Uncle Archie Home Free

Uncle Archie Underwood passed away Friday night in his sleep. He was 71. He had a good run, although towards the end of his life he suffered from disabilities brought on by diabetes.

Uncle Archie was an AOG pastor at the time of his death. Solid with the Lord. He would have woken up on Saturday morning for breakfast in Heaven, which is a whole lot better than waking up for breakfast in Lautoka!

I will miss his prayers and periodic phone calls, which served as gentle reminders to stay 'on track'.

He's in a much better place now, and no doubt overwhelmed with all the catching up with long lost friends and family, and meeting the heroes of old he spent a lifetime thinking and preaching about.

He will now be able to daily bask and immerse himself in the physical presence of the Lord.

We may mourn his absence from among us, but we should also celebrate his success and joy in having fought the good fight, finishing his work and claiming the crown reserved for him.

I imagine he's not missing any of us one bit !

Uncle Arch - we'll be seeing you soon ...

Super 14 - Opening weekend

It's that time of the year again ...17 weeks of sheer bliss !

This year I'm running a Tipping Comp for the Super 14 Season at: http://www.footytips.com.au/ .

Joining "FootyTips" is free ... and it's well worth a look.

My picks for the opening weekend :-

Blues to beat Crusaders
Western Force to beat Higlanders
Waratahs to beat Lions
Chiefs to beat Brumbies
Hurricanes to beat Reds
Sharks to beat Bulls
Stormers to beat Cheetahs

Cheers.

Getting Myself Online

...Hey !

I've decided to set up a personal blog after catching myself daily looking up cousin David's blog , checking out news of his travels in East Africa.

It's a good thing. I imagine it would keep the brain ticking over, and one's writing skills at least roughly tuned.

I had tried to setup a family blog earlier, but no one seems to have taken an interest in keeping this updated. Not totally a waste of effort or the family domain name though, as it could be useful later for making "official announcements".

I guess you differentiate between a "family blog" and a "personal blog" by the fact that you can't really say some things you want to in a family blog, without dragging every one else along with you - "tarring them with the same brush" - if you like.

...So here goes ... from now on - my observations (strictly personal to me of course) on things of interest that I happen across from time to time.

Cheers.