Hospitality

it was brought to my attention by a certain person, who will remain anonymous throughout this unless this person chooses to reveal their identity, that being friendly has a big impact with people you know, and a huge impact with people you don't. I remember once I passed a guy I know and he said "hi" and I was deep in thought at that time and looked up with what he described as "this huge scowl" and he was kinda taken back by it, and I didn't even mean to do that. so just imagine what unhappiness you can cause if you put your mind to it! don't. unhappiness is bad, and therefore inversely, happiness is good (stating the obvious to make a point) and so lets say your cat just died, which for me would be a cause for celebration, but for others it would cause personal anguish. if you go around moping about it, then you will cause others to get in a bad mood also, which as previously stated is not good. I don't know how many of you have heard or sung the song Count Your Many Blessings but just think about it, your cat just died, but, you're still breathing, you still have you're family, you still have a house etc. the good will usually outweigh the bad, and if you're happy than you can pass it on to others. bad moods are contagious but good moods are too, just not as much. so as I sometimes say, the more the merrier. and the more people who are happy, than inversely, the less people who are sad (again stating the obvious to make a point) so be a friend and at the risk of sounding cliche, be happy

Kickin' It Off

yes, I think you saw this coming. I keep trying to tell you why camping is so great, and every time you shrug it off. well here I go again. just yesterday (the 15th) a bunch of guys including our local chemistry teacher, band teacher, and Aaud technician, departed at roughly 8:00 AM to go camping. we drive up, and find out that the road we we going to take to our pre-arranged parking lot, was closed for "ice and snow." so trying not to let that get us down we walk about 1 or 2 miles to the beginning of the trail and start hiking in, only to find that a small, but vital section of the trail was covered in ice (if you slipped you would end up in a river) so some people would think "ok time to leave" but we thought "lets see who can slide down and not go into the river." there is a small section of this trip, if you want the whole story you'll have to ask me because some parts can only be told face to face. and others are glad I stopped, but I'll leave out the names. . . anyway camping is cool and you should try it some time

(f)Gettin' Close

Exams are next week. this is where I really get excited. not only will we be getting off of school this coming Thursday, but also I will be kicking it off with an awesome camping trip. I can almost say that I can't wait. these past few weeks it seems like I was about to just shut down and sleep for 4 days straight. but for Christmas break, what an act to follow. this semester has been awesome. I've learned a veritable barrage of things physically, spiritually, and socially. looking back at the semester that we have almost passed, I just think of all the great times that I have had. it would probably take a week to type 'em all out. so I'll just let you do the reminiscing. good times. well I'll prolly still update over the break so don't go anywhere (figuratively speaking)

Family

I guess you might have seen this coming. but when you have a break from school like this and you have some time to spend with your family. . . eating, you really begin to appreciate them. and I realize as I'm typing, that the family I have is the family I want, even though it doesn't seem so at times. We didn't get our families by accident, which, inversely, means we got them for a purpose. but I guess I've address two of the most important people groups in our lives, friends and family, and I want to draw it to this point. You are a friend and/or family member to others. Yes, I know that was obvious but sometimes we may forget it and think everyone should bow to our every little whimsy. So its "Thanksgiving time" (its an attitude, not a holiday) so spend some time with your family, you only get 'em once

Friends

I've been thinking lately about my friends, no don't worry its nothing bad. I've been thinking, what would I be like without my friends. you might say "lonely" and I would agree with you, but I'm thinking deeper. what would I be like if I hadn't met craig richards in the CDC, what would I be like if I had never met derrick davis, chris wright, or brice pratt. what would I be like if I never worked at the Dining Common.(yes I just had to work that in there)what would I be like if I went to a completely different school, with completely different people. would I be better or worse, and why? would I still be saved, or would I be living in sin. would I still have a sense of humor, would I be really shy? these are just a fraction of the myriad of questions you can ask. and I think that one of the greatest treasures you can have here, is good friends. friends that will help you along academically, mentally, physically, and spiritually. friends that will point out your faults (hopefully in private) and help you fix them. iron sharpeneth iron. to be frank, I don't know where I would be without the friends I have today, or what I would do without them.

