Did You Hear About The New Blogger?

This summer the congregation where Archie and Ronda Brown worship have had a youth ministry intern. This young man and his wife are in college and he is studying to become a minister. It has been a learning experience for him and a blessing to our work.

His wife has seen how much fun Archie has blogging. She has decided to start her own blog. Archie wants you to go and check out this New Blogger!

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Did You Hear About The Tree In Our Front Yard?

Archie Brown has a big white oak tree in front of his house. It is probably older than me, and is at least two feet in diameter in the lower trunk. It has been beautiful and provided a lot of shade for his home.

About eighteen months ago it was struck by lightening. The Browns have monitored it closely since that night. They do not want to have it fall on the house. In the past few weeks they have seen the development of some vertical stress fractures in the trunk. Archie had done all the trimming he could do with his limited equipment, so he called a tree specialist to come do some professional work on the tree this week. He took off some of the low hanging limbs and gave the tree some balance in hopes that they can save the old beauty.

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Did You Hear About My Reunion With an Old Friend?

Archie Brown had not heard from the guy he roomed with for the first semester of his freshman year of college in the forty years since Archie left that school. One day a few weeks ago, dale was driving through Archie's home town. He stopped and looked up Archie Brown in the phone book and called. He got Archie's dad, who is also Archie. Dale got Archie's number and gave Archie a call. It was a surprise, and led to a reunion this week for supper.

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Did You Hear About The Jalapeno Tree in Carthage?

Archie Brown's had a speaking engagement in Carthage, Texas last night. Because he had appointments back here in Houston this morning, he planned to drive up and back in one day. He asked Archie to ride with him to keep him awake on the drive home. It was a pleasant drive up through East Texas, with its rolling hills and pine trees.

After the speech They joined several of the members for supper at a place called the Jalapeno Tree. Archie had the best shrimp quesadilla he has ever eat and, and he has eaten quite a few. This one also had shrimp and bacon bits inside with the shrimp. The Visio so!



If you're ever in Carthage, Texas, stop at the Jalapeno Tree.

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Did You Hear About The Hockey Draft?

Archie Brown want to see its first ever professional hockey game this past season. It was minor-league hockey in Houston. Archie enjoyed the speed and power of the game, and it what it is appetite to watch NHL games on television.

The recent NHL hockey draft took place with the Chicago Blackhawks taking right winger Patrick Kane as the first choice. As Archie wondered Kane is the future of the Black Caucus and the NHL, he also wondered if there was a future for the NHL in Houston. There is already an arena, the Toyota Center. And Rockets owner, Les Alexander, has been pursuing a franchise. Arch would like to see it happen.

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Did You Hear About What My Grandsons Ate?

Archie Brown's grandsons, aged six and seven, have spent the summer in Singapore with their aunt. A few days ago to take a trip to Shanghai, China. When they arrived safely in Singapore, they called the Browns on Skype to tell them about the trip.

The first thing the boys said was, "Granddad, while we were in China we ate snake, and ducks' tongues, and pigs' bellies, and donkey meat."

Archie said, "You ate what?".

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Did You Hear About Mike Coolbaugh?

Archie Brown read the sad, yet inspirational story of Mike Coolbaugh this morning in the paper. Mike was drafted in the 16th round of in 1990 and decided to go pro instead of go to college, because his dream was to be a professional baseball player.

Over the next 17 years my plate and several organizations and made to brief appearances in the major leagues. But he always seemed to be caught in the numbers are behind somebody that was a bigger star.

Please let not be capitalized and in 2005 season. Mike had a superior season going in AAA, at Round Rock. The Astros were in a push for the pennant that ultimately ended up in the World Series. That aside I would call up Coolbaugh for some added strength to the bench. But that might Mike got hit by pitch and his wrist was broken. So he missed his chance to enjoy a trip to the World Series.

This season he had decided not to play any longer in the minor leagues. He had gone to San Diego and begun to try to sell real estate. But just last month he had accepted a position coaching first base for the Tulsa Drillers, which is a minor league team for the Colorado Rockies. He was thrilled to be back in uniform and have a future in the game.

