tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57953138058415529742024-03-18T21:19:58.012-07:00The Outdoor CatPat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-39641436209921627662011-04-17T13:34:00.000-07:002011-04-17T13:34:14.472-07:00Angela's Half Marathon!Angela ran the <a href="http://www.whidbeyislandmarathon.com/">Whidbey Island half marathon</a> last weekend! She ran with a few other friends on one cold and windy day. All in all it was good though. We went to Dave and Nancy's house after for some food and showers. I drank beer.<br />
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Where does Jesus Christ figure in when we have a concern about our natural relationships? Most of us will desert Him with this excuse—”Yes, Lord, I heard you call me, but my family needs me and I have my own interests. I just can’t go any further” (see <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+9:57-62">Luke 9:57-62</a>). “Then,” Jesus says, “you ’cannot be My disciple’ ” (see <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+14:26-33">Luke 14:26-33</a>).<br />
True surrender will always go beyond natural devotion. If we will only give up, God will surrender Himself to embrace all those around us and will meet their needs, which were created by our surrender. Beware of stopping anywhere short of total surrender to God. Most of us have only a vision of what this really means, but have never truly experienced it.<br />
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From <a href="http://utmost.org/total-surrender/">My Utmost for His Highest </a><br />
</div>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-79824674497335880012010-04-06T23:52:00.000-07:002010-04-06T23:52:01.020-07:00Dan ColeOne of my customers at <a href="http://www.urbancoffeelounge.com/">Urban</a> Coffee Lounge recently shaved his beard, is a <a href="http://www.gritbox.com/Portraits/ShaveandaSnapshot/11746119_Pr7rD#829227316_pTcBt">photographer</a> and had a lot of fun doing it. Here is the result, it's pretty awesome!Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-61199743048694972702010-04-01T10:31:00.000-07:002010-04-01T10:31:00.209-07:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Eight<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100323.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-25549620684054322142010-03-30T10:29:00.000-07:002010-03-30T10:29:00.548-07:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Seven<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100316.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-9009626908374766382010-03-29T22:27:00.000-07:002010-03-29T22:27:46.127-07:00Twitter me this, Twitter me that<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4721VXg3Rd2ZcZ1tF3UJFXOpEr7G4lPXGV4UHAZie1GxVUhOuuishp5fudbi8wUIKf_87kViAsIcdZTZcIbCb1fFvILUFSRklyCnAbIfVOmK7L765afpvInf7Wqs7Z8eAVZZP5V1Nz-Xx/s1600/frontpage-bird.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4721VXg3Rd2ZcZ1tF3UJFXOpEr7G4lPXGV4UHAZie1GxVUhOuuishp5fudbi8wUIKf_87kViAsIcdZTZcIbCb1fFvILUFSRklyCnAbIfVOmK7L765afpvInf7Wqs7Z8eAVZZP5V1Nz-Xx/s320/frontpage-bird.png" /></a></div>Hey everybody! I got a <a href="http://twitter.com/patrpat">Twitter</a> account. It's a little weird for me but I think I'm getting the hang of it. The only thing I don't understand is the whole @ # * ^ ! and % with words attached. It's weird. Ok I'm tired.Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-67745806326514126662010-03-21T15:54:00.003-07:002010-03-21T15:54:53.152-07:00How to Report the News<object width="464" height="295" id="1690768" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" alt="How To Report The News Funny Videos"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/MTY5MDc2OA=="></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/MTY5MDc2OA==" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess=always width="464" height="295"></embed></object><br><font size=1><a href="http://www.break.com/index/how-to-report-the-news.html" target="_blank">How To Report The News</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/" target="_blank">Funny Videos</a></font>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-74763252031734686692010-03-19T23:18:00.000-07:002010-03-19T23:18:00.253-07:00The Salvage Yard, Jake Chaya<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100309.