Cruisin' for Cajun

Tricia and I received theatre tickets for Drury Lane this week. To save time, I picked her up at work in Naperville, planning to find a place to eat along the way. So as we head up Rt 59 we're looking for some good Cajun food. I made a few calls to folks I thought may have some 411, but no one came through for me. We ended up going here.





It wasn't bad, but we weren't blown away. Next time
we head to Naperville for Cajun, I'd like to try here.







But the real crime is that we didn't realize that just a mile away from Drury Lane was this place.



Mmmm... I'm way over due for some awesome Cajun food. There may be a Jambalaya or Gumbo on the schedule soon. Speaking of Cajun cookin', the Bayou Bengals are gonna open up a can of something on Mississippi State tonight. I'll be at church, but due to the miracle of DVR, I'll get to enjoy it commercial free a little later tonight

Feeling powerless

We live in a culture of "I can get it done." We have tools and networks, resources that allow us to accomplish pretty much whatever we set our mind to. The web has definitely been an empowerment tool for most of us who've not been to afraid (or lazy) to engage. It's amazing what I can get done sitting at my kitchen table using my laptop and a little broadband.

Realizing this, the last thing I would ever want to do as a company or organization is to make a client/customer (especially a potential client/customer) feel powerless... unable to accomplish what he/she is accustomed.

I need a new spray hose thingy for my kitchen sink. It is under warranty. I have been calling the company since June. I've yet to speak to a real person or even been able to leave a voicemail. I've received messages that the offices are closed; please call back within business hours DURING their posted business hours. I've received messages that the call log is too heavy; please try back at a later time. Currently, I've been on hold for 22 minutes and counting. My hope is to be able to order the replacement part that I need -- hopefully covered by their stated warranty -- and do a simple fix to my kitchen faucet. If that doesn't happen soon, I'll have to replace the whole faucet and I promise I will never again use a product by this company.

I will however be glad to tell everyone about my frustration with this company (in appropriate situations of course).

The things I will be glad to share are exactly the kinds of things that no company or organization wants to be said about them. GRRRRRRRRR!!!!


Faucet update: After 52 minutes on hold, I spoke to a human and the good news is, I had a solution in about 5 minutes... not necessarily the solution I was hoping for (they're sending a replacement, but a different model) but a solution, nonetheless. Surely there's a better way to handle these things.

Unpleasant thought

During my bible reading/quiet time today, I had an unpleasant thought, but one that strikes me as true, and I'm hoping for your feedback on it.

"Most of the evil perpetuated by those who do not follow Christ, can be laid at the feet of Christians who failed to love."

Leave a comment if you agree, disagree or if you just think that I'm a nutcase...

Home Alone

Tricia and the kids just left for our annual trip to Fairfield, Illinois to visit her Grandpa and some more of her mom's family. I can't go 'cause I have a little cold, and there'll be a 6 month old there with some pretty major health issues and sick people are banned. Bummer!!

I hate being home without Tricia. I'm just pretty useless. Even though I'm a fairly decent cook, I'll probably exist on grapes, granola bars and cold cereal. Maybe I'll throw Subway in there, too.

Update and why I didn't listen to Christian music

This past week was pretty intense. My bro-in-law got married and the entire family was in it. I performed the service, Tricia sang, Katy was a flower girl and Will was the ring bearer. [pics to come] Very cool, very draining.

Congratulations to Jim and Erin Visinaiz as they begin their life together!

On another note, I won't apologize for having Led Zeppelin, Counting Crows and U2 mixed in with David Crowder and Lincoln Brewster on my ipod. The fact is good music is good music and for many years most Christian music was very, very bad. For example...



I know it's painful, but you've got to listen to this whole thing... Because Jesus is like a mountie -- ZAP!!