Holy Texting BATMAN!

As a former EMT I remember all too well accidents like this.  The producers of this did an extremely good job of recreating an accident caused by texting while driving.

We NEED to show all of our children or students this video to give them an clear idea of how much their stupidity can cost.

Here is a small video montage of up-state NY for all of you who have never been here.

Rest Areas are not all created alike.

Ok, so we all stop at those very necessary of facilities: the Rest Area.  Most of what I have experienced looks something like this:

This is the typical Washington / Idaho rest area.  It has a parking area, a water fountain, phone and bathrooms on both sides.

Yet on though the last few years, we have had the experience of traveling the entire length of I-90, from Seattle, all the way to Massachusetts, and I can tell you that NOT all rest areas are created alike!

Now keep in mind that the facility shown above is nothing to get excited about, but it is nice enough, and it does the job.  Go over the border, however, to Montana here is the first Rest Area that we came to:

 

So along I-90 we have experienced basic outhouses and simple bathroom facilities.  That is until we made it to New England.  Rest Areas are a completely different animal in that they have manicured landscaping, gas stations, two to three restaurants, gift shops and huge, clean restrooms.

 
A typical rest area entrance.

This one has three restaurants:  McDonalds, a Pizza shop, and an Ice Cream store.

Rhode Island Pastor and Teacher Convention

This past week we went to Providence RI to go to a Union wide pastor and teacher convention.  The convention was inspiring, Christ-filled, and very powerful.  I think some great long-term things will come from it.

Here are some pics from Providence:

The hotel we stayed in.
 
Providence skyline.