Another presidential election has come and gone. Having talked with a number of people here in the States, I think the most common feeling about it is that we are glad it’s over. The whole political process here began almost two years ago, and by this time last year I was very confident Obama would win. Whether we voted for Obama or not, most ( Read more... )

There's a lot that's been going on with me, and a lot I've been thinking about ( Read more... )

This is the funniest comic I've seen in a long time, and even though I saw it months ago, I thought I would share:


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Last week, my old small group at DCC had a mini-reunion. It was good to see everyone and hear all that had changed in their lives over the past year and a half. Partway through the evening, I made a casual observation ( Read more... )

Well, it has been just shy of a year since I last wrote anything in my blog, and I know there are still people out there who check it from time to time. I want to apologize to you. You have cared enough about me to check this blog, but I have not been kind enough to let you know what has been going on ( Read more... )

And for those really interested, here are some of the other random struggles and events of my life, in no particular order:

( Click here to read about my LASIK surgery )

( Click here to read my latest life update, on the spiritual surgery I am undergoing )

Have you ever been instant messaging with someone, and one of your friends messages comes in just before your reply, which makes your reply seem like it says something other than what you meant?

Check out this conversation:


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I thought I would share with you some of my favorite videos on the web:

Alfred Hitchcock's The Fish - Okay, I titled this one, but you've got to see it.
Feinting Goats
The Superbowl Commercials - For those of us who were overseas during the Superbowl.
The Umbilical Brothers - Easily the funniest one here.
Real Life Simpsons
There She Is - I posted ( Read more... )

Well, I was in Doha over a month, and I know a lot of people will want to know what it’s like. You’ll also want to see some pictures; for that you can go to my Doha Picture Page, which also has some other little anecdotes from me. It took a while to get used to things there, just like in any culture. Some things are obvious, but others are not ( Read more... )