Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Good day today. I drove the long distance commute with Michelle this morning, dropped her off at work, then headed north to Orange County. This was during the busy morning commute. I didn't have anywhere to be until 11am, so I decided to drive as far as I could, and then when I hit traffic, I'd take the next exit and grab some coffee. As it turned out, I hit the traffic and pulled off in Mission Viejo at an exit where I knew a
Starbucks store was located. I hung out and read for a while, and then in walked Troy Murphy, who is part of the
South County United family. I met with one of his cohorts a couple months back, so I introduced myself to Troy. Cool dude - we didn't talk long, but it was good to meet him.
I had lunch with a buddy of mine, Jeff. It was good to reconnect after quite a while since the last time we hung out. He's allowing God to push him into some uncomfortable territory - it's good to see in one way, but I know it's hard too. I really want to be a source of encouragement.
I've been continuing to plod my way through a couple of books - more slowly than I ought, but hey, I'm working man again, right? Yeah, I started work at a
local Starbucks store yesterday. Interesting stuff so far . . . I've been learning about their philosophy and culture. Tommorrow I may actually learn how to make something.
