Sports, Skits and Idiots in my thoughts this week.
Presentations. When I first saw the name of the big annual football game, I thought it said Super BOWEL, which I didn’t think was anyone’s business how often you were moved. Once I realized it was BOWL, I began searching my Tupperware catalog for such an item. Obviously, I now know exactly what it is, but I’m just not a big fan of football. I know it’s an American pastime, but it all seems too violent. So why did I take the time this year to view the broadcast? I just felt called to witness this cavalcade of sports and be mildly entertained by the overpriced commercials. I didn’t have a dog in this hunt, so to speak, so I didn’t care who won. I would, however, like to comment on the half-time presentation. That singer must have been singing in tongues, because I couldn’t understand a bit of it. The Bible tells us there must be an interpreter of the tongues, and we had none. I was, however, intrigued by the pretty colors and mass choreography. And I COULD understand Brother Samuel L. Jackson which tipped me off that this skit was directed at a specific audience. I pray that it touched those who needed it. And I pray that the Lord understood it and will hear from Heaven and heal this land.
Pennies. When I was in prayerful thought as a child, I had an aunt who would look at me and say, “Penny for your thoughts.” I always wondered who Penny was. Surely, she didn’t mean the copper coin, as I felt my thoughts were worth much more. Others from a bygone time gave the comment upon good fortune that it was “Raining Pennies from Heaven.” That could hurt. In Sunday School, I would teach the children that putting a penny in the offering plate was still an act of faith to be loved by Jesus. Now, our U.S. Idiot-in-Charge wants to do away with pennies citing wasteful spending just to make them. This would make the nickel our “widow’s mite.” Abe Lincoln must be spinning in his grave over the idea of his copper facial imprint going away. And will we be forced to round UP or round DOWN to reach the nearest “5” or “0” denomination in our prices? This sounds like forced inflation to me, but what do I know? But I daresay I know more than El Presidente. Who doesn’t??
Pitiful. Speaking of IOTUS, where did he got this idea that he should take the reins of anything in the arts? Pitiful. I’ve never physically attended anything at the Kennedy Center in our nation’s capital, but I’ve watched many things broadcast from there on the TV. Honors for so many important performers and artists in our midst have been given in that space. IOTUS says that he is going to bring great American entertainment to the Kennedy Center. How long will it be before Stormy Daniels is starring in a revival of GYPSY complete with a brass pole on the set? Hide and Watch, people. Hide and Watch.
