“I’m voting for Michael Peroutka, and I think you should too.”

Okay, good people of blogdom, come with me and wade through these ethical waters…

I have concocted a plan… a babybjorn plan. Tell me how terrible and deceptive it is.

We go out and buy a babybjorn from some place in town… fullprice. We use it for out trip. In the meantime, the on sale baby bjorn arrives. We have two, identical baby bjorn carriers.

I take the new, unopened one back to the store in town, for full price.

Now… is it really that bad??

Okay… here’s my current dilemma. We have decided to buy a baby bjorn carrier. They’re usually about 90 bucks.

We want it for our trip to Arizona. We’re leaving next Wednesday afternoon, so we need it by then.

I found a great deal online, where it is just under 70 dollars. Trouble is… they haven’t received them yet. They’re expecting to ship them out next week. That means I’d need to upgrade our shipping to two day air, minimum, to get it on time. I don’t know how much that would cost, exactly (not more than the $20 difference in price, I’m sure).

So… what should I do? Pay regular price to get it on time, or tempt the fates, and pay slightly less?

If anyone else is looking for a cheap baby bjorn, by the way (and you don’t need it before wednesday next week), here’s a seemingly good place to get it:

This weekend I was flipping through my a bunch of cds I have, trying to find something I could play that the girls could boogie to. I ran across Dinosaur Jr.’s album, Where You Been?. I played a song or two from it, but decided it wasn’t what I wanted for the girls to dance around to. But I took it aside and put it on my mp3 player. I’m listening to it now.

And I removed this album from my mp3 player to make room. Weird, eh?

The only Basement Tapes I’ve listened to are the free samples that have been sent out to subscribers of Every Thought Captive.

But, judging from the cover, this is one I would love.

Woo Hoo!


MINIATURES & MORALS: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen
by Peter J. Leithart

Not only are Austen’s novels still widely read, they continue to influence modern film and literature. In both their moral content and their focused, highly detailed, “miniaturist” execution, they reveal Austen’s mastery of the art of fiction and her concern for Christian virtues exercised within communities. She entertains, edifies, and challenges men and women readers alike. From theological and literary angles, Leithart analyzes character and theme while summarizing each of Austen’s major works. Including helpful review and thought questions for each section, this book is an excellent introduction to Austen for students and for all who desire a richer appreciation of her enduring genius.

The news is out.

Rick Saenz and son (along with our friend and HSC student Blake Saunders) are coming down to play for our third annual Reformation Day Ball. I’m very happy about it, and especially excited to have live music. I invited Rick to set up a Draught Horse Press table, but that apparently is a big deal, and he passed. Still, I might ask him to bring a book or two for me.

October 29th…

George Lucas has done to the Star Wars films what Michael Jackson has done to his face.