The Cobra

Crime is the disease.

Meet the cure.

This 1986 action movie is a sure classic. (It may be forgotten, but not by me...) Sylvester Stallone stars as a cop named Cobra = who doesn't take crap from anyone. I watched the movie back in middle school and to my surprise I had the priviledge of watching Cobra again a few weeks ago. (the reason I've waited to post about the movie is because I want to buy it online and then write a sweet post about it. I'll have the movie shortly, yet until then, this is just a "preview" post of the film.)

Stallone basically wipes out a crime wave in Los Angeles all by himself. This is no impressive feat though b/c as mentioned above "crime is the disease, and the Cobra's the cure". If only the bad guys coulda seen it coming... The criminals in the movie would often hide under a victim's vehicle in dimly lit parking lots or parking garages. Then they would proceed to slash the victim's achillies tendon with a knife or just straight up kill em'... Tisk, Tisk bad guys, unfortunately the Cobra doesn't play that game! (Stallone shows em whats up; and he does it in style)

For instance one robber is holding up a grocery store and tries to out wit Stallone.. After a small shootout in the store, the bad guy says, "Take another step and I'll blow this place up!" Then Stallone smoothly replies: "Go Ahead, I don't shop here."

countless other hilarious one liners by Stallone make this movie a must see...

O Death, Where is your sting?

In honor of the "death" of my previous background, here are some thoughtful tombstone sayings...


Rita Hayworth
Holy Cross Cemetary Culver City,CA
To
Yesterday's Companionship
and tomorrow's reunion.

Ezekiel Aikle
East Delhousie Cemetary
Here lies
Ezekiel Aikle
Age 102
The Good Die Young.

Harry Edsel Smith
Albany, NY
1903 - 1942
Looked up the elevator shaft
to see if the car was on the way down.
It was.

a few more random ones:

"I told you your cooking was bad."

and one more.

Now what would be written on your grave? Post a comment/ or picture describing it...

New Background?

yup, a small mishap with the background template. oops. Oh well, I'll get the site back and rolling again. I'll put all the links back and get this thing kickin soon.

AHHH!!!
(even my "phrases for the ages post" got messed up) shu
please bare with me... (give me about a week)

Phrases for the Ages

I've come to realize that if I'm ever having a bad day: I only need to think of Philippians 4:8, then the day suddenly turns bright. (In that verse we are called to think/dwell basically on whatever is good.) The reason the day turns for the better is because I not only think about the things of God, but I also think about the hilarious "inside joke" phrases that we say to one another. Because these our also good and they make me think of the great experiences I've had with friends. Most are from movies, still others are from who knows where. So see if these ring a bell, Remember when we listened to, said (and stil say):

"Strong to very Strong"

"Tap those breaks"

"The 4th Level." (in Fatz cafe South Carolina.)

"An he muffed it!" (that's for you sleet)

"F.E.R.S. (Fallen Eagles Resume Soaring)" from Balderdash.

"Suck Brick Kid!"

"So hows your portfolio?"

"My Leige" (uttered in a deep voice)

"Da Dippin Sauce" (that's for brandon)

"Ride out and meet them"

"N.P.A. (Nimple Pimps Association)" from Balderdash

"I have money. I have more money than most people I know." (yup = Justin)

"It's Physics" (cave run lake)

"Well played..." yes, the Kenneth Bruce classic.

"Uh hu haa! (followed by snort)" = Eric Walters bread and butter laugh

"Unbelievable!" - john bailey

"Coomb!" - Jason Lamb with a "my leige" type voice (in prayer) on the Slidell trip

"You serious Clark?" (Christmas Vacation)

"I am upstairs dummy."

"Is this toothbrush FDA approved?"

"I wouldn't let you sleep in my room if you were growing on my ass!"

"You guys give up, or ya thirsty for more?"

"Leave it on tha doorstep and get tha hell outta here."

"Hey, check it out, its ol man marley!"

--- ya the last 6 were from Home Alone ---

"Hey man." (as spoken by Dustin and Jon Canler)

"That's Bush League!"

