tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349040162024-09-27T15:42:11.257-07:00Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-13612701947638823582010-10-27T11:59:00.000-07:002010-10-27T12:06:22.071-07:00Archie Brown's friend blogs under the name <a href=" http://hubpages.com/profile/Family+Fun+Faith">Family Fun & Faith</a>. He does have a blog here on blogger but has been spending more time recently at Hub Pages. He is hoping to get more readers, especially through links is Facebook page. <br /><br />And maybe one or two through Archie's blog. And Archie doesn't mind one bit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-83178317159150896632010-10-27T11:46:00.001-07:002010-10-27T11:49:08.569-07:00Archie Brown is very excited to hear that the pitching match up for game one of the World Series is between Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Cliff Lee of the Texas Rangers. the Giants' righty has one the previous two Cy Young awards in the National League, and has been on fire during the playoffs. Cliff Lee has never been beaten in postseason play. Archie thinks this could be one pictures' duel for the ages.<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><a href=http://fo.rtitu.de/1007 target=_top><img src=http://fo.rtitu.de/ads/728x90_stuffuluv1.jpg border=0 width=728 height=90></a><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-35082381411030904262010-10-27T11:42:00.001-07:002010-10-27T11:45:50.621-07:00The World Series begins tonight in San Francisco. Archie Brown is very excited about the fact that new faces will be in the series this year, and not the New York Yankees. It has been eight years since the Giants represented the National League in the series, and this is the first time ever for the Texas Rangers to appear in the World Series. It should be an exciting time for everyone, and Archie will be in his lazy boy for every pitch.<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><a href=http://fo.rtitu.de/1007 target=_top><img src=http://fo.rtitu.de/ads/728x90_stuffuluv1.jpg border=0 width=728 height=90></a><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-54686938546969316302010-10-07T19:40:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:55:36.138-07:00Archie Brown is always ready to take advantage of a good deal, at least on things he will use or enjoy. He recently discovered the website called Groupon. They work with local merchants to present big discounts on attractive products and services. If enough people sign up for the deal, everyone gets the benefit. Archie supposes that the deals are intended by the merchants to generate traffic and new customers. Groupon is available in many cities across the country. <br /><br />Archie has bought a Groupon for $200 dollars of merchandise in a furniture store for $50, a night in a hotel for less than half the listed price and a pass to a children's playland at 60% of regular price. Archie would like to enourage his friends to <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu5515199">take advantage</a> as well. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><a href=http://fo.rtitu.de/1007 target=_top><img src=http://fo.rtitu.de/ads/728x90_stuffuluv1.jpg border=0 width=728 height=90></a><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-49509950755267653452010-10-07T19:34:00.000-07:002010-10-07T19:39:39.260-07:00Archie Brown is an avid baseball fan, especially of the Houston Astros. He has always made sure that his television provider carries the Astros' games, even the home games. Archie has used cable and two different satellite providers. He is currently aggrivated that Dish Network is feuding with Fox Sports Houston. The last game of the Astros season was not shown on television because of the squabble. Now the Big 12 football games are in jeopardy of not being shown this week. <br /><br />Archie is not a happy camper!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><a href=http://fo.rtitu.de/1007 target=_top><img src=http://fo.rtitu.de/ads/728x90_stuffuluv1.jpg border=0 width=728 height=90></a><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-75488062695211647902009-05-25T19:45:00.000-07:002009-05-25T19:46:40.277-07:00Cutthroat is a fun card game that can be played in a relatively short time and can be addictive! It is an offshoot of spades, so if you know about trumps, you will have no trouble picking up Cutthroat.<br /><br />To begin, deal seven cards to each player (4 or more players is the most fun, and you can play with up to seven). When each hand has been dealt, the dealer turns up the next card on the deck to determine trump for that hand. So trump can change each hand.<br /><br />The first player to the left of the dealer bids on how many tricks s/he thinks s/he can catch. Every one bids around to the dealer. One of the differences between cutthroat and spades is that the total number of bids must not equal the number of tricks available in the hand. So if the bids have totaled six when the dealer is to bid, he may not bid one, anything but. That assures that every hand at least one player will have his "throat cut".<br /><br />The hand begins with the first bidder leading any card s/he wants, including trump. Everyone must follow suit if he can, high card wins the trick. If a player does not follow suit, he cannot win the trick unless s/he trumps.<br /><br />The game proceeds by dealing six cards to each palyer for the second hand, five for the next and so on down to one. Then you proceed back up to seven, by adding one card to the deal till you get back to seven. The game is over after thirteen hands, high scorer wins.