Fall Back

about halfway through the semester. the classes are in full swing. golden park is next week. can't wait. but seems that we have reached the school. . .dare I say it routine. think through your day, and you will have little trouble. because we all have our routine. a system that if deviated from, will through off our whole day. weird huh? well in my mind variety is the spice of life, and if everything is always the same, everything is always boring, except for a few exceptions. but hey i'm just one guy trying to fight the enemy that is "mundane" and "monotony." and what better whay to do so, than to have a spontaneous bowling trip. or go to a game night. or go through one of my favorite times of the year, the time in which we gain an hour of sleep (yay). which can only mean that fall is here and the trees (and figureskater's blog apparently) are changing colors. and a drive through the mountains will in itself yield extreme visual entertainment. isn't creation great? but what i'm getting at here is that even though we're in the middle of the school year each with our own personalized routine, we can all stop and take a look at Creation around us and give God the glory. which is a primary reason why I believe camping is one of the greatest things ever invented (or discovered, but who knows)

Blue, White, and Spearhead

another chapter in BJA history comes to an end. The All-Star's scored decisive victories against the Eagles in both volleyball and soccer. The volleyball team won 3 slow agonizingly suspenseful games in a row. The soccer team won with one of the greatest shots by Eddie Barret finishing the game with a score of 2-1. After screaming our tonsils out and leaving with "cheering-headache" many acads went to get a good nights sleep for the Spearhead workday. Although I feel kinda bad because I signed up to do a skit for Spearhead, but did not realize until en route to said camp that I could not participate in any actual work. This made me kinda sad. But! we did put on one awesome fun time show, complete with many a song, messy makeup, squatty body, Ah!, and the King and I. though I don't think I will eat apple sauce anytime this week, The skits were a complete success.
Stand up and Cheer
Stand up and Cheer for BJA
For today we raise
The Blue and White Above the Rest (Above the rest)
Keep those Colors Flying High
Our loyalty will never die
We'll all be true (We'll all be true)
To White and Blue (To White and Blue)
We're the Best We're BJA
Rah, Rah, Rah Rah Rah
Rah, Rah, Rah Rah Rah
BJA

Tag, I'm it

1. One book that changed your life:
I must agree with my brother on this one,
The Bible

2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
LotR trilogy (yes all three)

3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
Ship-Building for Dummies by A. C. Man

4. One book that made you laugh:
Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry

5. One book that made you cry:
I have never really physically cried whilst reading a book, but there are
some pretty sad ones out there (such as Last of the Mohicans)

6. One book that you wish had been written:
Understanding Math by Mr. McKisick, Mr. Adams, Dr. Guthrey. . .

7. One book you wish had never been written:
The Red Badge of Courage; boredom incarnate

8. One book you’re currently reading:
The Count of Monte Cristo (just finished) and I'm currently reading
The Indespensible Calvin and Hobbes

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Mere Christianity; Scew Tape Letters (. . .again)

10. Now tag five people:
dawn
caleb sowers
harvey
ben (henning)
Mrs. Reem

School.

was it not said that all good things must come to an end, while that is not totally true, this summer is ending. three months of freedom from academic deadlines and goals. but now we must start the long, hard fearful, nay! even backbreaking school year ahead of us. yes i probably did go a little far with that last one, because i, for one, do not fear this year of school at all. you could almost sort of yet no where near close, say that i can't wait for it, but that too goes WAY too far. although I think there is one certain rising senior whose name rhymes with shmon shmappel who should win the award for EASIEST SENIOR YEAR featuring the dynamic duo of choir and handbells, yes handbells and choir. but i for one do not mind the school year at all, now the homework. . .well, thats a whole other post.

