Entries from July 2008

July 16, 2008

The bird dog that took over my Labrador

Most evenings when I’m not taken down by the barrage of Owen duties, house duties, Jen duties (which often include Owen and house duties), overrated trash tv and the like, I will find myself sitting on my front porch (yes, front) reading one of my several unfinished books. This evening, my dog, Charlie, found [...]

July 9, 2008

Sweet Ad-el-ine oh oh oh

I know, terrible attempt on Weird Al-ifying the old Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline” song.
This is why I love to blog: There’s a lot that I need to learn about myself and others and how we as a people group relate. Blogging forces me to think about how we relate, and so from time to [...]

July 9, 2008

I blame Barnes & Noble

… I say that half seriously. I know it isn’t their problem at all, I can’t blame it on the corporate leaders and suppliers of our intellectual mind, but they certainly are a reflection of the norm of American Christians.
The problem: Christian Inspiration.
Seriously? Christian Inspiration? Does anyone else see a problem [...]

July 8, 2008

Keeping up with the Jones’

I recently moved into a neighborhood where I knew nobody. I’ve been in Atlanta (Smyrna) for 18 months now, and believe it or not there’s a big part of the population whom I don’t know. My wife, Jen, and I have moved a total of seven times in the four years that we [...]