Where is your mission field?

well... where is it?

write it down here.

Lovin' the '80s

One of my favorite movies is Raising Arizona. Of course I'm a child of the '80s (high school class of '89), so when I came across the following video, paying homage to Raising Arizona, the Karate Kid, and even the Cars (can you find the reference?), I loved it. The only thing I need is a little Back to the Future and maybe some Say Anything and my 80's sampler would be rolling.

Check out "Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings...

Stuff Christians Like

So a few weeks ago, someone turned me on to a newish blog by a guy called Prodigal Jon called Stuff Christians Like. Mostly it's a very tongue-in-cheek view of the Christian sub-culture and how idiotic it often looks to those outside of church. But every once-in-awhile, he just lets loose with something ridiculously meaningful like this post. If you are an artist (techies count) you need to read that post.

You should check out Stuff Christians Like. It's a good addition to your blog reader (you are using a blog reader, right!).

The Political unReality

In a sharp contrast to my earlier years, I've become very uninterested in the political process in the last few years. Basically, I think our entire system is broken and it's not going to get much better no matter who is in office. So I feel no need to stump for McCain or Obama or Clinton or anyone else, but...


Every once in a while, a soundbite catches your attention and you just can't ignore it. Former President Bill Clinton in West Virginia, campaigning for his wife against Barak Obama made the following statement:


"The great divide in this country is not by race or even income, it's by those who think they are better than everyone else and think they should play by a different set of rules..."

Really, Bill? Couldn't anyone else in your wife's campaign say this with just a hint more credibility?



So what was Hillary's reaction when she heard that?



Could it have been...

A new trip to the movies

Some friends of ours (thanks Mark and Kim) took Tricia and I, along with another couple to the movies last night. We went to a place that some of you may be familiar with, but I wasn't: Hollywood Boulevard in Woodridge, IL.

The novelty of this place is that its a full service restaurant inside a movie theater. Prior to and during the movie, a server comes out takes drink orders, appetizers (called "the previews) and the like, comes back with your drinks and takes your meal order...yadayadayada...just like in a typical sit-down restaurant.

Now we had a place like this in New Orleans when I was in college, but it was just a low-rent kinda place where you sat on couches and a server kept you supplied with stadium-type food (hotdogs, nachos, etc) and pitchers of your beverage of choice.

This was much nicer! Great food... Great atmosphere... Nice big (regular theater size) screen... and awesome reclining leather chairs to sit in. The theater shows first run films (we saw Baby Mama) and tickets are only 8 bucks and the food isn't too overpriced (Tricia and I had two entrees, a great appetizer and softdrinks for about $35).

We'll go back. If you like movies and food, you should check it out.