Some Thoughts on Summer

Summer, is a word in everyone's vocabulary, that when spoken, gives mental pictures of warm days, grassy fields, and endless fun. Summer is always a welcome respite from the mundane, monotonous, and otherwise boring school life that is brought on by the seemingly never-ending routine. Although, Summer may seem like a break, is it really? While we escape the routine of school, everyone seems to openly accept the routine of summer without a second thought. Work schedules clog the week and we struggle to get a vacation or party in here or there, but we still enjoy it. While we still have the chance to go on a mission trip for a week or two, or simply just kick back and relax for a couple or three days, we still plunge willingly and head first into the dreary work agenda that is thrown at us every week. Some might say that is is the mere fact that you get paid for work, but some might also compare knowledge to payment, and, call me eccentric, agree with this. While we cannot live of of knowledge (or bread) alone, it still is something we should seek. Those are some thoughts on summer, now give me some of yours.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
Mark Twain

True Independence

A bit of an update for the Fourth of July. Harvey is taking some prize pictures of California, and all goes well at the WILDS. the true reason for this post, though, is for all of us to keep in mind what we really are celebrating.
things we are not celebrating:
who can light the most fireworks
who can eat the most food
etc.
things we are celebrating:
Our God given Independence from Britain and the great nation He gave us (think of us still being under British control, scary!)
The United States of America being forged on the Bible and the Ten Commandments

so the next time you light an M-400 or whatever they're selling, just take a moment and realize just how good God is.

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
--Woodrow T. Wilson

Breathing Free Air Again

Summer School is over. words that are sweeter than honey. some have likened summer school to a torture chamber, some to a pit of despair, some actually like summer school (weird). I liken it to getting braces, its annoying, hurts some, and lasts virtually forever, but when its over you're glad you did it. I, for one, am one of those people. whilst not have the courage, or prehaps sheer love for pain and suffering, to take biology in summer school, I did however take Geometry. I learned some things in geometry, believe it or not, such as how to make a pentagon out of a circle using only an unmarked straight edge and a compass (and paper of course). and things like this complex thing called "logic" which is something about pV~p iff pi r² or something like that. but I think I came away with a pretty good knowledge of geometry and since summer school is over, I can legally work 8 hours a day, and the D²MC is taking full advantage, along with the other summer students working there. so with the summer half over, we undergo the monotonous routine we wanted to escape from in school, ironic isn't it? so one could coinside this post with timford's Strategic Retreat post. monotony is always boring, except when it is applied the monotony of things always being different, but even then is it true monotony? (hmm. . .) well, I just heard some pretty loud thunder, so I'll end it here
Happy Summer!
"Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?"
--John Mendosa.

Of Summer and Camps

I haven't posted in a while, so I decided to post of summer and camps. We have hit the beginning of the rest of the summer. Bummer skewl is about half-way done, and many of those working at camps have left, (with the exception of Harvey and a few others) and all goes well with IT and DMDC as the summer soars along. although, I shudder to think what will happen after summer school gets out. thats right boredom will ensue. you may say "aren't you already bored in summer skewl geometry" and I answer that, "yes". while geometry can be interesting at times, it ins't interesting after about the 2 and 1/2 hours, luckily, it is broken up by 2 10 minute breaks, and chapel. but what I am getting at is, once school gets out, everyone will most likely leave or go gon vacation, as of nowI have no such plans. So I'll be sitting here bored with nothing to cure it except work and the occasional RISK game. but! as of yet the summer has been going great, not too much homework, and my mid-term is on friday. but I did not however, post this just to say how bored I might become, I posted it to tell about all thats going on. The camps that I know people are going to are The Wilds (duh) CoBeAc and Camp Lucerne. these range from NC to Michigan and all the way to Californ-I-A. but it is almost 11 PM and I'm kinda tired and my brain will inevitably shut down in about 15-45 minutes (summer school schedule) so I'm going to end this post right. . . . here.

“I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.” -- Oscar Wilde quotes

Light, Temperature and. . .Bumperstickers

Its been a while since we had a good discussion question here, so I call upon you to pick one. It could be the speed of light and theories about light. It could be about how some people think we will never reach Absolute Zero. It could be about some deep theory or subject. Just bring it up and see what other's opinions are. If it gets in depth, I may even join in the debate, who knows!

