The Infield Fly Rule

Whatever happened to modest claims?

2007-05-03T20:49:00.000-04:00

Ted Slater wrote today that Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron (of The Way of the Master) are going to appear on ABC's Nightline next Wednesday, May 9th. It will be broadcast live on ABC's website at 2pm, and on TV at 11:35pm that night. According to wayofthemaster.com,When ABC ran a story in January about hundreds of atheists video-taping themselves blaspheming the Holy Spirit, Ray contacted the

Bibles cost more because Chinese people smoke

2007-05-03T17:49:00.001-04:00

I don't know why, but I just like saying that sentence.

Deep under the iron sea

2007-04-29T12:57:00.000-04:00

It's finals week. I am cutting off all communication with the outside world as of 2pm today. I've closed Trillian, GoogleTalk, and Skype. I've logged out of Facebook. Yes, it's that serious. I should resurface from the whirlwind of final grade determination sometime Thursday afternoon. If I don't answer your phone calls, now you know why. See you once the chaos has subsided.

Prudent excuses

2007-04-26T02:22:00.000-04:00

"When will the world see that we need Jesus?" This song (by Petra) was playing as I drove along the I-75N on-ramp the other day. My windows were down because it was over 75°F and sunny, and the stereo was playing at volume level 20. Volume level 20 is slightly above volume level no-more-conversation-in-the-car, which was okay because I was driving to Wal-Mart alone. In short, it was a

Free Passion music

2007-04-25T01:05:00.000-04:00

Passion has made a five-song EP available for free as "a small way of saying to everyone in the Virginia Tech family that our hearts are with you in these days." Go to hopeforthehokies.com to download the whole album or individual songs. It includes Chris Tomlin's "Amazing Grace," "Rescue is Coming" from Crowder, and the hymn "On Christ the Solid Rock." At the same time, there is a Facebook

Cholesterol

2007-04-23T14:04:00.000-04:00

I'm taking the mandatory health class here at Tech this semester (HPS 1040). There is an abundance of extra credit available, one of which opportunities required me to get a blood lipid profile. What this means to my health professor: Health Services takes some blood and returns to me readings relevant to my health and well-being. What this means to me: $20 for 2 points on my final grade—where

NH5D

2007-04-19T03:11:00.000-04:00

High five!

Veritas Forum report

2007-04-17T15:55:00.000-04:00

I have finished my report on the Veritas Conversation held at Georgia Tech last week. God is indeed becoming more famous on our campus!

Housekeeping

2007-04-16T01:30:00.000-04:00

I'm in the process of writing a "this is the way it was" post for the Veritas Forum @ GT Blog, which should show up there shortly. For now, I have a few things to mention.I was just made aware of this BlogThings quiz this morning, even though Hugh, Bulldawgy, guiroo, and Kevin had posted their results long ago. Anyway, here are mine:You Are 80% Left Brained, 20% Right BrainedThe left side of

Put some God in your Pod

2007-04-13T02:44:00.000-04:00

Ted Slater over at the Boundless Line tipped me off to an awesome iPod addition: podBible. Essentially, Brendan Ross has put the entire ESV New Testament in easily navigable text files that can be stored in the iPod's Notes folder. All you have to do is enable disk usage for your Pod, copy the podBible files to the Notes folder, and eject the Pod. The New Testament is now in your Notes folder

How to save a life

2007-04-11T17:19:00.001-04:00

Please watch this video. (It contains illustratively clear but non-graphic images of an in utero surgery.)This is an amazing example of a daring, new (only about 100 performed in the four years since its development), life-saving procedure. I make a point of the fact that it is life-saving for a very good reason: something struck me when I saw this story that is not perhaps the most obvious

Well, hello!

