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A little over a week ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil platform asploded in the gulf, and two days later (on Earth Day) it collapsed and sank. This left several people dead, as well as a large tube in the bottom of the ocean presumably looking like an out of control garden hose–bleeding large amounts of [...]
Yay! A positive post! A really positive post! Over the last 10 years, I had developed a very bad sinus infection susceptibility. It had gotten so bad that I could count on at least 6 sinus infections all through the year. And these were bad…lasting a week or two with fever, loss of voice, etc. [...]
I’ve only been in the ‘official’ technology workforce for 15 years, but this is enough for me to sip a beverage, stare at the horizon and wax philosophical about the whole thing. This involves pondering the patterns of the whole and of the parts, and the mechanics in which they interact. I’ve worked at no [...]
OK, this is a reality TV show. Which is to say it’s not real. And it’s also to say that you can’t really comment on them as people because of that. But in regard to the behavior on the show, I’m actually surprised that the whole thing lasted so long. I read a book (I [...]
First of all, the bottles are about twice as thick as the Deer Park’s of the water world. These days, drinking Deer Park is like sipping water from a baggy. They’ve reduced the thickness of the bottles to save money on petrochemical plastics, and reduce landfill space. But not Fiji. It is nearly indestructible. The [...]
Today on the interstate I saw a blue Honda that had obviously been in some sort of minor accident. The left side was slightly scraped up, and you could tell the mirror had been knocked off. Other than the mirror, the damage was purely superficial. The owner of the car had bolted on a generic [...]
Today I sang an a cappella number with our church’s youth ensemble, One Voice. They’re a good singin’ group of kids and they’re pretty funny too. More funny than they realize (and I mean that in the best possible way). Really brings back memories of my ol’ high school ensemble days. I’m going to go [...]
When my daughter was little..er she walked in one day, did a little dance and sang the Britney Spears lyrics “I’m not…that….innocent”. This should be a horrifying incident for any father, and I immediately canceled our appointment with that talent scout. Then I strongly admonished her for dancing. We’re Baptist, after all. I had no [...]
Remember that guy who strapped a camera to his cat’s collar? Well, these folks did the same thing with an elephant.
We had a Corgi. It was named Odie. He knew 15 or so tricks, and was almost killed by yellowjackets once. For the rest of his life he attacked flying insects with a vengence. They are cool dogs.
Here’s a cool story about a pilot who was shot down in WWII and saved by natives. It’s great how the Christian concepts come out even in the secular press.
Heavy snow follows tornadoes, giant hail Flash!…..Ahhhahhhhhh…king of the impossible! It’s very hot, and they’re talking of hail. That equals Flash Gordon by my calculations. Seriously though, if you want to see someone who has taken Blogging from a toy to a serious communications medium that benefits quite a few people, check out James Spann’s [...]
I am avoiding guitar hero like the plague. If I’m going to practice and instrument…it needs to be a real one!
The female contingent of our family went to “cottontale’s village” yesterday. This is a bit like “christmas village” except I guess spring based due to Easter and such. There, my daughter met and fell in love with sugargliders. She likes all animals (including wild mice), and these were no exception. One apparently hopped on my [...]
Fear is the enemy of Christian leadership. It’s like carrying a bowl of soup over a bridge. Do you: A) stare at the bowl, constantly worrying if it will spill. Then spill it. B) Keep your eye on the other side of the bridge, and make it without spilling a drop of soup. C) Eat [...]
18 years ago I bought my Wife-to-be our first Valentines Day gift. It was a small teddy bear and a James Brown tape. It didn’t go over well. Women….who can understand them?
When we filed one of our first ‘real’ tax returns over a decade ago, we were astonished to find out we owed money to Uncle Sam. We were right out of college and had very little money so any financial hit was ‘not good’. We decided to look for any and all deductions, which was [...]
Looks like Amos finally threw in the towel on the Old Testament polling. After several weeks with no votes, he has decided to focus more on prophecy. His last words: “Woe!”
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