I got up way too early today and it affected my entire day.  There was no amount of coffee that was going to keep me awake.  It didn’t help that I was studying US History and Geography today; two subjects that I am a little less passionate about (but have gained appreciation for in recent years due to a couple of east coast trips).  I started studying in a “fog” and sort of stayed there.  By the time lunch rolled around, I was sleepy, yet buzzed on coffee.  I did not feel well.

Lunch today was with some of my old ASD friends.  We talked business (of course), and a little about hearing God’s message for our lives.  I have heard God’s clear message for my life (teach!), but Julius has not, and it’s concerning him.  He has been through several positive interviews only to get shut-out at the last minute.  It’s a real trend in his life right now.  He needs money, and hates staying at home with nothing to do.  I see it as God directing him to that perfect job.  He’s a little frustrated at the moment, not wanting to wait for the perfect job.  Because he doesn’t currently have a job, he has enrolled in SJSU’s MBA program.  Perhaps this is where God wants him.  Jeremy recommended that Julius read Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Life” in addition to his daily Bible studies.  I couldn’t’ agree more.

I also found my dear friend from Scotland (Andrew) on Facebook over the weekend.  He replied this morning and I posted his most recent purchase on my Yellow Car Blog.  I put it there because he bought a midlife crisis car – a Porsche (Boxter) Spider RS60.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that his wife was diagnosed with cancer in January and died in April.  She was so young!  Andrew’s family and my family are about five years apart.  The loss of Catriona really hit me hard.  She was a school teacher just like my wife (and Andrew is a layout engineer, just like me).  His two kids are now college age (whereas both of mine are in high school).  I feel sad for Andrew and his kids; they all relied so much on her.  Andrew says he is trying his best to adjust, but I have to believe that he’s really lonely right now.

Anyway… Once I got back from lunch, my kids arrived (first day of school was short).  It was a little noisier in the house, so I opted to watch some college lectures on US History rather than attempting any book study (That and Courtney was obsessing about finding a homework assignment online that didn’t exist – the teacher never posted it.  This sort of thing generates a lot of drama.).  Jeffrey and I both fell asleep by the end of the first half an hour lecture.  After a nap, I was able to watch two more lectures before calling it a day.  It was nice that the lectures complimented what I had read earlier in the day; it allowed me to understand all that he was saying.