<br /><br />The scoring in Cutthroat is a bit different than spades as well. You can only score if you catch exactly the number of tricks you bid. If you bid 2 and catch 3, no points. If you bid 3 and catch 2, no points. There is no penalty like in spades where you subtract the underbids. Just no points unless you catch your bid exactly.<br /><br />If you bid and catch 0, you score 10 points, 1 and catch 1, you score 11 points; 2 and catch 2, your score that hand is 22; 3 and catch 3, 33 is your score, and so on.,/br><br /><br />Give it a try, but be warned you may get hooked!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-86765207845093342012009-05-25T19:28:00.000-07:002009-05-25T19:30:16.464-07:00Archie Brown grew up in a small town in South Texas, called Lake Jackson. That name came from the lake that had been dug by the slaves on the sugar plantation owned by Abner Jackson, brother of Andrew Jackson. <br /><br />Almost everything in Lake Jackson was within walking distance from everything else. Residents walked to school and to the movies and to the woods or the Little League Park, which was the center of civic activity in the summer months. <br /><br />Archie and his buddies, Wayne and Larry, lived a carefree life and did almost everything together. Archie’s dad came to think that MeWayneandLarry was one word, as in “MeWayneandLarry are going to the drug store for a coke.” Or “MeWayneandLarry are going to fish at Lost Lake.”<br /><br />Fashion was never an issue for Archie; he wore Levi’s, tee shirts and Keds most of the time, unless he was going to church. Then he wore a suit and tie and a pair of penny loafers. Archie’s dad had been a sailor and had no use for duck-tail haircuts, so Arch wore a crew cut most of the time. <br /><br />Before their twelfth birthday, Archie and his pals could get into the Lake Theater for twenty cents. From his quarter allowance that left a nickel for popcorn or a candy bar. Most of the time he got a roll of LifeSavers because they lasted longer. Archie liked the Wild Cherry ones best. <br /><br />When someone turned twelve, the price of a ticket to the picture show went up to fifty cents. Archie solved the problem of the price increase by getting a job at the theater. Not only did he earn some pin money, but he also got into the movies free when he was not working! Pretty nifty, huh?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-52117018704758102732009-04-03T07:06:00.000-07:002009-04-03T07:12:31.589-07:00Archie Brown is a big baseball fan, but he has never played fantasy baseball. He did not want to risk any money on such an enterprise. But this spring he has signed up to play in a free league sponsored by ESPN.com. Archie is now even more excited about the beginning of the new season!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-8307697982783918902009-03-20T17:38:00.000-07:002009-03-22T20:32:46.121-07:00Archie Brown was twelve when Ben Hur came out, and he worked part time at the local theater. He knew when the chariot race would be on the screen, so every night he walked the two blocks to the theater to watch that scene. It was fabulous. it won eleven Academy Awards!<br /><br />Arch still loves the movie and thinks it is one of the best ever made!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-46318830188009118332009-02-18T13:15:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:18:18.047-08:00Archie and Ronda Brown are both past 60 and have been looking forward to the days when they will be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of their labor a little bit. Ronda was able to make the move in December, just before the Christmas holidays. That gave her some freedom to really prepare for the family celebrations of the season. And she loves watching Archie have to get up and go into the office!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-77221699079222651852009-02-18T13:07:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:10:50.439-08:00Archie Brown has not been too attentive to his blogging in a while, he has had to work two jobs in order to make ends meet. The economy has made it difficult to find good paying jobs, so Archie has also been selling some of his old baseball memorabilia online in order to keep up with expenses around the house.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-89865581714552666892008-11-23T15:21:00.001-08:002008-11-23T15:21:51.325-08:00When Archie Brown was a boy he drove fast and loved the feel of a powerful and responsive automobile. For years, as a father he toned down his driving practices, in part at least because he could not afford the kind of cars of which he dreamed. <img src="http://tinyurl.com/66fdc7" /><br /><br />Now he is about to purchase an Audi and he wants to make sure it has enough air induction to really run at peak performance. He is going to order and install an <a href="http://www.turbochargerpros.com">audi turbo</a>. He has already determined that TurboChargerPros.com has what he needs at a very attractive price! He will give this to himself as a Christmas Present! Merry Christ, Archie!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-58578315711950807882008-11-23T15:19:00.001-08:002008-11-23T15:21:14.878-08:00Archie Brown watched the Oklahoma and Texas Tech game with a lot of interest Saturday night. He expected the Sooners to win, but he had no idea that the Red Raiders would disintegrate in Norman. The final score was 65-21. So much for the Red Raiders in the BCS championship!