The Devil himself left the area. My son is home from Iraq and he says it's hot. My chickens are laying hard boiled eggs. 106 in the shade here. Feel free to add your own "It's so Hot that.."
Author: Michael
Follower of Jesus, conservative, freedom-loving patriot.
A Purple Hair Duck?
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Church Service in Germany
I have much to be thankful for this morning. My wife and family are safe and there has been little or no damage. Diane has no electricity, but she does have a phone, and my phone bill from here will be horrendous. She and the puppies spent the night in the homemade "bunker" under the … Continue reading Church Service in Germany
What I Have Seen Since Katrina:
The poor and the wealthy hurt by the storm, Black, white, Hispanic, oriental and Indian all hurt by the storm. Christian people giving, giving, giving. Churches going all out to minister in Jesus' name Neighbors going door to door helping one another Thugs and hoodlums going door to door looking for someone vulnerable. Ice and … Continue reading What I Have Seen Since Katrina:
Hurricane Tools
Best news at Click2Houston and Harris County Homeland Security. Best hurricane blogs at SciGuy and Steve Gregory. Best tracking at NOAA. Real time wind speeds at NOAA. Real time rainfall at Harris County Homeland Security. So far, I'm relieved. Only a quarter inch of rain so far and max winds predicted around 60 mph. Thanks … Continue reading Hurricane Tools
Rita Update Needed
Normally, people come to Chasing the Wind to get information. Except while I'm in Germany, information is scarce. What's the damage like in Houston? Any flooding or wind damage? Anybody seen my wife?
Before the Storm
I was unsuccessful at getting home - hours before my flight was supposed to leave from Duisburg, Germany, all flights into Houston, Dallas, and Austin were cancelled. I briefly considered San Antonio, but I-10 is one way out of Houston. So I'm staying put. My lovely and very capable wife is riding out the storm. … Continue reading Before the Storm
Random Thought
Ever notice the decline in UFO sightings now that everbody has a camcorder?
Hurricane Rita
I picked a terrible weekend to be overseas. Out of touch, thousands of miles away, hurricane bearing down on our home, almost no email. I'm hurrying home as fast as I can, and it looks like my flight land just as the hurricane hits. I'm likely to be diverted to some random Texas city. Pray … Continue reading Hurricane Rita
Should Wal-Mart rebuild
CNN did a pole today and ask if Wal-Mart should be in charge of rebuilding the area wrecked by hurricane Katrina. Mixed answers came back in the form of emails but I thought it was hilarious that anyone would pose such a question. Feedback ranged from Stop asking the government for help and handouts, surfers … Continue reading Should Wal-Mart rebuild
Sunrise Over Nova Scotia
I had forgotten how interesting traveling can be; it's been over 6 years since I returned from Singapore. I woke yesterday morning to a very lovely sunrise over Nova Scotia from 35,000 feet. I am in Duisberg, Germany now on business and enjoying the cultural differences. For one thing, I have a very German last … Continue reading Sunrise Over Nova Scotia
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
Today is National Talk Like a Pirate Day. All posts and comments today are automatically "piratized." Comment all you want today on this post and you're automatically a pirate! (Technie note: WordPress plugin for Pirates available at Geek Ramblings.)
Kenya Mission Trip
God has been begun preparing me to be a part of an upcoming mission trip; I want to experience first-hand the needs of another culture and to help evangelize our lost world. Our mission group is scheduled to depart for Africa by the end of this year 2005. We have been preparing and planning for … Continue reading Kenya Mission Trip
Serenity Sequels
The upcoming Serenity movie will be a hit. If you've seen the previews, you know it. If you've seen the series, you're nearly giddy waiting for September 30th. Sci Fi Wire is reporting that most of the cast has signed up for two more sequels already. Nathan Fillion is the only one who hasn't committed, … Continue reading Serenity Sequels
Useless Information
If you have a USB mouse, you can physically plug it into an ethernet port. It doesn't do anything useful, but you *can* do it.
I Drive to Fast
Haphazard Posting
Stephen the Redneck Blogger will be filling in yet again for me over the next month. Give him a hand, but make sure he washes it first if he's been playing with his animals. I don't know how accessible I'll be over the next month - I have 3 separate business trips planned for Duisberg, … Continue reading Haphazard Posting
Secular Bigotry
Manual Miranda in OpinionJournal has a strong criticism of the questioning of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. While we all expected chest-puffing and posturing from the Senators, we didn't expect illegal religious bigotry to be so acceptable. Excerpts: Article VI of the Constitution prohibits a religious test from being imposed on nominees to public office. … Continue reading Secular Bigotry
Christian Carnival #87
Psuedo-Polymath hosts this week Christian Carnival #87.
