New Favorite Thing
Ah, I just decided that I love to smile at unknowing veterans. It is really nice to see them beam back a smile at me even though they've gone through so much more pain and anguish than me. Another cool thing is listening to them pronounce medications. Here is this old Swede trying to pronounce lisinopril. He ended up saying I take my Lipril at night. It is also fascinating to hear him talk about his new lady friend, and just listening him describe how he is trying to get her to learn English (she's from Ukraine). After she went to adult school, she was able to tell him that she can do anything his late wife could have done. Hmmmm ....
Life is good, especially if you're nice to one another :)
John
Saturday, June 21, 2003
Friday, June 13, 2003
More quotes
"I believe ... when I ... I feel .... pleasure."
Ok, boys and girls. Where is this quote from?
Here is a few hints:
1. His favorite song is set to the tune Finlandia.
2. He has a sister.
3. He majored in biology.
4. He loves China.
Give up?
Well, I've decided to put a very Johnesque spin to this quote.
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a doctor, but he also made me a little bit quirky, and when I tease Anita and make awesome puns I feel the Lord's pleasure."
As for puns, you can tell that the answers to the 4 questions almost fit me to a tee, but it actually refers to Eric Liddell. You see that I've just made an extended pun comparing me to Eric (I did that to feel the Lord's pleasure ;). Eric is actually one of the greatest runners ever. He won the 400 meter Olympic race after withdrawing from 100 meters (his best race) due to principle. Yet he gave his life serving the Lord in China, despite having the chance to receive all the accolades in this world. You see receiving the Lord's pleasure is better than any pleasure in this world.
Here is the actual quote from my favorite movie of all time, Chariots of Fire:
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a missionary in China, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel the Lord's pleasure."
"I believe ... when I ... I feel .... pleasure."
Ok, boys and girls. Where is this quote from?
Here is a few hints:
1. His favorite song is set to the tune Finlandia.
2. He has a sister.
3. He majored in biology.
4. He loves China.
Give up?
Well, I've decided to put a very Johnesque spin to this quote.
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a doctor, but he also made me a little bit quirky, and when I tease Anita and make awesome puns I feel the Lord's pleasure."
As for puns, you can tell that the answers to the 4 questions almost fit me to a tee, but it actually refers to Eric Liddell. You see that I've just made an extended pun comparing me to Eric (I did that to feel the Lord's pleasure ;). Eric is actually one of the greatest runners ever. He won the 400 meter Olympic race after withdrawing from 100 meters (his best race) due to principle. Yet he gave his life serving the Lord in China, despite having the chance to receive all the accolades in this world. You see receiving the Lord's pleasure is better than any pleasure in this world.
Here is the actual quote from my favorite movie of all time, Chariots of Fire:
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a missionary in China, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel the Lord's pleasure."
Quotes from Internet surfing (Anita should find this funny)
He continued to dry my car and said, "We Presbyterians believe in predestination, don’t we?" I said, "Well, some of us do." He asked, "How do you understand Romans 8:28 where it says ‘Those whom He foreknew, he predestined’?"
I thought, "Whoa!" I said, "Well, I don’t understand it to be double predestination. I don’t believe that God has predestined some people to go to hell and some people to go to heaven. Romans 8:28 is primarily about the security of the believer in Christ." That was okay for him. He kept going.
He said, "Our Presbyterian eschatology is amillennial." I thought, "Am I on ‘Candid Camera’?" He said, "The great thing about being amillennial is that we believe that Jesus Christ is already Lord. The Fundamentalists believe that one day Jesus will come back and be made Lord, but we believe Jesus when he said "all authority on heaven and earth has been given to me." We are already in the kingdom spiritually, and some day we will be in the kingdom physically." I said, "I know that; I know that."
He asked if there were a big vault above the pulpit in my church. "Is there a lot of empty space above your head when you are preaching so that people can look up into that empty space?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Yes! Yes!" I asked why that was so good. He said, "Because that’s where Christ is, and only Christ should be the center of worship."
We are here with Christ at the center of our sanctuary, the center of our worship, the center of our work, the center of our business, the center of our leisure, the center of our sports, the center of our lives.
John
He continued to dry my car and said, "We Presbyterians believe in predestination, don’t we?" I said, "Well, some of us do." He asked, "How do you understand Romans 8:28 where it says ‘Those whom He foreknew, he predestined’?"
I thought, "Whoa!" I said, "Well, I don’t understand it to be double predestination. I don’t believe that God has predestined some people to go to hell and some people to go to heaven. Romans 8:28 is primarily about the security of the believer in Christ." That was okay for him. He kept going.
He said, "Our Presbyterian eschatology is amillennial." I thought, "Am I on ‘Candid Camera’?" He said, "The great thing about being amillennial is that we believe that Jesus Christ is already Lord. The Fundamentalists believe that one day Jesus will come back and be made Lord, but we believe Jesus when he said "all authority on heaven and earth has been given to me." We are already in the kingdom spiritually, and some day we will be in the kingdom physically." I said, "I know that; I know that."
He asked if there were a big vault above the pulpit in my church. "Is there a lot of empty space above your head when you are preaching so that people can look up into that empty space?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Yes! Yes!" I asked why that was so good. He said, "Because that’s where Christ is, and only Christ should be the center of worship."
We are here with Christ at the center of our sanctuary, the center of our worship, the center of our work, the center of our business, the center of our leisure, the center of our sports, the center of our lives.
John
Alright, alright.
Ok, I fess up for being too lazy to write a blog. Much has happened over the past few months, but since I havn't written about it I'll leave it unblogged.
Doing research
I'm really excited about starting research again. I will probably work with Dr. Rosenberg or Dr. Sagal on kidney stem cells or a transgenic mice. I still don't know all the details yet, but I'll certainly write more about it. For my previous research, check out sivb.org and click on the article about ecotropic murine leukemia virus.
Applying for residency
I've got to be more on the ball with my application. So far, I've narrowed it down to UT Southwestern, HCMC, U of M, and maybe UCLA. It is just a major pain to apply to all of these programs. At least it is better than applying to medical school.
John
Ok, I fess up for being too lazy to write a blog. Much has happened over the past few months, but since I havn't written about it I'll leave it unblogged.
Doing research
I'm really excited about starting research again. I will probably work with Dr. Rosenberg or Dr. Sagal on kidney stem cells or a transgenic mice. I still don't know all the details yet, but I'll certainly write more about it. For my previous research, check out sivb.org and click on the article about ecotropic murine leukemia virus.
Applying for residency
I've got to be more on the ball with my application. So far, I've narrowed it down to UT Southwestern, HCMC, U of M, and maybe UCLA. It is just a major pain to apply to all of these programs. At least it is better than applying to medical school.
John
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