I wish the US money had a cooler nickname like the British quid. Maybe after our financial structure collapses and something completely new must be created we can work on that.
Got any suggestions?
2008-10-04
2008-10-02
Wedding Invitation
I got a wedding invitation from a college friend of mine today. Which is awesome and I am honestly really excited for him, so don’t take the rest of this post as anything other than my sense of humor.
In the invitation he writes:
"Hey everyone! I'm getting married to the love of my life, (named removed), and everyone is welcome to come! I know some of you won't be able to make it, but I wanted you to know anyway. God bless!”
Seriously this a great man. A solid man of integrity and wisdom. But I had to laugh at the phrase, “…getting married to the love of my life…”
I’m trying to imagine a different scenario.
“Hey everyone! I’m getting married. Not the to the love of my life, but she’ll do. Quite frankly I’ve decided to just settle seeing as it’s taken this long to find someone even worth settling for. But I would really like you celebrate this union. I am going to make an honest go of it and will need you as a reminder that I’m choosing to love this girl. I know that some of you can’t make it, so just mail your gift in. We are registered at Best Buy, Sharper Image and Spencer’s Gifts.”
What do you think?
2008-09-30
Love Lockdown
Have you heard Kanye West's new song? Supposedly it is going to be the first release off his new album which may come out toward the end of the year. I had the link to this a couple of weeks ago, but I had forgotten about it and just listened to it for the first time tonight. I'm gonna admit, usually Kanye's ego just annoys me, and I'm not sure if I can agree with anything in the song lyrically, but this is a great sound. Click the image below for link:
2008-09-29
10 Commandments of Blogging
The Blogging Ten Commandments, according to the Evangelical Alliance:
- You shall not put your blog before your integrity.
- You shall not make an idol of your blog.
- You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin.
- Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog.
- Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes.
- You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings.
- You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind.
- You shall not steal another person’s content.
- You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger.
- You shall not covet your neighbour's blog ranking. Be content with your own content.
Good Guy Award
Just read this bit in Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB). Pretty cool. This guy just continues to prove himself as an honorable man; which can be difficult in his line of work.
And while Peter King gives him a “Good Guy of the Week” award, isn’t this the standard that every Christian should have?
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Good Guy of the Week
Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner.
Karen Crouse of the New York Times wrote a good feature on Warner in last Friday's paper, with a prescient story as the lead. Seems that Warner, wife, Brenda, and one or more of the Warner children have a practice the night before football games. They sit at their table in a restaurant, look over the dining room, and pick out one family. Warner then informs the wait staff that, anonymously, he'd like the dinner tab of that family of strangers added to his.
Crouse wrote the Warners have been doing this for several years "as a way of instilling in their children the joy of giving,'' and quoted Warner thusly: "We want our kids to grow up knowing that because of football we are so blessed.''
Just another reason why you can never say enough good things about Kurt Warner.
1 Game Playoff
Who’s it going to be for that final A.L. playoff spot: the Tigers or the White Sox?
If I was a gambling man, I’d put money on the…um…this is tough…TIGERS!...no…WHITE SOX…yeah definitely the White Sox.
2008-09-28
Travel Plans
Looking at the postseason schedule and trying to figure out when I should buy a ticket to LA.
Of course this depends on if the Dodgers make the World Series. For the best price I need to purchase two weeks out, so it's hard to have a guarantee.
2008-09-27
New Klosterman
Can't wait to get this one. But I must say that his books are always better in an audio version.
Gangster Babies
These would be great for children everywhere. Because we need to be honest people: the hip hop culture has done nothing but benefit the health and wellness of our culture. It would only do more wonders to introduce the misogynistic values, obsessive greed and language of hate into the lives of our future generation.
Buying mine today!
Thanks Dad...
...for introducing me to Paul Newman movies; helping me appreciate his brilliant work from such a young age.
Still one of my most favorite scenes in a movie ever!
Paul Newman
1925-2008
2008-09-25
2008-09-23
I Can Now Forget About These...
10 Books Not To Read Before You Die
10. Ulysses – James Joyce
9. Lord of the Rings – J R R Tolkien
8. For Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway
7. À la Recherche du Temps Perdu – Marcel Proust
6. The Dice Man – Luke Reinhart
5. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Hunter S Thompson
4. The Beauty Myth – Naomi Wolff
3 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy
2. The Iliad -- Homer
1. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
(Taken From Can’t Be Arsed: 101 Things Not to Do Before You Die by Richard Wilson)
2008-09-22
Grocery Results
I thought I'd share the result of my hunting excursion this evening. If there was a way to stuff and mount what I bagged I certainly would, cause that's what we do in Texas. Here are my trophies: grocery
- 1 box of Post Raisin Bran: I choose Raisin Bran because I recently an article online that said having your daily intake of fiber will help you avoid colon cancer. And that is definitely not the cancer I want. So the box of Raisin Bran claims to provide all the fiber I need.
- 2 boxes of Cheez-Its Reduced Fat: I don't like regular Cheez-Its. Only reduced fat. And definitely any of those flavored Cheez-Its. These are a great snack.
- 1 bottle of Promised Land Fat Free milk: I like the glass bottles, but they are not as large as other jugs of milk. I get really nervous that I might happen to drink spoiled milk, it's happened before, and I won't be able to consume milk for months.
- 1 bottle of Simple Orange juice medium pulp: it's 100% juice.
- 1 gallon of HEB (store) brand laundry detergent.
- 2 bags of chips:...and...
- 1 jar of Clint's Texas Salsa (medium): clintspicante.com or salsamonster.com. I like to test other brands of salsa for when I make my own.
- 2 bags of Jolly Time 100% Organic popcorn: my favorite snack.
- 1 bottle of Crisco pure canola oil: it's cholesterol free. It's for the popcorn.
- 1 loaf of HEB brand 100% Whole Wheat multigrain baked bread: this is for pb&j, (which I had plenty of Rachel...the answer to your question)
- 6 fat free Light Strawberry yogurt: ...and...
- 6 99% fat free Blended Strawberry yogurt: these make for a good breakfast.
- 5 Minneolas Tangelos
- 4 Peaches
- 1 bag of baby carrots
- 1 Cantaloupe
- 3 bags of gummy candy
There you go. That should last...what?...3 weeks?...maybe more.
I have to admit...
...this is kinda cool. While I hate the Cub, naturally as a Astros (and Rangers) fan. The obsessive whinning of their fans. I do have to admit this song by Eddie Vedder is pretty darn cool.
Selig has Sold Out
We were playoff bound until this happened.Okay maybe not exactly bound, but we were mapping out the trip.
Grocery Shopping
I’m at work, getting ready to head for home, but need to make a stop and pick up some groceries. Here’s my list:
- Bread (probably a wheat or multi-gran)
- Fruit (Oranges, Peaches, anything else that might look good)
- Milk (Promised Land, skim I think…I know the color of the label)
- One Box of Cereal (probably Cheerios or Raisin Bran)
- Cheez-Its
- Popcorn
- Maybe some Orange Juice
- Oil (for the popcorn)
That’s all I can think of for now. Maybe I’ll see something there that I’ll just have to get…doubt it though.
This might give you some idea as to my culinary passions.
Actually cooking is fun…I just don’t do it much.
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