2007-01-15T22:32:00.000-05:00

So it's been a while since that last post. In my commitment to quality over quantity, I seem to have given up too many lines of thought that may have made it onto this blog. Also, my first semester at Tech kept me up nights doing everything but hobbies such as this one. Either way, I have a renewed desire to keep up with blogging this semester. (We'll see how that goes.) Expect a substantive

John Piper is bad, and other YouTube oddities

2006-10-31T10:19:00.000-05:00

This post marks the 200th blog entry since I started this thing up at 4:45pm on January 13, 2005. That means I've averaged one post every 3 days, 6 hours, 43 minutes, and 12 seconds. Not bad for a college student's schedule, but taking an average post length of 175 words and dividing by the Stables Speech Comprehensibility Modifier of 4*pi^3, I've only written 282.2 words that were actually

Coincidence? I think not.

2006-10-25T18:19:00.000-04:00

Funny that this message just happened to be sent out the day before my 21st birthday.From: Georgia Tech Message Date: Oct 25, 2006 12:43 PMSubject: Important Policy AnnouncementFederal Guidelines require that Georgia Tech send annually to students a copy of the Student Policy on Alcohol and Other Drugs, and campus sanctions for policy violations. This

Your Best Life Now Book of Martyrs

2006-10-20T23:09:00.000-04:00

Christianity Today recently compiled the Top 50 Books That Have Shaped Evangelicals, leading to the inevitable Purgatorio parody: 50 Potential Christian Bestsellers. Here are some of my favorites, but nearly the entire list is hilarious.1. Your Best Life Now Book of Martyrs3. 40 or so Days more-or-less of Purpose12. Pretty Good People in the Hands of an Ambivalent God39. What on Earth Am I Here

The Veritas Forum

2006-10-19T11:11:00.000-04:00

We're bringing the Veritas Forum to Georgia Tech. Campus organizations and ministries all over the school are pulling together to plan and execute this event. I'm getting involved in the planning stages, and it's very exciting. In case you don't know, Veritas Forums bring honest and open dialogue on life's big questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to college campuses, through debates,

Butchering Scripture

2006-10-04T11:45:00.000-04:00

It's a common scene: several college students are huddled around a table, pocket-sized Bibles open to the ceiling; a dozen businessmen and lay ministers meet in a section of a local coffeehouse, their burgundy leather, gold-edged study Bibles resting on their crossed knees; a group of middle-aged couples sit in a semicircle of folding metal chairs, each grasping an unzipped pleather Bible cover

Common misconceptions about capitalism

2006-09-28T19:48:00.000-04:00

A friend's MySpace blog and the recent discussion I got into concerning it prompted me to add a bit to my thoughts and compile them into a post. The topic is capitalism—more specifically, the common misconceptions of capitalism that I’ve run across. Many college students I’ve encountered have the same general opinions: e.g., capitalism is a bad system, introducing some form of socialist

Papa's music

2006-09-27T21:37:00.000-04:00

The Matt Papa Band has led worship and generally been instrumental in Awana Dixie Mountain Scholarship Camp for the past two years. Over that time, I've gotten to know Matt, Jon, Phil, and Jordan and enjoyed their friendship and enthusiasm for reaching the lost. Matt is not only an excellent singer and worship leader, he's an effective speaker and teacher. (Not to mention they're all great

I'm beginning to worry about Facebook...

2006-09-26T17:01:00.000-04:00

When I viewed a friend's Facebook, I was greeted with our background information:Chris is your friend. They was also your coworker and schoolmate. You met Chris randomly.All your Facebook friend details are belong to us. You have no chance to survive make your time.

Something old, something new

2006-09-22T14:33:00.000-04:00

Can you feel the suspense rising? I have so many blogging irons in the fire, I can't decide what to post first. Believe me, they are all in progress and will eventually come. (Hugh's recent post slowed my blog-fitness testing engine a bit, though, with good reason.)Prompted by the aforementioned blog, I dropped by Barnes & Noble on the way to computer science this morning to pick up something

Creed

2006-09-10T23:18:00.000-04:00

I listen with regularity to Ravi Zacharias, who is an excellent apologist and ambassador for Christ in so many arenas. Being here at Tech and walking some distance between classes has also given me plenty of opportunities to listen to my favorite podcasts along the way. I was listening to Ravi last night at supper when he quoted a poem by Steve Turner. I stopped eating and listened because the

