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Over The Coffeecups
Warren Mitchell - Editor
TODAY'S
PROGRAM
Milt
Livingston will introduce Phil B. Perry, Executive
Director of Montgomery Airport Authority, Montgomery Regional
Airport (Dannelly Field). Mr. Perry received a B.S. degree in
Flight Technology from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,
Michigan. He also received an M.S. degree in Judicial
Administration from Auburn University at Montgomery.
Following graduation from
college, he worked as a flight instructor in Benton Harbor,
Michigan and as a corporate pilot in Dayton, Ohio. He joined
the Air Force in 1984, and was awarded Navigator Wings;
assigned to B-52's. After the Air Force, he moved to Alabama
to be near his family, and completed his M.S. degree and
worked as a consultant under exclusive contract to the
Montgomery Airport Authority. He was Executive Assistant to
the Director from 1991-1998. He accepted hi present position,
February 1998.
LAST
WEEKS PROGRAM
John
Burch introduced
Michael Fritz, who talked about his book. He said it
amazed him the amount of talent we have in the Club; from
singing to any number of things. He discovered that one of
the things we have is a prominent attorney, who is the
son-in-law of Frank Wells and the father of Michael, Jr. A
man who needs no introduction, who was there to talk about the
book he wrote.
Michael began by saying most
of us know him as an attorney who works in the Federal
Building and is a Jag officer in the reserves. Not many of us
knew he is from a small town, Clarkesville, Georgia. He
recently went back and noticed something very different about
small towns. You always knew who the meanest man was, because
he had a gun rack in the back of his truck and there was a gun
on it. He always thought it was loaded, because these people
aren't too smart. Since he went back, they no longer have a
gun rack. How do you know who the meanest guy is; who to stay
away from? Between the bed of the truck and the cab they've
stuck some guy. His head was on the ground and when he drove
the guys head scraped the ground and his torso and feet were
up in the air. So if you are wearing rubber boots beware of
people stuffing them down between the bed and the cab of the
truck.
Mike said he likes to make
observations; about what he sees. The most famous person
making observations is Jerry Seinfeld. He works a lot in the
church, so he told his wife that he wants to be the Jerry
Seinfeld of the Southern Baptist Convention. He observes a
lot of things at church while he should be listening to the
music, he has this observation.
The choir
director is in front of the choir and they sing beautifully.
He turns to the congregation moving his arms. What is this?
If he knew what the motions meant he would be back in the
choir. He thought we all have hymnals in our hands, so they
are motions to the song. Kind of like deep and wide, so he is
kind of doing his motions.
When they moved back to
Montgomery they started going to Vaughn Forest. They are
contemporary so they don have hymnals. The second director
did the motions. Since they didn't have hymnals, he started
doing the motions with the director. He doesn't talk to
Michael; he thinks he is making fun of him.
One observation is when
people come to be baptized, and it is done right there. Their
church is high tech and you to make an appointment. He likes
to dunk them now. In the older churches we have to wait for
the minister to put on waders. Why should you be pushed
under? What is more exciting than to do a cannon ball?
Baptized by Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the church.
Jody comes running in and
does a cannon ball right into the baptismal, with the choir
getting a nice drift of the Holy Spirit. He wants a
multipurpose facility; which is the key word. Make the
baptismal pool multipurpose by putting jets and a heater in,
making it a hot tub. They could counsel in the hot tub.
He likes the terminology of
golf. You hit a ball into the woods. He pulls out his
wedge. He gives the international sign and kicks the ball
onto the fairway. Everyone says it was a good lie. You can
lie in golf. Mike said if you want to see a good lie wait
till they see his score.
He heard about handicaps;
with the best golfers having a good handicap. Then he
realized what a good handicap was, not just in golf. God
gives everyone different talents and we all can enjoy life,
because of the different handicap systems, at different
levels.
While in college he had
great revelations about how golf was like life. He wrote a 4
page letter to his brother graduating from high school,
encouraging him. High school is the practice range where you
learn what is going on and practice. When you get out in the
real world you are going to need tips.
His book has 5 tips geared
toward high school students, but it makes a good book for
anyone who struggles. If you are perfect, you don't need to
read it. It is a good motivational book that teaches life's
simple lessons. Especially things we want high school
students to hear. Setting goals and that small error lead to
big mistakes. You can recover from mistakes later on and 2 or
3 over par is not always a bad score. Even when you make the
pro circuit you still need to practice.
These are some lessons that
teenagers are not getting. He
worked with teenagers at his church for 6 years. He had
worked with a group of 9th graders then when they were 12th
graders, they had questions about life. He got out the letter
to his brother, added to it and down loaded pictures of golf
sites. He felt that these lessons need to be out there. The
book is 30 pages and is an easy read. It doesn't have an in
depth Bible story in it. Each one of the stories has a Bible
principle behind it.
Adam Steward did the
illustrations and it tells the story so well. He is a 12th
grade student in graphic design. February 1st he had it
printed. It's for sale at Family Christian Stores and Frazier
Book Store.
LAST
WEEK'S GUESTS
Winnie
Middleton
accompanied Hoyt to breakfast; always good to see her.
President Winstead
said he had been to an 88 year old man's birthday and all the
women were kissing on him. That was Mike's motivation to live
to be 88.
THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY
President
Winstead referred to the old saying a glass is half full
or half empty. An optimist says the glass is half full, the
pessimist says half empty and the consultant says the glass is
too small.
ENTERTAINMENT
Al McLellan did an old
Bob Dillan song, "Don't Think Twice with Everyone Joining In".
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Last week we had 30 people
visit. John Burch said they need to be contacted,
because people don't join with just one visit.
Ken Carrick reminded
us members are reading at Dalraida School today for the last
time this year.
May 28th HOBY Day is
at Huntingdon College and we will be parking cars. (Holding up
signs) In the afternoon we will be cooking for 250-300 people
and members are needed to help.
Bill Scarborough was
thanked by Ken for the great job he did in lining up
speakers. The list of speakers has been completed up until
July 1st.
Ed Melton reminded us
of the Heritage Brothers concert at Heritage Baptist Church,
May 7th; Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken
up. (7:00 p.m.)
Barnie Paulson and
members will be distributing gifts and cards to veterans at
the V.A. Hospital, May 28th for Memorial Day. The cards will
be provided by students at Dalraida School. Barnie and a
couple of members will purchase the gifts. If you can assist
at the hospital, please inform Barnie.
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