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-63526044972493281552008-11-23T13:57:00.001-08:002008-11-23T14:01:14.048-08:00Archie and Ronda Brown are getting older, nearing retirement age and are facing a few things that seem urgent and overwhelming. Ronda's mother is ill, hospitalized and facing a nursing home when whe is released. Ronda is having to go over there quite often, twenty or so miles away. The Browns are also raising two grandsons, 9 and 7, and are worn out at the end of every day. Ronda's work is getting more demanding and she wants to find a way out, but the economy is so bad, she is worried that if she doesn't continue to work, they will be in financial trouble.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-41791891985561770562008-11-21T07:48:00.000-08:002008-11-21T07:51:56.987-08:00Archie Brown and his wife, Ronda, were thinking last night about the things for which they have to give thanks, but that they normally take for granted. Archie came up with one that both agreed fit the category. They both grew up in homes with one bathroom for six people. The fact they now have two bathrooms for four people makes life more comfortable and for which they should be grateful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-27308907628572339462008-10-20T14:21:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:31:41.654-07:00With crunch on the economy, many folks are really going to have to scramble to be able to make Christmas as special as they would like to. Archie Brown is one of those guys. He came across Every Dime, which is one place people with such concerns should investigate. Every Dime is dedicated to helping folks like Archie to find coupons for some of the very best shops, cash back offers from credit cards as well as special offers from banks.<br /><br />Archie appreciates the site because he believes every dime matters these days!<br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.creamaid.com/cream.swf?id=10000003511000005212" width="341" height="376" flashvars="aid=10000003511000005212" wmode="window"></embed><img src="http://www.creamaid.com/c81331fd0e77a3a8fdd5ac073f3260ff5bad461b.gif" width="0" height="0"/><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-91172249503354345472008-10-17T07:15:00.000-07:002008-10-17T07:20:15.571-07:00Last Friday Archie Brown's wife called to let him know she had just bought gasoline for $3.14. That is about fiftten cents less than they had seen it the previous day. But later in that day Archie bought gas for $2.99. Now, one week later, he paid $2.69 per gallon. That is a significant drop, but not nearly as much as the drop in the cost of crude oil. The big companies are not passing along the savings as fast as they did the increases earlier in the year! <br /><br />Archie is shocked!<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-41678356921775154472008-09-02T18:49:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:57:33.807-07:00Archie Brown's grandsons that live with him have spent the summer in Singapore. They will be returning home on Thursday, in the company of their aunt, Archie's middle daughter. Archie and his wife, Ronda, are looking forward to the reunion. They want to hear all the stories of the things the boys ate and the sights they have seen. The clock seems to have stopped moving!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-61077865780614201272008-08-14T19:25:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:32:02.306-07:00Archie Brown is looking forward to next Monday. He and his wife, Ronda, have decided to take three days off from work and go away for a time of retreat and relaxation in the Texas Hill Country. They will check into a resort, and stay in fourth story suite with a balcony overlooking a beautiful vista. They are both needing a little down time. They plan to spend part of their retreat the way Jesus did when he was exhausted, in prayer. They are ready for that break!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-45977046834103369482008-08-07T13:09:00.000-07:002008-08-07T13:11:52.549-07:00Archie Brown is a long time collector of <a href=" http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Collectibles+and+Memorabilia">sports memorbilia</a>. When he was a kid he had lots of baseball cards, especially focusing on his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers. Upon graduation from high school, Archie gave his collection to his little brother, who later gave the cards to a neighbor boy when he went away to college. <br /><br />When Archie began collecting again in 1984, he quickly amassed a large number of cards. He loved to trade new rookie cards from packs of cards for older cards, like the ones he had as a boy. Archie now has sets of cards from 1952 to the present, and his collection takes up a whole room in his home. <br /><br />Archie has other items than just cards, he has a basketball signed by Akeem Olajuwan, before he added the H to his first name. He has a bat signed by Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh, the Japanese home run king. He has a program from Mickey Mantle’s funeral. Archie loves to show off his collection and discuss the hobby of collecting, almost as much as he likes to collect new items. <br /><br />One of the places Archie visits to expand his collection is the Shopwiki <a href=" http://www.shopwiki.com/wiki/Baseball+Cards ">baseball card</a> buyer’s guide. There he can get tips on where and how to find cards he wants, as well as <a href="http://www.shopwiki.com/search/Top+Loader+Card+Cases ">products </a> help him protect his investments.