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MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Any day now, it will be
here.
SURFER
BOB: Oh no, don’t tell me, the
surfin' rodeo is comin’ to town and I missed registration,
didn’t I?
PENNY:
Bob I gave you a PDA to keep track of all your appointments.
We synchronized our calendars last week, you better
not lose any data.
SURFER
BOB: PDA? Oh, yeah, my Personal Data
Assistant. Well, you see, Penorita, remember that time
I was catchn' ten and then, Penny, what was the question?
PENNY:
I think it's time to reboot and scan the hard drive
for viruses. Bob’s beginning to have some memory
problems.
SURFER
BOB: Reboot. No ma’am. Fresh pair,
lizard skin. Got’em last week, or was that
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Teachable moment Penny.
Your advanced technological contraption is letting you
down. See, that’s why I prefer books. A book won’t
let you down. I received all my education through books
and continue to learn something new every time I pick
one up.
PENNY:
Yeah, but sometimes things can be done faster and easier
on a computer. Anyway, that’s not important, what
did you order? (excited)
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Something very special, Penny. I
ordered the newly revised Geoford’s Unabridged
Almanac Series volumes one through 10.
PENNY:
Wow. That sounds pretty cool. I wonder if they have
a Web site.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: I don’t know. C. Alfred Geoford
was a famous explorer that relied on things working.
It doesn’t look like that computer of yours is
too reliable. The Geoford's Almanacs are famous for
their accuracy, insight and information on all the peoples
of the world. They’re perfect for our research.
You can never have too much information.
PENNY:
Well I’m sorry to say that it didn’t come
today. Here’s all of the mail. All I see are
letters from our viewers … here’s an
interesting one!
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Very well. I thought it odd that
my collection hadn’t arrived yet. (wait for response)
Great, appreciate your help. Goodbye.
PENNY:
Well. What’s wrong?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Not a thing Penny. I should
have known, Geoford's only uses one-day express
mail. Reliability
Penny … books, paper, leather bond and no rebooting.
It will be here after 2 p.m.
PENNY:
Great, does that mean we have to wait to begin our research
until then?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: No, not at all. Today’s study
is about a world of opportunities. I’ve asked
our good friend Mac McKenzie (interrupted, Mac bursts
in)
MAC:
Mac McKenzie here. Sorry I’m late. I’ve
been working on that special assignment Mr. Christopher.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Well, are you finished?
MAC:
Yes sir. Hi Penny. I’ve got it right here.
PENNY:
Hi Mac. (little concerned) Mr. C, what’s this
‘special assignment’ all about?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Why don’t we watch together?
This might be another ‘teachable moment’.
You see Penny not everything in this world comes through
that computer of yours. You have to rely on things you
can count on like friends.
MAC:
That’s for sure, boy if it wasn’t for Surfer-Bob
and the info he pulled up on the Web why it (interrupted).
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Mac, the feature please.
MAC:
Right, sorry about that.
PENNY:
Wow, that’s really cool. I never knew there were
so many opportunities to serve overseas.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Yes there are, you might even say
a ‘world of opportunities’. Hey gang, there
are a world of opportunities for you right there in
your church. In order to have so many opportunities
overseas we need everyone praying and giving so more
can go tell the world of Jesus Christ and His love for
us.
MAC:
Hey Mr. C! There’s an express delivery truck outside.
You expecting something?
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Why yes, yes Mac, get out there.
PENNY:
Oh boy! It’s here!
MAC:
(Returns with envelope) Here ya go Mr. C.
PENNY:
It looks a little small to be volumes one through 10.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Yes, I agree. But this is probably
just the confirmation for my (package is opened –
it’s a CD-ROM with a small piece of paper) order.
MAC:
Here ya go. This will explain it.
PENNY:
Dear valued customer. We appreciate your order to the
collector's edition of Alfred C. Geoford’s Unabridged
Almanac Series volumes one through 10. In an effort
to make this precious material more accessible to you
and to conserve paper, we’ve published all 10
volumes plus an additional collection of animated maps
on one single CD-ROM.
MAC:
Wow! That’s awesome. Now searching for
info will be a breeze. No flipping through books only
to find you’ve got the wrong volume.
PENNY:
Or paper cuts, no more paper cuts or pages that
get dog eared.
MAC:
What about studying at your friends?
PENNY:
Right, no more lugging all those heavy books I mean.
MR CHRISTOPHER:
OK, OK you two. Enough. Just show me how to use this
disk.
PENNY:
Come on I’ll show you, but you have to work with
Bob on this.
SURFER
BOB: Penorita! You out there. I’m about
rebooted here. I could use a little … aaahhhh,
Penny! What happened.
MR.
CHRISTOPHER: Very funny Bob, it's time we went
exploring with C. Alfred Geoford.
SURFER
BOB: Oh yea, he was a surfin' buddy of mine.
I knew him back in 71, or was that 81. Anyway …
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