God is not a white man & Earth is Yours by Gungor. A couple videos.

Best Religion Joke Ever?

In class tonight my professor told this classic Emo Phillips (what a creeper...loved that odd 80s guy) joke. Fantastic. Hypocrisy of Denominating, Todd?

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"

He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"

He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"

Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.

Where the Magic Happens

School starts on Monday so I thought I'd share some pictures of my classroom. The desks are for some minilessons and individual writing and reading workshop. The tables are for group work and reading workshop. The back room is for peer writing conferences, the middle shelf for writing supplies, and the bookshelf for, well, books. Special thanks to Jeff Davis for inspiration for the small book board, where students will post recommended books.

It's not nearly as exciting as pictures of Switzerland and India, but it's my life. At least I get to hang with the President.

the Power of Disconnection

A challenging word:

"If your eyes are glued to your Blackberry and your ears stopped up by your iPod, it's hard to hear what might be going on inside you. Cutting back on these gadgets and not answering every single email and phone call right away may lead to a measure of calm...sometimes you have to disconnect to connect. Likewise, if you're completely absorbed in the electronic world, obsessively checking email and constantly returning phone calls, it becomes impossible to experience the quirky surprises in the world around us."

James Martin, SJ | The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything

switzerland!

Must See Photos from the 1930s & 40s. Stunning!

the week between

well, i am back from india. it was an absolutely amazing trip. that said, it is so nice to be back in the united states where logic at least exists, even if many choose not to use it. i also suspect that i am allergic to the entire country of india. i had a couple pretty rough moments there.

being part of designing and building a piece of architecture in just a few weeks was incredible. it is a pretty solid little building. i will send along some pictures soon. well, it basically looks just like the hanuman temple in delhi in the picture above, so just imagine a huge red monkey-man surrounded by the himalayas instead of a city. same thing.

anyway, a week to relax (meaning, a week to do school work and some work-work) before the trip to switzerland.

Thanks beard. You served your purpose. Keeping my face warm @ Alcatraz. Catch you later.

Alcatraz Challenge Results: 43:54, 1st in age group, 9th overall!

Anchor Bay Triathlon 2010

1st in age group, 15th overall!

Swim: 16:42
T1: 1:23
Bike: 31:15
T2: :39
Run: 23:12
Total Time: 1:13.08

A solid 7 minutes faster than last year. Of course, it wasn't t-storming the whole race...twas about a perfect day for the race.

Biblical Church?

"It is one of the great ironies of contemporary American church life that the congregations that say they are most based in scripture often hear the smallest portion of scripture read in worship. Christians believe that God speaks through Scripture, whether or not a preacher is there to comment on it, so don't be stingy with the Bible in worship!"

Clifton F. Guthrie, From Pew to Pulpit

Happy Valley Sprint Triathlon @ Penn State

 
59th overall / 9th in age group
Swim: 13:28
T1: 1:18
Bike: 37:47
T2: 36.4
Run: 24:05

Total Time: 1:17.16

Best Quote from the Red River Gorge Attack Story

"This was a private incident between me and a bear," he said. "I was chomped on by a bear, and he was a bad bear, but that doesn't speak of all bears."

CLICK HERE for the whole story. 

Message from June 27, 2010 [LISTEN]

a Right Path | Psalm 23.3

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Baby Quinn Gets Around

OK Go & the Ultimate Rube Goldberg [WATCH]

Arcade Fire Performing Neon Bible in an Elevator [WATCH]

LISTEN: Blitzen Trapper's Destroyer of the Void

Blitzen Trapper: free track from the new record & demo

 

Mr. T Tee from @Threadless

Love it! By the way...I wear a small. I'm just saying.

Tri for Joe

 1:13.07

Swim: 11:20
Bike: 37:40
Run: 24:07

12th place in my age group

Forest Hills 5K

Last weekend we ran the Forest Hills 5k.

Cheryl | 23:18.00 | 7:31 miles
1st place in age group!
12th overall female 
57th overall

Brian | 24:02.00 | 7:45 miles
5th place in age group
63rd overall male
82nd overall

Probably the best part of the FH5K was Meka in the Future Forest Hill-ers race. The 3 year olds were lined up first, we told Meka to run to Rosie Red (the mascot) when the whistle blew (forgot to tell her to wait until the 4 year olds started). So...when the 3 year olds started, she took off diagonally across the field to Rosie. For the record she pretty much destroyed the 3 year olds.

Muppets American Woman

100 Unanswered LOST Questions

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Yeah...that's a pretty good start...

Charles Wesley's "A Man of Fashion"

A man of taste and dissipation ...
In sleep, in dress, and sport and play
He throws his worthless life away...
With a disdainful smile or frown
He on the riff-raff crowd looks down;
The world polite his friends and he;
And all the rest are - nobody!...
Custom pursues, his only rule,
And lives and Ape, and dies a Fool.