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-39173920346449723492008-07-29T05:54:00.000-07:002008-08-07T13:15:59.056-07:00My summer travels are over so I am back to pull for the Astros with my full attention. And that coincides with the return of Roy Oswalt from the disabled list. That should make my job much more palatable. Roy pitched five innings last night and was able to get the win over the Reds. That makes him 20 and 1 <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-46156090915578961502008-07-02T10:00:00.000-07:002008-07-02T10:03:49.079-07:00Archie Brown had never heard of microwaves in the fall of 1967. But at the county fair his wife and he were going through the exhibits hall and there was a lady demonstrating the speed of cooking in one of the new ovens. She said, in the future, every home in America will have a microwave oven!” The Browns rolled our eyes at the prediction.<br /><br />For their tenth anniversary, Archie wanted to give Ronda a special gift. He went to our local Sears store and wandered around looking for the right thing. When he came to the microwaves, Arch knew that was what he wanted to give her. Ronda was floored, but she said. “It cost too much, and I will never use it.” <br /><br />That oven lasted for twenty years and was probably the most used appliance in their home, with the possible exception of the television. When it finally broke, Archie's wife went the store that afternoon and found a replacement before dark. And the prophecy we heard at the county fair 40 years ago turned out to be pretty accurate, there are microwaves in almost every home!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-70202005067297494982008-04-24T13:38:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:40:27.607-07:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">Archie Brown was challenged to write a piece about his worst mistake. Here is what he wrote for the challenge.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />I could tell about the time when I was 12 years old and lied to my dad about someone stealing my gym clothes, but that is probably not the worst mistake I have made. I could tell you about a time when my daughter was two and I was explaining to her when she should not do what she had just done ever again. I held her by both arms and spoke very sternly to her. The next day I saw where there were bruises on the inside to both of her arms where I had been holding her attention. But I don't want to you about that. <br /><br />So I think I will tell you about them long ago. I had bought a doughnut shop, the same one which had worked as a high-school boy. The first year-and-a-half of the business, we did very well. Then the union workers of the chemical plant in our community went on strike. I was invited to cross the picket line and take doughnuts in to the salaried personnel that were running the plant during the strike. I was promised I would be guaranteed to sell hundred dozen doughnuts a day for the duration of the strike. I declined to take the offer, for couple of reasons. <br /><br />First, I had grown up in a union home it and it would've gone against my conscience to cross a picket line, even though by that time my dad was salaried and in the plant. Second, I was fairly certain that the strike would not last for long and I did not want to alienate friends and customers if I crossed the picket line. <br /><br />But the strike lasted for 13 weeks. Those union workers had a very hard time it recouping from the strike. We found out that donuts are a luxury, if you don't have money you don't buy doughnuts. <br /><br />I could have made enough money during the strike to a pay off my business loans and would have been able to weather any storms after the strike. But because the decision I made not to cross the picket line, my business fell off by a more than 65%. We worked very hard for more than a year to try to make a comeback. But it was not to be and we the lost business. In some ways that was a mistake. But that decision led to other decisions that took me back to school, tio getting my degrees, and led to my life in ministry, rather than rolling in the dough. <br /><br />I guess I was meant to be a holy man and not a hole-y man. <br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-32776751956497383252008-04-13T19:23:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:30:02.722-07:00Archie Brown has begun a new blog, called <a href="http://hchb2.blogspot.com/">Old Timer</a>. It is going to focus mostly on the baseball season, primarily the Houston Astros and their success and setbacks. There will be some posts about other important activities, such as his grandsons' soccer and baseball teams, NBA playoffs and personal recreational events. GO take a look and leave record of your passing! <br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34904016.post-21279008647591996642008-04-07T14:25:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:28:01.180-07:00Just like almost everybody else, Archie Brown had become concerned about the slipping value of the dollar in the world market. He has also taken notice of the <a href="http://www.monex.com/monex/controller?pageid=prices">price of gold</a>, which is at an all time high. Of course, gold has throughout history been held in high value, because of its rarity and its beauty. Gold holds a great fascination in men and women everywhere.<br /><br />Archie is thinking it is time he get in touch with Monex, to see about making an investment in precious metals. Monex is a leader in the precious metals investment field, and Archie trusts them to help him make a wise decision about his purchase!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://spinayarn-rgb.blogspot.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe to spinayarn</a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Spinayarn" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a>Family Fun and Faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114727250954677692noreply@blogger.com0