I work on the second floor of a 3-story building. Just to be clear, that means there's one floor above me and one below me. So, can anyone explain to me why it takes twice as long for the elevator to come when I call it than it takes to travel between floors once I'm actually in the elevator?
If the elevator doesn't happen to be waiting at the second floor, which I assume it isn't, then it can only be at worse one floor away. I realize that nobody would splurge for an express elevator for a 3-story building, but this is ridiculous. I can press the button, run down the stairs to the first floor and back again, and still be back before the elevator arrives.
What happens when I press that button? Does it send an electric shock down to wake up the hedgehog that is secretly turning the crank that moves the elevator up and down? Does he have to scratch and groggily wipe his eyes before he can get to work?
I wonder what the firefighters would do...watch the building burn down while they waited for the elevator?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
The Faithless
As I drove to church this morning, I was amazed to see the number of people that found something else to do. People jogging, biking, walking their dogs, going grocery shopping, mowing their yards...to name a few. I'm sure there were many, many more that chose to simply sleep in that I couldn't see.
What has happened to this world? How is it that people have grown so faithless that they don't deem it important to give God His due? The fact that today is absolutely gorgeous should be even more of a reminder that He is awesome. They take all He gives - His blessings, His gifts - but they can't quit being selfish for just one day to acknowledge what He's done for them.
I can't gripe about everyone, because I'm sure there are people that go to church on Saturday, or Sunday night, or Wednesday night, or some other time. I'm sure there are people that usually go, but miss every once in a while. (I'm guilty of that.) And I'm sure there are extenuating circumstances that prevent some people from getting to church, but sleeping in and mowing your yard are not it.
But since I'm on this soap box, I'd have to say that the most annoying people out there are the ones driving along, ten miles under the speed limit, on a one-lane road, with absolutely nothing to do, and making those of us that are trying to get to church late.
What has happened to this world? How is it that people have grown so faithless that they don't deem it important to give God His due? The fact that today is absolutely gorgeous should be even more of a reminder that He is awesome. They take all He gives - His blessings, His gifts - but they can't quit being selfish for just one day to acknowledge what He's done for them.
I can't gripe about everyone, because I'm sure there are people that go to church on Saturday, or Sunday night, or Wednesday night, or some other time. I'm sure there are people that usually go, but miss every once in a while. (I'm guilty of that.) And I'm sure there are extenuating circumstances that prevent some people from getting to church, but sleeping in and mowing your yard are not it.
But since I'm on this soap box, I'd have to say that the most annoying people out there are the ones driving along, ten miles under the speed limit, on a one-lane road, with absolutely nothing to do, and making those of us that are trying to get to church late.
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