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I’ve Been Tagged

1. September 2008

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A colleague of mine, Susanne Goodin, posted this on her blog tonight and decided that I should do so as well. Since I am always willing to propagate a good meme, I humbly offer the following. Six Things About Me You May / May Not Know I drove an ice cream truck one summer. My parents had a [...]

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A Different Perspective

24. August 2008

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This morning, I attended the church of one of my coworkers. I am taking my last two courses needed to complete my Educational Specialist degree, and one of them is Education in Culturally Diverse Environments. The first night of class, the professor explained that one of our assignments would be to attend a culturally diverse [...]

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Summer ‘08

10. August 2008

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I really shouldn’t be writing this right now. I should be a responsible adult and get off the computer and go to bed. Instead, I am going to try to be a more responsible writer by posting for the first time in a couple of days. By golly, I hope you appreciate the commitment I [...]

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Lessons from an Unlikely Source

4. August 2008

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Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong, but we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us… In the simplest terms and [...]

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My Leg is Famous

29. July 2008

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Well, not really. Okay, kinda. StuffChristiansLike.net is one of the blogs I check out daily. Jon, the creator / author / creative genius behind Stuff Christians Like took another guy’s great idea in a whole new churchy-direction. Some time back, Christian Lander debuted his blog, Stuff White People Like. By the beginning of July, his book [...]

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Last Lecture Prof Dies

25. July 2008

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Randy Pausch died today. A professor from Carnegie Mellon University who was diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago, Pausch became a sensation on the interwebs when video from his “Last Lecture” began making the rounds. Apparently, the idea of a “Last Lecture” has been something of a tradition in the sacred halls of [...]

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Why I Have Man Crush on Los

24. July 2008

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I am not sure when I first stumbled across RagamuffinSoul.com, but I know when I first became aware of Carlos Whittaker. Last fall, my bride and I were watching an episode of L.A. Ink on Tivo when this guy got what had to be the most awesome piece of the night. He came in and explained [...]

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The Exploding Car (or Why Tiffany Never Went Out With Me Again)

21. July 2008

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  I originally shared this story as a comment on another post. After what D$ has been posting over on Clouds in My Coffee, I decided that I needed to share a story of my own. I have taken the original post and updated it just a bit. Again, I offer this disclaimer: This story, like [...]

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Twenty MORE Questions for Blair

15. July 2008

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I originally did this back in 2005, so I suppose almost three years is long enough to wait before trying it again. I promise to answer the next twenty questions posed to me in the comments section of this post. No matter how off the wall, outlandish, theological, or personal they may be… I will answer [...]

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A Stroll Down Amnesia Lane

15. July 2008

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One of the joys of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace is the reuniting of old friends. I am on both, and I have found friends from years ago. With some, I exchange pleasantries, but the years have had their toll and the best part of those friendships would be the memories we [...]

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