andrew dodson

We’ve all heard the weird stories.  Twins leave their house at the same time on their way to see the other and crash into each other on the highway.  I’m sure you’ve heard similar stories.  Today’s odd story of the day…

A married couple were both chatting with significant others on the internet.  When they decided to meet, they found out they were talking to each other.  Now, they’re getting divorced.  Read the article here.

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Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of one of our nation’s worst tragedies.  These types of things always beg the question, “Where were you when it happened?”

I was a senior at Georgetown College.  I had a pretty cool schedule that semester - no classes before 11 a.m.  Sleeping in was an every day thing for me.  On this particular day, I woke up to the sound of sirens.  I could hear my dorm neighbor in the hallway talking to someone.  They were talking about something crashing into a building.  Since I heard sirens, I thought maybe someone had crashed their vehicle into one of the buildings on campus.  I happened to turn on the TV and quickly found out what had actually happened.

By the time I found out, both buildings had already been hit, and one had already collapsed.  Shock and amazement set in when I saw people hanging out of and jumping from windows.  Seeing the second building collapse and knowing there were still people inside was unbelievable.  It was hard to realize this wasn’t Hollywood.  We watch movies with death and destruction and almost think it’s “cool” because we know it isn’t real.  This was quite real.

Georgetown canceled classes that day.  There was a prayer service held in the chapel that afternoon, but I didn’t attend.  I had not yet become a Christian, so any thoughts of God, or how He could let something like this happen, were far from my thoughts.  I ended up going to Lexington that afternoon.  I was taking piano lessons at the time and needed to pick up a book that my instructor told me to get.  It was surreal to drive into Lexington and not see planes flying overhead, coming into and leaving from Bluegrass Airport.

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I’m planning on posting a couple of extensive posts soon (more theological in nature), but for now, we’ll have to settle for some more random blogging:

• That bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis?  Yeah, Josh and I drove across that bridge last fall when we went to the Desiring God conference.  For some first-hand coverage of the situation, visit Desiring God.
• I’m halfway through Chasing Daylight (woo hoo!).  The posts mentioned above will deal with my reading of this book.  Look for them this weekend, or early next week.
• I’m excited about the previously mentioned internet ideas that CLS is pursuing.  I will likely share more about these this weekend, as well.  I didn’t come up with the ideas, but there is one in particular that I have done the majority of the work for so far, so I’m particularly interested in the result of that idea.
• The JMB DVD is nearing completion!  We will preview the DVD this weekend and see how it’s coming along.  Bert has been hard at work mixing the camera angles together for your viewing enjoyment.  We should have it completed in the very near future - just in time for our slate of fall concerts that are coming up soon.
• I’m buying a new ride cymbal tomorrow - a 20″ Sabian HHX Manhattan ride.  I’ve had my eye on it for quite some time and found a person getting rid of one in Lexington.  He’s going to be in Frankfort tomorrow, so I’ve made arrangements to meet up with him and do business.  You can hardly find them used on eBay, which is one reason it’s taken me a while to get one.  New, they go for $350.  Yeah - not gonna shell out that much for a cymbal that I don’t “need.”  But, I’m getting it at a great price and it will satisfy my desire for a jazz sounding drum set.  It’s designed to sound like the popular rides from back in the day when jazz ruled the music world.
• Speaking of money, I paid off my biggest interest-bearing debt today!  I’d originally planned on paying it off over the next two months, but I was itching to pay it off.  So, I took some money out of savings and paid the sucker off.

This post may break my personal record for most categories used.  Stay tuned for more this weekend…

Two hundred people got trapped in the St. Louis Arch yesterday.  Some were in trams, and others were at the top.  If this ever happened to me, I’d hope to be stuck at the top.  I visited the Arch a few years ago, and it has an amazing view of St. Louis.  Getting to the top and coming down weren’t as exciting.  I’m not sure if the “trams” are still the same, but at that time, they crammed four people into a tiny, egg-shaped elevator that took you to and from the top.  Getting stuck in one of those could be quite nerve-racking.

Ever wonder why certain stories get so much air-time on television, radio, the internet, etc.? ESPN helps explain why, at least in the world of sports, they cover certain stories so much. You can apply this same logic to the world outside of sports, I assume. Kind of a long read, but it’s interesting. It’s all about the storyline.

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Count me among the masses that is jumping on the Vitamin Water bandwagon.  I decided to give it a shot today for the first time.  Previously, I was disappointed with Aquafina’s take on flavored water.  But, I can handle Vitamin Water’s “revive” flavor (fruit punch).  I’m sure I’d at least like the grape and possibly a few other flavors.

Coke must be impressed too.  They decided to buy the company for $4.1 billion dollars.  Somebody somewhere has a lot of cash in their pocket today.  And it’s not 50 Cent.

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Good news skim milk fans!  Someday, we may be able to get skim milk straight from the cow.  What a wonderful world….

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Here’s a rundown of a few random things:

• Jerry Falwell passed away today.  Shane did a short write up, and Challies chimed in as well.  I don’t know much about him, but I know that you either love him or hate him, judging by society’s opinion of him.  Not long ago, I watched a sermon of his on television, and actually took notes.  I have to admit that I didn’t agree with a lot of what he said in that sermon.
• I ended up leaving work at five.  I figured if I waited around and the system didn’t get fixed, I would’ve wasted my evening.  Instead, I’m enjoying a night at home.  I’ll just need to buckle down and be efficient tomorrow to catch up.
• I officially canceled my Verizon account today.  For the past several months, I’ve carried a Sprint Treo, but the cost to cancel my Verizon contract was more than it took to just pay the bill each month until the contract ran out.  I was pleasantly surprised that the call took less than five minutes.  They were extremely nice and didn’t question me at all.  No transfers to retention departments.  Easy as pie.

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As I wrap up a few more things on my last day of work for the week, I have some thoughts about the DVD on my mind.  (This post would be in reference to the Josh Martin Band concert being taped for a DVD this weekend, for those that don’t know)

• Not to give away too many secrets, but we’ve been practicing to a click track (i.e., metronome), and we’re planning on using it for the performance.  I’ve adjusted to it fairly well in rehearsals, so it doesn’t freak me out to think about using it for the performance.  I’ve done it a time or two at church, and I practice to a metronome, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.  It’s in everyone else’s ears too, so that helps if one of us happens to get off track.
• I’m handling the audio recording for the gig.  I’ve flawlessly recorded 20 channels every single rehearsal except for one.  At that rehearsal, I was playing with a bunch of settings in my software, so I think that’s why it didn’t record well that night.  Nevertheless, I’m a little more freaked about whether or not the recording will turn out than how I play.  I just keep telling myself that if something happens and the recording stops or freezes that we can just stop and start again.  No biggie.  Focus on the playing.  Focus on the playing.
• It’s been recommended that we wear base makeup for the occasion.  I admit that it won’t be the first time I’ve worn makeup.  Saxton’s played a gig for KET once and we wore makeup.  Time to get in touch with the metrosexual side of myself.
• I’m really getting into the two new songs we’ll be playing - “Clumsy Believer” and “Christ Is Our Life” are coming along nicely, and I’m enjoying them.
• All indications point to us having a good crowd on hand.  Sounds like at least in the ballpark of 100 are guaranteed.  Two hundred would be awesome.
• We get to record our version of one of my favorite worship songs.  I really like our version, so it’ll be cool to get a good, clean recording of it.
• I bought a new shirt for the occasion.  Hair cut tonight.  Going all out.

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It seems someone who lives a stone’s throw away from my abode is being investigated for being involved in a credit card scam.  Kinda makes you really wonder what goes on next door, eh?

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