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-23706189129345151132010-03-17T11:16:00.000-07:002010-03-17T11:16:00.483-07:00The Salvage Yard, Communion<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100302.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-71667631396450960592010-03-16T11:14:00.000-07:002010-03-16T11:14:00.107-07:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Six<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100223.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-54112056483159340792010-03-15T23:11:00.000-07:002010-03-15T23:11:19.183-07:00Melody Came to Visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FqlEi1aPP8T2ejy7LwMNDoYNpyREMCNInJVoKDPTReEan4obB_dc0yu2HKemib0HW8WA841teGqkSZEbR5sPAqyptof86JVvTQC9yxUlFqqST6G-QfNKJcRvS9Wii4p0ID8rBr3w4FMg/s1600-h/DSCN0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FqlEi1aPP8T2ejy7LwMNDoYNpyREMCNInJVoKDPTReEan4obB_dc0yu2HKemib0HW8WA841teGqkSZEbR5sPAqyptof86JVvTQC9yxUlFqqST6G-QfNKJcRvS9Wii4p0ID8rBr3w4FMg/s320/DSCN0073.JPG" /></a></div>Melody came to visit Angela this weekend. It was real great, Ange and Mel did so much together. I worked. That's ok. God really blessed me recently by giving me another job!! I now work at <a href="http://www.zokacoffee.com/">Zoka</a> <a href="http://theoutdoorcatwanders.blogspot.com/2009/11/zoka-greenlake.html">Greenlake</a> as well as <a href="http://www.urbancoffeelounge.com/index.html">Urban</a> Coffee Lounge. Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-66633244583720079642010-02-27T23:54:00.000-08:002010-02-27T23:54:00.043-08:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Five<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100216.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-38865580619069407862010-02-25T23:54:00.000-08:002010-02-25T23:54:30.826-08:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Four<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100209.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-46959414680425447152010-02-07T12:52:00.001-08:002010-02-07T12:52:43.269-08:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Three<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100126.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-76117993982412720602010-02-01T11:34:00.000-08:002010-02-01T11:37:48.895-08:00Beer, Personal Trainer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJCLqr5huBXc6zNzS9cqjKAK0ebHMiTjgykp2IHXyZmyZU-iM6kmeyvm4H3olmEUiL0HJ79kFoOu4AV6hlQ1sSiv-RHR6FRDBh0QUeqw8QeVlM_V9dUiLjX7RvbV1BCdOklk_EeOQWN9m/s1600-h/Goodbeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJCLqr5huBXc6zNzS9cqjKAK0ebHMiTjgykp2IHXyZmyZU-iM6kmeyvm4H3olmEUiL0HJ79kFoOu4AV6hlQ1sSiv-RHR6FRDBh0QUeqw8QeVlM_V9dUiLjX7RvbV1BCdOklk_EeOQWN9m/s640/Goodbeer.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>I was excited to read this in <a href="http://www.rogue.com/">Rogue</a>'s newsletter; as you may know I try and workout a fair amount. So I'm told that drinking beer is good for a workout and that makes working out a very great time. Don't get me wrong, I love water, but beer is 98% water anyway. I know in the past few years people have seen an increase in low carb beer. Seeing as how it's the carbs, salts and sugars in beer that replenish valuable resources after a workout I think it's a good idea to stay away from these low carb beer's, or just drink water. I suppose low carb beer and water are probably pretty similar, maybe even the same.<br />
That being said, you probably want to make sure that you have something <a href="http://www.summitbrewing.com/home.php">substantial</a> with a low alcohol content. I'd imagine that if you begin to get too hot as well, beer will help that too. I talked to a friend of mine (Joel) about the cooling effects of beer and why we feel cool drinking this lovely beverage. I think the conclusion we came to was that alcohol evaporates faster than water and so it left the body through skin faster, carrying heat with it. That was our guess anyway. <br />