Kasey Kahne's Girlfriend
No wonder so many people come here looking for Kasey Kahne or Dale Earnhardt Jr.s girlfriend. Why is Chasing the Wind ranked #2 on this site for Kasey Kahne and #1 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. ? Bizarre. (I almost wrote "bizzare" or perhaps "bizare" or "bizzarre" but that's just pandering to the search engines so … Continue reading Kasey Kahne's Girlfriend
Computer Gymnastics
I didn't get to read or post today. So solly cholly. It started when I asked my company if I could borrow a laptop for an upcoming business trip, which they thought was a good idea. They even gave me extra stuff to do on the plane. 😛 When they dropped off the laptop, the … Continue reading Computer Gymnastics
Astroworld Closes
Six Flags / Astroworld is closing after 37 years. The property it is sitting on is worth roughly $110 million, or $1 million an acre. I haven't been in years and years. The rides were shorter, the lines were longer, it had a "hoodlum" feel about it, the gift shops were full of overpriced trinkets. … Continue reading Astroworld Closes
Katrina and Social Security Reform
These two topic shouldn't go together, but if the Angry Left can combine hurricanes and racism, then I can combine hurricanes and Social Security reform. 😛 Ted Kennedy, liberal stalwarth, said recently, "what the heck is a stalwarth? Did you misspell 'stalworth'? What kind of cheesy website are you running?" Then he said, "What the … Continue reading Katrina and Social Security Reform
Protesting Jobs That Are Better Than Yours
Let's say you're a union (United Food and Commercial Workers, UFCW) and you're upset about the low wages Wal-Mart pays. Let's also say that since none of your union is interesting in picketing, that you decide to hire non-union temporary workers to picket for you in the 104°F heat. Good idea? I think not. Wal-Mart … Continue reading Protesting Jobs That Are Better Than Yours
The Real Katrina Tragedy
The real tragedy from Katrina is not the wind, the rain, or the flooding. No, the real tragedy is that number of dangerous animals parading around on two feet. From a link from Vox comes this story at Useful Fools. It's too graphic to repost here in it's entirety, but two survivors of the Superdome … Continue reading The Real Katrina Tragedy
The Bible or the Axe
William O. Levi The Bible or the Axe One man's dramatic escape from persecution in the Sudan When I first read the title, I assumed this book would be about a man having to choose whether to renounce his faith or be killed. It was that, but it was more. William's grandfather explained to him … Continue reading The Bible or the Axe
Ill Wind May Not Blow to the Whitehouse
Will Hurricane Katrina spell the end of George Bush's Presidency? Almost certainly yes, with a few caveats. 😛 As the full horror of Hurricane Katrina sinks in, thousands of desperate columnists are asking if this is the end of George Bush's presidency. The answer is almost certainly yes, provided that every copy of the US … Continue reading Ill Wind May Not Blow to the Whitehouse
Albums You Know By Heart
Doug over at Coffeeswirls has a post about his top albums after he read the Top 500 Albums of all time. His list has a lot harder rock than I listened to. Yes, I know, this post does two things. One, it dates me. Yes, I called them albums, not CDs. Two, I forget. Probably … Continue reading Albums You Know By Heart
PalmSource and Palm OS
PalmSource was just sold off to a Japanese company called Access. The Palm LifeDrive I just purchased runs Palm OS 5.x and is owned by PalmSource. Any techies (Sean?) that have an idea of what this means? No more Palm OS updates? Switching to Windows CE? What happens next?
Explanation of Life
One day, God created the dog and said: "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and … Continue reading Explanation of Life
Paul Aldrich: Mock 'n' Roll
Paul Aldrich's comedy CD called Mock 'n' Roll is light-hearted, family oriented fun. Accompanying himself on the guitar, Paul belts out familiar tunes with oddly twisted words, like the Rolling Stones I Can't Get No Liposuction and Stairway to 7 Eleven. His voice lends itself to the fun with reasonable imitations of the famous groups. … Continue reading Paul Aldrich: Mock 'n' Roll
Christian Carnival #86
Go read the best of Christian blogging today at Technogypsy.
