the United States speaks, we tend to listen, regardless of if we agree with what he says or not.  If someone we don't respect speaks, we tend to tune them out.

]]> Rick McCall 170 Isolation http://www.bammel.org/blog/isolation Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:14:00 CDT Isolation. 

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