May 22, 2012

1. I saw the final episode of HOUSE last night. My daughter, Haleigh, watched it along with me. I won't give away everything in case you got episode TiVo’d and have not seen it yet, but I will say that Haleigh was disappointed in the episode.

            I had more of a mediocre review. I think it could have been better, but I think it could have been worse.

            It has become so trendy to have amazing, closing episodes of TV shows that I believe the bar is set too high. Who knows, maybe the last episode of MASH is responsible as much as anything for that. That is still one of the highest-rated viewing events in United States television history.

            However, I personally believe the finest “final episode” was the old TV show NEWHART. When Bob Newhart wakes up in bed with his TV wife from his previous program–THE BOB NEWHART SHOW–the results were hysterical. Hard to top that!

2. Texas Rangers, you were starting to look normal again. Now with Nefteli Feliz on the D.L., you guys are really to be tested.

3. I almost halfway through THE PASSAGE TO POWER by Robert Caro. It is a spell binder so far.

4. I think I tweeted this, but it was great having Max Lucado speak at the ETCA fundraiser on Friday night, and at their senior graduation on Saturday. He did a great job and much was done to benefit the school. I had Max’s nephew, Taylor Preston, in my senior Bible class this year at the Academy. He is an extremely smart student and fun to have in class.

 5. Another book for the series that I am currently preaching, which includes a look at The Seven Deadly Sins, is THE 7 SINS OF HIGHLY DEFECTIVE PEOPLE by Rick Ezell. This is a smaller book, more practical, than most having to do with this subject.

*Thanks to Peter King for the inspiration for this blog's title.