Katrina: Search for Missing People
There are many websites trying to help people find missing loved ones in the wake of Katrina. Yahoo has created a "metasearch" page where you can search all of the Katrina missing persons websites at once.
Just a few minutes Daddy.
Tonight as I sat on the back porch and was watching the sun set, I had a wonderful encounter. A soldier from Fort Hood was out for a drive with his little girl and something made him stop at our house. His little girl saw all the animals in our pasture and wanted to have … Continue reading Just a few minutes Daddy.
Relief Efforts at Texas A&M
I'm happy to see my Alma Mater, Texas A&M University, is helping out the refugees from Hurricane Katrina: From: President Robert M. Gates [mailto:president@tamu.edu] Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 2:47 PM To: undisclosed-recipients Subject: Relief Efforts at Texas A&M To: Faculty, Students and Staff Subject: Relief Efforts at Texas A&M Any Aggie of any age … Continue reading Relief Efforts at Texas A&M
Back from Connecticut
I'm back - had a fabulous time in Manchester, Connecticut, visiting relatives. A big THANK YOU to my brother Stephen for tackling the guest blogging duties while I was away. I have a lot of stuff in my inbox to post, some updates on reviews of the Mind & Media books, so pardon if the … Continue reading Back from Connecticut
Wal-Mart helps out
Wal-Mart is really doing their part to help out with the hurricane relief effort. As of today, Wal-Mart and the Walton family have given $23 million. Any associate that lost their store(40,000 out of work) and is staying somewhere else can work at the store in that town. They can qualify for $250 just to … Continue reading Wal-Mart helps out
I love babies
New lives on the ranch.
I have gas
Just filled the truck up with gas. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!! Thank you for your time!
Katrina: Before and After
For more pictures, go to GlobalSecurity.org. I don't know if these pictures will load - their bandwidth seems to be overloaded - but these before and after pictures give a gut-wrenching impact. Comparative imagery of the Superdome, pre- and post-Katrina: Comparative imagery of a Highway interchange in New Orleans, pre- and post-Katrina: Comparative imagery of … Continue reading Katrina: Before and After
Houston Hurricane Relief
If you're in Houston and would like to help, the Harris County Citizens Corps needs immediate help with set-up and check-in at the Astrodome for the 23,000 victims who are being relocated from New Orleans. Visit the Harris County Citizens Corp's website and click on "Volunteer Today" to sign up.
Birds and the Bees, 2005 Style
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 … Continue reading Birds and the Bees, 2005 Style
Christian Carnival #85
Christian Carnival #85 is now posted at Crossroads. The best of Christian blogging. 🙂
Abandon New Orleans
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 … Continue reading Abandon New Orleans
Book of Daniel
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 … Continue reading Book of Daniel
Christian Groups and Hurricane Relief
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 … Continue reading Christian Groups and Hurricane Relief
Casualties in Iraq
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 … Continue reading Casualties in Iraq
Piggy Bank
Look at my piggy bank after I bought gas yesterday.
Mechanical Investing for September 2005
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 … Continue reading Mechanical Investing for September 2005
Discount Religion
Thanks Bro
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 … Continue reading Thanks Bro
Hurricane Katrina
I have been glued to the TV for hours looking at this monster storm heading towards New Orleans. I was watching TWC reports coming in from offshore recording storm serge of 30 feet. Lets all put our prayers together for these folks in her path because it's not gonna be good.
