#rmdo Johnny Depp, Tonto and The Lone Ranger, and Rick Van Wechel #humor #inspiration

This post is in appreciation of my friend Rick Van Wechel, who ministered by my side as my Minister of Music for 2 decades and worked along side me, then as my boss for over a decade.
He was the Tonto that came to the rescue of The Lone Ranger, me.. repeatedly, quietly, almost supernaturally.
After recently watching The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp, (a movie I am moving into my special list of THE TOP FIVE MOVIES OF ALL TIME), almost everything applies to Rick and I except that the insanity of Johnny Depp's Tonto and the straight thinking of Armie Hammer's Lone Ranger are reversed.
I am certifiably insane, but his thinking is always reality based.
From music to mechanics, he is gifted in all things.
He was always there at the right time with the right stuff.
He has a sense of humor that would make Johnny Depp seem dull witted.
However, he never used the word kemo sabe.. but I could say it of him now.

In Potawatomi it means FAITHFUL FRIEND.

Rick leading the music at Family Bible Fellowship, the church Lynne, my late wife, and I founded. That's me at the keyboard.

#rmdo My friend Pablo's Story #inspiration

Pablo Montez, along with another of our favorite waitresses, back in the days when Big Boy had a restaurant in South Lyon. Pablo now works at Brighton's Big Boy, and Michelle Johnson, another dear friend of ours, works at The Red Robin next door.

My friend Pablo Montez , who worked at South Lyon Big Boy, has a wonderful story, a testimony that gives Glory to God. It was made into a play on Unshackled, a ministry that takes the true stories of redeemed Christians and makes them into radio dramas. Here is a link to Part One which played on April 7th. Please share this with your circle of friends. 
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/unshackled/listen/program-3247-pablo-montez-part-1-328577.html
Here is Part 2 of Pablo's Story:
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/unshackled/listen/program-3248-pablo-montez-part-2-328573.html

Pablo won The People's Choice Award
for Wait Staff in South Lyon, Michigan, USA. Way to go, Pablo!!

#rmdo Michigan: Weird #fringe #alternateuniverse #humor

Poor Peter Bishop! He has to cross to an alternate universe to find Olivia Dunham, the woman he loves. 
I only had to go to Michigan to find Mary, the woman I love. 
To a Hoosier boy, Michigan IS an alternate universe. #rmdo

#rmdo National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championship Regional Tournament

My grand daughter Allie is a member of the Michianna Christian Athletic Club. Allie is on the Wildcats Girls Junior High Basketball team. The Wildcats went to the National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championship Regional Tournament in Indianapolis this weekend (March 7th - 9th).
My daughter Rebecca is the mother of Allie. She wrote this post on Facebook:
MCAC Wildcats Junior High girls won 1st place at the NCHBC Midwest Regional Tournament and Varsity girls took 3rd place! Our Junior High girls are the #1 homeschool basketball team in the midwest region which includes Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and part of Wisconsin. Not that I'm bragging. Nope. Not a bit. :) :) :) Awesome job girls. 

#rmdo Ouch-Y-Wa-Wa #humor

Mary and I took her mom to lunch at Hacienda Mexican Restaurant. I put a few drops of their habanero sauce on my dish. It was called Ouch-Y-Wa-Wa sauce.. well named! #rmdo

#rmdo Thread of Faith, ALL of God!! #wisdompoet

AMAZING!! A tiny thread of Faith.. connects me to God.. He can  come to me.. I can have ALL of Him!! #rmdo

#rmdo LIFE and GRACE #communion #wisdompoet

The Holy Bread, broken by The Cross and Death, dipped in Blood's Wine, touches the lips of Repentance, and gives LIFE and GRACE. #rmdo

#rmdo Mike and Mary; #walterbishop and #asterid #fringe #geekhumor

I've had incredible events in my life, including miraculous healings and prophetic dreams. The telling of these stories has helped my nickname Rev Mad Dog (revmaddog1948) stick.
God paired me with a sensible Baptist lady who, despite her different theological background, has totally and respectfully supported me.
It reminds me of the pairing of insane Doctor Walter Bishop with the sensible Asparin.. Astro.. ASTERID! (finally got it right!) #rmdo

#rmdo The Road To Your Store #humor

You can drive to your store or..
My store is offering incredible deals on real print magazines and also print and kindle bundled magazines. 