"Too bad Acey ain't in charge no more."

and last but not least: "Playoffs !?"

Cave Run Lake - Security at its finest.

What a weekend for a campout! Despite the muggy, humid conditions, and the thunderstorms, we still made the college campout well worth our time. The following are some noteworthy instances that occured during the weekend.
Here's the set up: We are all sittin around in the rain eatin smores, tellin jokes, thinking of the fun we could have if it wasn't raining. Then suddenly those four little words that always turn an ordinary camping trip into a memorable one were uttered: Let's Go Snipe Hunting! So we asked if anyone had not been before. And yup, sure enough both Bill and Dameon had never been. So we quickly grabbed some trash bags and explained to them the proper technique for catching a snipe in a bag. We even told them how if you ruffle the bags very softly you can coax the snipes towards you which makes catching them even easier... (Keep in mind it is raining at about 11 pm) ...While walking to the edge of the wooded area we were suddenly stopped; The trusty ol' cave run lake security guard (let's just call him Hank) came rolling along in his faithful golf cart to see why we were walking around with our flashlights so late in the night. Brandon Sok confidently said to Hank, "Just Snipe Hunting Sir". To which surprisingly without any trouble the security guard gave a slight nod, and went right back to rolling along on patrol aroud the campsites. (this would not be the last encounter with Hank). Once at the edge of the woods and the thunderstorm started to pick up. ...Dameon and Bill stayed low and positioned themselves to catch their first snipe ...Thirty minutes later we could still see them ruffling their bags and looking around intently. We also could hear Nick Cooper performing a near perfect snipe call from within the bushes. Dameon and Bill crept ever closer to the sound thinking their first catch was about to happen. Then suddenly Todd Gotcher jumps out and tackles them! - He wanted to warn them that the snipes were too dangerous... Later back at the campsite, Dameon claimed he actually witnessed a snipe in the bushes. He said "I've never seen eyes like that before!".
Now for the good part. = --- So while talking and laughing by the fire about the recent snipe adventure, Bill decides to put a full un-open ice cold can of diet coke in the fire! About 30 seconds later guess who rolls back around on patrol? Of course, Hank and his little electric golf cart. He walks right up to us (beside the fire) a proceeds to give us a speech about keeping our noise level down. When suddenly (no the coke hadn't exploded yet) a loud erruption of laughter and jeers come from within the tent a few feet behind us (it was filled by everyone else playing cards). Hank then goes up to the tent and opens the flap shines his light on everyone inside and says, "Ya'll be packin up and tearin out if I hear another outburst from any of ya'll!". Then with muffled laughter under our breaths Hank trots back to his golf cart walking right beside the now softly hissing can of pressurized coke! Hank proceeded to drive about 20 feet past our camp when, BOOM!! (actually it was a loud Pop sound) came echoing from behind him. He screeched his brakes, threw it in reverse and came back to our site. Brandon Sok then smoothly walks to the road where Hank is and says, "oh, uh that was just a fire cracker". (can you believe that kid would say such a thing?) Hank replied with, "I mean it, now anything else and ya'll be tearin outta here". Anyway while Brandon was talking we quickly decided to disperse to our respective tents before Hank could coral us again for a pep talk. The next thing we knew, Hank rode off and the soft sputtering of the golf cart sounded like a huge sigh of relief to us. ----I think we all learned somethin on that rainy night. (I sure did) I'm just surprised nobody offered Hank some smores...

Simply Mellifluous

mel-lif-lu-ous adj. (mel, honey + fluere, to flow) sounding sweet and smooth. Also mellifluent ----- mellifluence n.

