8/19/09

Durango Fall Blaze '09 Socks

Durango Fall Blaze '09
Defeet Aireators
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60% Nylon
39% CoolMax EcoMade
1% Lycra
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"Worn by Mennonites Everywhere"
"Free" with Registration

8/16/09

Walt at the Summer National Senior Games

Rev. Walt Axthelm wearing Gold
The Summer National Senior Games
Men's Age 75-79 bracket
Palo Alto, California, August '09
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Smokin' !
First he ripped their legs off
during the race
Then he tore their arms off
on the Podium
They were not Mennonites
may Gosh be with them
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Congratulations Walt
You da Man!

8/14/09

Congregants on Retreat

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Baby, it's cold outside...
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August '09

The Bishop in Spain

Our Bishop, the Reverend Tommy Danielson
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Winning in Spain

8/7/09

Church Retreat: The Alpine Loop Overnight Recap

No one spit their dummy,

No one chucked a wobbly.

Grunt up, we chocolate fish.

8/4/09

Churchisms: The Official Lingo for Mennonites

Brought to us by Patti and Mark
from
Australia and New Zealand
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SPITTING A DUMMY (not as bad as chucking a wobbly but you're on you’re way)

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CHUCKING A WOBBLY (a melt down, or cracking a mental)

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GRUNT UP, YOU CHOCOLATE FISH (suck it up)

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GET A DOG UP YA (not a nice thing to say to anyone – especially to an Aussie)
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These are terms used by cycling, drinking, Mennonites (i.e. Reverend Floyd Landis). They are often used during rides, and usually surround an unfortunate sequence of events that culminate in a severe decrease in the mechanical function of one's bicycle, or one's ability.