Mike's Amazon

The banner ad below will take you to both your Amazon Homepage (if you're a registered Amazon customer) and my store. Click on any of these ads and make a purchase withing 24 hours and my store gets credit.

I am grateful that Amazon allows me to place ads on my blogs, and that they put a cookie in these ads that credits my eStore for every sale made within 24 hours after clicking on the ad links on my pages and posts.

The cookie works as longs as you go to my blog first. If you go first to Amazon, I get no credit.

My primary location for the store and ads is in a page on every blog titled X shop AMAZON here X. You can find it in a narrow bar that runs along the top of each blog.

I am only placing Amazon copy and paste ads and allowing Google contextual ads on my blogs. Stick with the best. Forget the rest.

First up, after the magazine banner ads, is a banner ad link to the ever popular bookstore, next is the Amazon Homepage, both of which include a cookie designed by Amazon that gives credit to my eStore. At the bottom is an in line placement of my website, which Amazon designed to allow you to go to my website without leaving my blog. I know. As we say here in Indiana, ain't Amazon amazing?! #rmdo

Mike Dittmer is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazonsupply.com, or myhabit.com .

#rmdo Warrior Princess #wisdompoet

You are right. Life is hard. But never forget.. you are a child of God, a sister of Jesus, the Lion of Judah. You are a lion cub, never out of the sight of your fierce Heavenly Father. You are a warrior princess, armed and armored. Walk without fear. Face your enemy, toe to toe, nose to nose, and smile. #rmdo (a post inspired by a conversation with a young sister in Christ)

#rmdo Little Miss #strawberryshortcake #humor

Mary likes strawberrys so much I'm going to call her LITTLE MISS STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. We were recently at Steak n Shake and Mary had.. (suspenseful pause) a strawberry shake. #rmdo

STOP BY MIKE'S AMAZON TODAY!! (so.. how's my ALL CAPS strategy working!? #rmdo

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#rmdc Cats Understand #Physics #humor

Cats have a comprehensive knowledge of basic physics, and tremendous desire to see it in action. They also have a low amount of compassion and regret. Hence this video. #rmdo

#rmdo Snow vs #globalwarming #humor

Snow! Where is global warming when we need it!? #rmdo

#rmdo My name and these words #humor

There are several words that are not used in the same sentence as my name.

HUMBLE 

NORMAL

BORING.

#rmdo

#rmdo MR FABULOUS #humor

Mary was talking about me to her mother.
Mary said: I was swept off my feet by MR FABULOUS!!
Mary's mom looked at me and said: I need to have my glasses checked! #rmdo

#rmdo Like Mother, Like Daughter #humor

Mary's trying to fuss over and spoil her mom while we're staying with her. Mom, ever the independent woman, is trying to do decline being spoiled.
Mary does the same thing whenever I try to spoil her.
Like mother, like daughter. #rmdo

#rmdo Why nickname revMADDOG stuck #humor

Nothing irks me more than sales clerks, managers, and engineers that blame customers, employees, operators for what went wrong. Nothing makes me happier than to confront them about it  Guess that's why the nickname revMADDOG stuck. Daniel Guzman will support my statement. #rmdo

#rmdo A Birthday Everyday #geekhumor #klout

Yesterday was my 65th birthday. 150 people stopped by my Facebook timeline to wish me a happy birthday.
At the same time, my Klout score jumped up 3 points, to its highest point in my membership with Klout.
Lesson learned. I'll have a birthday every day. #rmdo  

#rmdo Barring #Fringe Anomolies #geekhumor

Rebecca: we are packed and on the Michigan Interstate. Barring an accident, snow, or a FRINGE ANAMOLY in which we get sucked through a wormhole into an alternate universe, we should be at Allie's game in Indiana. Dad #rmdo

#rmdo Garlic: Breakfast of Champions!! #humor

It's 8 a.m. As I open the refrigerator door and reach for the Red Lobster leftover linguine loaded with scallops, shrimp and lobster,  the powerful smell of garlic smacks me in the face and pops open my eyes.

