2008

It's November, but it's already...

Last night, Celia and I were doing what we sometimes do - that is, talk about the world and the...

“If there were no eternal consciousness in a man, if at the...”
— Soren Kierkegaard, Fear and...

Music has the ability to transcend time and space like some sort of deity, fully enveloping its...

“I didn’t vote for him, but he’s my president,...”
— The ever-conservative John...

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Guinness Book of Records recently made it into the Guinness Book of Records for being the book with...

Sometimes

I’m unreliable.

Reconciling Sufjan Stevens: Religious...

Seth Bernard

“Jill, that’s why we became parents…so we could...”
— Tim, on a rerun of Home...

For My Memory

Jon: Word.
Bill: Woot.
Celia: Sup Red.
Jon: This was the most awkward exchange between the three of us.

Sarah Silverman is Un-funny.

Not just not funny, rather she is the antithesis of funny. Think about everything funny...

Happy Birthday (yesterday) to Steve. No matter what happens...

America

They’ve all come to look for America… - Paul Simon I get this feeling, sitting here on a...

“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love...”
— 1 John 4:11-16

Listen

“If we ignore it the truth that God is love may slyly come to...”
— The Four Loves- Clive Staples...

There's something wrong...

Three Million Dollars a Day. A Dollar a Day.

Why the new Facebook Sucks

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“When the last living thing has died on account of us, how...”
— Kurt Vonnegut

Politics

As of now, my vote is Barack Obama’s to lose. Also, I’ve been impressed with both sides...

Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization

Papa

Last night, I had a nearly surreal moment. I stayed up until 3am with my roommate Jon and my dad,...

“On summer nights the world moves within earshot on the...”
— Lisel Mueller, “Late...

Allergies

Allergies are stupid, especially the seasonal type.  I’d rather have my immune system be in an...

Bob Costas or Buck Laughlin?

I watched the Opening Ceremony from the Olympics last night, and it might just be me, but the banter...

I don’t write enough. I have nothing to do except read. I have no bike, I have no way of...

“And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can...”
— Art Buchwald, 1970

Marriage.

My friend, Brian, got married today. It makes me realize how far away from marriage I am. I think...

I'll Fly Away

[While watching a Weed-B-Gon commercial which touted Weed-B-Gon's ability to kill weeds but keep your grass safe.]
Bill: How do you think they get it to just kill the weeds and not the grass?
Jon: It's one of the mysteries of the world.
Bill: One of the questions we should ask God when we die.
Jon: That's it.
Bill: Not, "How is it that the Earth is located precisely where it needs to be in relation to the sun in order to maintain life?"
Jon: Not, "How can You know everything that's going to happen but still allow us to have free will?"
Bill: Or, "How can You hear all the prayers of the world simultaneously?"
Jon: Just, "How does Weed-B-Gon only kill the weeds and not the grass?"
Bill: He'd be pissed.

Red Light, Green Light

I enjoy the rush of adrenaline I get when approaching a red light at night, while at the same time...