I’m Back
Nov 23, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Tired
//NOISE: None
So I have been trying to find inspiration to get back in the swing of blogging. Finding this picture gave me this inspiration. Enjoy.
Thanks to Fat Asian Baby for this one.
Oops
Nov 20, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Full (from breakfast)
//NOISE: My father in law talking on the phone
I have been reading Michelle Malkin’s blog for a half year or so now. And even as a self-proclaimed Asian woman expert, I had no idea she was Asian. In fact, I thought she was black. Check out this entry and compare the picture in the sidebar with the one in the entry: JUST A YELLOW WOMAN DOING A WHITE MAN’S JOB.
I guess I don’t know Asian women as well as I thought I did.
She has a decent blog, nonetheless. I read a lot of blogs on different sides of the political fence. Eventually, I’ll have to edit my blog list on the side to include about 200 blogs I have in my “Evaluating” folder. I need a new categorizing system, for sure.
Da Vinci Code
Nov 19, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Surprisingly Good
//NOISE: Kids watching “Annie” with Aunt Jane
During the last week, I have been driving a lot. A couple trips to Chicago, etc. Normally, when I drive, I listen to podcasts and sermons and such. This time, I listened to The Davinci Code. I picked the audio book up at the library and it kept me entertained quite well.
“The Da Vinci Code” (Dan Brown)
Having just finished it, here are a few random thoughts:
It’s a great book, albeit a tad wordy. It reminded me of “Atlas Shrugged” (Ayn Rand) in that. Often, the characters would go on these very long monologues. I was tempted to fast forward, and probably would have sped-read if I was actually reading it instead of listening.
Dan Brown is obviously a very well read / studied guy. I am impressed with the depth of his knowledge on art / architecture, etc.
Unfortunately, he is not as well read (or chose for his book to have his characters not be as well read) in church history. That was kinda a shame.
This is a good book to challenge the “why” in our beliefs. A lot of Christians have freaked out because of this book, but I think it is a good opportunity to examine our faith. If it doesn’t stand up to the critique, it is untrue and we should stop believing it.
Oh…my father in law just walked in with food. Gotta go.
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Quote of the Day
Nov 19, 2005 Quotes
//MOOD: Tired
//NOISE: Dog Barking
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
- Hesketh Pearson
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Daily Jeezit
Nov 18, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Busy
//NOISE: Kids playing
I finally posted another podcast today. I am trying to get back in the groove. On this one, I talk about the week with my mom-in-law’s situation. You can download it here.
What action hero are you?
Nov 18, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Shaken, not Stirred
//ITUNES: Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2
Check out my top three. I rock. Yes, I rock.
You scored as James Bond, Agent 007. James Bond is MI6′s best agent, a suave, sophisticated super spy with charm, cunning, and a license’s to kill. He doesn’t care about rules or regulations and somewhat amoral. He does care about saving humanity though, as well as the beautiful women who fill his world. Bond has expensive tastes, a wide knowledge of many subjects, and his usually armed with a clever gadget and an appropriate one-liner.
Which Action Hero Would You Be? v. 2.0 |
Waiting
Nov 18, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: OK
//NOISE: Coley watching TV
Grace is in Chicago, Emma is at school, Jesse and Ethan are at “Enrichment Day” (a homeschool deal), and Coley is watching TV. I have a load of laundry going, so I don’t have much to do.
So I am sitting here, catching up on blog reading. I forget how much I follow my friend’s lives (as well as strangers’ lives) on their blogs. It’s a blast catching up.
When I’m done, I might throw a new podcast up, too.
We’ll see how ambitious I am.
Grace’s Mom
Nov 17, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Bi-Polar
//NOISE: None
Sorry for the blogging silence this week. It has been a tough and encouraging week all wrapped up in one.
Since Monday, I have been in Chicago with Grace. We were visiting her mom who was in the last stages of her two year battle with cancer. After spending the week in the hospital, mom passed away tonight. I came home today to be with the kids, but Grace stayed with her. She was in the room with her mom when she died and said she went very peacefully. Many of you were praying for us, and we appreciate your prayers.
The last few days have actually been encouraging, because we have been able to see family we haven’t seen in a long time. In fact, Grace’s uncle who hasn’t been in the States since 1988 was able to make it in time. Overall, it has actually been an encouraging experience. We know that she was a Christian, so that has made a tremendous difference.
When things settle down, I will get back into the blogging groove. In fact, I have more inspiration for this, the podcast, and the messages at Riverview now.
Again, thanks for the prayers.
How Many
Nov 15, 2005 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Quiet
//NOISE: Quiet
Not much for light bulb jokes, but if you are a Michigander, this is decent (from T):
How many Michigan college students does it take to change a light bulb?
At Michigan State it takes two thousand. One to change the bulb, and the other one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine to riot and set it on fire.
At Michigan it takes three. One to change it and the other two to talk about how they did it every bit as good as an ivy leaguer.
At Concordia it takes ten; one to change the bulb and the other nine to sit around and watch because it is the big entertainment of the evening.
At Ferris it takes zero. They are all too drunk from the night before to care whether or not the lights are on.
At Eastern it takes four. One to change the bulb, one to steal the new bulb from the store, one as a look out, and one to drive the getaway car.
At Central Michigan it takes nine. One to screw it in, and the other eight just screw each other in celebration.
At Wayne State it takes zero. Who wants to be in Detroit after dark anyway?
At Western it takes twelve; two to figure out how to screw it in and ten other drunks to find an ugly enough lamp shade to match their school colors.
At Adrian it takes zero. There is no electricity in Adrian, only cows and corn.
At Northern it takes five. Four to strap on snow shoes and hike 10 miles to the nearest store to get the new bulb and one to screw it in.
At Michigan Tech and Kettering University it takes twenty. One to change the bulb and the other nineteen to find a new way to engineer it so it never has to be changed again.
At Hillsdale, Albion, and Kalamazoo it takes zero. They have Mommy and Daddy pay someone to do it for them.
At Saginaw Valley it takes five; one to bring the weed and four to smoke it while they all imagine they screwed it in.
At Oakland it takes zero; they can’t afford light bulbs just like they cannot afford a football team.
At Macomb it takes zero; they live at home, mom and dad control the lights.
