Chris Elrod

Rose Parade

It is truly amazing what creative people can do with rose petals!!!

I particularly liked the "Purpose Driven Life" float sponsored by the nation of Syria.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone.  I hope you and your loved are enjoying this holiday season as much as Denise and I are.

Osbourne Lights

One of the cool things about living in Central Florida is that Denise and I can head over to Disney World any time we want to.  Tonight we went over to Disney-MGM Studios' theme park after work to see the Osbourne Family Christmas Lights on the backlot movie set.  It was AWESOME!!!  Not only were there over 1 million lights decorating the street, every fifteen minutes they'd do a "dancing" light display.  Everything would go dark, then the lights would "dance" in time to the music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  Disney techs used over 1200 lighting relays that they custom built in order to make it all happen.  Anyway, it was quite a spectacle and really put us in the Christmas mood.  Oh yeah, they had fake snow showering down from the tops of the bulidings onto the street.  It's as close to a "white Christmas" that us Floridians will ever see!

He Made A Difference

Back in my comedy days I met an interesting and humble man named Charles Kelley while on tour.  I don't remember what town I was in, but I'm sure it was somewhere in Texas.  I remembered that he had been a mortician and he had some children who were in "ministry".  I think that is a mild way of putting it.  His children have helped to shape the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as Mr. Kelly himself.

Charles Kelley recently went home to be with the Lord.  In our brief conversation I was touched by his humility, passion for ministry and love for God.  As a layman, he quietly made a difference in this world.  We could use more folks like him!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the blogosphere.

I'm sitting here in my easy chair nursing a raging cold and watching the "Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Perpetual Commercial & Parade".  In a few hours Denise and I will head over to my folks house for some uncontrolled gluttony and power napping while "watching" football.  We'll end the day with a slumber party at our house for my 9-year-old niece.  It's shaping up to be a great day!!!

I gotta go now.  The "Sesame Street" gang and the Big Bird balloon is on the parade right now.  I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of my favorite muppet . . . Osacar!