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Movies 10/8-12/29

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

I significantly slowed down watching movies, and actually cut myself off from Netflix discs about a month ago.  Now only the kids get discs, though I will still be able to watch some online.  Anyhow, this will seem like way…

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Time for another update…

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

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For those of you regular readers still out there, or perhaps those who used to be regular readers and happen to be checking back in, I have to apologize for taking such a long break from blogging.  It’s not…

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Implications from John (the Gospel, that is)

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

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It doesn’t matter what denomination you belong to.  I doesn’t matter what religion or non-religion you claim for yourself.  John Piper’s sermon from last week sums up the message of Scripture in one of the best ways I’ve heard…

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Definition of Indefensible

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Nobel_Peace_PrizeWebster’s online dictionary says the definition of “indefensible” is this:

 

Main Entry: in·de·fen·si·ble
Pronunciation: \-ˈfen(t)-sə-bəl\
Function: adjective
Date: 1529

1 a : incapable of being maintained as right or valid :untenable b : incapable of being justified or excused :inexcusable…

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Movies 9/23-10/7

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

mists_of_avalonThe Mists of Avalon (2001)

This ended up in my queue after watching and enjoying the first seasons of Merlin and Legend of the Seeker.  Here we now have the Arthurian legend with “a feminist slant,” as Netflix’s summary puts it. …

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Another classic from The Onion

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

In my attempt for more drive-by blogging, with no rabbit holes involved, this video from The Onion folks speaks for itself.  Sorry, but you have to wait for the advertisement to complete first.  It’s worth the wait.

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Watch out bloggers…

Monday, October 5th, 2009

sam_stealing_moreSounds like the Government found a new way to dig deeper into our pockets while attempting to regulate all us bloggers out here, who really just write random things that nobody pays attention to anyway.  Here’s a short snippet from…

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Book reviews 10/4

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

I spent the past month reading several more books loaned to me by others.  If you plan to loan something else to me, let’s take a break for a month or so.  Thank you for the thought, but I really…

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Hero… Gyro… whatever

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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Jake clued me in to Arby’s new $5.01 menu last week, and I have since fallen in love with their Gyro sandwich.  When I got back from an Arby’s run Friday, I attempted to describe to him the great…

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33 or 36?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

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The topic of my lack of frequent posts comes up often at work, quickly followed by the topic of how long it takes me to construct a post.  You see, I really am not comfortable enough with my knowledge…

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