Then Sunday night in the ninth inning of a game in Little Rock, Arkansas, Mike was struck on the side of the head by a line drive. He collapsed and less than an hour later was pronounced dead. He leaves behind a wife, five-year-old and three-year-old boys, and a third child to be born in October.

Mike Coolbaugh was just 35 years old.

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Did You Hear About Our Trip to Singapore?

Archie Brown and his wife, Ronda, are heading to Singapore in a few days. They are going to visit their daughter and to pick up their grandsons who have spent the summer over there. Archie went to get a few pairs of shorts yesterday. He doesn't wear shorts around in public at home very often, but it is so hot there and they will do a lot of walking, biking and being active that it makes sense to wear shorts over there. He will need to take some sun screen, because he has the whitest legs anywhere.

Arch bought some shorts by Starter that are designed to draw the moisture away from the body and keep one cool. They were on sale, so he bought four pairs. He sweats a lot.

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Did You Hear About the Meeting in the Bar?

Archie Brown was just watching the news on the television on the NBC station in Houston. There was a report that is as strange as he had heard in a long time. A victim of a shooting four years ago. The shooter was convicted and sentenced to forty years. Yesterday he was sitting in a bar when his attacker came up to him and spoke to him. He called the police who found out that there had been a typographical error on the paperwork between the court and the prison. The sentence on the papers that arrived at the prison had left off a zero. So the man was released after 4 instead of 40 years.

The convict was picked up today and taken back to prison!

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Did You Hear About Drink My Daily Veggies?

Archie Brown is a about sixty pounds overweight. He has a degree in physical education, so it is not a matter of not knowing what it would take to lose the excess weight. The problem is that Archie does not like green and leafy vegetables that are a necessary part of a healthy diet and maintaining an acceptable weight for healthy living. But when Archie heard about a new alternative vegetable supplement called Drink My Daily Veggies, he was very intrigued. He knew that he would never commit to eating the daily vegetables required; he believed he could drink them without any great difficulty.

Lane Labs has company that specializes in daily supplements to aid a healthy diet. The company has recently released a top of the line nutritional supplement and is making thousands of free sample packets of the product. They hope that those who sample the product will realize not only the nutritional value of the supplement, but also any number of other benefits that the packets offer. The supplement packs would make great food for those on the go, as a healthy addition to a camping or backpacking trip, or for guys like Archie Brown, who know they need the veggies, but will not eat them.



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Did You Hear About My Iphone Problems?

Archie Brown's purchase of an iphone last week caused a buzz around the office and amde Archie's grandson remark on how cool his granddad is. But Archie has been having trouble getting the device to accept his primary email account. Archie is getting more and more dissatisfied with the phone. He can return it within 14 days to get a refund. He is seriously considering it!

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Did You Hear About My Iphone?

Archie Brown bought an Iphone last week. He was taken by the technology that he saw on the commercials on television. He has enjoyed the novelties that come with the phone and his grandson thinks it is so cool that GrandDad has an Iphone. It is important to have your grandson think you are cool!

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Did You Hear About My Friend's Grandson Remembering Me?

After the game, Archie Brown's wife and he waited to speak to Zack. They caught him near the fence and Archie told him he had had a letter from his grandfather. Archie was surprised that he remembered meeting Arch when he was a little boy. He had come to church with his grandfather and they went into Archie's office. Zack recalled seeing some of Archie's special baseball cards and memorabilia. Archie can’t wait to tell his grandfather.

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Did You Hear About The Nice Outing for My Friend's Grandson?

In the ninth inning, the visiting team scored a run on a double followed by a sharp single. That made the score 8-4. To try to stop the rally, the Toros’ manager brought in Archie Brow's friend’s grandson. He got a ground ball out and a pop up to third for two quick outs. The third batter got a hit, putting runners on first and third. Zack got the last out by getting the batter to fly out to right field. The Toros did not score in the bottom of the ninth, but Archie got to see his friend’s grandson have a nice outing.

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Did You Hear About My Friend's Grandson?

Archie Brown's friend’s grandson is a relief pitcher. He plays the outfield some, but he was not in the line up last night when Archie's wife and he went to see the Bay Area Toros play. The team got beat 8-4, but it was a pleasant night, not too hot, and it reminded Arch of days gone by when he watched a lot of local baseball. He had a good time.

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