It's going to be a wonderful breakfast!! #rmdo

#rmdo Run Screaming Through #walmart #humor

It is after 10 p.m. Mary and I are in Wal-Mart, and it is eerily quiet. We are wondering. If we ran screaming through Wal-Mart, how long would it be before they called security? #rmdo

#rmdc Deserving of Hell #dralberta #sovereignty #CEPC

If a man goes to Hell it is not because he did not hear the Gospel it is because he deserves to go to Hell. Doctor Alberta, Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Brighton Michigan #rmdc

#rmdo Desperate For #GRACE #wisdompoet

Interesting to note that the man who wrote Scripture cries out most desperately for God's GRACE!! #rmdo (dedicated to my encouraging British Facebook friend Lisa Thomas)

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!? MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!? Thank you. I just LOVE  attention!

(so.. how's my attention getting strategy working?) 

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#rmdo your soul is always rejoicing #wisdompoet

Your body may feel blah + empty + sad, but your soul is always rejoicing because you belong to Jesus. #rmdo

#rmdo TOO MUCH #fringe !! #geekhumor #fringescience

Me: You have beautiful eyes!
Mary: You can't have them!!
(We've been watching TOO many episodes of Fringe!) #rmdo

#rmdo In So Many Ways #humor

I was having dessert along with my dinner.
Me: Do you know any one else who eats dessert with dinner?
Mary: No.
Mike: Then I am unique?!
Mary: In SO many ways!! #rmdo

#rmdo My 65th Birthday #facebook #apps #spam #geekhumor

Just to update you: tomorrow, March 3rd, will be my 65th birthday, and March 4th will be the 3rd Anniversary of Mary and me.
I tell you this because I am not signing up for any birthday apps. I have a moderate amount of trust in Facebook software. I have ABSOLUTELY NO TRUST in their spammy 3rd party apps, including the birthday app and especially the games, a thinly veneered gateway for gambling. #rmdo

#rmdo Getting My Bearings #humor

We are driving down 6 Mile Road travelling West, new territory for me. Mary is telling where different roads go.

Mary: I'm telling you this to help you get your bearings.

Me: I've been trying to get my bearings since we've been married. #rmdo

#rmdo Mary Is Training Me #humor

Typical response to learning Mary is training me:
A. How's that working for ya?!
B. Good luck with that!!
C. HUH!!
D. All of the above. #rmdo

#rmdo No THANK YOU!! #humor

Cashier: Would you like a receipt?
Me: No.
Mary whispers in my ear.
Me: No, THANK YOU!
Mary's training me. #rmdo

You are getting sleepy.. sleepy.. I will count backwards from 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. You will buy from Mike's Amazon.. (so.. how's my hypnosis advertising working?!)

Mike's Amazon

#rmdo Candyman, Corpses, and #fringe #humor

In the latest episode of Fringe, from the 2nd season, that Mary and I are viewing on Amazon Prime, 3 autopsied  but animated corpses sat up and sang "Candy Man".
Weirder and weirder.. #rmdo

#rmdo Heart Attack Snow #humor

The Detroit, Michigan suburbs has been experiencing above average snow falls this year. This prompted a conversation between my brother and me:
Tim Dittmer: Boy, oh boy! I was sure glad I bought that snow blower this morning.
Heart attack snow.
Mike Dittmer: Boy, oh boy! I was sure glad I had the sense to marry a woman  who lives in a condo, where they shovel the snow for us, and we spent most of February in Florida. #rmdo

