Sunday, March 18, 2012

Strawberry object lesson learned

Our two-party political system is a great example of opposition in all things. A GOP candidate will do well politically to disagree with the current president on almost any issue. But the truth is that both sides have good points and are often times both "right."

Marriage sometimes highlights the opposing views of spouses in the most unanticipated ways. While at the baptism today after church, the Aimers and I started talking about the strawberries we had just bought at Costco. To Amy, we needed to make those $9 stretch as long as possible and not eat them all at once. She was after all talking to an Ostler so her bringing up this topic did have merit.

I had a different view, being more concerned about the strawberries going bad. We had, after all, bought a huge case of strawberries and to me the worst thing in the world would be to see those big, red, sweet-smelling beauties go in the garbage because they were rotten.

What I'm trying to get at is that in this case, we were both right. Yes we should eat our goods in moderation and yes it would be a real tragedy if any of them had to go to waste. But when you're in the conversation, it's opposition in all strawberries.


Monday, March 5, 2012

Over the hill

Hello world, let it officially be known that I am now old! The Aimers let that fact sink in with black streamers and black balloons.

There is a silver lining in this news that I will never again be in my 20s ever: I can still be young at heart. Amy gifted me a tarantula, one of those squishy faces and an insect net to catch fireflies in (if we ever see one).

I also ate delicious tasting food. Having your 30th on a fast Sunday is a little bit unfair in some regards, but when you have a wife that can bust out a vegetable lasagna phenom, you are only smiles.

Jesus started his ministry at age 30, according to the customs at the time. While I'm not trying to compare myself with the Master, I just want to say that having laid a pretty good groundwork, I feel like I'm just getting started with life.