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R and R (Reformed and Relaxed)

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Romans 11:36.   For of Him, and through Him, and to Him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.  1  Corinthians 10:31.   Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Yesterday afternoon, I was chilling in my world headquarters for Bierkergaard and my text sound chimed. It was my buddy Tom asking if I wanted to head out and catch a brew somewhere last evening. "Sure", I texted back. We selected the neighborhood dive bar below a pizza emporium with the dance party starting at 9:00. Made a mental note to vacate the establishment before that time so as to not have to witness the chaotic conflagration in the netherworld. I grabbed a prerequisite hour nap which is pretty much needed for me to hang-out on a Friday first. And out I went to hang. It is great that bars of low chic these days have taps with craft beers. So, I got out the door with a ten dollar bill plus a generous tip of three bucks for the bar...

Under Promise, Over Deliver

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I am up early today, particular so since it is Spring Forward. I can on occassion fall back asleep. Yet, I tend to be once up, then up. I have to be very weary to be able to get back on that bus of nod. Because I absolutely love coffee, I can hardly wait to drink it every morning. That is usually the motivation to leave the mattress. I am not a lingerer in the morning. I like to move. I can head back to the bed to read or watch TV later and perhaps be visited by the Nap Fairy, I just can't count on it. She comes as she wishes. The caffeine has to wear off to a degree before her magic dust is effective. Particularly awakening, as it was this morning, is if I get listening to a podcast like the one from Freakanomics Radio. I may be in bed but I am up listening. The subject essentially is why we are so poor about planning and predicting projects great and small completion dates. Speaking of completion, let me zero in on coffee: I bought a cleverly designed single-serving Fre...