#rmdo #TGFTLL Socks #humor

Thank God for the little things. I put 4 socks into the dryer. I took 4 socks out!! #rmdo

#rmdo #coding and #education

If you're making decisions about your future education, here is an something you should consider - coding. #rmdo

#rmdo #mcdonalds WHY WASNT I CALLED??!! #humor

I found, through a random question at the drive through, that McDonald's brought back their delicious cherry pies.
They had stopped selling them almost a year ago. Shortly afterwards their stores had a disastrous financial report in which, for the first time in 10 years, their stores sales dropped. Their CEO was fired.
I blogged about this and told McDonalds that if they wanted their store sales to get back on track again, they needed to BRING BACK CHERRY PIES! I reminded them of this every time I went through the drive through, until, partly though despair and partly because Mary made me, I quit asking for cherry pies for several months.
Now, without announcement or fanfare, at the original low price of two for a dollar, (they were 2 for $1.39 when they stopped selling them) cherry pies at McDonalds are back.
What upsets me, Ronald McDonald, is this: WHY WASN'T I CALLED??!! #rmdo

#rmdo Ketchup and Kisses #humor

Mary and I stopped at the drive through for burgers. Mary got some ketchup on her face. I offered to clean off the ketchup with kisses. Mary said No.. not while I'm driving. #rmdo

#rmdo Life Giving Hell Fire Quenching GRACE! #prayer #wisdompoet

Only Your GRACE! keeps me from being consumed by Your fiery anger..
GRACE! that flows like a mighty river from the Cross.
I embrace that Cross where Your Son willingly died for my sins.
Fill my heart, soul, body, spirit, my life..
with a flood of Your life giving, Hell fire quenching GRACE! #rmdo

#rmdo Drawing a Box Around #God #humor #romance

Mary and I will soon be married 3 years, the day after my 65th birthday. I find both her and our love amazing.
Time after time during this 3 years I will say, "It can't get any better!?" and then it does.
I'm going to try to quit drawing a box around God and how much He can bless the love between two of His children. #rmdo

#rmdo Further Observations About #Fringe #geekhumor

Two further observations about Fringe:
1. The plot line is about whackey people chasing even whackier people.
2. Never say at any point that the plot line can't get any stranger. #rmdo

#rmdo #fringe: weirder and weirder #humor

Mary and I are watching another episode of the first season of Fringe. This episode deals with the spontaneous combustion of people. It just keeps getting weirder and weirder. #rmdo

#rmdc SETTLED! #dralberta

It's SETTLED! RECEIVE! REMAIN! REJOICE! Dr. Alberta (the sermon outline made a good quote, don't you think?)

#rmdo #homeschooling, #salvation, #grace #wisdompoet

Homeschooling is (or should be) like salvation- not a burden but a joy, relying on the indwelling grace flowing from the child made in the IMAGE OF GOD. #rmdo

#rmdo Fairness vs Generosity #wisdompoet

I don't want God to be fair. I want God to be generous. God doesn't give us what we deserve. He gives us what we need.#rmdo (Dr. Alberta brought up this point in his message which reminded me of my quote from some time ago.)

#rmdc The AGONY of being a Shepherd #dralberta

There is the taste of agony in being a Shepherd of God's people- Dr. Alberta

#rmdc The Answer is.. #dralberta

What is the GIFT of GOD? Salvation.. or the faith to receive it?! The answer is YES! Dr. Alberta

#rmdo The NAMES OF GOD!! #wisdompoet

What tremendous power and teaching is found in discovering the NAMES OF GOD!! #rmdo

#rmdo HOME in South Lyon, Michigan #humor

After selling my long time home in Indiana, where I raised my family and started a church, I realized South Lyon is now HOME.
It helps that Mary, my new bride of 3 years this March 4th, is tbe one woman Welcome Wagon. She's doing a good job. #rmdo

