Big Is The New Small

I don’t generally share e-mails or forwards; however my wife forwarded this story to me and thought it was blog worthy.  Here it goes: 

A well known Preacher, T.D. Jakes was returning to Texas after a speaking engagement. When his plane arrived, there was a limousine waiting to transport him to his home in Dallas.  As T.D. prepared to get into the limo, he stopped and spoke to the driver.  He said, ‘You know, I am almost 50 years old and I have never driven a limousine. Would you mind if I drove it for a while?’ The driver said, ‘No problem. Have at it.’

T.D. gets into the driver’s seat and they head off down the highway. A short distance away sat a rookie State Trooper operating his first speedtrap. The long black limo went by him doing 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. The trooper pulled out and easily caught the limo and got out of his patrol car to begin the procedure.  

The young trooper walked up to the driver’s door and when the glass was rolled down he was surprised to see who was driving.  He immediately excused himself and went back to his car and called his supervisor. He told the supervisor, ‘I know we are supposed to enforce the law but I also know that important people are sometimes given certain courtesies. I need to know what I should do because I have stopped a very important person.’ ‘The supervisor asked, ‘Is it the Governor?’ The young trooper said, ‘No, he’s more important than that.’ The supervisor said, ‘Oh, so it’s the President.’ The young trooper said, ‘No, he’s even more important than that.’ The supervisor finally asked, ‘Well then, who is it?’

The young trooper said, I think it’s Jesus because he’s got T. D. Jakes for a chauffeur!!!!!

Did you laugh? I did LOL!

Aaron provided a good question:  Who would you chauffeur?

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas; I thought that I would kick off some post Christmas Cheer w/ a not so funny, funny moment. 

This past Thursday night we had a Christmas Party at my house with all of my team members, their spouses and kids….  We had a great time and in the PG-13 movie room; some of us watched “Talladega Nights.”  We were quoting some of the movies’ one-liners; especially the classic prayer at the dinner table.  That movie is rediculously stupid and just plain funny. 

On Friday night, we had our first of eight Christmas Weekend Experiences.  During the end of this first experience we were having this holy moment, while singing Silent Night and I busted out with a prayer that went something like this: “Father, thank you for sending Dear Lord Baby Jesus…..”  Are you kidding me, had I really prayed that prayer…?  BTW- Half of the faces in the room were smiling, laughing or attempting to hold back their laugh. 

What are your thoughts on the movie “Talladega Nights” or my prayer?  Do you have any blooper moments from 07’ that you would like to share?

The other day my eight year old son Wesley and I were having our daily download after school; in which he tells me how his day was, what he did at school…..  Part of the conversation went like this “Dad this kid at school named Jacob said that this girl was on crack! What does that mean?”  grin, lol, li, ahhh $#1@&^/   

Pardon my sometimes warped sense of humor, but this had me (li) laughing inside!   I wasn’t laughing at the ingorance of the statement, but rather the innocence of the question “What does that mean?”

My question to all of my blogsphere friends is: How would you have responded to that question?  Share your funny responses, serious responses, ridiculous responses; just share your responses!   

BTW- If you want to hear some lessons learned from kids; check out Swerve.  

When I first watched this video, I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or pray for the family of the deceased. Please watch the video in it’s entirety, it get’s really good at the end. When you finish the video please share your personal thoughts, along with a specific comment of whether the video made you laugh , cry, or pray.    

I would like to thank everyone who has been checking out this blog on a regular basis.  BigIsTheNewSmall has only been up for less than two months and there is starting to be some significant traffic, which is cool.  You keep reading, share the site with your friends and I’ll keep writing; however it would be great if you would comment, so that I can get to know you.  I thought I would make this Friday’s post a little more light-hearted and share something that really irritates me.   

If you look at the picture in this blog you will see the child-leash harness looking thing.  You know exactly what I’m talking about, you have seen those moms and some dad’s in public walking around the mall, amusement parks, grocery stores, the park…. with their child on a leash.  Give me a break, is it just me or is that ridiculous?  Those children always have that look on their face, as if to say “Unleash Me.”  For the Love…. if you are one of those parents who put your child on a leash, please stop and just put them in a stroller.  The next time you see a parent with their child on a leash, simply look at the parent and yell “Unleash Me.” J The parent might get irritated, but who cares they are already irritating their child and the rest of the world.  If you are one of those parents and you are reading this post, may I just say “Bless Your Heart.” 

Does this irritate you?  What areas of your life are saying “Unleash Me?” Share your thoughts.

Here are 10 Oxymoron’s for your reading pleasure, please share yours. 

• Casual Sex
• Doing Nothing
• Pretty Ugly
• Small Crowd
• Christian Evolutionist
• Income Tax
• Science Fiction
• Waste Management
• Act Naturally
• Butt Head