5. His Moral Fiber. Oh man what a saint. Besides doing a “little drinking” in his youth, this guy is so morally pure I want to tell whole world. I bet you won’t catch an intern kissing this president Besides, he’s too busy extolling his role as “war president.” Ah, why can’t we all be this perfect?

4. His intelligence. Honestly, have we ever had a commander-in-chief who was so smart? Hey, can you spell dummylicious? pronounced dum-e-lish-ous. Don’t worry he can’t either.

3. Compassion. He has it in droves, especially when targeting special interest groups and organizations. For example, lauding immorality of same sex marriage to secure his conservative voter base. That’s right George, when your administration fails to scare everyone with its vague terrorist threat alerts, next step is to play family values card. The president is probably thinking, if I can’t scare American people into re-electing me by raising terrorist alert when it suits me, I will remind them about those men and women who get a thrill out of drilling each other instead of opposite sex. We humorists call such behavior incorrigible jabs of a real GIRLIE MAN.

2. Honesty: Oh how can I say it? Let me count ways. I would love to but time doesn’t permit me to engage in such fantasies.

1. Major Insomnia Reliever: Within seconds after seeing or hearing president, I quickly fall asleep. So who needs over counter sleep aids when George W. Bush is available? According to sources who requested anonymity, president is so boring, he would make a dead man rise from his grave. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ! And there you have it, 10 reasons why conservatives love George W. Bush. And if you can’t figure out logic behind this commentary you are truly an admirer. So, what does that say about you?

A freelance writer since 1989, Butler has written for various magazines and Internet publications including Impact Press, Africana.com., TimBook Tu, and The Black World Today. Moreover, Butler who lists collecting 60s memorabilia among her hobbies, writes news, features, sports and entertainment articles, as well as commentaries and humor pieces.

For next 2 hours, I searched in vain for Philip. He was nowhere to be found in that hospital. I was beginning to think I was in wrong hospital. Then, fortunately for me, I remembered that although everyone called him Philip, it was his middle name. His first name was Michael.

It is amazing how using right name opens up all right doors. In a few minutes, I had located ever-elusive Michael Philip Jones. He was in room 622 and I spent a few minutes with him reading some scripture and then had a time of prayer with him.

Walking out Philip quietly said, “Thanks, pastor, you’ll never know what this means to me.” This is usually all gratification a pastor really needs.

I left Philip’s room with a marvelous feeling of accomplishment and headed for parking lot and my car. Pulling out of hospital parking lot that old nagging feeling returned. I could not for life of me figure out what I was missing. I just knew it was something.

As I pulled into my driveway, I glanced at my watch. It was just a little after 7:30. Reaching for door to exit car, it finally dawned on me what I had forgotten. The ice cream cake. There it was on front seat and I noticed around one corner there was some leakage. I opened lid and, as I thought, ice cream cake was completely melted with tiny bits of colored icing floating on top. The ice cream cake had been in my hot car for almost 2½ hours.

The inevitable had become uneatable.

Carefully, so not to spill anything on my car seat, I carried thawed ice cream cake surprise, into my wife who thought it funniest thing she had seen in a lifetime.

Intentions are good, even those that do not turn out as expected. It truly is thought that counts in many cases.

Putting her resourceful mind to task, Mistress of Parsonage pulled this disaster out of proverbial dumpster and rescued evening as only she could. The incident reminded me of what Paul, Apostle said. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me" (Philippians 4:13 KJV). If you don’t give in or give up, there is always a solution to every quandary.

Romance is two people in love with two straws sipping liquefied ice cream cake out of same box by light of flickering candles. Romance is not defined in a day or even an incident, but a relationship that endures these things and more.

Much more.