#rmdo Essential Skill #humor

Mary asked if there was ice cream in the freezer. I couldn't remember. I was so embarrassed. Memorizing the entire contents of the freezer/refrigerator, including expiration dates, was an essential skill growing up in a large family of 8.
Mary said there was no chocolate syrup. I knew better. She looked again and found it. #rmdo

#rmdo Creator, Creation, Me #wisdompoet

Creator, Creation, Me.. created, connected, hidden.. Crucifixion, Resurrection, Revelation.. joyous journey, daily delights! #rmdo

#rmdo A RICH MAN!! #wisdompoet

If I understand THE MYSTERY OF GOD, how God's strength is perfected in my weakness, then I am a RICH MAN!! #rmdo

#rmdo Sir #Apple vs #evil #samsung #dragons #applevssamsung

Sir Apple strikes another blow against the evil dragon Samsung. The lawsuit of Samsung against Apple for intellectually property infringement was rejected by a German judge.
Apple successfully painted the contest as a blow against blind people, for the app that Samsung is defending is used by the blind to turn on an app for blind people.
Nothing is mentioned about Apple refusing to pay for the app. Apple was more interested in the bad publicity it could garner against Samson in the lawsuit. 
This strategy of Apple is not always successful. Note the 3 billion dollar lawsuit against Samsung that turned Samsung into the world's largest smartphone manufacturer.

#rmdo #coffee Truck #humor

We were watching a home makover show situated in San Francisco when a fancy coffee truck pulled up and everybody took a break. NOTE: A fancy coffee truck is like an ice cream truck for adults. #rmdo

#rmdo Lacking Motivation #humor #winterstormo

God is good! We arrived home last night in Michigan just ahead of Winterstorm O. We woke up with several inches of snow on the car. During our last day of driving North on I 75, the road crews were spreading salt water, a sign that we were just one step ahead of the storm.
It took three exhausting days to drive home, but only one day to drive down to Florida. Driving INTO warm weather is more movitating than driving AWAY from it. #rmdo 

#rmdo #joyjohns Business Idea #humor

Great business idea inspired by recent circumstances: Joy Johns by traffic jams. #rmdo

#rmdo Switching Up #crackerbarrel Restrooms #humor

9 out of 10 times the Men's Restroom at The Cracker Barrel Restaurant is on the left side of a short hallway. They switch up the 10th one to keep me alert. #rmdo

#rmdo #michiganuniversity vs #ohiostate

Mary, the ever loyal Michigan University girl, couldn't resist saying, as we pulled into the I 75 Ohio Rest Stop, OH! HOW I HATE OHIO STATE!! #rmdo

#rmdo NORTH to ATLANTA #humor

We spent the night in Macon GA. While getting ready for leg 2 of our trip home, a song comes to mind. How does it go again? NORTH to ATLANTA! Goin' North.. the rush is on! #rmdo

#rmdo BIG MAC.. one thing thou lackest #humor #mcdonalds

BIG MAC.. one thing thou lackest to be perfect.. HORSEY SAUCE! #rmdo

#rmdo Driving Through Florida #humor

Driving through Florida: All day drive = 1/2 state! #rmdo

#rmdo WARNING!! POISONOUS SNAKES!! #humor

There were WARNING!! POISONOUS SNAKES!! signs everywhere at the Florida Rest Stop. Fortunately Mary saw the signs AFTER she used the restrooms. #rmdo

#rmdo Competitive #humor

Mary is COMPETITIVE! Every time I say I'm a step ahead of her, she threatens to whack me with her cane. #rmdo

#rmdo Winter is Depressing #humor

The thought of driving from 70 degree Florida back to wintry Michigan is depressing. #rmdo

#rmdo Make Shopping FUN!! #humor

The easiest way to make shopping fun is to go to the X shop AMAZON here X page link on the top bar of all my blogs. 
OR.. you could shop at your local store.. #rmdo

#rmdo Little Tiny Fairy Feet #humor

When I was fitted for my new shoes, it was discovered that I needed size 14, instead of my previous size 15. My new shoes feel like little tiny fairy feet. #rmdo

