Posts Tagged ‘the world’

Carphone

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Though this isn’t as cool as this you should be aware of a carphone sighting tonight at the local Wal-Mart. Minding my own business, in my car, waiting on my wife, on my laptop, the chap who owned the car parked next to us rolls up with his shopping bags, flings open the door, I [...]

Solution to Russia-Georgia Crisis

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Google should cut off both sides’ access to all its services until they work it out.

Outlandishly True

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

I’m convinced that one day, whether on heaven or on earth, we’ll find out that something we once thought outlandish is actually true. And if you think this statement is outlandish, reconsider. It just might turn out to be true.

Phone Book Litter

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today we received our ninth phone book. (I just counted how many we have stowed in the cupboard.) One month sees a new phone book and accompanying directory from Company X. Company Y then sees the competition and steps it up a notch offering their new phone book and accompanying not-so-desideratum. Every time there’s a [...]

Valentine’s in December

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

I heard an ad on the radio for Valentine’s Day. It’s December!

Whole Foods

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Being at Whole Foods on a Sunday morning in Durham, North Carolina (home of Duke University), is to be in one of the most densely educated [paronomasia] areas in America, possibly the world.

Understanding the Horrific which God Permits

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Drew,
Thanks for your thoughtful reply, but I am still not convinced. I accept that the ways of God are a mystery but isn’t it partly that we are too ignorant and too stupid to understand his ways? I suppose what I’m saying is that he doesn’t want to be mysterious and we would [...]

Bathroom Barney Rubble

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

(Keep in mind this all happened in an instant.)
I just visited the bathroom at the library to open the door and find a young man, glabrous like I, staring at himself in mirror. Surprised by my intrudence, he quickly turned towards the door and mumbled these words, “Sorry. Excuse me. I was just looking for [...]