Out of Control
Ok, so first Cindy Sheehan shows up in Crawford Texas. Then Joan Baez shows up and Crawford-stock is born. Rednecks tearing up the roadway. Pro-war and anti-war activist line both sides of the street. And the mud flies freely. Lets not stop there! Go all out. Headlining for Crawford-stock be no other then The Dixie … Continue reading Out of Control
Welcome to my world
As Mike put it, we live deep in the wood. We like it that way. There are no neighbors that we can see. We built our house on a hilltop overlooking a now closed dairy farm. We live the quite, down to earth life and not that we have any qualms with the big city, … Continue reading Welcome to my world
Redneck Bloggin'
And now, the guest host of Chasing the Wind for the next 5 days..... it's Stephen! Take it away, bro. 🙂
I'm On the Phone
I have a Cingular cell phone account. My wife has an AT&T cell phone account, but AT&T is owned by Cingular. I want to combine these onto a single bill. I call Cingular Migration. They tell me I have to call AT&T Customer Care first. AT&T Customer Care tells me they have to transfer the … Continue reading I'm On the Phone
Evolving Tactics
Diversity. Inclusion. OpinionJournal makes the point that conservatives are using tools normally reserved for liberals: But on a variety of fronts conservatives are using arguments and tactics heretofore under patent protection by the left, including pushing for activist judges (with four decades of liberal jurisprudence on the books, the left's best hope is judges who … Continue reading Evolving Tactics
Great Movie Line
Great Movie Line. Click. Wait till the end. 🙂 From Brutally Honest via a tip from American Digest. Update: Jawa Report has the details of the movie: It's from a 1940 film called "The Ghost Breakers." Geoff: "When a person dies and is buried, it seems there's certain voodoo priests who have the power to … Continue reading Great Movie Line
Intimidating the Army
I found out my son may *not* graduate this weekend after all. He's passed everything except for his P.T. test (physical training), and he'll retake that test this afternoon. Please pray for Alex today that he passes his P.T. test this afternoon. I tried to intimidate the Army captain by telling him that I already … Continue reading Intimidating the Army
Perfect Engagement
When I asked Diane to marry me, I tried to make it as romantic as possible. Outdoors, in a gazebo, azaleas blooming, down on one knee... It was almost perfect. I forgot the tortoise. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer realised she had found true love with husband MatthewVaughan when she gratefully accepted a tortoise instead of an … Continue reading Perfect Engagement
Didn't Change Mind; Still Dislike the Left
A recent visitor took umbrage with with my Religious Linkage for Monday post last week. Part of that post was a Worldnet article called "10 Reasons I've Grown to Despise the Left." The visitor disagreed with the post and cited all sorts of things wrong with right wingers. I threw a penalty flag in my … Continue reading Didn't Change Mind; Still Dislike the Left
Redneck Writing
Don't be alarmed. I have several travel days scattered throughout the next couple of months, and rather than let Chasing the Wind sit idle during those times, my brother Stephen will be guest blogging. Now, while I enjoy the simple pleasures of country life and the moral clarity and family values that simple living encourages, … Continue reading Redneck Writing
Cindy Sheehan Changes a Mind
I didn't think it possible, but Cindy Sheehan actually changed a mind. Scott Randolph writes: I actually felt myself become a republican today. It was around 10am, when I read the latest update of the Cindy Sheehan saga in CNN.com. I then shot over to read some blogs about it, and perused the comments in … Continue reading Cindy Sheehan Changes a Mind
How the D-Day Invasion Would Be Reported By Today's Press
NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944) Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more were wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior … Continue reading How the D-Day Invasion Would Be Reported By Today's Press
Christian Carnival 83
Christian Carnival 83 is up at All Kinds of Time. I just stumbled onto this group today; obviously this blogging "carnival" has been going on for quite some time. It appears to be quite a collection of "best of Christian blogging" that's posted on a regular basis. I'll look into figuring out how to be … Continue reading Christian Carnival 83
Cindy Sheehan
I suppose I ought to write about Cindy Sheehan just so the search engines will think I'm topical. I can't figure out why she's still on the news. She met with Bush in June of 2004 and said at the time that she thanked Bush for being such a kind man. A year later she's … Continue reading Cindy Sheehan
Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds
First, if you're not some techy-geek, skip this post. Better yet, post a comment that says, "I have no idea what you're talking about." Make sure you click on one of the smiley faces that best describes your feelings. Second, Dwight is running an experiment on Full versus Partial RSS feeds. You might be surprised … Continue reading Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds
Church for Men
When Diane & I discuss dating topics with other church singles, always we end up discussing the proper roles of men and women in both dating and in marriage. Usually we end up agreeing that men are not taking the role of "spiritual leader" properly in accordance with Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 11. The … Continue reading Church for Men
One Ugly Dog
Man. That's got to be the ugliest dog I've ever seen. Some may call it a tale of beauty and the beast. But Sam, a 14-year-old pedigreed Chinese crested, and a three-time champ in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, is the dog of Susie Lockheed's dreams. Lockheed, 53, enjoys massaging Sam's fleshy, thin, potato-chip ears … Continue reading One Ugly Dog