"Evolution of Creationism" symposium at Emory

2006-09-07T15:20:00.000-04:00

Received this in an e-mail from my biology professor this morning:The Evolution of Creationism symposia is in two parts. On the first evening, Sept 13, we'll screen "Flock of Dodos" which is used to frame the boundaries of the current controversy. On Sept 14, we'll have an interdisciplinary discussion of the various issues surrounding this particular anti-science movement, including some much

Citizenship

2006-09-06T14:04:00.000-04:00

Shaun posted a poll yesterday, asking the question "Are you an American or a Christian first?" It didn't take much thought before I answered "Christian," but 5 out of 108 people did answer "American." One was honest enough to post some reasoning for that answer in her comments on the original post.He followed up today with "I Don't Think That Word Means What You Think It Means," in which he

Places I've been, things I've seen

2006-09-02T23:59:00.000-04:00

It's been a busy day, and between homework and gameday festivities, I'm exhausted. First of all, the GT vs. Notre Dame game was awesome—I'd consider it a good introduction to the world of college football for yours truly. Too bad we gave out in the second half, though. We clearly played a better passing game and outclassed them completely throughout most of the first half. Oh, well. I

Mockingbird

2006-09-01T12:56:00.000-04:00

My iPod is rocking today—I downloaded Mockingbird by Derek Webb early this morning. It's a great album. And, by the way, it's free! It's more than worth the download.Webb's music inspires much critical thought, as always. I'm particularly intrigued by the song he calls "A Consistent Ethic of Human Life," which is a 24-second track with horns, bells, strings, and a short melody. No words.

Scottie Mayfield just served me ice cream

2006-08-30T19:37:00.000-04:00

I was sitting in Woodruff Hall earlier this evening, eating my salad, when a man in yellow and wearing a large Buzz hat started shouting something about ice cream. This is not a component of the average evening at the dining hall. Naturally, the hall got quiet and all soon realized that Scotty Mayfield was in our midst.Turns out, he's a Tech grad and is here to celebrate the opening of a

SoaP

2006-08-28T17:32:00.000-04:00

I've collected enough funny or interesting tidbits concerning Snakes on a Plane to coagulate into a satisfactory post. Here goes...First of all, if you aren't familiar with how this movie became a blogosphere phenomenon and instant cult classic, I suggest you check out its entry on Wikipedia. The story was essentially created as a joke by screenwriters who wanted to see if they could write a

A dilemma

2006-08-27T21:46:00.000-04:00

Free software has caused me a bit of a dilemma. Through Georgia Tech and the MSDNAA, I now have a free copy of each of these:Windows Server 2003 StandardWindows XP Pro SP2Windows XP Pro 64-bitVisio Pro 2003Access 2003All of these are downloading now, in simple ISOs that I can burn to CD. I already have XP SP2, but hey—I couldn't resist a free copy of it. My conundrum and my question is this: I

City boy

2006-08-26T13:38:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am—living in my new apartment on Georgia Tech campus. I owe all my readers an update, seeing as I've been silent this first week of school. Rest assured that I am adjusting well to the college life (the real college life, that is). To update anything that was open-ended in my life: (1) I saw Snakes on a Plane, and it was hilarious but overall inane; and (2) my classes are going well,

Ladies and gentlemen

2006-08-18T00:45:00.000-04:00

I present to you, the world's biggest lie in print.That is the one thing that you could never write: a quick start guide to Windows anything.

Tossing in a blanket

2006-08-14T16:45:00.000-04:00

Don't ask how I came across it, because I really don't know. But there's an actual movie in the IMDb called "Tossing a N****r in a Blanket." It's apparently an adventure film. But the top-rated user review, obviously influenced by "Snakes on a Plane," was what had me rolling:Part of the American Mutoscope series of tossing-things-in-a-blanket films, this easily ranks as the best. Not a part of

Can tonight get any stranger?

