Take Me Out To The Ballgame                                                      

by reginald daniel                         

We raided the concession stand, turned on the lights, ate candy, popcorn, and twinkies and drank pop and played baseball at the little league park until midnight. It  was our park. We were having the time of our life. How dare they try to lock us out! We had a plan. And, it worked.


The secret was that we figured out a way to break in and take over. One interesting aspect was that even tho an occasional police car came by and neighbors could easily see that the lights were on, everyone assumed the lights were SUPPOSED to be on. No one called the police. The neighbors did not call the police and the police did not call the police. :)
 
It was a bit tuff to play ball because we were laughing so hard at our sneaky “attack” on the electrical box and the snack attack on all those leftover concessions. We thot we had died and gone to heaven. We were almost delirious over the spoils of our serendipitous endeavor. “Free” fast food and playing baseball forever on a real diamond, instead of in the street.

What we had done was illegal and what you could rightly call sinful. I guess the good side of it was that we were not doing drugs breaking into houses, nor stealing hubcaps.                                     
Does this youthful breaking and entering remind you of anything? Or anyone?
 
What we did is certainly not a holy analogy by any means, but there is an allusion to another event that is quite pure and powerful, indeed.
When Jesus came, He destroyed the bondage and slavery of the devil. He spoiled the principalities and powers of evil. He feasts with His children as we bask in the light. The gigantic fellowship banquet has not started but the appetizers are startlingly scrumptious. Jesus does not simply serve food and provide light. He IS food and light.

Local tax money and donations ultimately paid for our stolen food and electricity at the ball park. Our enjoyment was quite real but short-lived. Jesus paid for our banquet with His blood. And the effects are forever. He had a plan and it worked. The law and onlookers cannot stop the party. Get into the game.    wreg

                            

What A Relief !!!
        by reginald daniel

Melissa Nelson of Fort Dodge, Iowa got fired recently by her employer, Dr. James Knight. While rather disconcerting to Melissa, it has been such a blessing to me. This oddity has brought drastic psychological relief to me. 

Let me explain. Melissa was fired for being too attractive to Dr. Knight, a long time Fort Dodge dentist. The oddity factor kicks in because Melissa has worked for the good doctor for 10 years. This does not speak too well for Dr. Knight. Would you want a doctor analyzing your molars and root canals in a few moments time when it took him 10 years to discover that Melissa was just too pretty?

So, what does all this mean to me? Well, thine truly has been looking for a job. It is sorta weird, because most all of the job searching is done on the internet. I never get to talk to a person. No interviews, no face time whatsoever. And then there are other factors. For example, I am a senior citizen, white male. Tonz of prejudice out there! 

I had begun to think that the reason it is so tuff to get a job is my age, gender, and technologically-challenged liabilities. But, alas, thanks to Melissa's good looks and the slow dentist's discovery, I am off the hook.

Let's face it. I am just too good looking to get a good job. :)

wreg