chuck scott

Writer's Block

2010-10-11T13:55:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I think it is hard to stare at a blank screen and try to come up with something, a story, a point of view, inner ramblings, anything that shares what goes on in my head. This is and isn't one of those hard moments. Writers throughout history have been plagued from periods of writer's block. I would like to say that I am in that group of writers that have been besieged brain constipation

Generally Speaking

2010-09-12T22:38:00.003-05:00

I like broad generalizations because they usually piss people off and it forces them to form a hasty opinion. Usually after vocalizing those opinions they will reflect on what they just said and give even more thought to their opinion and maybe so something other than opine. All Christians are narrow minded and are going to beat me down for using the word 'piss' in the second sentence along

Routine

2010-08-22T09:48:00.003-05:00

I am going to be a bit vulnerable here giving a bit of insight to how my mind works, and giving ammunition to those who would like to trip me up and see me frustrated. The key to the inner workings of my mind hinges on one thing......routine.Okay, there it is, I said it. It is out there for the world to see. I like routine. Now, this is not in the, ‘Definitely time for Wapner’ kind of routine...

Five Questions with Chuck Scott

2010-08-20T23:07:00.000-05:00

*Some days I have lots of time to daydream. This is a result of my daydreaming of being a published novelist/essayist/blogger of great renown. Bertrand Russell once said, "The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history." I

10 Things I Noticed While Shopping at Walmart

2010-08-18T22:05:00.001-05:00

It is inevitable, if you are middle class, lower class or no class, you are going to shop at Walmart. Sure, you could be a snob and shop at Target (pronounce tarjay in france) but if you live in the midwest, the south, or if you currently live in or have lived in a trailer park you are forced to shop at the House of Walton. Face it, it's cheap, convenient and dare I say again, cheap.I will make a

Grandpa Eck

2010-08-16T23:48:00.001-05:00

The summer of 1975 in Southern California my brother Andy and I, as latch key kids, had roaming rights to most, if not all of Orange County. Our day started as Mom left for work at the Bank of America building. She didn't work for Bank of America. She worked for Traveler's Insurance. Monday through Friday she would peek her head into our room to tell us that she was leaving for work. We would

Rough Draft Excerpt

2010-07-31T13:34:00.003-05:00

Harry The sky is bright today. I am not too sure if this is intensified by my cars missing sun visor or not, but it sure is bright. I like days like this...as long as I have sunglasses. Bright days like these, along with the popcorn clouds give me something to do while driving. There is a slight breeze today and it is pushing

writing about thinking and thinking about writing.....

2010-07-16T09:11:00.004-05:00

I have lots to think about and lots of time to think about it. Some of my earliest thoughts revolved around the superficial things in life. In the 1970's one thought involved getting real motorcycle handlebars for my Schwinn Stingray that I bought for five bucks. Heck, that bike was a thought. So was the five bucks, albeit a fleeting one.So, with all my thinking about thinking I started thinking

Thoughts While in the Starbucks Drive Thru

2010-07-16T00:36:00.001-05:00

I am beginning to believe there is no such thing as a happy medium. No, I'm not talking about some happy nut case that claims to talk to famous dead people. Really, what's up with that anyway? Why do they claim to talk to famous people? If you want to convince me that you actually talk to dead folks then maybe you should talk to some dead guy who lived his life between a river cabin and a trailer

Thoughts While in the Chip Aisle

2010-07-10T23:53:00.001-05:00

You can't teach an old dog new tricks nor can you trick him with slick marketing. My wife says that I was old and set in my ways before my time. I say I know what I like so why change it. I became aware of this many years ago when juice companies started blending juices together. As I look back however, I can see the first rumblings of curmudgeonry when Coke came out with New Coke. My question

Death of a Rat Fink

2010-07-02T00:01:00.000-05:00

The crowd formed around the near lifeless body.“Wow, how do you think he got here?” asked one guy.“I dunno, I saw a couple of guys in the alley.” said another.“Homeless guys. I've seen them before. They stand on the median holding signs saying they are homeless vets, but they don't like animals. Saw one kick a dog the other day,” said one guy amid stares of disbelief.“Are you serious?”“Yeah, I

Just Ranting.....

