My Morning Commute – School Zones and Mutterings Under the Breath

On my commute to work, I pass through two school zones. One of them makes sense, as there could be kids present; The other makes no sense at all, as I have never seen a kid breathing in the vicinity. That is not to say my example kid above is dead or in the process of dying.

So, here I am driving the required 30 miles an hour in a school zone. The lights are flashing, meaning the school zone is activated. What does the car do next to me? They speed up, getting in front of me, and then proceed to sit on the car in front of them. My internal dialogue went something like:

“Where is a police officer?”

There usually is a police officer that patrols this particular school zone.

And then I muttered under my breath, “I hope they get a ticket.”

My response was honest. However, I didn’t like the vindictiveness that was on my breath as I spoke.

Do you ever find as you are driving through life, everything can be going well until someone cuts you off? Derails you, for a moment, from the task at hand or moment in play. How do you respond? And do you think your response matters?

For a Christian, a follower of Christ, I’d say that our response certainly does matter. Even if someone cuts you off, and you feel like they need a ticket.

A Valentine’s Day Update

I am currently listening to the rain’s pitter-patter on the windows. I can hear a train’s horn off in the distance. All is quiet in the office except for the gentle purr of my air purifier.

Woke up this morning, my wife made me breakfast. (My co-workers said to me, “Doesn’t your wife make you breakfast everyday?”) Not just any breakfast, mind you, but a special Valentine’s Day breakfast. I ate a toast with a special heart shape (filled with eggs), bananas and blue berries, and even a piece of sausage. So good.

This past weekend, as everyone was watching the Super Bowl, Tabitha and I went out to a new Mexican place called Chuy’s. Man, we needed this time! Hadn’t had a chance to be alone–just the two of us–since well before our anniversary (January 27th). In fact, we didn’t do anything for our anniversary because of a youth event called The Rise. But when you get to see students respond to the Gospel and sing with their hearts to the God of the Heaven, it’s worth it.

I am currently reading Robert Jordan’s The Dragon Reborn – The third book in the Wheel of Time series.

I am also reading, for devotional, Dane C. Ortland’s In the Lord I Take Refuge: 150 Daily Devotions through the Psalms.

Playing a whole lot of Clash Royale on mobile with a side of TowerFall, Sea of Stars demo, and the Octopath Traveler 2 demo.

I’m just here, making the money, on a wet Tuesday.

What are you reading, watching, or playing?

Let me know in the comments below.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake – It’s Out Of This World!

SpongeBob and his starfish pal Patrick have screwed up, big time. While playing with a magic bubble wand, they destroyed their home town, Bikini Bottom. Join them as they team up to explore 7 strange new worlds in an effort to save Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, Gary, and Squidward.

What We Loved

  • The original voice actors from the SpongeBob cartoon show, voice the characters which makes a good storyline even better.
  • The platforming reminds me of Super Mario Odyssey with a little bit of Rayman Legends.
  • Just when you think you have all the secret moves, the game gives you more. My favorite is the scaring move, which you use to destroy the anglerfish in the Halloween world.

What We Disliked

  • Technical glitches. The game starts freezing up after World 3. This game needs stinking patches!
  • The wormhole sequence, when traveling to and from a world, is a wasted opportunity. What is essentially a loading screen segment screams for you to be collecting barnacles and even Krabby Patties.

In the End

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is an excellent platformer set within the quirky world of Bikini Bottom. The game is perfect for pass-n-play gameplay or just playing solo. If you are looking for a fun and easy platformer, with some unique bubble wand fighting, SpongeBob is the game for you.

5 – Just buy it already

Title: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake
Developer: Purple Lamp, Purple Lamp Game Development GmbH
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed On: PlayStation 4
MSRP: $39.99

Review by Wyatt Hall & Bryan Hall

*SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake was reviewed using a code provided by EvolvePR.

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