2006-08-12T22:29:00.000-04:00

I don't know what's going on with me tonight. Really. Allow me to elaborate.I have things to do. I'm not running out anytime soon, either, what with moving less than a week from now. But I finished one task tonight and wasn't motivated to clean up or move on to the next. That's not me.So I signed onto Facebook and MySpace, just to obsessively check messages and comments. There were a few,

Smorgasbord

2006-08-08T17:40:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite places to eat is Bob's Home Cooking in Duluth. It's a southern-hospitality-food buffet, and you can get a little bit of fried chicken, ham, dumplings, fried green tomatoes, collard greens, and peach cobbler—on the same plate, if you so desire. This is a blog post buffet, a conglomerate of various thoughts that are rattling around in my head. Pick what you like and enjoy,

Both reformer and reformed

2006-08-07T08:54:00.000-04:00

Interesting quiz result:You Are 1: The ReformerYou're a responsible person - with a clear sense of right and wrong.High standards are important to you, and you do everything to meet them.You are your own worst critic, feeling ashamed if you're not perfect.You have the highest integrity, and people expect you to be fair.What Number Are You?

I'm cool

2006-07-21T15:19:00.000-04:00

See, I even keep up with pop culture and movies:Any geeks out there know what I'm talking about?Have to admit I got the idea from this t-shirt, but the graphic is mine.

The Greatest Completely Free Song I Ever Downloaded

2006-07-21T11:12:00.000-04:00

Now that's quite a title to live up to. Why in the world did I let myself get away with titling the next post before it was written? My PR department should have jumped on that one. Well, here I am, answering the question of what song I would download with my one free song code from iTunes.As I decided that it was time to use my song code (even though, as Apple says, it doesn't expire until

QDB browsing

2006-07-17T10:59:00.000-04:00

Okay, I got tired of working on my presentation and waiting for my mentor to have time for me, so I started browsing the QDB and found this IRC gem: hey, if you type in your pw, it will show as stars ********* see! hunter2 doesnt look like stars to me ******* thats what I see oh, really?

Oh, the irony

2006-07-17T09:50:00.000-04:00

The lights in half of our lab are out, including the restrooms and Dr. Brédas's office. I find it ironic that a research group that focuses on photonics, especially OLEDs, is having lighting trouble.I took this quiz this morning, and thought it interesting enough to share:Your Political Profile:Overall: 85% Conservative, 15% LiberalSocial Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% LiberalPersonal

If you had...one shot...

2006-07-13T21:57:00.000-04:00

Look, if you had one shot, one opportunityTo seize everything you ever wanted: one moment,Would you capture it or just let it slip?You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo.—EminemWhile browsing iTunes recently, I purchased two singles that had been

Free Derek Webb!

2006-07-12T14:49:00.000-04:00

Space shuttle cameras

2006-07-11T17:26:00.000-04:00

Aside from their usefulness in monitoring the shuttle during and after launch, the several cameras mounted on Discovery's fuel tanks caught some amazing video of the launch itself. Here are two of the videos:Right aft SRB (facing forward)Right forward SRB (facing aft)Highlights for those who don't have time to watch the entire clips: on the first video, liftoff at 00:54, sky starts becoming

Great movie quote

2006-06-27T09:13:00.000-04:00

I got around to watching the original (1968) version of Planet of the Apes the other night. I thought it was quite a good story, and very well done for its era. Definitely a type of "period piece," and I enjoyed it very much. Arguably my favorite quote from the movie was spoken by Taylor (Charlton Heston)...and no, it's not the famous "Damn you all to hell" beach scene. Here it is:Dr. Zaius:

Fewer adults reaching maturity

2006-06-26T10:21:00.000-04:00

From a recent article on Discovery Channel News:...a growing number of people are retaining the behaviors and attitudes associated with youth.As a consequence, many older people simply never achieve mental adulthood, according to a leading expert on evolutionary psychiatry.I love how they can report on the further mental and psychological degradation of the human race and in the same breath claim

World Cup prediction

2006-06-22T14:34:00.000-04:00

It turns out that we don't have to wonder who's going to win the World Cup, after all—Nostradamus figured it all out for us. In 1555. Even though football as we know it wasn't invented until 1848 (see Football on Wikipedia). Impressive. Here's how it went down:Nostradamus wrote that the Spanish king and his army will cross over the Pyrenees at the end of the sixth month of the sixth year. The

