vacation blog

we’re on vacation this week in indiana, with gretchen’s family. it’s so much warmer here…pause…not. the trip over yesterday was so windy i felt like i was riding in a turbulent airplane. crazy.
i’m not planning on blogging all that much over the next week and a half, cause in the course of [...]

on surveys and basements

today was going to be a great day, with a lazy beginning, a productive middle, and a peaceful ending. i came downstairs at around nine o’clock, and we were planning on having breakfast and then getting everything ready for our vacation with gretchen’s family. i was about to whip up some pancakes when [...]

seven days of christmas surveys

the holidays, with all their fondness and cheer, don’t always have that effect on everybody. and in spite of the way we’re supposed to feel, all those happy people running busily around you in the mall sometimes tend to bring out a different, more melancholy mood in all of us. the same is [...]

eight days of christmas surveys

it’s the battle royale of the century. the two most famous characters in american christmas lore (besides santa claus, of course) would be pitted against each other in a survey to end all arguments. as kids we all had a favorite. whether it’s based on their song or on whether you like [...]

results

the cheese poll was decided in a landslide victory by dc talk, with their song yo ho ho.
here is how it shook out:
new kids on the block: 11%
the oak ridge boys: 22%
dc talk: 66%
see you later. stay tuned for today’s survey.

nine days of christmas surveys

one of my favorite things each year is the sausage and cheese platter that gets put out on the counter at my in-laws’ house. those cheeses are so wonderfully mouthwatering and breathtakingly brilliant… okay, i like cheese, but not that much. i just needed an intro. today’s survey has to do [...]

results

yesterday’s results are in. of course, if there are late arrivals, you’ll still be counted, because the surveys will stay active until after christmas. but, so far here is what you have said:
tracy chapman: 11%
david phelps: 5%
point of grace 33%
harry connick jr: 0%
unknown nasty dude (possibly josh petersen): 0%
sufjan stevens: 0%
trans-siberian orchestra: 16%
and [...]

ten days of christmas surveys

last year i was real lame at keeping my promise to upload a new christmas song for each day of advent…totally inconsistent, and pretty inconsiderate in my choices, as well…not thinking of you, the reader.
in order to make up for that, i’m going to take ten christmas music surveys. one every day from now [...]

xmas justice

make a difference this year.

monday morning after sunday

1. yo yo yo, big day yesterday. it’s almost 8am monday morning, and i think my “holy hangover” is kicking in full force.
2. great service in the morning. (second service was maybe a little bit smoother but first service showed a stronger response to the invitation.)
3. some technical difficulties in first service (yikes)…issues [...]