Saturday quote

“He was trying to throw it out of bounds.”

-CBS sports analyst Gary Danielson

Saturday Quote

“And I get turned around and I mistake my happiness for blessing

And I’m blessed as the poor but still I judge success by what I’m wearing.”

-Derek Webb

my right foot

I sprained my right ankle on Monday.  Playing basketball over lunch, I jumped to block a shot and came down on the shooter’s foot.  My ankle rolled, and I felt a pop, to which I responded by writhing on the ground and fist pumping the court.  (No, he didn’t make the shot.)  So here I sit, three days later, with my leg propped up on an office chair and a bag of heated corn draped over my ankle.  I do this every 2-3 years, so I pretty much know what’s in store for the next couple weeks. 

I did have the thought, though, that my response to a sprained ankle now is much different from the first time I did this nearly 15 years ago.  Here are the basic thoughts that went through my head then, and now.

Then

• Ouch!
• I wonder if I broke it!
• I bet girls will think this is cool.
• I hope I get crutches.
• Maybe I’ll get to go to the emergency room.
• It’s crazy we won’t have to pay anything to go to the emergency room.
• Maybe I’ll get to stay home from school.
• I definitely won’t have to do any yard work.
• Mom will totally let me sit in front of the TV all day.
• How soon can I play hoops again?

Now

Ouch!

I better not have broken it.

Ashley’s not going to think this is cool.

I hope I can walk on it.

No way I’m going to the emergency room. 

Co-pays and deductibles will eat us alive.

I can probably still go to work.

I’ll still have to figure out a way to weed eat this weekend.

I can’t run around with the kids, so we might put a movie on for them.

How soon can I play hoops again?

And for your viewing pleasure…

Saturday Quote #3

“One method I’ve found to control web worms is to attach a propane torch to a long pole and burn the nests. I used to have them all over my cottonwood trees, but got rid of them after burning the webs for a couple of years. Someone told me that this disrupts the worm’s cycle. The drawback is dodging the flaming webs as they fall to the ground.”

–Question from reader in Bismarck, North Dakota

I’m trying to figure out what to do with the web worms in the trees in our yard and ran across this and thought it was too good to pass up.

Saturday Quote

“When Jesus said he came to bring good news, the good news wasn’t ‘Straighten up and try harder.’”

-J. Ligon Duncan