Classifying one's faith

2006-06-05T16:33:00.000-04:00

On my MySpace profile, I have listed:Religion: ProtestantI use this term because I agree the most with the beliefs of the Protestant Reformation (Luther, Calvin, et al.). I did not choose "Christian - other" because "Christian" these days includes a broad range of beliefs (and non-beliefs) that I would consider heretical. I'll venture to say that I consider most Christians that I know "

Good music downloads

2006-05-30T09:33:00.000-04:00

I've got two new tracks for all you music fans out there. First up, Andrew Osenga has a track from his new album, The Morning, available on his website. The song is "After the Garden," and it's a good one. For those unfamiliar with Mr. Osenga, he is a singer/songwriter who played guitar and sang for The Normals before joining Caedmon's Call in the same capacity. He's still with Caedmon's,

Please pray

2006-05-19T11:07:00.000-04:00

Actually, pray and let me know what you think.I'm looking for summer work to save up cash for the fall semester at Georgia Tech. I talked to Demetrio down here at Tech today, and here's the deal: I can work for the group and participate in a special undergrad research conference that's going on over the summer. Big deal stuff...students coming in from all over for the conference. And a lot of

ahem

2006-05-18T00:12:00.000-04:00

Nothing new in this post, just allow me to quote myself from March 9th:Oh, and go Taylor. He's gonna win.You may now comment to express your admiration.

Done with GPC

2006-05-16T20:19:00.000-04:00

GPC posted final grades for the semester this morning, and I'm happy to announce that I passed all my classes with 6 A's and 2 B's. That means two things: my Associate's in chemistry is complete, and all required courses will transfer to Georgia Tech! I'm all set for the fall...booya!

This is officially geeky...

2006-05-11T14:22:00.000-04:00

So now you know what my online pseudonym really means...

Two reviews

2006-05-08T22:19:00.000-04:00

Okay, a quick post and then back to organic chemistry. My last two finals at GPC are tomorrow. Elation began (very) shortly after the close of my physics II final this evening and should reach its peak around 7:45pm tomorrow, as I exit my organic chemistry II final.Anyway, to the topic: two CDs that you absolutely must purchase soon. First up...Switchfoot: Nothing Is Sound(2005, Sony)Alright,

Headline: "Hungary workers get shock at bottom of rum barrel"

2006-05-05T09:37:00.000-04:00

Today's favorite news story goes something like this:BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian builders who drank their way to the bottom of a huge barrel of rum while renovating a house got a nasty surprise when a pickled corpse tumbled out of the empty barrel, a police magazine website reported.Eww. Talk about proper aging. (Or is that just for wine?)According to the website, workers said the rum in the

All that's important is immutable

2006-05-03T12:19:00.000-04:00

Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.— Robert Frost

Reaction

2006-05-01T08:18:00.000-04:00

The previous post may have disturbed you. I hope it did.That post was intended to embody our reaction to The DaVinci Code, were we Muslims and were the novel’s attacks directed at Islam. We need not look back farther than February’s news to find out exactly how the Muslim world would react. That is exactly the sentiment I attempted to communicate with my satire.The resources I utilized to

A call to action

2006-04-30T13:40:00.000-04:00

Action must be taken. A great evil has been perpetrated upon the world, and we cannot sit idly by as beliefs and causes near and dear to so many are criticized and vilified. For these reasons and more, I am sponsoring the offer of $120,000 US to the person who will kill Dan Brown. That’s right. I will soon have the backing of the SBC and the PCUSA on this offer. Any devout Christian

Crowder and tragedy

2006-04-27T10:55:00.000-04:00

Take a minute and read this interview from Christianity Today with David Crowder. He talks about the death of his friend and pastor from Waco, TX, and he explains a bit about A Collision and how it was created. He never ceases to amaze me musically and theologically, and his observations on death are particularly astute. And when it comes to the album,CT: ...your closing lyric at the end of A

Heard from Hurd?

