Niceties

Well... I've been in the "deep south" for 4 days and in Austin for 2 days.

And what was the first thing I noticed?
People are SO DANG NICE!  
I mean that in the kindest way possible.  

Seriously, the natives are friendly, talkative, chatty, sweet, smiling, willing to help, generous, and a bunch of other things that I can't even describe.
Suffice it to say...

I like it here.

I'm from NC (which is also considered the south),
but man... those people seem like northerners now.

Those snobby city-slickers should take some lessons from these sweet, kind, lovable people.

Speaking of all things sweet... this video is adorable!!


And just a random comparison that's really bugging my lips is that it's very dry in Texas... like very dry... which is nice in a way, because the cold isn't as cold and the heat isn't as bad.  Thankfully I brought chapstick and Mom bought me this awesome smelling petroleum jelly:

Anyways - Have a splendiferous new year!  I know I'm looking forward to all the new things to be!  And maybe, just maybe!   I can blog more.

Blessings!

Mizzoria~

Irresponsible

[Begin Rant]

Ok, so I'm not all huge on "save the planet and nature before saving humans" and I'm not sure about the reliability of the video above, but I do believe America especially has been irresponsible and terribly wasteful in the past and this video gives an inkling of the consequences of our actions.  Like, you don't know how annoyed I am at Americans being wasteful.  We are indeed commanded by God to be stewards of this earth and we're acting  like spoiled brats who don't care except that we get what we want.

[End Rant]

Oh tomorrow are the presidential elections, people, so go vote!  Don't waste the freedom you have in this country!

Mizzoria~

Giving vs. Taking and Opportunities

Today is Halloween / Reformation Day
and it's one night where people don't mind as much if you knock on their doors...
which means it's a great witnessing / evangelistic opportunity!
Anybody else going door-to-door GIVING instead of taking candy?

Speaking of neat ways to witness... here's a cool magic card trick!!

Mizzoria~

Canine Love

Hey - it's Friday, which means you all can spend 15 minutes to watch a touching Youtube video on a couple canines, several felines, an ursine, leporidine, and phasianidine, right?  Yeah, I made up those last 2 words but they relate to the taxonomy of rabbits and pheasants...



And that is why I like dogs better than I do cats...

Anybody else get annoyed that the mother/father (I can't tell) didn't so much as nod her/his head at Benji as a sign of gratitude!?  Frustrating and saddening that Benji had made so many sacrifices for those kits and then had to just leave like that.  I'm positive one of those little guys started tearing up when that happened.

Mizzoria~

BoldThreadz

Shameless plug, ok?

This is cool!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lukesmith/bold-threadz

If nothing else, they're great conversation starters.  I love it when random and not-so-random come up to me, turn and twist their heads, look at me funny, and say, "What does your shirt mean?"  And then I go on to talk about whatever is on my shirt.  With these guys and their godly intents, the shirts would be awesome gospel openers!

Mizzoria~

Perfect pitch...

I wish I had a patient teacher like this canine:

http://www.wimp.com/dogpitch/

Not to mention his listening skills!  I bet memorizing pieces would be exponentially easier!

I think it's a "he" dog... I don't know.

Mizzoria~