I packed four pairs of shoes for what was effectively a day trip home. And I almost cried at Mark and Erin's wedding. Then I spent three hours at Perkin's engrossed in a conversation about women's issues with an old friend from the second best school with Bears as their mascot.
Maybe if I talk about my car it will restore a little manliness. I hit 65,000 miles on the trip out there. It's now got almost a third of the mileage the 'ole Cavailer had.
Probably means it's about time to pay for some more maintenance.
3/19/2006
3/15/2006
it's been a while
Kenton, have a great time in Evansville! Best of luck with the job.
Eric, thanks for the lively discussion tonight. Why don't we do that more often? Anyway, that was just the right kickoff to march madness.
Eric, thanks for the lively discussion tonight. Why don't we do that more often? Anyway, that was just the right kickoff to march madness.
3/12/2006
i love march
Spring, birthdays, debate districts, and of course March Madness! Madness is certainly the word to describe the selection committee's work this year. I think this might be the worst bracket I can remember. I doubt I have much unique to say, so I won't add to the ranting, but come on! Just terrible. (Really, that's all I'm going to add. Probably).
[deep breath]
No matter, it will still be good basketball. Plus, I'm traveling a lot this month, so I won't get to see a whole lot of games.
Air Force! Either Kentucky or UAB will advance to the second round? Tennessee a 2 seed? Where's Missouri State?
Argghhhhhhh!!
Ok, I'm done now. Don't worry about me, I comforted myself with a Keira Knightley flick where she dons tons of war paint. There, all better.
[deep breath]
No matter, it will still be good basketball. Plus, I'm traveling a lot this month, so I won't get to see a whole lot of games.
Air Force! Either Kentucky or UAB will advance to the second round? Tennessee a 2 seed? Where's Missouri State?
Argghhhhhhh!!
Ok, I'm done now. Don't worry about me, I comforted myself with a Keira Knightley flick where she dons tons of war paint. There, all better.
this is hilarious
Uh, if you're easily offended, don't follow the link below. Also, you probably shouldn't be on the internet...
Every Sperm is Sacred
Every Sperm is Sacred
almost a city driver
I have to put myself in a different driving mindset depending on whether I'm in my neighborhood here or back in Libety. By now, I'm comfortable running yellow lights, accepting the difference between posted speed limits and actual driving speeds, and ignoring that whole bit about coming to a complete stop at stop signs. And no offense to you of fuhmallee persuasion out there, but I notice more frequently that some of y'all do really stupid things while driving.
Well today, I think I graduated another level higher in my St. Louis assimilation. There's this major road that runs between my neighborhood and Forest Park that connects people out west to downtown, running parallel to the interstate. It has been shut down for ages (ok, a couple years, at least) for the metro construction. Recently, they have been reopening small segments of it. Now, the segment that runs to my neighborhood is nominally still a construction zone, and technically there is a lower posted speed limit, so technically the guy I followed home this afternoon wasn't doing anything particularly wrong, except of course the fact that he slammed on his brakes a couple times at my persistant following.
You have to understand, this is a clear Sunday afternoon; the only sign of construction is that there are orange barrels in the other lane and not all of the entrance ramps are open. For a couple weeks now, this wonderfully limited access road has served as a pleasant 50 mph section for those of us who have been trapped by the construction for too long. Well this guy apparently took the 25mph signs literally, and in fact we spent much of the trip driving less than 25 mph! If you're lost, you have no business getting on to a road with construction signs saying various things like local traffic only and does not go through to Skinker. And if you're not lost, you have to know that everybody drives 50mph because you have a dedicated lane sandwiched between the concrete barriers and the orange barrels with only one exit ramp and no entrance ramps!
Everybody, that is, save the one or two cars who feel the need to take Forest Park Parkway instead of Lindell yet want to choose that particular location to trap the ten cars behind them that want to drive twice as fast. Arghhhh...If you don't want to drive, take Lindell, stay off the Parkway!! It's a more scenic view of the park, has four lanes instead of two, and possesses quaint things like stoplights and people who only drive 40mph.
Well today, I think I graduated another level higher in my St. Louis assimilation. There's this major road that runs between my neighborhood and Forest Park that connects people out west to downtown, running parallel to the interstate. It has been shut down for ages (ok, a couple years, at least) for the metro construction. Recently, they have been reopening small segments of it. Now, the segment that runs to my neighborhood is nominally still a construction zone, and technically there is a lower posted speed limit, so technically the guy I followed home this afternoon wasn't doing anything particularly wrong, except of course the fact that he slammed on his brakes a couple times at my persistant following.
