Wise Men and Slow Pokes

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Today, we got up and headed back to First United Methodist Church of Durango, for traditional services, at 11am. We had no trouble finding a seat this time. FUMC has 4 services... One Saturday evening, and three on Sunday morning.

The message was delivered by a guest speaker, but it was a good one, reminding us about the lives of the wise men -- seeking truth, traveling great distances to find it, and, once found, turning from their previous lives to proclaim the good news henceforth.

After service, we headed back downtown to our favorite pizza place, DSP. The worker recognized us from our visit a week before! Turns out he was from Richardson, TX originally. We had the same thing again. After lunch, we did some more shopping around downtown, shops we didn't make it to earlier. It was a nice, sunny day, and it was pleasant to be out.

More exploring downtown Main Street, Durango.

We also went to CityMarket, the local grocery chain. They had quite a variety, for such a small store. We decided to pick up some sweet rolls, which we had been craving, and some bread. We also drove by Chapman Hill, which is an area of the town where the shady side of a mesa has been turned into a skiing area. It's run by the city, and they have snowmaking capabilities. They have 2 rope tow lifts, to pull you to the top, or you can "let go" anywhere along the way. There were quite a few folks skiing and/or learning to ski, around the bottom.

After our wanderings, we came home and worked some more on our internal network, trying to get everything to talk to each other and get on the internet, using my Mifi Liberate. We didn't have success as we had hoped, but found some other solutions for the time being.

Sunday evening, we watched our Dallas "Cowpokes" play for a chance at the NFL playoffs, without their quarterback, Tony Romo, who was injured and underwent back surgery this week. Unfortunately, it ended like many of the games we've watched this season...They had the game in hand, only to let it slip away with mistakes. They had the chance to come back and win, only to throw an interception. 8-8 for the third year in a row. I think I'm ready to root for the Denver Broncos now!