January 2010
9 posts
Greatness and Splendor
My friends, I have a question to ask. Why does man crave great things? I do not refer to large houses, expensive art, or nice cars. I refer to the great things of the natural world. The Ocean. The Mountains. Things that show man how truly small he is. How little he can really affect his world. Yes, there are some who attempt to tame the ocean, to conquer the mountains. But do they succeed?...
On litter, treehuggers, and java chillers.
I was out taking a walk recently, and I ended up down at the local Sonic. I decided to order a nice cold Java Chiller, and drink it on my way home. About halfway home, I had finished it. A little voice popped into my head, saying “just toss it by the road, it won’t make any difference. What’s one more piece of trash?” I’m happy to say, I took it home and threw it in...
VICTORIOUS!!!
As most of you know, I am a little bit of a computer geek. I enjoy working with computers, and I like to find better ways to do a job, a way that is quicker, easier, and has a whole lot more geek cred. So, recently I was cleaning up my large music library. To make a long long story short, I ended up with two file formats, and three of each song. Not good. I had two options. The first, much...
The Wonderful Darden Family!
We went to the church my grandad started 30 some years ago. Today, he retired after 47 years of being in the ministry. It was a very special day, filled with fellowship, music, and a yummy potluck. But the thing that I remember most about today was the Darden Family. This homeschooling family of 6 kids and their parents have an amazing ministry. They travel throughout the area singing at...
Bwuuuuuuuuhhhhh......
I am tired. I spent 12 hours on the slopes up at Bogus Basin, and boy, did those take a lot out of me! I had an amazingly fun day. I only wiped out twice, but several times I nearly laid myself down attempting to slow my board down too quickly. It was rather icy, and so the conditions were ideal to bomb the slopes. Ok, so maybe that wasn’t the best choice. But I had fun. Nightboarding was...
First Day of Snowboarding!
Good morning everyone! Isn’t it a beautiful day? Oh wait… I guess it’s still dark out right now. Well, it’s going to be a wonderful day, because I am going SNOWBOARDING! I’m super super excited, I get to head up there and hit the slopes! It’ll be a fun day with friends, snow, lifts, bagels, and quite certainly, a whole lot of hot cocoa. Mmmmmm… Yes, I eat...
Most Powerful Weapon. by Joe White "Men at the...
Hello Friends! I just received the following email from Joe White, leader of MATC. I must admit that I do not study my Bible nearly enough. I want to study more, and after reading this, I want to pick up my Bible and not stop reading! It is truly our “Most Powerful Weapon”; it is the Word of our Lord God. So, I lay down this challenge to you. Read your Bible daily. Start a Bible...
Dear Friends,
As most of you know, I am currently just over halfway finished with my bachelors degree. It has taken a lot of work to get this far, and I know that even more work lies ahead. I took a 2 month break from facebook in order to concentrate on my studies, and I was able to complete 31 College Credits in a period of about 31 days! I reactivated my facebook account for Christmas break,...
FLOSS, Piracy, and Novelists.
No, I’m not discussing dental Hygiene, seagoing thieves with parrots on their shoulders, or Daniel Defoe(writer of the first english novel, “Robinson Crusoe”). FLOSS stands for “Free, Libre and Open Source Software”. Piracy is in regards to online filesharing, which, as you may be able to deduct from the name “Piracy”, is rather illegal. As for novelists,...