Yes, mellifluous! I came upon this great word in my Webster's New World Dictionary/Thesaurus. (page 386) Don't think too far ahead now, I only had the dictionary out because I was writing thank you cards. And we all know how important your word choice/spelling can be in thank you cards. One false move and your credibility as a quality thank you card writer goes right out the window.
--- Anyway, my point is this: I will always strive to keep my bliggity blogs very mellifluous (as much as possible). However, when necessary the delightful mellifluence of my posts could quickly be turned to the exact opposite if provoked: No longer would you see a dainty mellifluent post. No sir, you would certainly be reading a post filled with rough, unequal, broken, coarse, choppy, ruffled, ridged, rugged, rocky, crinkled, sharp, nappy, tufted, unshorn, gnarled, crumpled, unshaven, bristly, boorish, uncivil, buffeting, stormy, tumultuous, post with no creative adjectives in them at all.
The balance is crucial. --- If I keep this one going to much longer the mellifluous essence of this post will quickly be lost!

I love this:

Tomorrow's character is made of today's thoughts.

Tempation may come suddenly, but sin doesn't.

-Randy Alcorn

PSALM 51

Recently Psalm 51 has been changing the way I live my life. (This post is simply an outward expression of my inward praise) Learning each wednesday night about this psalm has shifted the way I view sin in my life. I'm learning that when I repent of my sins I cannot merely make a new "promise" to God to stop sinning. I need to ask for a change of desires and ask God to change my attitudes and habits. Through studying psalm 51(and Dustin's teaching) my personal devotion to God and daily bout with sin have taken a dramtic turn for the better. The Holy Spirit has specifically been speaking to me through verse 10; David prays for a renewed steadfast spirit and also for God to create a new pure heart within him. The interesting part of this verse is that you don't just renew your heart once, God wants to renew and mold you to be more like him everyday. In the language David used, those words for create + renew actually mean continually (an everyday thing) So recently I have started to pray to God each day to make a change, a change on the inside that is always striving to become more like Christ. And yes God is faithful! The best part about dealing with sin by repenting and turning to become more like Christ is that others (ie: non christians) see you attitude towards sin and will be drawn to the Lord. We may never know the consequences of our Christian walk, but I do know one consequence: that we are constantly either helping bring glory to The Kingdom, or glory to something that doesn't deserve it. I don't want to sound like a wise ol' christian who has figured out the secret to stopping battles with sin, I just want to offer praise and encouragement to you in this post. I wanted to tell all of you (whoever reads this thing) that I've started to taste and see that God's word is so perfect and powerful. I want to encourage you to test Him at his truth and let it change your life. Take a look at Psalm 51 and pray it back to God. Remember though: repentance/dealing with your sin is not just a one time thing... Go to Him everyday.

---- JUST LOVIN LIVIN FOR HIM!!!

the other brother

If you know the Wehrle brothers then this post is for you. Some say I act just like Evan, talk like him and even look like him. Still, others say Evan acts totally different than me, looks different and talks different. Despite all of the controversy a balance must be stated between our similarities and differences. No more guessing = here are the facts straight up, how we are alike, and how we are also very different.

::::::::Differences:::::::
When Taylor leaves the house he says, "Bye Mom, Bye Dad, I'm going to _____ , cya later."
When Evan leaves the house all you hear is " " (yup you guessed it, nothin) just a door slam.

When Taylor gets home from a hard days work he: Eats a hearty meal, takes a shower, surfs the net, reads some, then goes to bed.
When Evan gets home from work he: sits around, then decides to lift some weights, downloads music on limewire, maybe eats, chats on AIM, then downloads some more music from limewire, then lifts weights some more, then who knows its just a big ?

When Taylor gets clean clothes from the laundry room he: stacks them into a tower on a chair in his room then admires the tower of t-shirts, socks, shorts, and sweatpants in the chair. (usually leaning severely = a tower sure to fall to the ground), then proceeds with his day.
When Evan get clean clothes from the laundry room he: quickly proceeds to hand up the t-shirts, folds the sweatpants, organizes the socks and shorts, then places then neatly in their specific homes in his drawer, then he usually decides the rest of the room needs cleaning and organizing, then he makes the bed, and sometimes the routine will be finished by Evan sorting out what clothes he will wear for tomorrow and leaves them neatly folded and layed out ready for the next morning.

When Taylor first walks into church: a few girls say hi, some of his friends say hi, then he shakes a few hands, etc.
When Evan first walks into church: every girl in his grade and most of the other girls in the room turn their head and smile at him, then many of the girls flock to him to see how his week was, he says "what up" to some of his friends, shakes a few hands, etc.

