Its 10 years on Sunday since we lost our brother and friend in service Todd.I sure miss him and his stirring it up around here.Thinking of him and Cindy,Georgia and Mikey and his blunderite friends.namaste'

Doors of Heaven
words and music by Arlo Guthrie

If all the doors were closed in heaven
Where would all the angels go
Would they just fly around forever
Or would they come down here below

If the pearly gates were closed this morning
Would there be angels here tonight
And would they live their lives among us
And share the darkness with their light

If all the doors were close in heaven
They'd have to close the road to hell
We'd all be stuck here with each other
There would be nowhere else to dwell

If the pearly gates were closed this morning
And everyone there had to leave
And death was nothing but a moment
Beyond the breaths you took to breathe

If all the doors were closed in heaven
Who would dare abuse a child
Or let a little kid go hungry
Or not return a simple smile

If the pearly gates were closed this morning
And the host of heaven was on the street
I wonder if they'd look much different
From the likes of you and me

So I hope they close the doors to heaven
And all the angels up above
Come and build a home among us
Remind us what it is to love

If the pearly gates were closed this morning
Would there be angels here tonight
And would they live their lives among us
And share the darkness with their light

Great song. Hard to believe Todd had been gone that long. RIP.

I have noticed that nothing seems to reach the level of controversial anymore.

Nice remembering sparky!
I'll have to remember to visit his garden when i go visit the church in a couple of weeks...

wow.

Last time I was there last spring, I took a moment to visit his memorial. It had gotten a little over grown and dirty so holding back the tears I cleaned it off best I could. Todd was a good guy, and will always be in my heart and on my mind.

wow10 years...yeah...

i know i have said it already...but i love that thing todd said about his being an irish german mix (i am that and more) but saying about being an irish german mix that it makes him about as dumb as a box of hammers...but with tenacity! i also remember i was going off about something (i was only about half serious), and he got all jacked-up and hollered at me, which somehow struck me as funny, and he got all jacked up again, so i just didn't say nuthing else, but would have thrown a grape at him if i could. also when he told dee to "get your ass in the air!" when she was in the hospital not feeling good. nuthin but love there, and knowing what little i do of dee i know that it lifted her spirits to hear. i didn't agree with everything that came out of him, but he was something else alright and i loved him too.


(hi kj!!!!!)

wow time does fly. Every time one of the kids are watching Mythbusters and they bring out their crash test dummy I think of him

At the Hoot on Thursday night, there was a lady doing some belly dancing...and SOMEONE was touching her CD in her boom box and making it stop...and start...stop...start...until it became obvious (well, to me and Judy!) someone was having fun with the player. It was in plain sight...no one was around it...but I think I heard Todd laughing!

Neat story. Bet it was Todd laughing.

It was!

I was taking a picture Sunday of the Guthrie Center sign out front - no one in the picture and no cars on the road... Just after taking the picture, the camera reported "Blink Detected". Hmmmm...