Music Nerd Joke

Okay, so I was a music major in college, and thus find this joke absolutely hilarious.  If you don't understand it, that's okay, but for the 2 or 3 people out there who appreciate humor like this, here you go! (Thanks to Chad and Tye for sharing it!)

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C, E-flat and G go into a bar. The bartender says, "sorry, but we don't serve minors." So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.

D comes in and heads for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me.I'll just be a second." Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor.

Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and says, "Get out! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."

E-Flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says, "you're looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this could be a major development." Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit and everything else, and is au natural.

Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. C is brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of D.S. without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.

A Pixar Church

Pixar has released another masterpiece, at least according to reviews.  (My own favorite review site gave it 4 out 4 stars. They also had an interview with Up's director, Pete Docter, that might interest you.) A couple of days ago, in conjunction with the release of Up, Google News picked up this story about Pixar.  As I read it, I couldn't help but think that the Church needs to not just be more like Pixar, but set the trend in servant leadership, humility, and selfless giving:

"[D]espite the fact that [some of the famous previously named Pixar directors] won two Oscars apiece, ego or competitiveness never seem to get in the way of putting out a singular product.

"We kind of sit with them, and kind of hammer it out together, and we do the same with their films," says Rivera, of the scripting, film and fine-tuning processes.

"Everybody is very selfless about wanting to make the movies as best they can, even if they're not immediately involved with them," adds Docter.

It's a point that feels especially relevant in a time of collapsing industries and increasing free agency and layoffs. Pixar's success reminds us that we need to get back to a place where we've all got one another's backs."

I am very thankful I work at a "Pixar" church!  It's great being with staff who don't care who gets the credit, as long as the Kingdom is advancing in people's lives.  They work hard (probably too hard!), but they aren't trying to position themselves for accolades, awards, promotions, and more.  Oh, that it was this way everwhere!

Helping yourself to find a job

Since I have a few friends looking for work, I thought there might be someone out there who would find this article from Relevant Magazine helpful.