2010-06-19T23:07:00.000-05:00

As I get older I feel as if I am becoming a crank. Maybe it's my patience level going lower, maybe it's the attitude of those in the service industry, or a combination of both. Is it too much to ask for a little eye contact and, uh say, conversation when I am handing over my money at the check out counter. I may be better off asking for change on the corner. Nope, what I get is someone with more

Re: Post

2010-06-19T10:04:00.001-05:00

The following is a repost of an old post, hence the name repost. Wednesday, November 09, 2005We moved to California when I was eight. My mom said it was to be closer to my dad who had moved there with his new family. I wanted to think she missed my dad, and was going there to get him back. Before that we were living in Des Moines Iowa.I liked Des Moines. It had all that I had known to that point

Thoughts While in the McDonald's Drive Thru

2010-04-03T00:33:00.004-05:00

The other day I was hungry. It was around noon so this was not too odd. What was odd was that I found myself in a rather long line at a McDonald's drive thru. I had time....lots of time. I did my usual playing with the phone routine, checking email and Facebook updates that remarkably hadn't changed in five minutes.. I looked

2010-04-01T16:56:00.001-05:00

I am trying to sync twitter and facebook with my phone. I want to do this because my megalomania dictates that I think I have something to share on many levels.

2010-04-01T16:40:00.001-05:00

test again i say test

I have an idea......

2010-03-25T12:57:00.001-05:00

I have an idea......

Icy day reading....

2010-02-21T11:27:00.002-06:00

Prayer and action....can never be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive. Prayer without action grows into powerless pietism, and action without prayer degenerates into questionable manipulation. If prayer leads us into a deeper unity with the compassionate Christ, it will always give rise to concrete acts of service. And if concrete acts of service do indeed lead us to a deeper solidarity

2010-02-06T11:15:00.001-06:00

Jan. 30th, 2009 from Crisis Response International on Vimeo.

2010-02-06T11:09:00.001-06:00

Pray for Haiti...Relief for Haiti

2010-01-16T13:16:00.005-06:00

As you may know the largest earthquake ever hit Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, registering at 7.0. This region is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and has been completely devastated. Officials are calling for International Relief agencies to mobilize volunteers to assist in the overwhelming task of bring emergency relief. Latest reports are that more than 100,000 are presumed dead and

2010-01-11T16:40:00.002-06:00

So if you have not noticed I have neglected this blog for some time now. There must be some reason for this. One may be the whole facebook thing has me taking the time usually used for blogging and instead posting quick little updates as they happen. My intention for this blog is to, in the near future post more thoughts and studies. From the looks of things it would seem that I do not think too

Things to think about while I ponder about things.....Mental Multi-Tasking

2009-10-25T19:49:00.003-05:00

O.K. I am not too sure that I can go with this one. I am all for napping on long flights. I'm not too sure that it's a good idea for pilots...read here.That's what I say...read hereDo we really want this kind of technology in the hands of some guy wanting to power his huntin' cabin? read hereThese are fom Guatemala City. The side that rarely makes the news here. pictures hereI am writing more and

2009-09-24T10:42:00.002-05:00

"The authors argued involuntary birth-control measures, including forced sterilization, may be necessary and morally acceptable under extreme conditions, such as widespread famine brought about by "climate change."This is the face of eugenics. This is Obama's Science Czar, John Holdren.Read article here.

Living a Life Worth Giving

2009-09-20T10:46:00.002-05:00

Matt 26:6-13 (NKJV)6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor." 10 But when Jesus was aware

Whose Servant Are You?

2009-09-16T12:07:00.004-05:00

This is a true story. The names (except mine) have been changed to protect the humble. It was a day like any other day in the hot Kansas City summer. One only had to look at the streets, and for only seconds at a time with out proper eyewear, to see the waves of heat reaching towards the blue sky. The 98% humidity left one feeling as if they needed a shower seconds after leaving the comfort

Been Too Long

2009-09-16T11:40:00.002-05:00

I have been out of the loop so to speak for quite a while. Life interrupts things like blogs from time to time. I have had lots to write about, but not the time to do so. One side result of neglecting these things has caused me to forget the original thought and in trying to catch that again, I find it is lacking. So, to keep from posting something stale, I will start (or restart) with fresh

2009-09-08T11:54:00.003-05:00

Wow, this whole Obama school speech twaddle makes me think that our government is doing something really bad that they don't want known hence the argument over a political non issue like a speech to school children. Are we supposed to believe that teachers are against Obama? Didn't they support him in the election? It's a "Oh, look a bunny!" diversion tactic if you ask me. Just sayin'

