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So I got crapped on …

OK, this is just a funny story. Very little, if any, spiritual significance.

I was in the Applebee’s parking lot this afternoon – (the Applebee’s on route 561.) I had just finished a lunch meeting and was walking to my car minding my own business. My car was parked near one of those 12 foot parking lot trees. Do you know what I mean by parking lot trees? Parking lot trees are trees the building contractor plants to replace the mature trees that were ripped out to build the parking lot. Parking lot trees are all the same height and type; are non-descript; and are evenly placed throughout a commercial parking lot.

Back to my story …

I was getting my keys out of my pocket and somehow frightened a flock of sparrows sitting in this lone parking lot tree. I had no idea how frightening a set of car keys can be. And I really had no idea how many sparrows can sit in one parking lot tree.

I’m not really good with numbers … but lets assume it was more than a hundred and closer to 10,000 of the flying fowls!

So this multitude of terror-stricken sparrows flew toward me and showered me and my car with fecal matter. No kidding, from less than 10 feet away I was peppered with miniature guano guns, assaulted by little meadow muffins … thousands of little bird butts, with the crap literally scared out of them, flying over my head.

No kidding, all over me — bunch of chickens!

Yup, funny story.

Now I’m headed home to shower, wash my clothes, my jacket, and my car.

Holy crap!

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rick
I married way out of my league. And I am aware of that every day. Kelly loves me, even the worst of me … like the “1st thing in the morning me”; and the “I hate being stuck in traffic me”; and she even loves the “but I only want to lay on the couch and watch TV me”. She’s my daily demonstration of grace – unmerited favor! I have three great kids – Nathan, Carissa, & Jordyn. They are the best parts of me – wow, thanks for that God, cause there weren’t a lot of good parts to work with! I’m the associate pastor @ HOPE Church. That’s my “day job”. At night … I’m the lead pastor @ Sojourn. I have the good fortune to share my life with the broken, the scallywags, and the marginalized; which works especially well because I am one of them. I love and lead a rag tag community of people who consistently demonstrate Deuteronomy 4:29 … “You will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Sojourn is a community of Gen-Xers who have a desire to connect with those who have never gone to church – the “unchurched” and those who have given up on church – the “overchurched”.

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2 Responses to “So I got crapped on …”

  1. RN4life827 says:
    February 26, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    yup that’s a funny story…pretty gross actually. you know what’s more gross? the fact that you took the time to blog about it BEFORE you took a shower!!!

  2. Ricky says:
    February 27, 2008 at 9:18 am

    I don’t know if this helps … or makes it worse? I did use an old t-shirt I found in my car’s trunk to wipe the stuff out off of my head.

    Probably makes the story worse though.

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