Superheros

I was reminiscing about camp. I was a camp counselor. It was a big part of my life - actually it still is because some of my best friends are people that I've met in a camp environment. But... that's an entry for another time. There's a camp theme every year for every camp that I've been to and my FIRST EVER camp was themed "God's Superheros!" I was pretty stoked to find out that the teams names for Junior week included Justice league, the Avengers, and two other insignificant teams. Seriously. Who can beat superman or the hulk? Anyways before I geek out on you, I was really really thinking about what we view as a superhero. The recipe goes as follows:

1. Regular guy
2. Something tragic/ near death happens
3. Said guy becomes awesome(r)
4. Morals get injected into said comic book

BOOM! you have a superhero!

 

Pictured Above: Superhero.. and sidekick Arturo

Okay.. That's just me on Halloween at the coffee shop I worked in back in 2006. We always think of a hero as someone who was normal, becomes stronger, and does things that no one else can really do to save them. I was always so envious. I wanted to climb walls. I wanted to fly. I wanted all the cool gadgets and I wanted to be fearless. But I never had a radioactive spider. Never came from Kryptonian decent. Didn't have he gizmos.

Going back to camp and the theme: My chapel notes have disappeared, but the message of Jesus has remained constant. Jesus was the ultimate superhero. He's defeated the villain of death and sin for ALL. The Formula is all backwards though: Already awesome... And coming down to earth as a regular man. A God-Man that hungered, that thirsted, that willingly felt pain for our behalves. This camp theme is really hitting home in terms of my weakness and infirmities. In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul boasts in his weakness because it magnifies the strength of the Lord. God has constantly used the people - like Joseph (the youngest son), Moses (a cowardly man who couldn't even circumcise his own children), and Peter (a lowly fisherman) to serve Him in the greatest ways! It really puts it in position to where he could use anyone for His glory - no one has an excuse to not serve no matter how little they think they are or how insignificant I think I am.

I've always viewed strength as something of my own. So I'll pass on the gamma rays, the genetic experimentation and whatever made the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so mutantly and ninja-like - I have everything I need - my weakness magnifies how great God is.

 

Top Inventions: Aroma Alarm Clock

My mind wanders. Actually, I don't think it really has a set path, but when you see a blank stare, twiddling thumbs, and maybe a smirk on my face, it usually could be one of three things: I thought of a funny thought (a joke or pickup line), I farted, or I thought of a genius (to me) invention!

Now I'm no engineer. Nor do I have much practical creative ability, but I just wanted to share a couple of inventions that I've come up with over the years. Probably one blog post per invention.

Aroma Alarm Clock - I got this idea as a child on Saturday morning. Monday thru Friday you would wae up earlier than normal to go to school. I ran on a strict schedule because my parents could only drop me off at school on the way to work (which was very early). I dreaded the alarm clock. I dreaded it so hard. I looked forward to the weekend. As a kid you either woke up early for cartoons, or you slept in. I usually watched cartoons since you weren't really cool on Monday if you didn't watch the Friday night lineup 'TGIF' with Boy Meets World and others, or did not watch the Saturday morning cartoons (TMNT, Sonic the Hedgehog...) BUT When I was very tired I did not want to get bothered or wake up past 10 o clock.. UNLESS there was an awesome breakfast. I did NOT mind waking up for breakfast.

Reminiscing on those days, I thought of the Aroma Alarm Clock. Instead of waking up to a nagging sounding alarm, you would wake up like *sniff* *sniff* "OooOooo! Bacon!"

(Direct TV commercial rip off below)
Cus if you wake up angry, you start to throw things
If you start to throw things, your mom will think your crazy
If you're crazy you go to an insane asylum
When you go to an insane asylum, behavioral scientists study you.
When behavioral scientists study you, they name a disorder after you
When you get a disorder named after you, you will die alone
Don't die alone