Go rest high on that mountain
Art, your work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin’
Love for the Father and Son

Oh, how we cried the day you left us
We gathered round your grave to grieve
I wish I could see the angels faces
When they hear your sweet voice sing

Go rest high on that mountain
Art, you work on earth is done
Go to heaven a shoutin’
Love for the Father and Son

I feel terrible for not making the time to visit Art Naylor in the hospital. And due to my procrastination I missed the opportunity to tell a man who was partly responsible for mine, and many others graduations, how much I appreciated all that he did. I don’t know how to feel right now. He’s gone.

Gone but not forgotten.

Mr. Naylor affected all of us that graduated from Union while he was there, he looked out for each and every student. I am not afraid to say that I loved him for taking care of us like no other faculty member did. My heart goes out to his family. I grew up playing baseball with his son Josh, and I knew Jared as well. They both will need prayers to help them cope with this tremendous loss.

I really don’t know what else to say…. I’m just at a loss.

You will be missed and the world is a lesser place without you, Art.

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Just wanted to take a moment to wish all my friends and loved ones a Merry Christmas.

I’m spending my Christmas Eve on my computer fiddling with photoshop and watching tv. We don’t have any real traditions for tonight, except opening one present… which I don’t know will happen tonight. I hope everyone enjoys the company of their family, and cherish every moment. Tomorrow I will spend my time with my grandfather who will be turning 95 on January first. He can tell stories for hours about his life, and I plan to hear as many as I can while he is still here.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!

me and my brothers….. front to back & youngest to oldest: Scott (me), David, Stephen, Jason

So many things that have happened to me lately, and it is all so confusing. Some good, some bad, but 90% of them leave me at a loss. Two years ago I was the happiest I had ever been, and a year ago that all went away. Today I look for hope at every turn, sometimes finding a faint light shimmering through the dark haze of life. I try to grasp this chance for hope but it always seems to fade.
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My best friend Justin Shattuck says “sleep is for the innocent.” I have been thinking about that lately, because I don’t sleep at all. I don’t remember having more than two nights of good sleep in the past month, and I have felt so out of it. Tonight I came home and after talking with Good Golly Miss Molly Crowe I passed out around 6PM and just woke up. I am hoping I can go back to sleep or else this will be just like my usual 4 or 5 hours of sleep I usually get.
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Is it just me, or are the holidays just not as magical as they used to be? I used to get excited about the holidays, seeing family, buying presents, etc. Now It’s just winter to me. It seems so odd to look back at previous holiday seasons and think about how much fun the times leading up to the big days were.

For the past two or three years I haven’t noticed it, but this year I keep looking around at all the families out shopping and people with their Christmas trees and I just wonder why I don’t get into the swing of things anymore. Maybe it’s a part of getting older or maybe it’s just a phase I am going through. I have been trying to get into the holiday spirit today, but it ends up being a fruitless effort.

So, any tips to get into the holiday spirit? I might go check out the Christmas lights at Rhema or something… yeah….

So the other day I was thinking about Taco Bueno. Yeah, that sounds gay but I was thinking about the one year that I refused to eat there. The only reason being my ex. During my senior year, and for about 2 years after that, I dated a girl named Julee and during that time my favorite place to eat was Taco Bueno. We tended to eat there almost ever single day and it never seemed to get on my nerves or get old. Well, after we broke up I didn’t eat there for well over a year.
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So I started the day with a call from my ex, Michelle… And my best buddy Justin, who was finishing work up and wanted to get some food. I told him to head on over and I would go take a quick shower. He showed up right after I was ready and we decided to go to a buffet somewhere. I had called our buddy Nick earlier and he finally called back and said his car was not running right so I volunteered to pick him up. Justin and I made our way to the University of Tulsa to pick up Nick and then we all went to Ryan’s Steak House at 71st and Memorial. We devoured mass quantities of fried chicken, okrah(that how you spell it?), mashed potatoes, brisket, etc… I then decided to show everyone my amazing discovery… Peeled pears, filled with cottage cheese in the middle, and topped with shredded cheddar cheese. Let me just say first that this was a bad idea. A BAD IDEA!
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Like the new design? Well, you damn well better. This mad crazy creation from my buddy Jusitn Shattuck just screams OOOOH BABY! I’m diggin the 3-column design and the new brighter colors. THANKS JUSTIN!

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The holes in these wings don’t allow me to fly
So I’d better brace for a life of pain.
And if fate is the path to this better life
Somehow I feel I’ll never see the faces change

Life is tough, but it is soooo good. I don’t know why I am feeling this way right now but I am actually enjoying the pains of life. I guess I’m just paying more attention to what I learn from different situations. Things aren’t great in my life, but I’m not taking anything for granted. I know that I will look back on this and be thankful that I took note of the lessons of the time. And I don’t know why I decided to make this a post… Maybe I’m just searching for something to write about. OH WELL!

Now they’ve all got their theories,
opinions and such,
about this man who is down on his luck.
Well the offers are plenty,
My options are many.
Still I opt to face my problems alone.

Why do people feel like you must vent your problems to someone in order to deal with them? I don’t mean that people shouldnt, God knows I am always there to lend an ear, or give advice for my friends… or anyone for that matter. But people seem compelled to tell me there is something wrong with dealing with my own problems with no one elses help. It’s just something that has been running through my head today. I rely on my friends to be there when I need them, and I for them, but I rarely take advantage of the luxury… And that seems to bother people.

What do you think?