Neil Greathouse

Figured you’d like this.

Nothing like some cross dressing to get the heart racing.

What, like you’ve never dressed up like a woman before?

Going to the drive conference in Atlanta with my wife and a whole slew of people from New Life Church.

If you’re going…I’d love to meet you.

Tweet me, people.  Tweeeeeeet me.

Today, my grandfather… Russell Greathouse passed away after 87 years of living the way we all should.

He & my grandmother have been missionaries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Western Asia & Russia.

He has passed out bibles on rivers in Leningrad.

Spent years traveling through Europe helping churches grow and flourish.

He’s given tours of Israel & the Holy Land more times than I can count.

Taught Bible Study classes in his church and outlasted most of his pastors.

He has lived more than most of us will ever dream of…and this morning the sound of angels wings carried him to a warmth like he’s never known.  Heaven has wrapped it’s arms around him and is proud.

The line of people waiting in heaven to say Thank You…is long enough keep him busy for years.

He loved God more than anyone or anything else on this blue earth…

And Jesus welcomes home a child of God today.

He made no sound as he left…but heaven’s ovation will ring true and pure.

The impact he has had on my life, my parents, siblings, countless grandchildren and my entire family…is immeasurable.

Selfishly I want to call him just to hear him say that he’s proud of me…because he meant it.  He’s been gone for only a short while…and I miss him terribly.

I pray that I can leave a legacy like his.

Moving into our new home soon…we need to figure out what to do with this amazing “Welcome to the Jungle” wallpaper.

Any ideas?

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It’s a far cry between noticing a 600 lb man running down the street eating fried cheese on a stick and noticing toy jacks in my shorts.

One of them I like…and one I hate.

• The people that wave their arms back and forth in the air during American Idol on the front row.  I want to take a circular saw right across the elbows.
• Text language during regular e-mail.  It was created to make texting easier…you have a whole keyboard right there so stop acting like a tweener.

Reading back over this (checking for spellings….a novel idea) it appears that I’m sounding more & more like a crotchety old retired steel mill worker.

To which I say… Dooh Dah Dooh Dooh.

Just got a visit from Brandon, Abe & Chris…all part of our New Life Church family.
Brandon & Rebecca bought me a 6 Carb cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory and it’ll soon have an imprint of my face in it.

Thanks guys! You’re the best.

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A lot of you have been e-mailing, texting, and calling me asking where is the next Betes video.

To be honest, I don’t really feel like doing it. Because lately it hasn’t been a lot of fun…the whole diabetes thing really does suck.

The past month has been a constant struggle to keep my blood glucose levels under control. I try to eat perfectly, exercise, check constantly…and it still goes haywire.

Yesterday I forgot to attach my pump for a few hours and my levels soared over 200. That feels like your arms and hands are going to explode and you can taste it in the back of your mouth.

I got it back under control but it dipped down to 62. That feels like your heart is going to beat out of your chest because your body is trying desperately to get more blood through your body.

There is not one moment of the day I don’t think about it. Sitting in meetings…I’m wondering if I’m going to have to get up and leave to eat something. Editing a video…I’m losing track of what time it is and when I last checked my levels.

There is no such thing as taking a break. There’s no time off. All hours of the day & night. It’s constant.

Think of it like this: It’s like a math test every day, every hour…that you can’t make one mistake on or you’ll pay dearly.

Constantly gauging what you’ve eaten, how much you’ve exercised, was that really Diet Dr. Pepper they gave you, why are you feeling weak…

There’s no freaking rest and it pisses me off. Hopefully you can see how this isn’t all fun & games. I have tried desperately to make this entertaining and fun, but right now…it doesn’t seem either.

Just needed to vent here, everybody.

Thanks for reading. Funny Neil will be back in 10 seconds.

1. Maybe I’m just not a bug person…but the Orkin commercial where the giant bug tries to deliver pizzas to the door is the second grossest commercial ever.
2. Why are a lot of commercials going with the whole DV look?  To try to look more real?  I want my stuff to look unreal.  That’s why I buy it.
3. Has anyone else pushed NO on the “Was your cashier friendly?” button at Wal-Mart?  It’s exhilerating.
4. I hate it when TV shows cover up the logo on the MAC laptops with some stupid tape or other logo.
5. With all the advanced technology we have, why can’t we make non-pregnant people look pregnant with more realism on TV and movies?

Just finished up an amazing book by Malcolm Gladwell today titled Blink.

This is his second book I’ve read…with the first being Tipping Point…a gift from this guy.

The main point of this book is simply about our snap judgments or thin slicing. It deals with our first reaction or what our brain tells has been trained to tell us is really going on.

Our first reactions to a situation, person, or objects can be manipulated.

Our brains can be forced to think a certain way.

Stereotypes enter in, past experiences sway us, our upbringing, etc. For example:

Doctors in the ER have been proven to give less accurate diagnosis of a patient’s status as they get closer to that patient. The more they know about them personally…the worse their diagnosis.

Why is this?

Why do we discriminate between men & women trombone players?

Why do police shoot people when they reach in their pocket?

How can scientists predict, with a 80% success rate, whether a couple’s marriage will be divorced… after a 15 minute conversation?

Can a secret service team truly protect the president when he’s in a crowd of people?

Is it possible to read someone’s mind based on facial expressions?

If you’re gonna read a book…I highly recommend one by this guy.