a different perspective from alan hartung on the emerging church, politics, faith, and life
I’ve seen Zito pitch twice. Once he threw a complete game shutout against the Angels in Anaheim (and I was in the city of Anaheim’s box… and I invited an A’s fan who happened to be wearing his A’s stuff when I called about an extra ticket…). This time, it was the Giants who got [...]
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I’ve had that changed version in my head all week. Singing, “I fought the law, and I won!” Yes, I won. I went to court on principle. I came to a complete stop before turning right on red, and I was not going to pay the ticket unless I was found guilty at trial. And [...]
I received a small amount of justice yesterday. It appears that Van Nuys Superior Court Commissioner Martin Wegman thinks I deserve the chance to be innocent… I posted earlier about the possibility that I could not afford to be “not guilty.” It was going to cost me $381 to have my day in court. Evidently, [...]
Heath Ledger is found dead in US My girlfriend asked me a couple of days ago if I would choose to be a famous director/actor if it meant we had to break up. I said no, and not just because that was the right answer to give your girlfriend. Success does not guarantee happiness. Sometimes, [...]
Many of the wonderful things in life go by unappreciated. A kind word, a smile from a stranger, the gentle breeze on a hot summer day. What was once wonderful often sinks beneath the muddy waters of routine. The faithfulness of a friend is too often forgotten even before the next trial begins. But arising [...]
I just spent a good chunk of my morning in traffic court. I’ve always plead guilty and hoped for a reduced fine when faced with a traffic ticket. But this time, I didn’t do it. Really. I was ticketed for not stopping at a red light while turning right. The particular intersection has the line [...]
Such a promising young rookie denied his 1,000 yard season because Herm Edwards refuses to bench a QB who sucks. Right now as I watch the game, Croyle is 8 for 24, and not a single reception for D. Bowe. Going into this game, he only needed 18 yards to make 1,000. Everyone assumed he [...]
My friend Jason Zahariades is exploring Eastern Orthodoxy. He’s got a lot of great posts on his blog, and a recent post challenges equality in interpretation of the Scriptures. He quotes Fr. Stephen, “Literalism is a false means of interpretation (hermenuetic) and is a vain attempt to democratize the Holy writings. If they can be [...]
Terms get thrown around and we get desensitized to them. One of them is “waterboarding.” Most of us know it is a form of torture, but few know what it even is or what it is like. This may seem like an awful post on Christmas Eve, but as I read this post from Boing [...]