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. -- Unkown

Compilation

The end of the year has come and gone. This graduation was bitter sweet for me. while I know that some people cried, I however did not. It was very sad though, because some of my best friends were in the senior class. I was extremely happy to see them graduate, it was sad because I knew I would not see the majority of them much ever again. Also I have been exepted into the D²MC which I am very excited about, because I have worked there three days and already feel like family (and I haven't even met everyone yet) but another big thing happening in. . .say. . . 13 hours, my brother is getting married, this is also bitter sweet too because I will be losing my brother that I have grown up with, shared my best moments with, and finally am able to stand a chance in slap-boxing him, and now he is leaving. on the bright side though I get my own room(and there was much rejoicing)(yay) but this is just an example that life moves on, we all must grow up and find our repsective ministries that God has for us, and now I have run out of words to describe these last 2 weeks, so I'll stop and dwell on this fact. . .
I'M NOT A FRESHMAN ! ! ! !

“Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file from smallest to tallest? What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?”

--Warren Hutcherson

One legacy ends, another continues

Tonight a band concert was held in the AAud. we honored Mr. Eric Woods, who is very special to me, for the express reason that he taught me Trombone and Band for Five (5) years. He has endured all my good moments and those moments that weren't so good (bad). he didn't just do this for me, but for my entire trombone section, in fact, for most of the band. He has, with the collaboration of various private lesson teachers, taught me all I know about Trombone and band. also the seniors of the band are leaving, some never to pick up a band instrument again. among these are my brother, and very many close friends of mine. some of them might go on to become accomplished muscicians and some, as previously stated, will never pick up a band instrument again. hopefully the latter will be the minority. I am excited to see the new "talent" entering the bands (i.e. "little overly", "little fisher", "mark vowels (eventually)" but most of all this post is dedicated to Mr. Woods my favorite band conductor, trombone teacher, and friend.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
-- Seneca

No more!

Today April 14th 2006 A.D. the freshmen of Bob Jones Academy were forced to undergo some of the worst torture known to man. . . Achivement Tests! Yes, the last Achievement tests of our lives were taken today, which was bitter sweet. While we were finishing the whole Achiving series, they also threw a new twist into them. . . they weren't timed. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, they weren't timed, they removed what seemed to be one of the main standardized things about them. Well, after suffering through the last Achievement tests, we then felt like banging our heads against the wall because of the boredom. I don't think it may be possible to explain in the english language just how boring these tests are, especially on a saturday. Yes, I will admit, they are probably just a boring for the teachers, but still. . . I am just happy they are overwith, because I viewed them like Band Auditions, They proved nothing, while you may be smart enough to ace any test, you may have an off day, or get confused, or mess up the extremely scantron-like answer "document". So lets have a "Yay!" for no more Achievement Tests. . .(Yay!) and also on this horrible day, something far more, I expect, exciting is happening. Junior Senior, ladies and gentlemen, Junior Senior is happening. Since I know how my brother works I don't expect to see him for another 6-8 hours (currently 10:50) so that is another big deal that won't happen to me for another 2 years. But, best of all, Achievement Tests are DONE! woohoo!

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
-- Albert Einstein

The Triumphant Return

This last week the Acads that went to New York returned, bearing many stories and really funny souvenirs. My brother along with about 40 other Acads went to Memorial Baptist Church. They were carted around New York by a large black body guard named Calvin. He once, after chasing down a mugger, took back his necklace, that was stolen, along with 10 dollars from his wallet. He apparently had some trouble getting his wallet because he took his pants too. He then threatened that after he counted to three, if he was still in his presence, he would take the rest of his clothes. magically, the mugger left! So they had bundles of fun in New York, but as far as I know no one was saved from the Memorial side of things, but many seeds were planted. So I think I speak for all the seniors that went when I say, "go!" it is fun and you get to experience the world and all that is in it.

"One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.”
--Oscar Wilde

New York, New York

as you are no doubt aware a large group of seniors and juniors from the acad are leaving this friday (the 31st) which means a variety of things. first of and most important (obvious sarcasm) I get my own room and a compy to myself for a week. second it means that they will be going to a dirt ridden city infested with druggies, muggers, and worst of all democrats. thirdly it means that they will require prayer. . . bigly. also Tim (my brother) will be going for his second second year, along with some other seasoned veterans. new york has been the source of many miracles, and many encouragings. so keep the acads in mind while they're gone. I know I will when I'm sitting at Tim's compy Tee-Hee. also I want to figure out what happens when you drop silly putty from the empire state building, that would be cool and deadly a combonation that makes great fun at parties.