Go pump some iron and pound those glasses. Bunnies high<a href="http://www.tikibartv.com/?page_id=128">!!!</a>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-75895996044226332442010-01-27T20:23:00.000-08:002010-01-27T20:23:55.664-08:00The Sermon on the Mount, Part Two<embed allowscriptaccess="never" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="playerMode=embedded" height="27" quality="best" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.thesalvageyard.org/audio/sermons/sy20100119.mp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="window"></embed>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-66354728317574196952010-01-21T22:54:00.000-08:002010-01-21T22:54:34.483-08:00Paul's Roasting!It's been a while since I've written, and not just posted some other sort of media - though I really love the sermons. Paul wrote in one of his more <a href="http://thefullcup.blogspot.com/2010/01/air-popper-home-coffee-roasting.html">recent posts</a> about his adventures in home roasting. I did take some pictures of when Paul and I roasted, they're with my phone so they're not the best quality but here they are.<br />
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Originally aired on Novemer 17th 2009.Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-11427388555400020552009-12-17T00:30:00.001-08:002009-12-17T00:30:38.987-08:00Jim Gaffigan - Beyond The Pale - Christmas and Easter<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/5dwpY9a1-aI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/5dwpY9a1-aI'/></object></p></div>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-86734464934169402722009-12-09T00:18:00.003-08:002009-12-09T00:24:07.684-08:00Oh No! More Thomas's on the West Coast!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1zP6KMp2KILm9CyFlGAVUgDzjm5pn_nUVyaqpR8wSVYzZawilMBiUTq99LJJSGgKlMhvdWd-b-lL1hkDqg6HnXYl0BYx7aHHlc52v1q6XSGnA6wwyDYgf4dSikwMVgMVHa_iOucxsZp5/s1600-h/DSCN0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1zP6KMp2KILm9CyFlGAVUgDzjm5pn_nUVyaqpR8wSVYzZawilMBiUTq99LJJSGgKlMhvdWd-b-lL1hkDqg6HnXYl0BYx7aHHlc52v1q6XSGnA6wwyDYgf4dSikwMVgMVHa_iOucxsZp5/s200/DSCN0005.JPG" /></a>My <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/drthomas1/">Dad</a> came to visit over the weekend, it was great! He came in on thursday and we had a couple days before he went to the <a href="http://www.gageacademy.org/events/?page=current&type=13">Gage Art Acadamy</a>'s Drawing Jam. I guess the Gage Acadamy is great, but the drawing jam wasn't. Anyway, more time with us eh!? We went to Gas Works Park and drew for a while and had some pretty great time together. I'm really enjoying being here in the Pacific NW, but I really miss my family back in Minnesota.<br />
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<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXlCZmWH8ck&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXlCZmWH8ck&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-15359996125652167632009-11-11T00:40:00.000-08:002009-11-11T00:40:46.296-08:00Coffee BlogHey everybody! I know it's been a while since I've written, I have a couple that I'm working on and should be available soon, but I have a small venture I want to show you - it's a <a href="http://thecatscoffee.blogspot.com/">new blog</a>. It's about coffee. Why not eh? I am in Seattle... Let me know what you think of it. That means you Ron. (smile)<br />
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</div><a href="http://thecatscoffee.blogspot.com/">http://thecatscoffee.blogspot.com/</a>Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795313805841552974.post-71253871784832089112009-10-12T19:47:00.000-07:002009-10-12T19:47:01.621-07:00Stumptown Coffee Roasters Producers PanelAngela and I were fortunate to attend a <a href="http://www.stumptowncoffee.com/posts/143">presentation</a> of coffee producers that were brought up and asked to discuss with the audience many issues concerning coffee and specialty coffee. I made a small video (my battery began to run out) documenting the panel, and it touched on <a href="http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/overview.php">Fair Trade</a> vs. Direct trade, how Fair Trade, in most cases, doesn't even cover the cost of production and percentage of coffee and specitaly coffee trade world wide. It's a frustration that I think many people share but do little themselves to impact that world.<br />
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Seth had a link to this on his website, and I was impressed, here is mine.Pat "the outdoor cat" Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16216581841659677018noreply@blogger.com0