It was bound to happen. If you go to a class often enough, the odds are pretty good that you will learn something. After two-and-a-half semesters of ancient Greek, I can now read and translate passages. I can look at a verb and, on a good day, I can tell you if it’s in the [...]
Entries from April 2007
April 30, 2007
Sunday’s lesson: don’t underestimate God
I’ve written in the past about my tendency to be a skeptic. Sure, I believe in God, Satan, heaven, hell and the myriad cast of characters of which broader Christianity is comprised. It’s just that when it comes to believing the miraculous, I doubt.
I’ve been conditioned, or conditioned myself to believe that God is the [...]
April 29, 2007
Blast them skeeters!
As many of you know, we live in Stockton, Calif., which I’ve come to realize is a huge breeding ground for the dreaded mosquito. I should have realized this when I noticed several levees as we were driving through the city. It appears that mosquitoes like water, too.
I must have killed close to 20 mosquitoes [...]
April 27, 2007
My first neighborhood manhunt!
A man awaiting trail on attempted murder charges escaped County Jail April 9 with the help of his girlfriend — who he tried to kill.
Eric Hu, 32, was spotted in my neighborhood around noon Thursday. He was shopping for carjacking victims. A 6 1/2-hour manhunt ensued. When I came home shortly before 5 p.m. after [...]
April 27, 2007
It’s true! God rides a Harley!
The good people at Think Christian have turned up a Biker Jesus action figure. Actually, the Messiah is quite active, if the Web site at which they are sold is any indication. He quarterbacks. He plays soccer. He rock climbs — in shorts and a robe! He rides a bull. He surfs. He wears the [...]
April 25, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Guys crying at the movies? Don’t laugh!
Trib columnist John Kass has written a brilliant — OK, not brilliant per se, but hee-larious nonetheless — rebuttal to a recent Today Show segment on 7 Movies That Make Guys Cry. The Today Show list includes “Titanic” and “Legends of the Fall,” and, as Kass opined, was obviously “created by women [...]
April 25, 2007
From CNN: “Army told me not to tell truth about Tillman”
The Iraq war parade of lies continues. This time Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch and we, the people are the victims.
Spc. Bryan O’Neal testified Tuesday that the he was asked by his then battalion commander, Lt. Col. Jeff Bailey, to cover up the cause of Tillman’s death:
“He basically just said … ‘Do not let Kevin [Tillman] [...]
April 25, 2007
NPR: Russia’s Halt on Adoptions Spotlights Conditions
NPR had a horrifying story on it’s Morning Edition program this morning on the condition of roughly 800,00 children who live in Russian orphanages. The Russian government has suspended foreign adoptions for what it calls a temporary measure to institute new regulation requirements for all “non-governmental organizations.”
The Russian government is also trying to encourage its [...]
April 25, 2007
Washington Post: “Brain Chaser” Tackles Effects of NFL Hits
There is a fascinating article in Wednesday’s post (oddly enough, it’s Tuesday after 11 p.m. in California but WordPress publishes using Greenwich Mean Time. It’s already Wednesday in Washington.) about a forensic pathologist and neuropathologist who is seeking the brains of former NFL players.
He claims the repeated head-shots NFL players take show up as red [...]
April 23, 2007
Check it out: Mexican Blackletter
Cristina Paoli has authored a cool little art book on the history and use of the Mexican Blackletter font, which you’ve seen for years without knowing it had a name.
The font has seen use on everything from hand-painted business signs, murals and tattoos. It debuted in 1538 in Mexico when Jakob Kronberger with the help [...]
