bob robbins

my greatest fear

I think my greatest fear is getting old. I'm not sure of the cause but it may be that I have seen way too many grumpy old people that have lost their purpose and meaning. I read a post from Randy Elrod today that had some great thoughts on growing old and I wanted to share it here.

Are you too old to know? I like to think of age as psychographic, not demographic.

One of my favorite questions was first posed by the immortal Satchel Paige,

If you didn’t know how old you are, how old would you be?

As a child, we are often told, “You’re too young to know that yet.”

But what about the things we forget as we grow older?

Here’s a list. What can you add?

Are you too old to know…

How to play in a sandbox?

How to hold hands?

How to be silly?

How to swing on a swingset with your eyes closed?

A true friend?

How to hold someone up in the air helplessly on a seesaw?

What it feels like to make love?

Chillbumps?

What a hug feels like?

How it feels to be flirted with?

How to be the life of the party?

How to walk down the stairs without touching?

The frenzied excitement at the distant sound of a ice cream truck?

Your favorite animal as you lay in a field watching the clouds?

Naivete?

The sloppy wet kiss of a puppy on your face?

How to trust?

How to twirl?

How to whistle?

The thrill of a kiss?

A smile from a passerby?

The rush of an airplane takeoff?

How to learn new things?

Freedom from the past?

What it feels like to be needed?

A new wine?

Undiscovered lands?

How to dream?

How to take a chance?

How to wish upon a star?

How to say superkalafragilisticexpealadoshus?

How to not care if a word is misspelled?

The thrill of giving a child a crisp new dollar bill?

The feel of smooth supple skin?

A blank slate?

How to roll your “r’s?”

Forgiveness?

How to eat dessert first?

How to forget?

Question: What other things does life cause us to “unknow” as we grow old(er)?

 

funny monday

Wow, this guy's hair grows fast.

 

Trim from Petey Boy on Vimeo.

Are You a Weight Lifter?

I read this today and thought it was a great illustration. It comes from Michael Lukaszewski.

I think there are two kinds of people in the world:  weight lifters and weight adders.

Weight lifters are the kind of people that you want to see.  You love taking their phone calls because you actually enjoy talking to them.  Their presence isn’t an interruption.  They pray for you, encourage you, and most of all…they listen to you.

 

Weight adders make life more complicated.  When their name pops up on your phone screen, you internally sigh.  They complain, they question, and they get you sideways.  They add emotional weight to your life.

 

I want to be a weight lifter for my friends.

funny monday

Mornings are all ways a difficult time for me and Monday mornings are unusally difficult. I get up super early on Sundays and I try to get up early to play basketball on Mondays.

The picture shows exactly how I feel most Monday mornings.

How are you feeling today?

mexico

DJ and I just returned from Tijuana, Mexico where we helped build houses with a great team of people. We worked hard, helped out some people but most of all we got a chance to spend time with each other and with God away from the distractions of everyday life.

Here are a few pictures from the trip.

 

duke basketball

I've been in Mexico building houses so I haven't had a chance to post in awhile. I'll share some pictures from the Mexico experience later this week.

I thought I would share a video from the first week of Duke basketball practice. It's gonna be another great year.

 

teens and texting

I love to keep up with what's going on in our world. Take a look at this graphic. Tell me what you think. Anything here surprise you?

funny monday

I know it's not Monday but I thought this was pretty funny and since Monday was a holiday I thought I would share.

 

I'm not a musician but I love music and creativity. I love what these guys have done with this song by taking something old and having fun with it. Check out this video.

 

I don't know if anybody missed me but I was on vacation and took a blogging break.

Since there may not be any real football this fall I thought I would share a funny video about football.

 

creativity

I'm not a musician but I love music and creativity. I love what these guys have done with this song by taking something old and having fun with it. Check out this video.

 

funny monday

I don't know if anybody missed me but I was on vacation and took a blogging break.

Since there may not be any real football this fall I thought I would share a funny video about football.