2006-04-25T22:09:00.000-04:00

Please take the time to welcome a friend of mine from school, Doug Hurd, to the blogging tradition. He and I have been the last bastion of homeschooled, reformed, Christian thinkers against our philosophy teacher (who, incidentally, writes and thinks like this). So drop by and leave Doug a comment to get him started.

Infallible

2006-04-24T14:58:00.000-04:00

God is not a republican.God is not a democrat.How do I know?God is never wrong.

Foxtrot yesterday and today

2006-04-18T09:20:00.000-04:00

A broken love

2006-04-14T12:06:00.000-04:00

I haven't done any great thinking in order to give you a new blog post, but I will share with you a very profound thought process that David Crowder posted on his blog this past week. Food for thought to follow...here’s how the voting works...members of the gma (gospel music association) receive a ballot and they vote. now i know, i know, there are certain questions and issues that arise when

Focused on the goal but aimless...

2006-04-09T01:04:00.000-04:00

I am this || close to complete social breakdown.I also have made achievements that seem empty as ends in themselves. They used to be means to an end, and now they're all I have left.

2006-04-06T00:11:00.000-04:00

01:02:03 04/05/06

2006-04-04T14:11:00.000-04:00

On Wednesday morning of this week, just after 1:00am, the time and date will be exactly 01:02:03 04/05/06. This will happen again 12 hours later (that afternoon), but won't happen after that for another 99 years and 12 hours.Cool. Thanks to Amy for pointing this out.

Come to church with me on Easter!

2006-04-03T00:05:00.000-04:00

April Fools!

2006-04-01T23:59:00.000-05:00

Hope everyone enjoyed my little April Fool's Day joke.

House for sale

2006-03-31T15:23:00.000-05:00

My friend David, known to most of my electronic readers as guiroo, is selling his house. If you are interested, or know someone who is, check it out here. Best of luck to Davey Fresh in closing quickly and favorably.

Jack Bauer Jokes

2006-03-24T12:46:00.000-05:00

The latest internet phenomenon is the Chuck Norris joke. Goes something like this:When the boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.Pretty funny stuff once you get going. My favorite take, however, seeing as Chuck Norris is a bit before my time, is the Jack Bauer spin. You can Google both "Chuck Norris facts" and "Jack Bauer facts" to read as many as you like,

2006-03-24T11:33:00.000-05:00

I want this t-shirt.

Continuous Partial Attention

2006-03-23T13:59:00.000-05:00

On Slashdot this morning, I ran across an interesting and true piece submitted by ubercombatwombat on what is called "Continuous Partial Attention," a syndrome brought on by a high-tech age in which you can count on people who should be paying attention to you discreetly (or indiscreetly) using one or more mobile devices while you speak. The article he links speaks mainly of conferences and

Kevin Covais

2006-03-09T21:34:00.000-05:00

Tell all your friends over 60 to quit voting for Kevin Covais. Sorry, Josh Groban is already a star—and he doesn't have a lisp. It's atrocious that Gedeon got the shaft and Kevin's still around.Oh, and go Taylor. He's gonna win.

Anybody remember survival of the fittest?

2006-03-08T16:08:00.000-05:00

This news piece is making the e-mail rounds today, and once again the media and science communities are injecting superfluous and irrelevant “facts” about the theory of evolution. Here are a few:An extraordinary family who walk [sic] on all fours are [sic] being hailed as the breakthrough discovery which could shed light on the moment Man first stood upright.Okay, I’m tracking with it so far.

/. humor

2006-03-06T17:49:00.000-05:00

Today I clicked over to this "Ask Slashdot" post:roundisfunny wonders: "We currently do not have any mailbox restrictions for our Exchange users - which has led us to have a 420 GB mail store for 320 users. Our largest mailbox has over 13 GB in it. One of the main concerns for us is the time it takes for a restore. We have encouraged archiving, but now have 250 GB of .pst files. What sort of

What happened to war?