2009-07-12T09:24:00.000-05:00

Sometimes, God, I feel like I'm living in a bone grinding millAnd every time I hear the sound I can barely stand stillIt's a thing I can't quite make out sometimes but it seems to keep getting louder-One more body from the valley of the dry bones getting ground up into powderAgainst Your holy willOh, God, it hurts so bad to love anybody down hereWhy don't You come and help me out?Cause I can't

Playing With Blogger

2009-07-10T21:38:00.003-05:00

As you may have noticed I have changed some stuff on this blog. These changes in no way reflect anything other complete boredom on my part. The picture is from Memorial Day 09 in KCMO. The Fox News feed is from Google. The words of a bored man are from me.I would like to sit down and write for a bit, but my apartment is taken over by children hopped up on sugar. WOOT!I'll let them stay up until

Help, The Anointing Has Lifted and I Can’t Make It To My Limo!

2009-07-04T12:29:00.003-05:00

Note: This is a very rough draft of one chapter of a book I am writing called "For Real, Being Real in an Unreal Church". It is, like the rest of the book, unfinished. I wanted to post this because this is what is going on in my head right now. Shortly after we were saved, after the glory cloud lifted and we started seeing that even though they were in church, people were still people; we had

I Got Internet For Now

2009-06-23T22:28:00.002-05:00

We have been blessed with an old eMac and decided to hook it up to the internet for giggles. The operating system is ancient. I am looking for an upgrade, a free one. For now we have internet.

I Blog Sometimes..

2009-05-07T19:02:00.000-05:00

Once upon a time there was a little man who had a computer. This little man would write inane words that were formed into sentences and paragraphs. Usually it involved a collection of words designed to steal away little bits of irretrievible time.-boy that's ten minutes I'll never get back-One day the little man's computer died and he was forced to post from his phone. That was fun at first, but

I Have Jacked Up My Blog.....

2009-03-08T20:43:00.000-05:00

Somehow, I don't know how, I have jacked up my blog. This possibly happened while trying to work on my template with my phone . I will have access to a computer soon and will be able to remedy this jacked up mess.later

Yup, we are moving......

2009-02-17T14:28:00.002-06:00

Real short post here.Yes, we are moving. We are moving back to Kansas City. The job prospects in rural Wisconsin are nil, so we must move. I have a couple of leads in Kansas City and hope to start as soon as we get there. It looks as if we will be there by the 26th.We are sad to be leaving the people in Wisconsin, but at the same time we are excited about the move. Our short time here has been a

New Update Posted.....

2009-01-28T13:49:00.001-06:00

February update posted at www.familyofscott.blogspot.com.Blessings,Chuck

Pray for the President, Pray for LIFE

2009-01-21T14:14:00.001-06:00

I am writing this as I sit in my bed and our new President, Barack Obama is dancing the night away. He has a busy day tomorrow, busier than mine. Maybe he can cat nap.Early on in the campaign I made one thing clear: I was not going to vote for Barack Obama. It was not for any other reason except one. Abortion. Funny thing though, the only reason I voted for McCain was his pro-life stance. What we

Support This Ministry

2009-01-19T13:04:00.002-06:00

Ok, I have wrestled with Blogger and Blogger has won. I wanted to post this very picture to my blog and have it link to The Zoe Foundation. The best I could do was the generic link you see to the right. I will have to rest some and then get onto a strict html diet, and come back to whoop up on this here blog.Sorry Randy.If you are thinking about adoption and are living a lifestyle of prayer and

Stuff That Makes Me Smile.....

2009-01-19T12:05:00.004-06:00

This morning was a bit of a rush. As I was getting the kids ready for school Chastity called me from work (she works overnights at an assisted living home for the elderly twice a week) to tell me that she would be working over because her relief called in. No problem, super dad takes the kiddos to school, and waits for Chastity to call for pick up. -I am the taxi driver, sans mohawk, and army

Things Get Busy Sometimes....

2009-01-16T15:38:00.002-06:00

Hey everybody. I just wanted to drop a quick post to assure you that we are indeed alive and well...and busy. We have been hit hard with snow and subzero temps. In the last two days I have had to jump James' truck twice. He is in need of a battery bad. Especially in the colder weather. If yopu would like to help a brother out you can click his name and that should direct you to his site where you

Meekness Part Deux- My Not So Final Thoughts..

2009-01-09T14:48:00.001-06:00

6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

The Berean Spirit

2008-06-02T23:47:00.004-05:00

Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:10-11 (NKJV)