Ugh...and Yuck

Well, today is the deadline for the Center Chapel newsletter and I'm drawing a blank. I'm truly having a major struggle trying to come up with something profound to write about...Okay, that's assuming that I have ever had anything profound to write (which probably isn't the case).

What I really want to write about is how excited I am about the new Coldplay album that comes out in June. Only one other time have I been this anxious about a record release. That was when the Beastie Boys released "Hello Nasty." It was their first album in 6 years. I was the youth pastor at Yorktown UMC at the time and we were at Sr. High Institute at the time. Another youth pastor, Ryan "Gern" Gernand (hmm...I wonder where the nickname came from), and I had some "business" to take care of on Tuesday of camp. Honestly, we had to take my sisters video camera back to Muncie. And, while we were in town, it wouldn't hurt anyone if we stopped off at the Discount Den and picked up the Beastie CD. It was well worth it as we rocked out the whole way back to camp...and then throughout the week. The new Coldplay album will definitely be worthy of a trip to the Discount Den for a cheap CD purchase (Of course, the Den can't really beat Best Buy's week of release prices...they have great deals...But, I'll probably still buy the disc at the Den in order to support the little guy and not give in to the big corporate monster that provides quality goods at a cheap price).

Oh, and I'd also like to write about how I'm absolutely thrilled to learn that Radiohead is going to hit the studio soon to record a new album...a follow up to the 2003 "Hail to the Thief" album. I saw Radiohead at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin on that tour...talk about an amazing live performance. Thom Yorke was bizarre and amazing all at the same time! I love Radiohead and can't wait to find out when the new album will come out.

But, instead, I'll probably head back to the office and read through some passages of Scripture and write some kind of uplifting or maybe even challenging devotion for April's newsletter.

Oh, if you're looking for something bizarre and a little disgusting...check out this article from CNN about Wendy's chili.

CNN on Wendy's Chili