Sometimes you see things in the Deja Vu and think “Why is this not in a Happy Monday post?” The joke above is kind of wordy. It’s too much to read first thing on a Monday morning, especially if you haven’t finished – possibly haven’t started – your first cup of coffee.
Facebook.com/UBCPlainville – That’s the message the Unity Baptist Facebook page got from Facebook last week. What surprises me is not that Facebook stopped recommending it but the implication that at some point they were recommending that people visit the page. Here is the response we posted on the un-recommendable page in question:
“The vast majority of the content on this page is a daily Bible verse. Once a week we post a link to the sermon on the church website. We are not surprised that people “are not interested in” verses of scripture or sermons. There is an occasional Mother’s Day wish or announcements about events such as the National Day of Prayer. The profile pic clearly shows the cross; that’s probably sensitive content that offends some people. The bottom line is that if we removed all of the scripture, sermons, prayers and announcements about community events – such as the community supper at the United Methodist Church, Thanksgiving Worship at the Harris Arts Center and the Easter Sunrise Service – there would be nothing left but a picture of the church building. And that would probably offend someone too.
We try not to be offensive. The people of Unity Baptist are kind, welcoming and inviting to all who may visit us online or in person. The Gospel is offensive to anyone who rejects the idea of objective truth or that Jesus is the only way to the true and living God. So to that end I don’t know how to make our page “recommendable” by Facebook standards… nor do I think we should.
Love your neighbor, be salt and light. Peace, God bless, and even so Lord come quickly.”
Needs a 4th Key – This oil filter was removed during a routine oil change. It has a big sticker on it listing the 3 KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL OIL CHANGE that was left on it by the last shop that changed it. Apparently “Remove this sticker” was not one of the keys and should have been.
Almojoy’s got nuts, Spunow don’t. I’m also looking at Nickers and Sickers and wondering if they misspelled Snickers twice on the same sign.
Not every guy is a car guy and that’s okay. When I met my wife I was driving a 1978 Chevrolet Nova with a 305 small block V8. I bought that car on the cheap – $350 in 1996 – with a rod knocking. We replaced one connector rod and put in a crank kit. My new girlfriend was driving a 1993 Ford Tempo at the time; 4 cylinder, front wheel drive. The Nova was like a “real car” in her eyes as opposed to the Tempo she drove to college or the first generation Dodge Caravan she learned to drive on. Any old car she saw on TV or in a movie she would ask if it was a Nova. Most of the time it was not. But that Malibu up there, the one they want $1,500 for? That is a Nova.
Charlie “Clutch” Culberson – Perhaps his nickname should be Charlie “punched in the gut” Culberson. The Braves brought him up to Atlanta from their Triple A team, never put him in a single game, then designated him for assignment – on Father’s Day – just hours before his dad was going to throw out the first pitch to him. Words fail me. Well, words I can say.
Hollywood, 1973 – How many of these boys choir members can you name? I will drop the full list in the comments later today and probably recap next week.
And finally – If you haven’t burned out on this story yet here is a CBS Sunday Morning clip from six months ago, November 2022, that gives a tour of the Ocean Gate submersible vehicle Titan and interviews CEO Stockton Rush.
The saddest thing about the Ocean Gate submersible story is that they knew. They knew that it had imploded.
From Hollywood 1973 – Starting in the back, left to right: Kent McCord, Martin Milner, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ed Asner, Glenn Ford, Redd Foxx, Jack Carter, Ernest Borgnine, John Wayne and Howard Cosell.