When I first moved into our new apartment, I recognized a gentleman who I had worked with 7 or 8 years ago lived in the same complex. Today I saw him getting out of his car, and stopped to say hello.
I’d forgotten what a joy it was to talk with him. He’s truly a gem […]
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It’s hard to say I feel older today than yesterday, but glancing at the calendar tells me I should. I’ve heard age is a state of mind - you pick a favorite age and stick with it. For me, I think I’ll pick twenty-four. That was a good year.
Don’t get me wrong. Each year gets […]
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I just finished the third book in Ted Dekker’s The Circle trilogy: White. My friend Laura recommended the series to me, and even let me borrow the first two books in the fall, Black and Red.
I thoroughly enjoyed the series, and would highly recommend it to those of you who enjoy a good fantasy […]
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I’ve been a Lakers fan my whole life, and still remember when the Portland Trailblazers led by Clyde Drexler, Buck Williams, and Terry Porter ran us off the court — only to be thoroughly dominated by the MJ-led Bulls. Now the Trailblazers have a reputation for paying too much money for the “thugs” of the […]
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Every once in a while I get the urge to do some programming. These days my programming seems to be limited to PHP/MySQL web pages, but once in a while I like to write a quick windows utility to keep my skills up.
I’m thinking of writing an XMLRPC Blog client that takes advantage of […]
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Insights into our shortcomings are rarely pleasant. Insights that are painless are even more rare. This morning I’ve been struck by re-reading a bit by John Maxwell from his book, The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader’s Day. The passage I read today related to what John calls “The Law of Buy-In.” Basically, people […]
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We never keep our minds on the present moment. We remember the past, as if we wanted to slow down the passage of time. And we look forward to the future, as if we wanted time to accelerate. We wander about in times that do not belong to us, and do not think about the […]
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