There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
I have been politically silent online in terms of who I was voting for. And, I intend to remain so. But I will reflect a bit on this race now that the silly season is over:
1) I think its great that in a country where minorities have been legally discriminated against for [...]
Do not wonder that he reasons ill just now; a fly is buzzing by his ear; it is quite enough to unfit him for giving good counsel.
- Blaise Pascal
On the days that work at the studio, I’ll go hang out and read for about an hour at the coffee shop downtown before heading in. [...]
There’s a show on the Noggin network (a station that unfortunately has my nephew in its heroine-like grasp) that featured its cast of anthropomorphized characters having their own Olympics. The tiger demonstrated the most athletic prowess (Hmmm…tigers are Asian. What are they trying to say?) The tiger however was very arrogant in [...]
Let’s talk briefly on those people who ruin things for everybody. One such person has forced me, for example, to stop doing free sketches when I’m out and about at different events. If a man should come up and request four sketches, each one for a specific member of his family, and [...]
I’m really going to need a lexicon, or some sort of key to decode the upcoming election.
Can someone please define the ubiquitous terms Change, Hope and Unity to me and, more importantly, outline exactly what they mean in this context?
Let me go on the record as saying that I’m not a big fan of “blog” sites that pull posts from my site and post them on another so they can have updated content. Which, I’m sure, is simply to generate ad traffic.
Lay off people.
I don’t write very much about what I read. I made a long list of books last year that I wanted to tackle, but failed miserably making much headway through them. Most of the books I read weren’t on the list. I stumbled across them in different ways, and a few of [...]
The heart without the mind makes us foolish. The mind without the heart makes us cruel.
1) Have talent.
2) If you are unsure whether you have talent or not, ask 12 people who have heard you.
3) If you still must perform, choose 1 instrument and work out live versions of your songs.
4) Do not, I repeat DO NOT, record one instrument at a time into your portable recorder to [...]
“Hello, Welcome to Radio Shack.” said the man in a monotonous, almost programmed tone. “Hi, how are you doing?” I ask. “FineandthankyouforaskingwhatcanIhelpyouwithtoday?” he replied, as his words ran together and flattened, giving me the impression that he was bored and uninterested.
I describe what I need. A power cable for a [...]
Today a woman came in and ordered coffee with her cell phone plastered to her head, babbling on about the plot of Lost. She stopped momentarily to place her order then, returning to her conversation, ignored the presence of other human beings directly in front of her.
So she was in a public place, talking [...]
“Work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.” - George Macdonald
I have been stressed lately.
In case you aren’t aware of the way in which I handle stress, let me break it down for you.
1) I [...]
We have almost instinctive tendency to view others as static beings, while viewing ourselves as perpetually in-progress. An offense by another against us causes us to brand them as an offender, while we view our own offenses as mere stumbling on the path to maturity.
They’re calling for a wintry mix overnight and into tomorrow. It’s been a long time since we’ve had snow, and thought we’ve had ice in recent years, even that seems like a lifetime ago. The morning was sunny and clear, but the clouds have already started moving in, covering us with a milky [...]
Why is it that I can read philosophical/theological writings with no problem, but have a hard time reading instruction manuals?
As I look back at what I learned over the course of 2007, one of the things that immediately springs to mind is something I came to realize over the course of a few months. That is, if you’re going to discuss Christianity in an intelligent way, or attempt to, with an unbeliever [...]
The year is winding down bringing with it either the promise of new beginnings or the danger of doing it all over again, depending on your point of view and level of stick-to-it-iveness. I don’t make resolutions per se, but I do take this time to refocus, reflect, and to be more diligent in [...]
I noticed recently that there’s a “debate” group on facebook entitled “What role should the personal faith of a President play in his/her decision-making?” I browsed through briefly and noticed a few things. First, that the word “debate” has fallen prey to some serious equivocation in our culture. This isn’t a debate, [...]
This morning I interviewed Bill Corbett for our podcast. It was a good interview and he, like Mike Nelson, was very enjoyable to speak with.
Afterwards I ventured into public to finish up some Christmas shopping, which I managed to pull off relatively painlessly. I did have this conversation with a woman [...]
I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music, since it is of course, the Christmas season. There are 2 stations playing Christmas music and they are on the same rotation about 2 minutes apart…so it’s really like having one station play the songs twice.
This year, I’ve noticed how it seems almost psychotic for [...]