Tasty Surprise at the Cafe
My workplace has a cafeteria downstairs that served decent food, but over the weekend the old crew cleared out and new management took over. It's not a cafeteria anymore; it's a full blown cafe. Before, available breakfast was bagels or pancakes or scrambled eggs out of powder. This morning, a chef was making omelettes out … Continue reading Tasty Surprise at the Cafe
Ex-Online Porn Developer
Highlighting those whose faith in Jesus has turned their life around, here's Michele Washam, owner of one of the first "ladies only" adult web sites, now a Christian outreach ministry to women in relationship troubles. You can visit both of her websites at Just for Ladies and Heartbreak University. A former developer of a pornographic … Continue reading Ex-Online Porn Developer
Science Made Stupid Again
I stumbled across a funny site called "Science Made Stupid" and started writing a post about it... Introduction Since the dawn of time, man has looked to the heavens and wondered: where did the stars come from? He has looked at the great diversity of plants and animals around him and wondered: where did life … Continue reading Science Made Stupid Again
Galloping Buzz
About 6 months ago, my computer at work started to make a random buzz once in a while. Not often, not a constant buzz, but a particular pattern that only happened occasionally. Sort of a "bzz.. bzz.. bzzz.. bzzzzzzz" pattern. Last month, my computer at home started making the same buzzing noize. At home, I … Continue reading Galloping Buzz
Peter Jenning's Faith
CharismaNow offers some insight into the faith of Peter Jennings before he died earlier this week of lung cancer. TV anchor Peter Jennings "was very interested in the Bible, very interested in the things of God," according to the daughter of evangelist Billy Graham. Anne Graham Lotz said she didn't know the longtime host of … Continue reading Peter Jenning's Faith
Chickens as Pets
The New York Times has a story that more and more people are raising chickens as pets. This doesn't come as any surprise to me. My brother happily raises chickens every bit as funny looking as these. As my brother puts it, both he and the chicken get a lot out of the relationship. He … Continue reading Chickens as Pets
Lamentations of the Father
Lamentations of the Father by Ian Frazier Laws Pertaining to the Living Room Of the beasts of the field, and of the fishes of the sea, and of all foods that are acceptable in my sight you may eat, but not in the living room. Of the hoofed animals, broiled or ground into burgers, you … Continue reading Lamentations of the Father
Pool of Siloam
In the Gospel of John is the story of Jesus curing a blind man. At the time it was commonly accepted that if you were blind or had a deformity that it was caused by sin. The desciples asked Jesus whether the blindness was caused by the blind man's sin or by the blind man's … Continue reading Pool of Siloam
Religious Linkage for Monday
I kept waiting for Monday to let up; doesn't look like it's going to happen. So instead of thought-provoking commentary, here's a couple of interrelated links: 10 reasons I've grown to despise the Left ...and why you should, too Yeah, I know it's written in an inflammatory way, but look at the list, especially if … Continue reading Religious Linkage for Monday
Jesus: An Intimate Portrait
I enjoyed this book immensely; Jesus: An Intimate Portrait of the Man, His Land, and His People is written clearly and easily and provides an engaging story of the life of Jesus. The four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell complimentary stories of Jesus, and one must read all four gospels to understand … Continue reading Jesus: An Intimate Portrait
Baptizing Dead Babies
If you're a proponent of abortion, one of the beliefs you must have is that no baby actually exists; at best, it's a lump of tissue. I've heard many opinions on exactly when life begins, from conception to the first cell division to the first heartbeat to out-of-womb viability all the way to birth. I'll … Continue reading Baptizing Dead Babies
My Name Is John Daker
It's sort of like a talent show. Only without the talent. After viewing a few of them, come back here and tell me who your, er, favorite is.
Earaches Are Funny
Except for that "pain" part. And the lack of sleep. Leftover from Monday's yuckiness was an earache. All the other symptoms faded except that. Laying down made my ear clog and throb. At first I thought I was hearing a washing machine running, except our washer doesn't sound like that. Then I realized I was … Continue reading Earaches Are Funny
Mechanical Investing for August 2005
I'm a day late for trading. I started to review the mechanical trading stocks yesterday but my head wouldn't cooperate. 😛 Investments improve yet again this month. I'm up 7.9% for the last weeks and up 1.0% for the year. The Dow is down 1.0% this year. Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months … Continue reading Mechanical Investing for August 2005
A Faith Vacuum
A faith vacuum haunts Europe There was a time when Europe would justly refer to itself as "Christendom." Europeans built the Continent's loveliest edifices to accommodate their acts of worship. They quarreled bitterly over the distinction between transubstantiation and consubstantiation. As pilgrims, missionaries and conquistadors, they sailed to the four corners of the Earth, intent … Continue reading A Faith Vacuum
Under the Weather
I know today was Stock Trading Day, but I just couldn't do it today. I've been sick all day and pretty much slept the last 20 hours straight. I woke up this afternoon briefly and started researching stock, but that made my brain hurt. I'm feeling much better this evening - and Diane fixed some … Continue reading Under the Weather
Best of the Web Directory
Forbes has assembled 3000 websites and categorized them, then extracted the "Best of the Web." From Blogs to Investing to American History, you'll find a link here.
