Joburg anomalies

I was driving home on Friday amidst a torrential down pour.  Two things occurred to me, one that evening I had a pretty good chance of meeting Jesus and two, very few of the Robots on the way home were working.  An anomaly that occurs every time it rains in Joburg.

I'm unsure how far this phenomenon reaches if its centralised to Africa or if it affects Traffic Lights the world over.

Being a person who likes to fix whats broken, or implement measures that stop things from breaking because 'if it aint broke, you don't need to fix it' would it not make sense to avoid the scenario where robots stop working.  Its all about effective functionality.

I have thus thought of a few concepts to aid traffic on a rainy day and save technicians the schlep of running out to fix robots after a Highveld  thunder shower

1.  .Find out why robots stop working during a thunder storm.  (Fix the problem at the source)

I realize that this might be an expense government is not willing to put out at this juncture, so more practically in the interim...

2.  Cling wrap robots prior to a storm

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  and look how happy cling wrap makes   people - the cling wrap technicians will have so much fun!

3.  Bubble boy the robots.

its more durable than cling wrap, can be recycled and washed and re-used as need be.

Goodbye Facebook

Today marks my first deactivation of facebook - why because I can.

SSMT Verse 3

2 days behind the schedule and about 3 weeks of 'spiritual drought' which is entirely my fault because I've been too lazy to open my bible and read anything and verse 2 didn't feature at all over the last 2 weeks, as a result of lazyness.  My physical life is echoing the apathy that I've been exercising in my spiritual life.

But new task week, new verse, and hopefully I will get my butt into gear and start growing spiritually again.

Let (mercy), love, (faithfulness), and trust never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  Then you will win favour and a good name in the sight of God and man.  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge him and He will make straight your path.  Proverbs 3:3-6 NIV, ( )=KJV

Why this verse?  Because from the mouth comes the overflow of the heart and I want to know what a heart that is filled with these traits sounds like...

soap scum

Soap scum or limescale is an anomaly that I don't understand.

NOT my shower/bath, random picture.

Defined as a grey layer of material that forms around showers etc. where soap and water are present together, it is caused by minerals which are naturally present in water.  As the minerals combine with soap they create a sticky mixture which adheres to surrounding surfaces, and mixes with skin, hair and dirt.

Now the part that baffles me is this

1)
soap+water=soap scum
soap+water+skin=soap scum
all these factors are present when we wash.

2)
You can't get rid of soap scum with the water that comes out of your tap.

3) If soap and water does (refer to image) this to your shower what is it doing to your body.

So are we all walking around with a build up of soap scum on our bodies?

Can you avoid being a human soap scum incubator by rinsing off with clean water (shower vs bath), or should we begin to use the soap scum rider products to wash with in order to prevent an outbreak of soap scum human beings.

Or is it a huge conspiracy between the soap factory and the soap scum rider factories, a we'll scratch your back if you scratch ours.

So maybe next time you're reaching one for one of these...

  

you should think again and reach for this instead.



















Next week I'll show you how to use this anomaly to avoid bath time, kids you'll want to catch this one.


* Please note we do not endorse any of these products.
* Don't try this at home.
* We are not responsible for your stupidity if you lack common sense take that up with your parents or educators.
* This blog was intended to be humorous and no scientific studies have yet been conducted. 

SSMT Verse 2

16 Days into the New Year, I thought I would be employed by now and I'm not - gulp* gulp*  With the only certain thing in my life being on the first and 15th of every month (oh and now that I'm doing youth the next 9 Fridays are planned out - YAY!).

So the 15th of January rolled round yesterday and I thought 'OH NO I don't have a verse to memorize for the next 2 weeks' que the anxiety.  Ridiculous right, anxious because I can't find a verse that speaks to me, one where I can hear God saying 'Justine this is where you're focus needs to be for the next 2 weeks'.  In my true fashion I list the things that I am struggling with in life...

anxiety

fear (links to trusting God)

stress

uncertainty

My next step is to page through my journal and see if I've written down any verses that I could use, nothing.  My next turn is to my bible concordance and see what I can find, the result NOTHING.  Well I am a 21st century woman so lets use technology, I will google the scripture verses I am looking for - nothing relevant.  Finally I go to my bible software and search, after scrolling through and reading a number of verses I got Isaiah 12:2 "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.  The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation."

Having just posted it, I saw another ladies verse come up under mine and I am now hijacking her's so verse 2 for 2011, which I think re-iterates what I chose - "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."  Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV

Follow the hyper-link to Beth Moore's page, if your keen to be part of the blog community.

"Being CERTAIN of this that He who began a good work in you will carry it onto completion until [Jesus comes back]."  Philippians 1:6 NIV

Feature Friday!

One of my FAVOURITE blogs.

I love it when I see a new feed in my Google Reader, and cant wait to click on the link and see what awesome treats she has for me.

Christa Taylor introduced to me in a book called Answering The Guy Question (loaned to me by a friend).  It was a worthwhile read at the time, and that cover picture is SO cute how can you not want to read it?

In fact I enjoyed this book so much that when I fell on a book one of Leslie Ludy's books Set Apart Femininity, I had to buy it, I have yet to read it but if you see the stack of books lined up on my desk you will understand why.

I digress, I will discuss Ludy's work in another blog at a latter stage.

Now Christa's clothing line (which sadly is no longer in existence) was prompted as a great online store to purchase modest clothing.  Not something a nun would wear, but tasteful, elegant and cute.

If you think a girl can look good without baring all, then Christa is a blog you will love to follow.  Great fashion tips and looks.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2011 walk with God

A New Year, full of uncertainty and anxiety for me, a plannner with NO plan gulp.

What I do know however is that on the 1st and 15th of every month I will be memorizing scripture, so if your interested in joining an online community of woman (sorry boys) go to Beth Moore's website and have a look at this 'challenge' and start join in.

My Current Spiritual Crusade...

I am striving to 'take my thoughts captive'.  As a woman and 'so(le)journer'* of my mind the crazy, whacked out musings, over active imagination, propensity to think of the worst case scenario and all facets and possible outcomes of EVERYTHING in an attempt to be prepared for it all.  (Yes I'm letting you take a sneak peak at how my brain works - run now).  This is a necessary task.

My Material

Beth Moore's bible study 'Breaking Free' provides a section where 5 days are spent on the aforementioned task.  This is my soul focus for the next 5 days - and yes it is terrifying.

The Terror

Its a situation where practical application is necessary, so you pray for patience and what happens your put in a painstaking situation with the most tedious person on the planet and your job is not to have an apoplexy or kill them. Same thing here.

Scripture

The chosen verse is "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in You."  Isaiah 26:3 NIV

So the journey of Spiritual Growth begins today and hopefully I can look back on Dec 15th 2011 and see a grown and changed woman, who is better for her time with God.  Like a good wine a Christian woman should get better with age as she walks with God.  The other thing I know 2011 will bring is more character and improvement on who I currently am ~ thank you Jesus, my life verse "Being CERTAIN of this that He who began a good work in you will carry it onto completion until (Jesus comes back)."  Philippians 1:6 NIV

*play on words - I'm the only traveler that gets to experience my mind first hand.