Final Four Madness
The final four tourney is about to descend on San Antonio which means I'm getting flooded with NCAA® 2008 Men's Tournament information. The big worry in San Antonio is whether the giant new convention center Hyatt hotel will be actually finished in time. They say it's ready, but you get the impression that if a few guests reach for the shower faucet and it comes off in their hands, no one will be shocked...except maybe the guest paying a gazillion dollars for the room.
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Of course, folks looking for last minute hotels for the Final Four® should realize that if they book a room in Universal City, Selma, Schertz, New Braunfels or any other nearby town, they'll still be 15 to 30 miles or less from the Alamodome and their hotel rates will be far less. Heck, you could even stay south of town in Lytle and then head for the coast after the games. Spring Break is in full swing, if that's your cup o' tea (although tea is not usually what's being served). Yes, there are plenty of available rooms for the Final Four. Just wanted to make sure anyone looking for a "last minute final four hotel" didn't think they'd missed out.
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Anyway, one interesting fact: They put down the "floor" for the games at the Alamodome yesterday. Did you know they only use wood from trees grown north of the 38th parallel for the court? It's true. Maybe I'll tell you why later, when I have time to post more insightful blatant plugs information.
In the interim:
This time lapsed video of the floor installation in Atlanta is sort of cool.
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My own attempt to sort out the elite now has a count of 41 correct picks! This could be my best year ever and I didn't even get in the office pool this time around...
?Provide for those who grieve?a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor? (Isaiah 61:3 NIV).
Do you need a new garment today? I?m not talking about a physical garment. I?m talking about what?s covering your mind and emotions. Are you clothed with despair and disappointment? Are you wearing ?heaviness?? If you?ve gone through a hurtful situation, the Bible says there is a time to grieve, and it?s important to release that hurt to the Lord. But the Bible also tells us that God wants to give you a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. You can put on a garment of praise instead of a heavy, burdened spirit. What?s holding you back today? Are the garments of yesterday weighing you down and holding you back? The garment of praise is light and filled with peace and joy. Don?t carry those heavy burdens around anymore! Today is the day for new garments! Forgive those who have hurt you and begin to praise Him! Thank God for life today. Thank Him for the beautiful sunrise. Thank him for restoring you, even if you don?t see it yet.
And this verse says, you will be called an oak of righteousness, strong and secure, and you will display the splendor of the Lord all the days of your life!
A Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father, I come to You today and ask that You take off my old, heavy garments of despair and heaviness. Make me new today. Give me a garment of praise so that I can be a display of Your glory and splendor. In Jesus? Name. Amen.
I had to delete a comment here. I don't like doing that unless it's a blatant "splog"...blog spam....I'm not sure what this was but it was 40 pages long.
Real Live Preacher - http://www.reallivepreacher.com forwarded me a comment a few months ago that he received on his blog. That comment was 60 pages, so the one I received is not even in the running for the worlds longest blog comment...that sort of made it of even less value to me :)
So it goes.
The condensed version of the deleted comment: "Hi, I'm a nut, anyone see where I misplaced my meds? I hate various people, my view of God changes depending on which page you're on, and (I'm guessing a bit here - all dogs DON'T go to Heaven."
It may lose a little in the translation.
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