Archive for August, 2005

Birds and the Bees, 2005 Style

Posted on August 31, 2005. Filed under: Fun Stuff | Tags: , , |

A little boy goes to his father and asks “Daddy, how was I born? The father answers: “Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway! Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and [...]

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Christian Carnival #85

Posted on August 31, 2005. Filed under: General | Tags: , , , |

Christian Carnival #85 is now posted at Crossroads. The best of Christian blogging.

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Abandon New Orleans

Posted on August 31, 2005. Filed under: News | Tags: |

The Army Corp has been unable to plug the levees that are flooding New Orleans. Dropping 3000 lb sandbags and 15 foot concrete barriers are having no effect. This morning, the Lousiana governer called for a complete evacuation of New Orleans. No idea where these people are supposed to go, though. The population of New [...]

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Book of Daniel

Posted on August 30, 2005. Filed under: Faith, General, Movies and TV | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this year, I wrote about Bible Fiction on television. I watched part of Revelation. It was too slow for my taste, and the nun who supposedly devoted herself to the Glorious Reappearing of Christ sure didn’t know much about the Bible. For the most part, though, they treated faith with respect, and I had [...]

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Christian Groups and Hurricane Relief

Posted on August 30, 2005. Filed under: Faith, News | Tags: , , , , , |

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the hundreds of thousands of people impacted by Hurricane Katrina yesterday. Reports are sketchy, but perhaps 55 people have died and anywhere from $9 billion to $20 billion in damages. If you’d like to help out, Christian organizations are providing relief and will put your donation to good [...]

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Casualties in Iraq

Posted on August 30, 2005. Filed under: Iraq War | Tags: , , , , , , , |

The mainstream media breathlessly informs us every chance they get that over 1900 soldier have died in Iraq. I wouldn’t be surprised to read a story that said, “President Bush has declared parts of Louisiana and Mississippi a disaster area after Hurricane Katrina, despite the fact that over 1900 soldiers have died in Iraq.” Here’s [...]

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Piggy Bank

Posted on August 29, 2005. Filed under: Fun Stuff | Tags: , |

Look at my piggy bank after I bought gas yesterday.

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Mechanical Investing for September 2005

Posted on August 29, 2005. Filed under: Finances | Tags: |

I’m ready for the market to improve and stay improved. So far, I’m merely treading water this year, and the last month was terrible. Last 4 weeks: -3.9% Last 3 months: +0.2% Year to date: -1.1% (Dow is -3.1% ytd) Last 12 months:+1.9% Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months Return   KELYA $29.73 [...]

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Discount Religion

Posted on August 29, 2005. Filed under: Faith, Fun Stuff | Tags: |

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Thanks Bro

Posted on August 28, 2005. Filed under: Guest Blogging | Tags: , |

My first attempt at guest blogging didn’t go over as well as I envisioned. I did learn that I am not as opinionated as my brother, or maybe I am, just not the typist he is. Friday was a fishing day for me. Pulled a few white bass out of the Colorado River. A good [...]

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