Ironically enough, the 80-person "Global Health Challenges" class that occupies this lecture hall prior to my Scripture interpretation course has a little health challenge of its own: a killer funk (i.e. body odor) that lingers long after class has been dismissed.

So Sam finally bought a laptop, after years of swearing that I would do no such thing, ever. But I kinda like it. (Don't worry desktop, you are still the hulking behemoth of power and speed that I fell in love with when I got you in July.)

What the hell, man? I just had to change my voicemail greeting for the first time in like, three years. Obviously everybody knows that for those three years, it was the best voicemail greeting anywhere..."Hey, this is Sam. Leave me a message and I'll love you forever ( Read more... )

We've done it.  The journey is complete.  As of 1:45 a.m. on March 9, 2006, David and I have concluded the ultimate West Wing marathon.  In six weeks we watched every single episode from all six and a half seasons of the show, finishing in time to see the next new episode on March 12.  That’s right.  We’ve seen over 98 hours of the show ( Read more... )

I don't want kids.  Everybody knows that.  But if I do have kids, there will be two mandatory and non-negotiable rules in our household:

1. You must read The Hobbit and all of the Lord of the Rings trilogy before you are allowed to see the Lord of the Rings movies.
2. When you decide you want to watch Star Wars, you must watch the films in the ( Read more... )

I have been CENSORED again, now for the second time in my life. (Remember the first?)

So I made this galleryon Webshots.  Not to fan the flames of controversy, but to present ( Read more... )

You know you're a badass when your workout drink of choice is Pepsi. Or coffee. I've seen both in my gym. Actually, some of those dudes are so tough, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out they had beer in their water bottles.

In the Spring 2006 semester, Harvard is offering five (5) courses on Islam ( Read more... )

All right, Guys-who-spend-too-much-time-naked-in-the-locker-room ( Read more... )

POSSIBILITIES:

• Central Issues of American Foreign Policy
• Contemporary Political Islam
• Religion, Politics, and Public Policy in the U.S.
• Myth and Myth-Making in the Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern World (I might have to do this one to satisfy a dumb requirement)
• Religion in Global Politics