#rmdo WHAT!? #humor

Mary: Some of the older people in this restaurant seem to be hard of hearing. Me: WHAT!!?? #rmdo

#rmdo Being Raised in #garyin #humor

Being raised in Gary Indiana, my heart always rejoices when I look outside and see our car still has all 4 tires on it. #rmdo

#rmdo Powerful, Tweetable,Poetic Quotes #wisodmpoet

I had always shortened my sermons, never preaching more than 30 minutes and often preaching just 10 minutes, but after I became a member of  Twitter, I let the editor personality in me run  wild, editing a single thought until it was less than 140 characters, even better if it was under 100 characters.
What resulted was the thought often became powerful, quotable, poetic, and, of course, tweetable.
Several of my friends have made similar discoveries, such as Eugene Wiesner, Asad Rafi, and my brothers Tim Dittmer and Ted Dittmer.
Many of my short quotes are humorous, but most of the serious meditations I have placed, for your enjoyment, on a blog called http://myshepherdsheartjournal.blogspot.com/ #rmdo

#rmdo Buster the #poodle Steals the Car #humor

We left Buster, Mary's toy Poodle, in the car. I forgot to lock it. Mary strongly believes Buster won't steal the car. I'm not so sure. #rmdo

#rmdo The Fearless #vampire Killers #humor

I was a fearless vampire killer. There were barns, wooden ships, submarines, and dark woods infested with vampires, and a living womb like cave nurturing vampire babies in the walls. I had allies and enemies, and we were winning the war. I always won.
Years ago the war had started at the cave where I had killed 13 vampires in their sleep with hand tools. I had gone back to the same cave with allies when suddenly we were attacked by a black furry monster that flew from room to room. A woman was screaming GET OUT!! GET OUT!!
As adrenaline began pumping through my body, my dream began to materialize into reality. I saw the black furry monster change into a big black Labrador Retriever bouncing from room to to room in our motel. The screams were coming from Mary, who was trying to catch the happy interloper.
He had bounced into our room like a enthusiastic black Tigger after Mary had walked Buster and left the ground level motel room door open at 4 am. She finally got her hands on his collar as he crawled into our bed, the same bed where I, a few minutes earlier, was happily dreaming. #rmdo

#rmdo #voicesinmyhead SPEAK UP!! #humor

The secret to working with voices in my head.. encouraging the voices with good ideas to SPEAK UP!! #rmdo

#rmdo Fueling Up To Fight #Terrorists #humor

Before we watched Bruce Willis aka John McClane go though his grueling ordeal fighting terrorists, Mary and I had to fuel up at Steak and Shake. Yippee-ki Yay, Mother Russia! #rmdo

#rmdo #meteor TOO CLOSE!! #humor

When I read graffiti on the side, THE METEOR IS TOO CLOSE!! #rmdo

#rmdo #mayorbloomberg's birthday party #humor

Mayor Bloomberg will be celebrating his 71st birthday. Beverages will be limited to one 16 ounce serving. #rmdo

#rmdo #retina display #stevejobs hocum #humor

"Retina" display is a word invented and of course copyrighted by Apple to describe a dense enough pixelation that the human eye can distinguish individual pixels at normal viewing ranges. The amount of pixels per square inch, the size of the device, and the standard viewing distance were all determined by Steve Jobs. It implies authority and expertise, and since the phrase is copyrighted, no other company can have the same implied expertise or standard applied to their displays.

In other words, Retina Display is hocum.

The picture is one of Steve Jobs selling his iTea. #rmdo

#rmdo Barbecue Sauce and Laundry #humor

One more restaurant (Smokey Bones) with barbecue sauce.. one more shirt in the dirty laundry. #rmdo

#rmdo Chaotic World #wisdompoet

God placed us in a chaotic world. 
He can only be seen through eyes of faith. 
His strength plus our weakness is beauty. #rmdo

#rmdo #vertuti New $10000 phone #humor

Me: The new Vertu Ti smartphone is out!! Only $10000!! 
Mary: LET'S GET THREE!

