creative chaos

we’re putting on a couple of big cookouts for the age groups that i lead. i wanted something a little better than sending out an e-vite, so zach and i recorded some stupid videos to tell people about them. here’s the one we made for the 20-something group. their cookout is on […]

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i’ve got no idea what he’s trying to say here…
“Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to
enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment.”
George W. Bush
January 14, 2001
Quoted in the New York Times
anybody know how to translatify this wordification?

my strengths and weaknesses

sometime several months ago, in a moment of weakness, i ran this application on my facebook profile called “compare me” or something…it’s a program that brings up two random people in your contacts list and asks you questions like “who is more famous?” or “who is cuter?” etc. then you choose between the two, […]

getting acclimated to marion

well, we’ve been running around on the farm, doing farmer-type stuff, driving to georgia and back to fetch our furniture and whatnot, throwing staff parties, etc. here’s a bunch of photos.

if you want a particular photo from the slideshow, leave me a comment and i’ll try to accommodate your request.

eugoogoly

several of my friends have had to deliver eulogies at funerals lately. no fun. too bad more funerals can’t be like this…

what’s your favorite awkward movie scene?

make up a word - my word?…uncomfterfull

uncomfterfull: the state of having had so much to eat that you are full, to the point of physical discomfort. a combination of the words uncomfortable and full.
common use: ugh…i can’t believe i thought it was a good idea to come to the chinese buffet…i’m so uncomfterfull.
got this idea from carlos’s funny post today…making […]

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no president left behind
“I want it to be said that the Bush administration was a results-oriented
administration, because I believe the results of focusing our attention and
energy on teaching children to read and achieving an education system that’s
responsive to the child and to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system
that refuses to change will […]

customer service

check out carlos’s post about enterprise rent-a-car.
terrible customer service…and terrible marketing p.r., ’cause they didn’t know the dude they were hassling the blog master…the guy who has like 4000 views on his blog a day…
every customer counts, baby.

sunday night after church (day late, dollar short)

it’s monday evening. but you didn’t read the title wrong: i just didn’t have the time/energy/whathaveyou to post anything last night. very tiring day, but a wonderful day as well. here are a few quick hits.
1. the music could have been better, but not with a volunteer band and that short […]

photo journal: moving to ohio

also, check out gretchen’s latest post for a look at an interesting ohio trend…