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Things I Learned This Week
1. When home for a short time, protecting time to sleep and to be with family is always the smartest default. 2. Vanilla soy milk + fresh peaches + banana = goodness in a cup. 3. The gas-prices really are hurting people (who do not ride Schwinns) and I should be sensitive to this in […]
July 10, 2008
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Holga, Holga, Holga
For graduation, I received some gift cards from my nice family. Tonight I redeemed one online for a Holga camera. You could say I am a very happy pumpkin. This decision was motivated by the following considerations: 1. Holga-shots are almost always unpredictable. You never know what you’re gonna get. But the blurred edges and […]
July 8, 2008
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And the Muxtape Winner Is / Side [B] Has Arrived
Back in the latter days of April, I held a contest. I made a Muxtape. A Muxtape is a virtual mixtape that others can listen to, but not steal. I grew up making mixtapes. I’m sorry if you did not. It was way fun. In said contest I declared that whomever could offer [Side A] […]
July 7, 2008
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To Tell the Truth
When I come home to my parents house, on some nights I stay up very late and I consume an entire box of Kraft Mac-n-Cheese. I did so tonight, in fact. And God saw it. And it was good. I’m not certain, but I think such things makes me feel as if I am somehow […]
July 6, 2008
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Uncovering Dinosaurs
After flying the red-eye from LAX, I’m back in La Plata with the family again. Last night Ma, Dad, Anthony, and Zeppe the puppy stood outside on our street with me as we watched the fireworks. The outside air is thick with legendary Maryland humidity. Inside the air is thick with a joy of oh-good-we’re-all-together-again. […]
July 5, 2008
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Thou Shalt Not Covet.
Fuller sent this nice coupon to me in the mail upon my seminary graduation. Please contain your jealousies.
July 2, 2008
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We Redeem Spam
If you ever actually glance at the subject lines of your Spam mail, you might choose to write a poem or pop song with such things. It could be the next American Idol for writerly people. “American Spam Redeemer.” Have at it, people now. Smile on your brother.
July 2, 2008
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It Was Evening It Was Morning, the Fifth Day
On this, my fifth day of managing the coffee shop, I did not drop five beverages as I did yesterday. No, today when I made a mistake on someone’s drink, I freely admitted it, and they freely tipped me $1, and I said aloud, “My! I get tipped even when I make mistakes!” And they […]
July 1, 2008
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I’ve Lately Wondered if I Should Get Re-Baptized…
Adult baptism was a dramatic event in the early church. After a lengthy period of study and fasting, the new Christian would be, in the darkness of Easter morning, stripped naked and fully immersed before being reclothed in new white garments–a symbol of death to the old life and birth to the new. –William Placher, […]
June 27, 2008
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(More) Strange Birds
Coffee-breathed greetings to you from barista-land, where I’m working seven (seven?) days of 10-hour shifts to prepare for my month holiday. I’ve just returned from a short trip out to Lakeland, Florida, where the Spirit of God has been walking through the room a great deal. As I process that enormously encouraging trip, I will […]
June 26, 2008
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Graduation Station
Today I graduate from Fuller with my M.A. in Global Leadership. I started this program while I was still in Portugal, a couple of years ago. The MAGL is an online degree that allowed me to stay in my full-time job while being in a global cohort of learners. We learned a great deal together, […]
June 14, 2008
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Know Your Euro Cup / We Love Ronaldinho
Portugal beat the Czech Republic 1-3 today to go to the quarter finals of the Euro Cup. I have many fond memories of watching the Euro and World Cups in Sao Joao. This win makes me very happy for the beautiful small country, so often overlooked. I immediately emailed (Portugal fan) Colin Borden in Tanzania […]
June 11, 2008
