“Don’t worry.  It always works out in performance.”  Nope.  Even as a child I knew that wasn’t true when a well-meaning adult would pat me on the head and offer up those comforting words. What I have learned through the passage of time is how to deal with situations that come up that are unexpected.  It can be distilled into 2 rules.  1) Always be prepared.  Know your music inside out so when Murphy’s Law pulls you over, you can deal with it.

Here it comes, folks! 12,453 posts. garnered, evaluated, and offered here free (and unsolicited) Repys that are not filled with gratitude and praise - not allowed.

Amazing! 

Quantum physics at it's very best!

A parallel universe discovered!

Details are coming in by the minute,,,,

And the dirfferences! ===

I hereby Chansenize with a rumination that involves a poem you all know but should, I think

not mind seeing again  it echoes (a trifle negatively) to the post of Rumi's interesting analysis of church attendance ---

I admit being a reincarnation of an ancient poet...named Omar......But it is true that

When I was young I did frequent

Both Doctor and Saint and heard Great Argument

About IT, and about

 But ever more came out the door

Wherein I went.

You've all probably heard the meme going around, of an "Arab Spring", in mention of all the rioting/freedom fighting/youth gnarling going on in the ME right now.

Well, I'd like to use this particular thread to use as a placeholder where we all can talk, riff, muse, put in news stories, rants, reasoned diatribes, silly, solemn, etc, that we think of aboot the concept of a Canadian Spring.

I'll start:

 As i read a post, where SomeGal mentioned a youth sleepover, it reminded me of funny stories from youth group sleepovers.

I figure a few of you have them too, so, hoping you will share some humour for all those youth workers out there.

 In looking around the net I can across this funny story from the AP.  I thought we could start a thread to share humour church related stories.