Yay!!! So glad you posted an update; I was wondering how things were going. Hooray for the male child--thy last name shall live on. ;)
I'm really enjoying your blog, btw. Aaand I just got you and Jen's BYA applications in the mail (I'm on the BYA membership committee)--so glad you guys are applying!!! Woohoo!
We're going to be in Abilene this weekend for graduation, actually, because of BYA. Alex is on the Young Alumni Task Force, which is hosting a post-grad table with goodies and such. We're going to wear those spiffy purple polo shirts. :D
In a departure from my normal ranting and raving: I'd like to annouce that my wife and I are expecting our first child. Early in October we'll have a crying, pooping dribbling thing to take care of :). Okay so babies are cute though. I've never been a real fan of kids but I'm already starting to realize that ones own children are somehow less disgusting and annoying than the normal ones. I'm actually very happy about it :). Of course I'm a little nervous too. How does one take care of another human without the little guy or girl (we don't know yet) needing years of therapy after they are grown and out of the house? I suppose I get to learn! A small rant since it wouldn't be the Anti-Blog without it. We are NOT naming our kid some kind of trendy yuppy soccer mom name. This would include any name with a long "i" sound and then spelled some ridiculous way. Skylar? Jordyn? Kytlyn? Can I buy a vowel? (yes we knew parents who named their children ...
Okay so I've been gone quite awhile, busy with the little one and the business and a million other things that have been going on. I've heard from a few of you in the past months and I must say I'm surprised that there are a number of people who actually care what I rant about. :) Today is something I've had on my mind for awhile as a wedge issue but I haven't been so sure how to approach it. "The End of the World" (i'll get to the prophesies and signs in a moment). Now I know you may be thinking "why this?" when there is so much else going on in the world, elections, recessions, lots of other teeth grinding stupidity to rant about, and I agree: this may not be a real "wedge issue" in the classic sense. However, even though the Christian establishment isn't pushing this one on the public with some sort of political agenda, there are discussions of it among even mostly rational people both in the Christian community and the gene...
July 4th falling on a Sunday this year presented a unique opportunity for Christian groups to spotlight the idea of the USA as a Christian nation. My own church had a sermon titled: "Is America still a Christian nation?" In fairness I can't speak to it directly because I was not in attendance this Sunday, however I would like to discuss how religion should or shouldn't play a role in our country and society. I think the debate I've been hearing is a little be short sighted. The questions are usually "Are we a Christian nation?", or "Were we a Christian nation?". We should be asking "What does it mean to be a Christian nation?" and "Should we be a Christian nation?" Were/Are we a Christian Nation? There was a large group of people that played a role in the foundations of our country. Some of them were Christians in the traditional sense but many of the more well known ones were Deists . In a nutshell Deists believe in God b...
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Baby is due on Sept 29.
I'm really enjoying your blog, btw. Aaand I just got you and Jen's BYA applications in the mail (I'm on the BYA membership committee)--so glad you guys are applying!!! Woohoo!
We're going to be in Abilene this weekend for graduation, actually, because of BYA. Alex is on the Young Alumni Task Force, which is hosting a post-grad table with goodies and such. We're going to wear those spiffy purple polo shirts. :D
Give my best to your wife and her tummy-lodger!