2006-03-03T11:03:00.000-05:00

I hope that any of my friends and colleagues, or former colleagues, who are affected by the political reconstruction, will make allowance, all allowance, for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act. I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."We have before us an ordeal of the most

Not who I used to be

2006-02-26T21:54:00.000-05:00

Without a trace he disappeared into the void andI've been searchin' for that missing personI went bowling today. Decided I'm not who I used to be.I used to go through life without many consequences, happy or at least satisfied in myself no matter what happened, able to forget that things weren't right. Now I can forget, but all the while I know that I'm forgetting that things aren't right. Big

WBC 2006 is fast approaching

2006-02-24T13:19:00.000-05:00

Don't miss it! Watch online at woldbaseballclassic.com, or if you (unlike me) have cable, catch it on ESPN and ESPN II. Baseball starts early this year!

Son of the Morning

2006-02-19T16:11:00.000-05:00

If you like, a little light reading to start us off...Ezekiel 28:11-19Isaiah 14:4-20So, who is Satan? I know all about him—I think. This is the guy who was a, if not the, chief angel in heaven. He had some sort of music thing going on (some say). He's the one who decided he was better off on his own, and tried to find the "man behind the curtain" dirt on Jehovah Almighty. (Far as I can tell,

Poll

2006-02-18T14:10:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, a quick poll:Does the new layout work in your browser/display size/resolution/OS?If so or if not, what is your browser/display size/resolution/OS?Do you like it?Thanks!

Inspiration

2006-02-18T03:24:00.000-05:00

Here is my inspiration behind the new layout (besides the fact that I'm ready for baseball season).Atheism is too simple. And I will tell you another view that is also too simple. It is the view I call Christianity-and-water, the view which simply says there is a good God in Heaven and everything is all right -- leaving out all the difficult and terrible doctrines about sin and hell and the devil

Morgan is in the house

2006-02-15T22:29:00.000-05:00

Please join me in welcoming a good friend and thinker to the blogging community. My home-school and high school buddy Daniel Morgan has just started his blog: The Constitution of Controversy. Take the time to visit and comment to help him get it off the ground. He's now linked at right, along with everyone else who matters, so keep on coming back, too.

My favorite apps

2006-02-15T20:41:00.000-05:00

I've been learning LaTeX lately for work, and I decided to let this week's physics write-up assignment be a further learning experience for me. I wrote up the whole thing in LaTeX, and I must say it looks quite fine. The math is especially elegant.Anyway, several guys in my physics group have been asking about what programs I use to produce nice documents and images, and just do cool stuff in

I must be getting old...

2006-02-14T00:42:00.000-05:00

Valentine's Day never really meant anything to me before...either I didn't care or I was perfectly happy for it to roll around.This year it sucks. And not just for me--I guess I have gained a sense of empathy for people who are not happy all the time. I don't think I've felt this way before. Maybe a sign of getting old and jaded? Or perhaps just old?

That old high school dynamic returns

2006-02-02T15:11:00.000-05:00

Everyone in two of my classes doesn't like me because I talk too much (to the professors).

2006-01-29T23:28:00.000-05:00

Someone falls to piecesSleeping all alone, someone kills the painSpinning in the silenceShe finally drifts awaySomeone gets excited in the chapel yardAnd catches a bouquetSomeone lays a dozenWhite roses on a graveSomeone finds salvation in everyoneAnother only painSomeone tries to hide himselfDown inside himself he praysSomeone swears his true love until the end of timeAnother runs awaySeperate

The best sermon illustration ever

2006-01-19T14:33:00.000-05:00

Amazing.

New Survivor Theme

2006-01-14T22:21:00.000-05:00

This one's going around on MySpace, just thought I'd let you Bloggers in on it, too. Thanks, Alan!CBS has announced plans for their next Survivor show to be aired end of this year: Survivor Georgia. In this unique twist, each Survivor contestant will be given one car and must travel two-lane roads from South Georgia to the South Carolina state line, with bumper stickers reading: I'm an athiest.I

