In Towson again right now... MAN, I love the Apple Store. Free, wireless Internet for me and anyone who has a wireless card... where are all the PC users? Oh, yeah... paying $6 per hour at Starbucks!

*insert evil laughter here*

Speaking of evil... I just witnessed it first hand. There was a couple in their 40s/50s that had a cursing fight right here in the mall. Actually, it was the husband that was horrible. Man... Utterly no respect for his wife, at all. Very disheartening, very depressing. He left her, stormed off cursing obscenities while she walked around alone. At one point she walked right by me, so I asked her "Ma'am? You alright? I am a pastor, is there anything I can do?" I didn't know if she was without a ride? In danger? Or what?

She completely blew it off. "Ah, I just have an irate husband, that's all."

Wow.

How sad that experience was...

DCC

Hanging out in Towson with Tronster today. Usually we meet up in Fells Point, but he had the day off, so we met in Towson. It was awesome. We meet Lana (an old friend and co-worker of Mark Stephenson) @ Starbucks off of Loch Raven. It was nice to see her and just hang out with Tronster. THEN, randomly... Josh Smith showed up! He had promised Lana that he would come and hang out, so we had a great morning connecting.

While there I ran into a guy named Andy. I noticed him because as he was ordering coffee, he was holding a book by St. Augustine. Not everyone just reads St. Augustine. Found out he was from Grace in Timonium and that he runs a coffee house after their Saturday night services. What a cool person!

Then, Tronster and I went to Frisco's in Towson for some burritos. That was also cool. Good food, and right next to the Ruby Tuesday's in Towson Commons. As always, great discussion with Tronster. He is the best question-asker I know. He knows how to generate discussion... I have really come to enjoy my Monday's with him. Actually, they have always been good, it's just really a refreshing time spent each week.

Then, we were off to my old stomping grounds... Towson Mall's Starbucks. lol.

So... yeah. Been a while... lol

OK, since my last blog entry Kimme and I went to the Horizon Leadership Retreat. It was a good retreat, filled with a lot of good feelings for both Kimme and myself. It was so nice to see Towson leadership along with OM and seeing "the lights come on" about some things... namely small groups and their purpose... how we can do better, etc. It was also good to just "be" with other friends for a good 2 or 3 days. That was good. And the discussions were great...

It was rough being away from the kids so long, though. Three days was a long time for them to not be with family... but, they survived... so did we.

Haven't spoken in a while... 2 new series where I sorta take a break for a bit. Kinda hard to do... I dunno, since I was a kid, I just felt like that is what I was made for. But tomorrow I am on @ Owings Mills so that will be nice. :)