Embrace Good; Resist Evil
Whew. Yesterday's topic on "Progressive Christians" stirred up some passions. I was going to make a post today about how as a Christian we should always embrace good and always abhor evil. You cannot simply embrace the good alone; you must resist evil. If it's immoral, oppose it. I had some vague idea about some … Continue reading Embrace Good; Resist Evil
Progressive Christianity
I'm convinced the liberal left is working on a new tactic - to claim christianity for themselves. That's right, if you believe in the right to have an abortion, they're working on scripture interpretation to support it. Gay marriage? They push a "God is Love" approach that allows homosexuality and completely skip over the "homosexuality … Continue reading Progressive Christianity
The Mousetrap
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. "What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning. "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is … Continue reading The Mousetrap
Konfabulator
Konfabulator was an up-and-coming commercial widget organizer, but Yahoo bought them last week and now it's free! What's it do? A thousand little things, you get to choose. I was looking for a hurricane tracker for Diane and found it. Control your TIVO from the web, Display traffic jams, a pharmacy of drug information, baseball … Continue reading Konfabulator
Incident Logs
IncidentLog.com gathers information from the various city police and fire departments, then combines them into a Google map to give you a visual indication of incidents that recently happened. For instance, it pulls data for Houston from City of Houston Active Incidents and turns it into a mappable IncidentLog of the last 50 events in … Continue reading Incident Logs
Brain Vacuum
Yeah, I know I should write something. My muse went on vacation for some reason, taking all the interesting topics. Karl Rove? John Roberts? Kids that breakdance? Why the Inquisition wasn't so bad? How many "Ten Commandments" are there? Which of our two dogs is getting on top of the kitchen table? So many topics. … Continue reading Brain Vacuum
Insane Frog From Beverly Hills
Follow these links in order. First, the Insanity Test that's been around a while: Insanity Test How did you do? Did you laugh? For those of you who couldn't get the link to work, here are the lyrics: Beh-ding ding ding ding dididing ding bing bing pscht, Dorhrm bom bom bedom bem bom bedom bom … Continue reading Insane Frog From Beverly Hills
Jesus: An Intimate Portrait of the Man, His Land, and His People
The next book up for review is Currently Reviewing:Jesus: An Intimate Portrait of the Man, His Land, and His People: . Stay tuned for a review soon. 🙂
"Firefly" for Free!
SciFi channel will be showing all 13 Firefly episodes starting this Friday evening for FREE! Prepare for the upcoming blockbuster movie "Serenity" by watching the original series on Friday nights Fabulous sci-fi / western series, can't say enough good things about it. Funny and smart, it was the best series I've seen on television in … Continue reading "Firefly" for Free!
Terrorists Still Hate Us
Even though the title of this article says, "Muslim world rejecting violence, says poll," that's not the conclusion I get from reading the results. The survey found that in Turkey, Morocco and Indonesia 15% or fewer said that suicide bombings and other acts of violence against civilian targets in defence of Islam could be justified; … Continue reading Terrorists Still Hate Us
John Roberts Replaces Karl Rove
What happened to all the Karl Rove stories? Karl Rove go *poof* as the news media gears up to oppose John Roberts for the Supreme Court. The Karl Rove stories were just like the Tom DeLay stories. There was no meat to them, no substance, just media frenzy looking for something to damage Bush. The … Continue reading John Roberts Replaces Karl Rove
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
I finally finished I don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. I was slow at reading the full book only because there was so much to provoke thought, especially in the first half of the book. Essentially, IDHEFTBAA (pardon the abbreviation; it's a long title) gives a step-by-step apologetics approach to Christianity, all the … Continue reading I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
Blogging Kerfuffle
Stuff I'm not likely to blog about this week: - The latest Harry Potter book. It sold a lot of copies apparently. - The Karl Rove kerfuffle. Like the Tom DeLay witch-hunt of last year, it's just partisan yelping trying to find something, anything, that'll burn the conservatives. I think "kerfuffle" is a silly word. … Continue reading Blogging Kerfuffle
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