They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them. --A A Milne

Bible Conference Recap

The week started out Sunday night with a good sermon on John 1 by Bauder, and ended with a good sermon on Hebrews 11 by Paisley. The week was filled with good preachers and was a bigly encouragement to me and everyone else I hope. Also sitting on the front row while Dr. Ian Paisley is bringing the Word is awesome. This was cool for me because this was the first time that I have heard Dr. Paisley, because the last time he was here I was in the Elementary School. I think that the description of "powerful" to Dr. Paisley was an understatement, especially when you sit on the front row. The Usher Crew also was a semi-disappointment, although seeing that one guy jump up and rip off his coat to reveal that orange saftey vest was quite humorous. Another thing is that we reached our "goal" of 500000 dollars, because some person whose name I cannot recall, willed the University about 300000 dollars. score! overall this BC gets a grade of A+ 120%

"If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done."
- Peter Ustinov

So It Begins

It seems my idea was accepted by those who said something, so I'm making my riddle blog. First question may come tonight or tomorrow. the URL will be www.blogofquestion.blogspot.com ( questionblog was already taken) but if you guys we're secretly being over-nice and I don't get enough response I'll just delete it, or something, because the last thing you want is a useless blog.

What Do You Think?

I'm thinking about making a blog that is similar to Harvey's GTP blog, only it will deal with riddles and brain busters. I would post a new question everytime the old one is answered correctly. Difficulty would range from math problems to complex riddles. Time will be allowed for those more difficult ones. Hints would rarely be given, and like Harvey I would probably make some sort of point system with a table and something like that. If you would be interested in something like that, then drop a comment and tell me, if you aren't interested drop a comment. The whole of which would probably placed in another blog. So give me your oppinion, a majority vote wins in this case. . . most of the time.

Gossiping

Recently a new issue was brought to my attention. That issuse was the fact the here, news, whether true or false, spreads like wild fire or faster. This can lead to, yes you guessed it, gossip. Whats the point? you may ask, I'm glad you did. The point is to get information. It was once said, I think, that in the absence of truth, one will be created. This means that if you don't understand something or it isn't explained most people will make up an answer. Take for instance you know this guy, and you hear he is dating. When you confront him about this though, it turns out he was just walking through Wal-Mart with his cousin that was visiting, but because someone saw him walking through Wal-Mart with a girl they automatically assumed that it was a special someone. This leads directly to hasty generalizations, and then on to worse things. For those of you who aren't in Freshman Bible, as Mr. Huff has been telling us that, when you hear something the first thing you want to do is credify the source. This means that just because you heard it from your best friend does not mean that it is true. Verbal communication, for those of you who haven't played the telephone game, isn't always reliable. Take the phrase "I like sheep" for instance and put it through about 30 people playing the telephone game and you'll get the phrase "Osama Bin Laden's sister is ugly" (that did happen once) that is only one example of why verbal communication is not always reliable. Is verbal communication ever reliable? I'm glad you asked, Yes, indeed it is. Although don't expect what your friend heard from his mom who heard it from her co-worker who heard it from his son who heard it from his friend who heard it from his cousin to be true. What am I getting at? I'm oh so glad that you asked. Gossip most of the time is unreliable, false, and pointless, yet we still do it because to some people, having false information is better than no information. Then why do we still do it? That is a question that you will have to answer, because we are each accountable, and should not throw around information, unchecked and unchallenged. Moral of the story is this: Gossip is unreliable, and proves to be false most of the time, but most people keep it because they think it's better than nothing, so people keep feeding false information, and it keeps growing, and thats how rumors get started. So from this we can say that checking your sources + checking the information - gossip = good information. There is some simple math for you to think about.

