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May 26, 2008
No One Likes to Change their Underwear - Part II: I Postpone the Innevitable
I spent Memorial Day weekend in Omaha with my family. On Saturday, I went to Target with my Mom. While there, I checked to see if, perchance, they had my favorite type of underwear, which I'd previously failed to locate at the Super Wal-Mart in Ames. (See previous entry -- "No One Likes to Change their Underwear.") Lo and behold, they did -- but only in a larger size. This discovery provided a glimmer of hope, however, that my beloved style was still in the process of being phased out.
Next stop: Kohl's. No Hanes in sight. But I wasn't about to surrender.
Onward to ShopKo. Victory! I grab the package off the rack with a shriek of delight. Hurriedly, I search for more. There's another! And another! I hug five packages of the same size and style to my chest with one arm while scouring the racks for more of the same with my free arm.
Once convinced that all available merchandise is in my possession, I stop to think. All five contain the same variety of color and design. No matter. This may be my last chance ever to live in comfort. All five go into the cart and through the checkout lane.
$37.40 later, one thing is certain -- I have succeeded at postponing the inevitable.
Posted by Megan at 11:59 AM | Comments (2)
May 20, 2008
No One Likes to Change their Underwear
"Nothing endures but change." -Heraclitus
Some things should never change.
Take hair products. Shampoo, conditioner, gel, serum, balm -- bathroom cabinets full of barely-used bottles tell the tale of trial and error. Once a successful product is discovered, as sure as the sun rises in the East, it will not be on the shelves once the original container is empty.
Another item with which one should not mess is underwear. Once one finds a comfortable style, one purchases said style repeatedly. Yet the underwear manufacturers of the world continue the research and development process to keep some poor marketer employed. And the next time one, for whatever reason, is in need of additional underwear, styles have changed, and the old favorite is nowhere to be found.
What is a person to do? I've determined that stockpiling is the only reasonable solution. The next time I find the perfect hair gel, (how could Suave eliminate the green aloe #7 extra hold from it's product line?) I plan to buy out the entire stock of all local retailers. So if you see me at Wal-Mart pushing a cart piled high with Hanes or Pantene, watch out, because I'm on a mission to conquer change.
Posted by Megan at 07:49 PM | Comments (2)
May 16, 2008
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The King of love my shepherd is,
whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his,
and he is mine for ever.
Where streams of living water flow,
my ransomed soul he leadeth,
and where the verdant pastures grow,
with food celestial feedeth.
Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
but yet in love He sought me,
and on his shoulder gently laid,
and home, rejoicing, brought me.
In death's dark vale I fear no ill
with thee, dear Lord, beside me;
thy rod and staff my comfort still,
thy cross before to guide me.
Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
thy unction grace bestoweth;
and O what transport of delight
from thy pure chalice floweth!
And so through all the length of days
thy goodness faileth never:
Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise
within thy house for ever.
-Henry Baker
Posted by Megan at 11:07 PM | Comments (0)
Psalm 77
I cried out to God for help;
I cried out to God to hear me.
When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at night I stretched out untiring hands
and my soul refused to be comforted.
I remembered you, O God, and I groaned;
I mused, and my spirit grew faint.
Selah
You kept my eyes from closing;
I was too troubled to speak.
I thought about the former days,
the years of long ago;
I remembered my songs in the night.
My heart mused and my spirit inquired:
"Will the Lord reject forever?
Will he never show his favor again?
Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
Has his promise failed for all time?
Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?"
Selah
Then I thought, "To this I will appeal:
the years of the right hand of the Most High."
I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
I will meditate on all your works
and consider all your mighty deeds.
Your ways, O God, are holy.
What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.
Selah
The waters saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and writhed;
the very depths were convulsed.
The clouds poured down water,
the skies resounded with thunder;
your arrows flashed back and forth.
Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
your lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and quaked.
Your path led through the sea,
your way through the mighty waters,
though your footprints were not seen.
You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.
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