Archive for March, 2006


The Restaurant: A Parable

The restaurant was filled with booths spiraling about the room with a simple open space in the center. No one knows why that space was open; some say the architect intended to put a fountain there; others claimed it was for live music. But it was wasted space.
It was a busy Friday evening, and the [...]

Andrew’s Modern Dictionary

Relevant — adj
The most common buzzword used by churches to describe themselves.
God — noun
A common exclamatory word found in most movies. Often used as a prefix to damn.
Jesus — noun
A word more likely to be heard as an exclamation in a movie than as a person in a sermon.
Tolerant – adj.
Accepting, agreeing, and championing a [...]

DVD Intros

Have you noticed the intro screens on DVDs? They’re funny if you think about it.
The first one is the, “Don’t copy this or we will sue you and send you to jail.” Then you see it in French and sometimes Spanish. And other times, you see the fancy “FBI Antipiracy Emblem” and a bunch of [...]

A Convertible Day

Today was one of a handful of amazing days that Houston experiences every year. Sunny. Dry. Not too warm (60’s and 70’s)…it’s just a day where you’re glad to be outside. And even better–I got to play a little sand volleyball in the great weather…
But as I was driving with my window down this afternoon, [...]

Strange Day in Afghanistan

I thought we won the war in Afghanistan…
Then why is a man on trial for conversion to Christianity? (article from CNN)

Death could await Christian convert
U.S. lawmaker: Christian-conversion prosecution ‘outrageous’
Tuesday, March 21, 2006; Posted: 10:31 p.m. EST (03:31 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) — In the days of the Taliban, those promoting Christianity in Afghanistan could be arrested and [...]

Web 2.0 Nonsense

Every day, I’m bombarded with more and more “Web 2.0″ announcements. Every new program or service has been branded 2.0, and the ones with AJAX (not the cleaning product) get some sort of awe usually reserved for deities.
I just don’t get it.
Did I miss something, but I can’t remember the gears shifting from 1.0 to [...]

The Wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes

I picked up a Calvin & Hobbes book a few days ago and read through most of it. It reminded me of the genius of Bill Watterson and the clever dialog between a six-year-old and his stuffed tiger.
It seems to me that Watterson may be one of the best (at least my favorite) writers of [...]

Hasta La Pasta

We went to Hasta La Pasta for lunch today. The food is good, but not exceptional…but the service makes the difference.
We waited for 20 minutes to get a table–something that is not too uncommon for a Sunday lunch. And after we ordered, the bread wasn’t quite done yet, so we waited a few minutes for [...]

Thoughts on March Madness

First of all, congrats to the Aggies for making the NCAA tournament for the first time in nineteen years. We had quite a season, and it’s great so see us finally have some success in basketball. I’m watching the game now, and I have to admit that I’m please with how we’ve come out…
Have any [...]

You Think You’re Special, Don’t You?

“I want to hang out with Joe–he’s so cool.” Or, “I want to hang out with Sarah–she’s so neat!”
Those are two phrases that fit within the average middle school student’s vocabulary. But those are phrases that die sometime following middle school and preceding college, right?
I thought so, but now I think that was wrong.
Sure, people [...]