27.8.05
A quarter to play, a quarter to win.
The form! The technique! The prowess! It's been a decade and I still got it. There was a time when carnies ran in fear and bowling balls trembled at the sound of my name. If bowler roller had been a competetive sport, I would be a rich man.
26.8.05
24.8.05
23.8.05
Televangelist seeks to assassinate world leaders.
I'm not joking. Have you heard about this? Follow the link to an article. I don't even know what to say.
And by the way...
Ever notice you never see Pat Robertson and the Brain from Pinky and the Brain in the same place at the same time? Hmmm. I wonder...
19.8.05
Hip Tip of the Week: Penguins.
This week it's all about the Penguins.
1. Film: March of the Penguins- Saw it tonight. Amazing. See it. Now. I'll wait....
2. Book: I'm reading the Penguin classics collection of John Donne's poetry. Very good. Slow reading, but that's because I'm dang near retarded when it comes to poetry. And I've recently been informed by a professional educator that "retarded" is no longer politically incorrect and is the preferred term to be used. Go read a book in the Penguin classics series.
3. Fashion- Penguin is a clothing line and they sell a fabulous brown plaid trench coat with orange buttons for, oh... about three benjamins. Doh!
4. Song- "Penguins" from Lyle Lovett's 1994 album entitled I Love Everybody. Apparantly penguins are very sensitive to Lyle's needs. That's more than Madonna can say for her equine friends.
5. Bird- Penguins strike me as the most professionally competent of all the birds. If you want flash and pizzaz, call an eagle or a toucan. Maybe a parrot. But if you want somebody who's going to show up on time and get the job done without all the drama and attitude, well then the Penguin is your bird.
1. Film: March of the Penguins- Saw it tonight. Amazing. See it. Now. I'll wait....
2. Book: I'm reading the Penguin classics collection of John Donne's poetry. Very good. Slow reading, but that's because I'm dang near retarded when it comes to poetry. And I've recently been informed by a professional educator that "retarded" is no longer politically incorrect and is the preferred term to be used. Go read a book in the Penguin classics series.
3. Fashion- Penguin is a clothing line and they sell a fabulous brown plaid trench coat with orange buttons for, oh... about three benjamins. Doh!
4. Song- "Penguins" from Lyle Lovett's 1994 album entitled I Love Everybody. Apparantly penguins are very sensitive to Lyle's needs. That's more than Madonna can say for her equine friends.
5. Bird- Penguins strike me as the most professionally competent of all the birds. If you want flash and pizzaz, call an eagle or a toucan. Maybe a parrot. But if you want somebody who's going to show up on time and get the job done without all the drama and attitude, well then the Penguin is your bird.
Mission & Context
If you are interested in topics of mission, context, culture, and the like then you'll want to read the dialogue between kdny and me in the comments section of the Johnny Cash post. Feel free to add your two cents... or pesos... or mites... or whatever is the appropriate monetary denomination in your culture.
(Look people, you'll have to do a little of the contextualization yourself here. FP can't do everything, you know).
I've included the picture of black Jesus just to complicate matters. Enjoy.
(Look people, you'll have to do a little of the contextualization yourself here. FP can't do everything, you know).
I've included the picture of black Jesus just to complicate matters. Enjoy.
18.8.05
This explains why my ordination exams were so difficult!
Shout out to my homeboy C-Mac who emailed me this today. Apparantly it's a screen still from a Chinese bootleg of Star Wars Ep3. As it turns out, when "Jedi Counsel" was translated by the Chinese they went with "church of the elders" which, when translated back into English for the subtitles was translated "Presbyterian Church". Presbyterian comes from presbuteros, the greek word for elder, so actually it's quite acurate!
Thanks SCM, for the hilarious email It made my day.
Thanks SCM, for the hilarious email It made my day.
Pain & Grace in the Life of Johnny Cash
My denomination is mostly southern, mostly conservative, and often out of touch with the general culture of my generation. Most of the time I feel like I don't belong. But then from time to time (and more frequently now I've noticed) they throw me a bone like this little gem from the PCA's official webzine. Reminds me that I'm in the right place and that God is a Johnny Cash fan, too.
17.8.05
Back from Vacation.
Island Reading: A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving), 2 Corinthians (Saint Paul)
Island Listening: Baja Sessions (Chris Isaak), The World of Nat King Cole (Nat King Cole), Wildflowers (Tom Petty), In the Wee Hours (Frank Sinatra), At Last (Etta James), In Case We Die (Architecture in Helsinki)
Island Drinking: Corona
Island Activities: laying by pool, laying on beach, laying in bed, reading afore mentioned books, sleeping, drinking corona, various combinations of the above simultaneously
Island Films Viewed: Born Identity, Born Supremacy, The Notebook
Island Suprise: scores of lizards, thirteen blue and green parrots, two Germans in speedos, (sorry ladies, no photos)
Island Listening: Baja Sessions (Chris Isaak), The World of Nat King Cole (Nat King Cole), Wildflowers (Tom Petty), In the Wee Hours (Frank Sinatra), At Last (Etta James), In Case We Die (Architecture in Helsinki)
Island Drinking: Corona
Island Activities: laying by pool, laying on beach, laying in bed, reading afore mentioned books, sleeping, drinking corona, various combinations of the above simultaneously
Island Films Viewed: Born Identity, Born Supremacy, The Notebook
Island Suprise: scores of lizards, thirteen blue and green parrots, two Germans in speedos, (sorry ladies, no photos)
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