#rmdo Being Good: IT'S HARD!! #humor

The little girl on the elevator got new pink sandals for being good for a week. She said being good was hard for her. 
It's hard for me, too. #rmdo

#rmdo #timmcgraw #valentinesday

After we went to the movie Die Hard 5, we came back to the motel after midnight, which made it officially Valentine's Day. On Mary's night stand, I had left a card for Mary. When she opened it, it played the song I'm Amazed By You!

I dunno how you do, what you do, I’m so in love with you
It just keeps getting better, I wanna spend the rest of my life
With you by my side, for ever and ever
Every little thing that you do, baby, I’m amazed by you

#rmdo #brucewillis aka #johnmcclane #diehard #ducttape #humor

We're waiting to see It's a Good Day To Die Hard. I admire a man who fights terrorists with duct tape. #rmdo

#rmdo BIG CHANGES!! #weather #humor

This evening it's 80 but weatherman says BIG CHANGES tonight. It will drop to THE 60s!! #rmdo

#rmdo Dressing like a Floridian #humor

Dressing like a Floridian to fit in.. how do I look? #rmdo

#rmdo #tree vs #woman #wisdompoet

A beautiful tree in Florida Mary and I enjoyed often, because it was in the parking lot of our favorite hot dog stand, Mustard's Last Stand, in Melbourne City.

I think a tree is like a woman.
Neither are aware of the beauty their creation brings into the lives of others, because the men in their lives fail to pass this along.
Compliment that woman often on her efforts to bring beauty into the life of us plain living men, whether she's your sister, mother, daughter, bank teller, or especially your long suffering wife. 
And thank God often for a beautiful tree. I am certain He will pass the word along. #rmdo

#rmdo Mustard's Last Stand #humor

Ate here 2 days in a row.. brunch yesterday, lunch today.

#rmdo Florida in February with Mary #humor

I like being in Florida in February with Mary. I like being anywhere anytime with Mary. #rmdo

#rmdo #philosophy vs #god #wisdompoet

Men's philosophy invents infinite ways to blame ourselves and God. God made THE WAY to embrace us without blame. #rmdo

#rmdo #sharkattacks, #brevard county, and #findingnemo #humor

While staying in Brevard County, Florida, the shark attack capital in 2012, Mary nixed the idea of playing finding nemo in the Atlantic Ocean. #rmdo

#rmdo Normal and Relative #humor

Just because normal is relative doesn't mean relatives are normal. #rmdo

#rmdo New Shoes #humor

I'm wearing new shoes. My old shoes were 5 years old. I got my money's worth. #rmdo

#rmdo Mango #girlscoutcookies #humor

Not so sure we like the new Mango flavored Girl Scout Cookies. We will, however, dutifully consume the entire box. #rmdo

#rmdo WHATEVER #humor

WHATEVER..
floats your boat..
flaps your flag..
revs your engine..
others?? family friendly only, please. #rmdo

#rmdo A Declaration: EVERYTHING CHANGES! #wisdompoet

To declare is to openly and publicly report an eyewitness observation that affects the listener in an important way by changing the cost in time, money, or expectations. The greatest declaration? Jesus died on the Cross for our sins. Everything drastically changes. #rmdo

#rmdo #weatherchannel #entertainment in #florida finding #nemo #humor

The entertainment for Mary and me in Florida is to watch sunrises and sunsets at the waterfront, and to watch the fun our friends are having finding Nemo up North on the Weatherchannel. #rmdo

#rmdo Caffeinated Sarcastic Blood Suckers #humor

While we were sitting at dock, Mary got a mosquito bite. I didn't. I'm full of caffeine and sarcasm. Mosquitoes are already buzzed, and a sarcastic blood sucker couldn't live with himself. #rmdo

#rmdo Still Looking for Sponge Bob #humor

The view from our table at Squid Lips. Still looking for Sponge Bob. #rmdo