It’s been a while since I posted about my little Springcreek drama (where I had a hard time listening to other people), so a followup is in order. Tonight, after the First Wednesday service, Scott (the guy who gets paid to manage the presentation) asked if I had a few minutes… I knew what was …
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When good intentions bite back
We’ve switched to Green Mountain Energy, a company that uses renewable resources for their energy at surprisingly competitive rates. This gives me (well, maybe Laureen and not necessarily me) a semi-warm fuzzy about not harming the environment. After one disconnect and reconnect, I tried to set up auto payment. First off, in order to access …
Feeling very sleepy…
Some of you may know that I have sleep apnea. It’s a relatively mild case, but I do snore pretty badly. I did a sleep study in 2006, and now I have a CPAP machine. CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Air Pressure, and that’s what the device essentially forces on you. People have two or …
On “The Golden Compass” and the hubris of reactionary behavior
By now, most of you may have seen the chain mail going around that begins: Just wanted you all to be aware… “There will be a new children’s movie out in December called “The Golden Compass“. The movie has been described as “atheism for kids” and is based on the first book of a trilogy …
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Okay, this confuses me
Check out that sign As the entry tag on fark.com states: “After your kid fails the minimum skills assessment, a sign reading “Let are kids walk” is probably not going to convince the school he/she should walk for graduation.” Now admittedly, I’ve got tons of issues with standardized, mandatory assessments. They have encouraged new generations …
This guy scares me
Fred Phelps
War, huh, what is it good for
Remember those trailers that were mobile weapons labs?
A brief take on the media
If you’ve ever uttered the phrase “Liberal Media”
And today
…the freezer in our garage goes out, spoiling a lot of frozen leftovers, packaged meat, and frozen ready-to-eat food awaiting Jessie in May… It’s just keeps coming.
Sigh
Let’s see… last night, had dinner with Laureen and Jacob at Zuzu’s. Normally, I love Zuzu’s. But last night, it didn’t love me. Spent a good portion of time last night making trips to the bathroom. I won’t describe what happened there. Yesterday: lost a device. Fell off my desk at work and couldn’t find …