Just for fun

So we were wondering if Big Idea, the makers of the popular VeggieTales series, would consider a new product.  What do you think?  Bob the Tomato Ketchup and Larry the Cucumber Relish!  They could say this is Bob and Larry in retirement.  Or Bob and Larry trying to spread themselves around a bit.  What do you think?  Maybe we could sell the idea and make a fortune – the big deal between 3 companies.  Ok, so maybe the kids would be horrified.  And Big Idea would sue us for homicide (or is that Veggiecide?)  But look at it this way:  Finally Bob gets to be taller than Larry!  Poetic justice!  (let this be a warning – this is what hours and hours of paperwork can do to a man!)

It’s amazing how people get connected.  Back in ’93-’94, we were living with a team in Mexico City.  One girl on the team knew that her boyfriend had a cousin that was a missionary – he lived somewhere in Mexico – but she didn’t know where or how to find him.

This was back in the old days when even a phone call to Canada was a challenge.  Besides, we were so busy there wasn’t much chance we’d have time to connect.  But in the largest city on the planet, we happened to bump into him on the Mexico City Metro.  What were the chances?  And now, the girl (Shelli) and her boyfriend-now-husband are missionaries in Mexico themselves, where his cousin had worked.

It’s amazing how people find this website.  Thanks to website stats, I can see what words people use to find the site.  Unfortunately, I can’t see which words go together, which does make a difference.  But I temporarily installed another stat service so that I could see phrases as well.

People that find us in search engines usually are searching for things like “Cottrill”, and sometimes names in our family trees, like Fretz or Winger.  But here are some more unusual words:

Here are some popular words – they may be a part of a phrase, but I have no way of knowing:

Quite a few people have come here to find out how to peel or slice a pineapple, and in this case I do have the answer.  It’s amazing how many people continue to come here just to learn that.  This week I got a nice email from someone who was looking for that very information.  They also happen to know the Lord, and so they told me a bit about their ministry.

You just never know how people will become connected!

This entry was inspired by Andrew Coming’s much more hilarious post [link no longer available]. 🙂

Would you like to win a free Bible?  A fellow Canadian, Tim, is going to pick winners, and you could be one!  Just click the graphic below to enter.  And there’s more – a book of your choice.  Who can argue with that?

I know, I know – it’s about time.  We now have a brand new poll on our website.  Go and click on our logo in the top left hand corner, and then look on the left hand side of the page.  There it is!

As you remember, the last question was How many books have you read in the last 6 months?  We were amazed at the erudite group we have visiting our website.  16% had read over 25 books!  How many “over”, I don’t know.  But that is a lot of books.  Maybe they were short books, but still.

This time, we’re actually going to make you do some thinking.  It’s a tough question, but nobody is looking over your shoulder (at least, we didn’t send anyone to do so), so go ahead and take a stab at it.  It’s completely hypothetical, of course, but it’s interesting to think about.

So what are you waiting for?  Go vote! 😛