Baseball Ready!

April 4, 2008 7:51 pm / 1 Comment /

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Our son is playing T-ball for the very first time! He is excited to have something for himself as his sister has been doing ballet for more than a year. We practice hitting in the back yard with a wiffle ball bat and a bunch of wiffle balls. We also practice catching grounders and throwing a real baseball.

It is amazing how quickly he is learning and progressing in skill. When we started, he was hitting the ball off of a tee and rarely put the ball over the fence. Now he is doing that when I pitch the ball to him. We still need to work on throwing the ball better and the rules to the game, but we’re getting there.

The reason the above picture is so important is because it shows our son “baseball ready.” You know, as opposed to playing hide and seek with his glove, picking flowers, dancing and kicking the dirt; All of which happens regularly in a tee-ball game for 4-6 year olds.

A few days ago, I pitched a ball which was immediately smacked hard. It hit me right in the crotch. Since it is just a wiffle ball, it didn’t hurt at all. Both of us started laughing and our son said, “That just made my day!”

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Mormon Archaeology: Interesting Find At The Hill Cumorah

April 1, 2008 11:02 pm / 5 Comments /

The hill Cumorah is sacred ground to the Latter-day Saint. This is supposedly where Joseph Smith found the golden plates, buried under a stone. It was these golden plates that Mormons believe was translated by the gift and power of God into what is now known as the Book of Mormon.

I stumbled across this interesting video that discusses a recent find at the Hill Cumorah.

Oh, did I wish you a happy April Fool’s day?

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Trouble With Topix

March 31, 2008 6:51 pm / 1 Comment /

I have been active in Witnessing to Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons for the last couple of months through a news site called Topix. Along with reading all sorts of news items, readers can also participate in conversation about those news items or they can post their own comments and questions in the Forum. Obviously I participate in the JW and Mormon forums.

Because of some research that I was doing for a Mormon who asked me a question, I found that a great number of my posts were either never posted to Topix or have been taken down. Now that I realize that there are a substantial number (23) of my posts missing from the conversation, I understand why some of the Mormons have been confused and/or angry with me. I’m not too happy about it either.

I’ve spent a good amount of time writing these responses only to have them disappear into cyberspace. The interesting thing is, I can see the posts from my computer when it is signed into Topix, but I cannot see them when I am not signed in. Frustrating the say the least!

I am writing this blog in hopes that someone from the “Are you scared we are right” conversation thread will see it and let the others know that I have been having trouble with my posts. I have also contacted Topix in order to get the issue resolved. Here is an e-mail that I have written to Topix.

Topix,
I have been having some real issues with a number of my posts either not showing up on the Topix Forum or indiscriminately taken down. I assure you that they are not in violation of the terms of service. The thread with which I am having trouble is titled “Are you scared we are right?” and can be found on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Forum. http://www.topix.net/forum/religion/latter-day-saints/TT0IDLHULVDIVKMJV

If there is a problem with posting, please let me know how to resolve the issue. If this is some sort of “moderation punishment,” I would like to speak with a supervisor. I have screenshots of my missing posts so that I can prove that they are completely in line with the terms of service. I eagerly await your response.

Keith Walker

The slide show below shows the screen shots I have taken of my missing posts. The quality of the pictures was much better before I converted them into the slide show. If anyone wants to see the pictures of the posts, I can e-mail them to you. Please pray that this issue is resolved soon.

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Kingdom Hall…

March 26, 2008 4:29 pm / 1 Comment /

Kingdom Hall… When Becky and I were going to the JW memorial last Saturday night, we decided to make it a date night too. We got a babysitter and left early to go out to eat.
We were sitting down and our waiter came up to us, took one look and said, “I know you guys.” We immediately recognized him as the younger brother to one of our ex-Mormon support group members. He was very happy to see us.

We talked a bit and he told us that his sister had invited him to the support group. E. has left the LDS Church and knows it isn’t true, but has still not committed himself to Jesus.
I think is is pretty cool how God does things some times. When I suggested the restaurant to Becky, she was not all that thrilled about it because it is a little more expensive than we are use to. I told her that I did not feel guilty and that we needed to just go and enjoy ourselves. This proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that some times a Man’s craving for ribs is divinely inspired. 😉

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Heller v. District of Columbia

March 19, 2008 5:38 pm / 3 Comments /

HUGE issue to be argued in the Supreme Court.

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Although I feel for Michele and Oscar Wilson, I do not understand how they fail to see that the man who killed their daughter, killed her with an illegal gun. How is making all guns illegal every where going to change anything?

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