PHIL 1301

2006-01-10T19:45:00.000-05:00

So have you noticed how I often start my posts with "So"? I think it's because most of these ramblings are the end of a thought process, and once I finish thinking and am ready to present it to the world, I feel like I'm finishing a conversation. "So, as I was saying..."Anyway.So, I'm taking PHIL 1301, that is, Survey of Philosophical thought. We've got Plato and Aristotle on the agenda, in

back to linear algebra calc-based physics organic chemistry school

2006-01-10T10:12:00.000-05:00

Well, the first day of school was yesterday. It went well...okay, so I only have one class on Mondays. But, I got up when I plan to get up on Mondays this semester (6am) and am well on my way to re-structuring my schedule as I want it to be for school (i.e., up around 6am, running in the mornings, and getting to sleep by midnight). Yesterday was physics II, which is going to be a killer class

Mood tonight...

2006-01-09T00:00:00.000-05:00

On iTunes playlist:Skipped "On and On" by Kevin Max,Skipped "Take You Back" by Jeremy Camp,Sang in my heart to "Not Enough" by Caedmon's Call.

It's my bedtime...

2006-01-05T23:54:00.000-05:00

Well tonight was fun. I got off work and went on over to Abi's. Traffic was bad on McGinnis Ferry, so I cut over to GA120 and got to Lawrenceville via I-85, but it took a good 45 minutes or so. Anyway, I got to Abi's house to pick her up and then it was over to the Mall of Georgia (of course--it's Abi's favorite!). Walked around there mostly, and went in only a couple of stores. I checked

This New Year...

2006-01-01T14:21:00.000-05:00

...the first thing I did was hug Abi.

Learn To Be Lonely

2005-12-27T22:13:00.000-05:00

Child of the wildernessBorn into emptinessLearn to be lonelyLearn to find your way in darknessWho will be there for youComfort and care for youLearn to be lonelyLearn to be your one companionEver dreamed out in the worldThere were arms to hold you?You've always knownYour heart was on its ownSo laugh in your lonelinessChild of the wildernessLearn to be lonelyLearn how to love life that is lived

A Modest Modern Proposal

2005-12-23T10:46:00.000-05:00

Hugh Williams proposes a simple test for those who decide to continue their support of naturalistic evolution.

A Brick

2005-12-21T22:53:00.000-05:00

So, I was over at Abi's house the other night. And, as is my custom, my car was parked in the road on their side of the street. Actually, we all went shopping in their van, and then I moved it out onto the side of the street when we got back (about 10pm) so the van could park in the driveway where it belongs. We watched a movie, talked, and I was set to leave. But when I got out to my car, my

The Nutcracker!

2005-12-19T01:24:00.000-05:00

Hey, everyone can check out my photos from Amanda's Nutcracker performance tonight at the link above. Merry Christmas!

2005-12-09T00:10:00.000-05:00

I thank Steve for this game.

Organic

2005-12-01T16:17:00.000-05:00

No time to really post...but I'm trying to be faithful in updating. I'm working hard on this organic chemistry problem set. This will also help me prepare for our second exam in that class on Tuesday.Remember, kids, SN2 is essentially nonreactive with tertiary RX.

What Happened?

2005-11-30T14:54:00.000-05:00

My blog traffic dropped off significantly over the past week or so. I'm not sure why... But now I'm just an Insignificant Microbe again. I was all the way up to a Wiggly Worm! What's going on, people?

All I Want for Christmas...

2005-11-30T13:17:00.000-05:00

So I started the tradition of making gift lists. Since I've now been asked what I want for Christmas, I thought I'd do it again...money for my IRAmoney to get my car's hood repaintedbooks by C.S. Lewis:Mere ChristianityThe Screwtape LettersThe Problem of PainChristmas Eve and Other Stories - Trans-Siberian OrchestraThe Lost Christmas Eve - Trans-Siberian OrchestraBeethoven's Last Night -

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is cool

2005-11-29T22:17:00.000-05:00

Random thoughts for the night:Is it okay to post a picture that doesn't primarily feature yourself as your Facebook profile pic? I don't like it when I can't tell who it is in the pic (so I know if I know them or not), but I guess I break my own rules...Okay it's time for Christmas. You may now sing Christmas songs.I like Carol of the Bells. I like playing Carol of the Bells. I like "