Wanderings – Page 62 – The Life and Times of Joe Suttle

I Ain’t Lost

joe May 23, 2008 Faith

Just don't know where I am or where I'm supposed to be…or if this is where I'm supposed to be.For some reason, that thought crossed my mind this morning and I almost burst out laughing. How many times have we been someplace that we know is not where we wanted to be or had not planned on going (reaching)? Then to come to realize that we had wandered from the direction we wanted to go. It happens to me almost every day. Sit down at the desk to "do" my Bible reading, and next thing I know, 10 emails have gone by, with links to sales or jokes, or that require replies. Before I know it, a half hour has passed and other things NEED to get done. Oops! There goes the Bible time – oh well – tomorrow will get here soon enough. Whether it's the kids, dog, cat, wife, birds, neighbor – there are things that get our attention and take us away from where we were going.

Then, the tendency is to worry about what we did not get done or where we are not (now that's a sentence). Amazing how God gets His message to us in ways we least expect. The "lost" thought came to me as I set down for my reading. Then after the reading, when I started working my way through my emails, there was the "Devotional From Dr. Gil" on Proverbs 12:25. It talks about how anxiety effects our lives. Gil says "The key to fixing anxiety is action. Do what you can do and leave the rest to God and others."

Now that would help me get "unlost" and back on track. Just in case you want to check out Dr. Gil, you can go to Devotions By Dr. Gil

Beware ITunes Scam!

joe May 22, 2008 News

I am not demeaning Apple or ITunes. This is not about them, but some bad guys out there. There some phishers after your personal information who have decided to go after ITunes users. This has been reported in the computer trade papers, They have created a counterfeit email (looks just like Apple and ITunes) that says there is a "problem" with your ITunes account, and you need to log on to "this link" to clear up the problem.

The link takes you to another counterfeit web page where they ask you to re-enter the credit card info and other personal information which the real ITunes site might actually ask for.
At that point, when you hit "Submit", they gotcha!

I'll say it again, when you get an email that says there is a problem with your account, go to the main (or your bookmarked) page for the company. Follow your normal logon for your account – be safe.

Here's a clue – if the link points to an IP address (http://12.34.567.898/www.bankofdzoid.com) or some other site like http://www.mergetroidis.com/service.bankofdzoid.com.it's probably a fake. Did you notice that the "bankofdzoid" did not come first? Here's one that could be valid http://customers.bankofdzoid.com/

If you want more information, give me a call (or email), or find out how you report fradulent emails to your bank, credit card, etc.

Lost My Cap

joe May 22, 2008 Faith

Not the one on my head, but the cap for a highlighter. Was reading my Bible, and had one of those dual-purpose pens. Pen on one end and highlighter on the other. Pen just happens to be white. Used to have a whole bunch of them from an un-named company that makes phone stuff. Came in every training package that you got in the mail.

At any rate, laid the cap down, and when I was done highlighting some things, started looking for the cap. Here I was looking for a white cap on white paper, with almost no shadows. To cap it off, my glasses were off (easier to read without those "inviso" lenses). Now, it was not only white on white, but blurry white on white.

Patted down the bible, thinking it was in the folds, but not so. Finally picked up the bible and decided to put my glasses on. The glasses helped, for there it was, laying just right on that white book cover.

I guess this goes with what John is talking about in 1 John 1, where he says we need to "walk in the light". Got to thinking about there being "darkness" in "light". Don't think so… My photographic experiences say that there are shades of gray as long as there is light. It is only when there is no light that there is darkness.

Try it sometime in the dark wherever you are. You eyes will adjust, and only in the absence of any light will there be real "dark". Yea, I know our eyes (and minds) play tricks on us in the dark, but even a little light adds some form and substance to what's around us.