You have to understand, this is a clear Sunday afternoon; the only sign of construction is that there are orange barrels in the other lane and not all of the entrance ramps are open. For a couple weeks now, this wonderfully limited access road has served as a pleasant 50 mph section for those of us who have been trapped by the construction for too long. Well this guy apparently took the 25mph signs literally, and in fact we spent much of the trip driving less than 25 mph! If you're lost, you have no business getting on to a road with construction signs saying various things like local traffic only and does not go through to Skinker. And if you're not lost, you have to know that everybody drives 50mph because you have a dedicated lane sandwiched between the concrete barriers and the orange barrels with only one exit ramp and no entrance ramps!
Everybody, that is, save the one or two cars who feel the need to take Forest Park Parkway instead of Lindell yet want to choose that particular location to trap the ten cars behind them that want to drive twice as fast. Arghhhh...If you don't want to drive, take Lindell, stay off the Parkway!! It's a more scenic view of the park, has four lanes instead of two, and possesses quaint things like stoplights and people who only drive 40mph.
3/05/2006
bye bye brad
Laura, Doug, Lauren. Now Brad. Oh, so sad. Will my friends please stop leaving me for California?
In all seriousness, best of luck Brad. This just makes it that much easier to justify buying the plane ticket to get out there.
Oh, and on a separate note, congrats to Brittany, Yue, and Rachel. As I'm sure everyone knows, the first weekend in March is the best time of the year! I actually voted for a counterplan at districts. Not sure I've ever done that before. That vote made me squirrel, too. And that, I have done before.
In all seriousness, best of luck Brad. This just makes it that much easier to justify buying the plane ticket to get out there.
Oh, and on a separate note, congrats to Brittany, Yue, and Rachel. As I'm sure everyone knows, the first weekend in March is the best time of the year! I actually voted for a counterplan at districts. Not sure I've ever done that before. That vote made me squirrel, too. And that, I have done before.
2/26/2006
thanks candace
More quiz fun. Am I a bad Christian because I don't really even know what this means? (That's rhetorical, because that's what the first category means, hehe...these sorts of artificial theological categories, while academically interesting, aren't very relevant)
You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.
You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.
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more 2004 election fun
(P) Check this out. It's no wonder the government has been dragging its feet on releasing data from the Florida voting machines. Surely it's just a couple errors, you know, nothing like, say, 100,000 anomolies. That would just be ridiculous. And un-American.
Well, almost.
Well, almost.
2/25/2006
joyeux mardi gras tout le monde
You know it's a good weekend when it's so full there's no time for celebrating one of the greatest holidays there is! Alas, this year my high school kiddies, trying a little swing, judging some mock trial, and dinner and bowling with church peeps were all already on the agenda.
But the rest of you, have fun! I wonder if ours will be the biggest this year? There were already people downtown this morning when I was there for trial (we have regionals at the Civil Courts building). I am one of those people who say they love New Orleans yet have never been there except around Mardi Gras :)
I of course jinxed myself when I wrote after the Katrina debacle that I needed to start planning now for Mardi Gras because it was going to be big in St. Louis. Serves me right for actually trying to plan ahead.
And a sad tieland update: today isn't even a work day, and I wore a tie. The cause isn't going so hot.
But the rest of you, have fun! I wonder if ours will be the biggest this year? There were already people downtown this morning when I was there for trial (we have regionals at the Civil Courts building). I am one of those people who say they love New Orleans yet have never been there except around Mardi Gras :)
I of course jinxed myself when I wrote after the Katrina debacle that I needed to start planning now for Mardi Gras because it was going to be big in St. Louis. Serves me right for actually trying to plan ahead.
And a sad tieland update: today isn't even a work day, and I wore a tie. The cause isn't going so hot.
2/19/2006
wcc statement
That's the World Council of Churches, by the way, not some new wrestling league.
The US delegation released on interesting statement at the beginning of the conference in Brazil. For those of you that get hung up on the grace and peace stuff, jump to the topic sentence of paragraph two. It's good to see some clear wording that isn't pulling any punches.
What, you're too lazy to even click the link and read one topic sentence, let alone a whole statement? Ok, here you go:
"Yet we acknowledge as well that we are citizens of a nation that has done much in these years to endanger the human family and to abuse the creation."
This will cause some interesting friction back in the US within some denominations that are still struggling to figure out whether the authoritarian, corporate-funded wing of the Republican Party is an ally or enemy in the core missions of the church.
The US delegation released on interesting statement at the beginning of the conference in Brazil. For those of you that get hung up on the grace and peace stuff, jump to the topic sentence of paragraph two. It's good to see some clear wording that isn't pulling any punches.
What, you're too lazy to even click the link and read one topic sentence, let alone a whole statement? Ok, here you go:
"Yet we acknowledge as well that we are citizens of a nation that has done much in these years to endanger the human family and to abuse the creation."
This will cause some interesting friction back in the US within some denominations that are still struggling to figure out whether the authoritarian, corporate-funded wing of the Republican Party is an ally or enemy in the core missions of the church.
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