Taylor plays soccer. Evan plays basketball. Evan admires Michael Jordan. Taylor admires Dave Blake. Taylor listens to country music. Evan listens to ??? (i'm not sure)

::::::SIMILARITIES::::::::

Taylor parks on the street in front of his house. Evan parks on the street in front of his house. Taylor has STAMM as his middle name. Evan has STAMM as his middle name.

T is 6 foot 1, E is 6 foot 1.Taylor keeps it real in the "859. Evan keeps it real in the "859". Taylor loves his family. Evan loves his family.

Taylor loves to watch ESPN. Evan loves to watch ESPN. Taylor grew up eating Cheerio's cereal. Evan grew up eating Cheerio's cereal. Taylor loved the Ninja Turtles. Evan loved the Ninja Turtles. Taylor faught with Evan over the remote control, food, and toys while growing up. Evan faught with Taylor over the remote control, food, and toys while growing up.

Taylor has accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and Lord. Evan has accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and Lord. Taylor has a pretty darn good life. Evan has a pretty darn good life.

------ We'll there you have it. What a list. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. In summary it is still a debate to whether Evan and Taylor are more alike, or just more different. The point is: Who cares?... As I continue to grow older I love seeing how much more different Evan is than me. I also love noticing how much we are so alike. The funny thing is that I'll always think I'm way cooler than Evan ever will be, and Evan thinks he's way cooler than I'll ever be. Yet, God looks at us and loves us just the same--- still he created us for his glory in different ways. I guess the only safe bet I can make is: The Wehrle bros keep it interesting...

FRUST (WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO CONQUER IT)

I'm here to talk about Frust. The very thought of it makes my body cringe, my hairs stand on end due to frustration. Yes, Frust. It is not a cuss word, nor is it another name for frozen pizza crust. Nope frust is more serious than any of that.
I came face to face with frust many times last week when I was at work. I had forgotten how annoying a simple task like sweeping can turn ugly so fast... Frust is that annoying line of debris/dust that refuses to be swept into the dust pan an leaves behind a line of dust still on the floor every time you try to sweep! I have battled frust all of my life. Many of you have. We all know the terror of continually backing up with the dust pan only to see yet another infinite line of frust. While this problem may not seem serious to you the consequences can be profound. For example: If repeatedly overlooked, years of frust buildup may cause severe allergies or even asthma! Also frust can cause back problems when the sweeper continually has to bend down and back up to try and capture stubburn frust. So how do we conquer this silent beast?

Well my friends we are in luck; the battle is won. There are a few things you can do to have care-free sweeping the rest of your life. No- don't be fooled by those so called professionals like oxy-clean or the swiffer. Those cleaning aides are mere amateurs in the battle against frust. (Also it takes no skill to use those products, you need to stay true to the American way and use a classic dustpan- the tool of a true professional) Here is the gameplan ---First, get the right dust pan. Look for one that has a seemlessly smooth transition ramp from the end of the dust pan to the floor. Also be sure to hold the dust pan at a strategic angle depending on the slope of the floor. If you still encounter problems with frust: use the secret weapon. You see frust has no chance against a nice damp paper towel. Simply perform the necessary sweep, then dominate the remaining frust with a delicate swipe of your favorite damp rag/towel. Never again should you encounter a stressful bout with frust if you stay prepared- always carrying a damp towel.

( Well, I know that was random, but I actually did encounter "frustrating dust" the other day while sweeping at work, so I just couldn't resist blogging about it.)
--TW

Yup, I've returned to bloggin', here goes nothin...
--- Before this blog gets too far underway just remember a few things: First recognize that most things break. Yes, rarely will anything in this life last as long as you would like them too. So start using your life for things that will last; get some friends, learn to love, and most importantly = live to Glorify God. Each time you read the title of this blog keep in mind the scripture that goes behind it- Matthew 6:19-21. Don't lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven... for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

there will certainly be more posts to come. come back soon....

thanks ----> Taylor W