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You leave something nice to go serve, and you arrive being served.

You leave something you think is wonderful for something not as nice, and you arrive to the nicest thing you've ever seen.

You don't forget why your there, and you serve more abundantly the greatest God that lives inside of you and has delivered everything you see and do not see into your hands.

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thank you Jesus, I love my new home.
I will show my appreciation to you.

Flying with DeLuca

My friend Nick is in town for two weeks enjoying the last part of his summer on Bentonville visiting friends and family.

Nick is enrolled in the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, training to fly some of the finest airplanes on the planet.

Nick has had his private pilots license since we were in high school together, and was kind enough to take me up today on a little joy ride.

At first Nick texted me and asked if I wanted to go to lunch. Then he clarified that he was craving a burger only Oklahoma could offer. Of course, I also was craving the same burger that I had never tasted, so we made the 25min flight over and enjoyed Grand Lake's finest hamburger.

Nick's a great pilot and an even better friend. Given the opportunity, I'd trust him with my life.

Today I did. :-) and it was great

Jungle Pong

Here's a group of guys playing, a little different. My friend Daver (shoutout) sent me over this video he found. These guys leave their paddles on the table when they're out. Fascinating.

Doc, I've got a case of the...

I love cases. Love em.

There are three case companies that I absolutely trust and can count on every time.

Now, don't get me wrong, there is a slew of companies out there making awesome cases, better cases, crazy cases. But these are the guys that make quality stuff, at solid prices, every time. And, these are the guys that I went to for my own stuff. It's easy to say R&R is the best, but I can't afford them. It's a BMW. not fare.

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Rock Hard Cases
These guys do the custom, fully legit ATA road cases. Can't use them all the time, don't need to use them for the generic stuff, but there they are. Very solid, nice guys. Most importantly though is their craftsmanship. TOP NOTCH. love em.
Cases

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AudioPile EWI Tourcases
Very realistically affordable, great variety of generic stuff, all day every day. No custom fees, they just keep a stock of stock cases. See what I did there? :) It's Mark and Liz, a very lovely couple from Washington state who have always been more than pleasant to work with. They're my secret weapon.
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Pelican Products
The cops use em. I swear they must make a 1000 different cases, and if you can't find one, they do customs. Beautiful foam work on the inside of these guys. Extremely lightweight, nice rolling luggage wheels. These are the guys for the individual, "let's foam it out" pieces of gear that are critical. They pick up the slack from the other two guys and really get the smaller, detailed items protected. Quality prices, extremely quality gear.
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That's cases! Sorry I'm a nerd but I felt like that was fully relevant information for the blog readers. :)