"It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen

Super Bowl XL And Other Such Events

critics raged. . . "It was the best!", "A buffet of visual pleasure!", "A football game of some sort!" alright so I just made all those up, who cares. yes I watched the super bowl primarily for the commercials, but suprisingly I did watch some of the game, although I didn't really cheer for any team in particular. mainly we just had a virtual smathering of people over at our house and ate, laughed, and watched the super bowl commercials, oh and the game, we watched the game too. This was of course after the BJA All-Star basketball game. although many of the things that composed the cheering section (i.e. "artificial noise makers, signs, and yes even the cheer "go bananas") were nixed. even with this minor set-back the All stars still managed to eek out another victory of 76 to 45 against the Faith Baptist Conquerors. That of course was after the game of "I Resist" which the girls "won." I ask that we keep the hostilities down about this, because I know the can of worms I just opened. Those were the major events that comprised the last couple weeks and I'm sure you had as much fun during them as I did.

Don't you wish there were a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness', but it doesn't work.
~Gallagher

Super Bowl XL, Is It Worth It?

being a fan of the one and only Carolina Panthers, the super bowl as lost almost all appeal. I would have been fine with cheering for the Denver Broncos, but they lost to the Pitsburg Steelers. so that pretty much rots and as an added bonus, because both the broncos and panthers lost, I get no extra credit in world history, also rots. so i decided to post on the fact that the 40th anniversary of the super bowl will pretty much not be worth watching, because 19/20th's of the Academy resides on either the broncos side, or the panthers side, which means the general consensus will be "blah." both the favorite teams lost, so, no one will be super excited about the super bowl this year at the Acad, but for those 2 seahawk fans, and 5 steelers fans, it will be like their birthday.

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
- Rich Cook
P.S. last saturday I went to a 121 teen conference, check vandh for more details, or go directly to the official blog here
you can find the mp3's of the sermons there most likely on monday

School Commences

January 11th rolled around and the general statement made by most highschoolers was " I don't want to go to school." generally I'm "excited" about the school year, because of all the things it will offer. sure it will throw many projects my way, but that won't hold a candle to everything else. spirit week is one thing worth looking forward too. seeing the Acad population all up in a buzz about the all-star basketball game and such. so that will be fun, depending on if the office let's me keep my pants. another thing the year will offer is the whole "not sitting at home being bored" thing, because yes, sometimes I would take school over a break. school can actually be fun somewhat if you don't absolutely hate it all the time. so anyway like I was saying school started and I'm celebrating with a post. I'm definitly thinking this will be an interesting semester. with all the seniors dreading college and we freshman eagerly awaiting not being the bottom rung on the social ladder anymore. also another plus, cheese didn't take over my locker, especially since it never changed for 4 weeks, thats right 4 straight weeks, no mould visible. so with all that said I'm looking forward to another great semester.

"The word 'genius' isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."
-Joe Theisman, quarterback and sports analyst

Double Check

Harvey has recently updated his blog with a link to his photo album. it will be updated will pictures of stuff he does, none of that other countries stuff. he went to myrtle beach not too long ago, and has some good picatures of it. also every once and again he will be updating a 'guess that photo!' contest, in which you can win points redeemable for "prizes!" so check it out

"USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population." - David Letterman.

School Approaches

It's right around the corner again and much to our disapproval school is happening again this year. Freshman eagerly awaiting to outgrow the stench of rookie-hood. Sophmores also savoring their last semester as a lower classmen. Juniors restlessly undergoing another term until they become the top of the food chain. Seniors, sounding like old people as they brace for college and try to hang onto their old friendships. School houses many feelings as this last semester of '05 - '06 initializes. Feelings of anxiety and fear, of happiness and glee, of sadness and misery. I for one can't wait! I've been kinda bored during Christmas break, after Christmas most everyone engaged their normal lives again leaving many to lie at home bored out of their minds, with the only respite of having a party with 20 guests (TEE-HEE.) So the school semester will offer a way out of the sheer boredom of sitting at home with nothing to do, that is if rotten cheese hasn't taken over my locker (TEE-HEE!)

"I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums." Steven Wright