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duplicity?
by Peggy Drinkard
Couldn’t help but laugh at the irony in this little turn of events. Apparently http://news.yahoo.com/assange-autobiography-hit-shelves-despite-row-015542106.html Mr. Assange is all upset because his publishers published something unseemly about him before he had checked off on it. But….I mean….what about freedom of information and …
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“I read the news today, oh boy…”
by Peggy Drinkard
Perusing the daily news, I was struck by these two adjacent article titles: “Indian ‘living god’ in critical condition, hospital says,” and “Man gets prison for helping self-help speaker kill himself.” The Indian living god has thousands of followers, and is said to have performed miracles, including raising people from …
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My favorite Yogi is Berra….
by Jeff Miller
Here are two recent entries from the blog of Dr. Albert Mohler- President of So. Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville for your perusal.
The first is a piece he wrote about Christians and the practice of yoga. The second is about responses to that first piece and the corresponding podcast …
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A Prayer for Gray Powell
by Clay Staggs
Who’s Gray Powell, you may ask, and why would anyone need to be praying for him? Excellent question.
Gray Powell is a software engineer at Apple. He apparently had an unreleased version of Apple’s next generation iPhone, which should be announced in June, in his pocket when he …
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But What About Doofuses?
by Clay Staggs
Here’s a funny piece of randomness I found on this blog called Great White Snark. It’s a Venn diagram that differentiates dweeb, nerds, dorks, and geeks.
I’ll leave it up to you commenters to decide where yours truly fits in the diagram for liking this.
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Is There Anything It Can’t Do?
by Clay Staggs
Wine may help women keep weight in check.
Yet another reason to drink up - Like you needed another!
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A Change in Blogging Habits
by Clay Staggs
Wow it’s been a long time since I’ve put anything on the blog. It’s not that I haven’t had anything that I wanted to post, it’s just that time has been a severe limitation.
But I don’t think it need necessarily be so. My …
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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Ban ‘Em
by Clay Staggs
Bill Gates bans his children from having an iPod or iPhone.
Heh.
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Very interesting discussion
by Jeff Miller
Michael Horton, author & professor at Westminster Seminary California has a new book called Christless Christianity. He recently did a Web Forum with the Washington Post and you can find the transcript here . This discussion covered much ground in 20 or so questions and I would encourage you to read it …
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Cognitive Dissonance
by Clay Staggs
This is just about the best illustration possible of this concept.
Rebecca Hancock, who attended (past tense) Grace Community Church in Mandarin, FL has gone to the press to complain about the treatment she’s receiving from her former church. The complaint?
The church’s elders have informed her that …
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Living Up To The Stereotype
by Clay Staggs
If there’s anything I wear on my sleeve more than my Republicanism, it’s my love of all things Apple. I am a serious fan of the Mac, iPod, etc. Being such, I am, predictably, disinclined toward Microsoft, and have been known to speak of them in less than …
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How Far We’ve Come
by Clay Staggs
Glenn Reynolds cites to this post on the Classical Values blog. It recommends a book that looks really interesting on the pioneers who crossed the Rockies, and has some, um, interesting, observations about the role of wives in those pioneer days.
Suffice it to say that much has changed. I …
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Beam Me Up, Scotty
by Clay Staggs
I always liked the Star Trek TV shows and movies. Not in a put-on-Spock-ears-and-go-to-a-convention way, but I was a casual fan. The owner of this house, though, takes Star Trek geekdom to, well, warp speed.
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Those Little Things Mean A Lot
by Parker Johnson
There is a prevailing thought in our society that one must be a pastor or employed by a ministry in order to help further the Kingdom. We often think that because we are not good public speakers, donâ??t have the gift of teaching, or are employed in the â …
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Unverschämt
by Clay Staggs
That’s the best word I know to describe the sentencing of Lynne Stewart to only 28 months in prison. I use the German word “unverschämt” because it lacks an English translation that conveys the exact combination of disgust, unconscionability, obscenity, and brazenness that it indicates. (For a full …
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Cloudy Days
by Clay Staggs
Today is a cloudy and cool day at the beach.
This has somewhat frustrated my plans for laying in the sun and doing nothing. Instead, I’ve been forced to stay inside and do nothing. However, that doing nothing part is pretty good wherever you do it.
It has been …
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Free the Hops
by Clay Staggs
I really enjoy good beer. I learned today that there is a group of like-minded folks out there who are attempting to get the Alabama Legislature to repeal a couple of restrictions that keep most high-end beers out of the Alabama market. The group is called “Free the Hops.” Their …
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This Just In….
by Clay Staggs
Apparently a team (yes, a team) of researchers have determined that celebrities are more narcissistic than the public at large. See the full story here (if you must).
What passes for academic studies (and news) never ceases to amaze me. It reminds me of the year that I was at …
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On the Lighter Side
by Lowell Urban
Wow, my head hurts. After reading the posts written before me I am not sure I have much to contribute to the wisdom of the ages or these pages. I am a simple man and I do not often have motivation or energy to ponder theology, literature, politics, or Christian …