The Return of Mr. Crazy

Mr. Crazy roach motel called me Friday night on the way to Henderson and proceeded to yell at me on the phone for not showing up. He tried to charge me for the two nights I was supposed to stay there. I told him since I tried three times and was under the impression that the reservations were canceled that I would not be staying there and would not pay. He screamed at me for a while longer and hung up the phone. You know what is funny? I think it is the same guy that I spoke to just with out the thick accent.

The old bamboo the old bamboo

Tonight at approximately 8:46 I began to act very strange. I wasn't board but I was acting like I was all hoped up on something that makes you hyper. I began to sing the song from Mary Poppins as well as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Not the songs one would think to sing from those fine films but the obscure songs like Step in Time and The Old Bamboo. It was very strange.

Tomorrow I venture to Freed for RUSH. I originally booked a room at the College Inn and was informed today that that is a Prostitute motel. They in fact sell the rooms by the hour. I proceeded to call and cancel the room reservation and spoke to a man with very broken English. In fact I called no less than 3 times to cancel and every time I called the guy tried to rebook a room for me.

- Dude - "Hello" (but spoken in very broken English).
- Me - "Yes my name is Andy McDonald and I need to cancel my room reservations for Friday and Saturday night."
- Dude - "Ok, name."
- Me - "Andy McDonald"
- Dude - "Please spell your name."
- Me in my thoughts - [Are you for real?]
- Me - "A-n-d-y M-c-D-o-n-a-l-d"
- Dude - A single or a double bed"
- Me- "I think it was a single"
-Dude- "Smoking or non-smoking?"
- Me - "Non"
- Dude- "Card number"
- Me - "Why do you need my card number to cancel a reservation?"
- Dude - "Oh, Ok. Name"
- Me - "Andy McDonald"
- Dude - "Please spell your name"
- Me - "Sir I just gave you my name"
- Dude - something not understandable
- Me - "I didn't understand that could you please repeat it?"
- Dude - "Oh, ok"
~Silence~
- Dude - "Hello"
- Me - "Yes"
- Dude - "Oh, ok. Goodbye."

I had almost the exact same conversation with him every time but I couldn't tell it was a different guy. For all I know there may be 4 rooms booked under McDonald. It is a good thing I have good credit.

Prayer Group and the Redneck

I started a new program at Arnold tonight called Prayer Group. Very original, I know. Basically what we are going to be doing is, well, praying. I worked up a kind of prayer journal for the kids to use. The idea is for them to write down things they are thankful for, concerned about, any prayers that have been answered, or goals they have. Then as they pray use the book to remind them what they want to pray about or to look back on what they have already prayed for. I am real excited about it and hopefully the kids will like it and embrace the group.

Last night I felt right at home. We went to a wedding in the middle of no where. It was out side and muddy so we had to park a long ways away then were carted to the location in the back of a pick up truck. There were people wearing rubber boots and a bluegrass band was playing at the reception. Classic redneck, I went home missing home.

the big switch.

I started this because it seemed that most of the people who still write on these things use this sight so I switched. Enjoy.