August 2011
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June 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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“Foie Gras: The fattened liver of a goose or duck. Unfortunately, an endangered...”
– Anthony Bourdain
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WatchIf you aren’t visiting Everything Is Terrible! on a regular basis, here’s a reason you should be.
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to...”
– Jack Kerouac
“There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless — boys and...”
– Greek saying
Eating Nutritiously A Struggle When Money Is... →
January 2011
8 posts
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this...”
– Theodore Roosevelt from The Strenuous Life
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“What gain have the workers from their toil? I have seen the business that God...”
– Ecclesiastes 3.9-15, NRSV
“There is nothing better for mortals than to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in...”
– Ecclesiastes 2.24-25, NRSV
“This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find...”
– Ecclesiastes 5.18, NRSV
“Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for...”
– Ecclesiastes 9:7-10, NRSV
October 2010
2 posts
WatchEverything that is right with music
September 2010
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thewildernessdowntown.com →
duanechew:
I am really blown away by how fantastic this project is. Get a good internet connection and check it out ASAP!
August 2010
9 posts
“A mere life of ease is not in the end a very satisfactory life, and, above all,...”
– Theodore Roosevelt from The Strenuous Life
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Use Your Muscles
One of my favorite things to do when I get off work is to cuddle with Dr. Linus. Well, it’s not really cuddling, it’s more wrestling. He’ll jump on the couch or the bed with me, bury his head into my side and push, then force himself across my chest, and lick my nose and beard so that I can’t talk. The whole time he does this I try to push and pull him off. Mostly, I...
Watch“Hard As Nails” by Peter Wolf Crier off their new album Inter-Be.
I’m really loving this music. It’s going to be a great soundtrack to late September.
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Paralyzed By a Lesser Fear
As I’ve said before, I’m doing my best to have my own personal Renaissance. The main point of this blog is to document, reflect, and share what I’m learning as I try to make my life one that is worth living.
I’ve set a goal of losing 70 lbs. I’m coming up with a list of adventures that I want to take on like walking across North Carolina and recording my own...
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Bucket List Item #6
Record Album & Tour
I have always loved music. If YouTube had existed in the early nineties I would have become an internet meme with video of an incoherent acapella rendition of Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry Be Happy”. Maybe for another post. I got my first guitar when I was five, though I didn’t learn how to play until my teens. I have always been an...
“Music expresses that which cannot be put...
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“There is within you a lamb and a lion. Spiritual maturity is the ability to let...”
– -Henri Nouwen, The Dance of Life: Weaving Sorrows and Blessing into One Joyful Step.
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Weight Loss Update #3
First of all, sorry I have been…
I know that I promised that I would post on a regular basis, but the last month has been nuts. Vacation Bible School came on like a Category 5 hurricane and my writing time was blown away in the storm. Hopefully, I will have the time and discipline to return to previous posting and writing habits. (If you are still reading this blog, Thank You for your...
July 2010
11 posts
“If you love the vision you have for community, you will destroy community. If...”
– (via duanechew)
Now You Can Comment & Share!!!
I have heard your voices. You want to comment. Tumblr doesn’t offer commenting themselves, but I have added Disqus to my blog. You can now comment on posts here. Just go to the upper right hand corner of a post and click “comments”. From there you will be able to add your add your comments and give me feedback on posts.
Also of importance: If you ever find something here...
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Watch This This Weekend, Let's Talk About It.
I watched this film on Tuesday. I have come to a lot of the same conclusions on my own, but I still think this is a film that everyone should see. It could open up a lot of great discussion on what makes America, America. If you watch this or have seen it I would love to talk to you about it. It’s typical Michael Moore; a strange mixture of journalism and street performance. Even if...
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though...”
– Theodore Roosevelt from The Strenuous Life
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Bucket List Item #5
Own a Motorcycle
This would definitely help out in my risk taking. I really just want one to commute to and from work on during the Spring, Summer, and Fall. Taking it out on drives on the weekends would also be a lot of fun. Oh, who am I kidding taking it on a cross country trip would be awesome. Or maybe a trip across South America a la The Motorcycle Diaries. I’ve also heard that...
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Weight Loss Update #2
To all those that read this blog, who have given unexpected amounts of support and encouragement…
I now weigh 240lbs!!! In the past two weeks I have lost 6 more pounds. Bringing my minimum amount of weight loss (I didn’t get a good starting weight measurement) to 10 solid pounds. I am 14% of the way to my goal of losing 70lbs. I am well on my to the weight and level of fitness...
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Can a Big Fish Survive In a Puddle?
I’ve used the phrase “big fish in a small pond” to define myself for a while. I feel that it explains my exodus from Hazelwood/Clayton, Indiana. In high school, I was big stuff. I graduated tenth in my class; I was fall Homecoming King; I spoke at graduation; I was the captain of the school’s (nerd alert) Quiz Bowl team; I dated older girls; I was editor of the school...
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Feed Me
If you use an RSS feed reader (i.e. Google Reader) please be sure to subscribe to my blog. I have blogged consistently for three weeks, it is now a habit. I will try bring a little something every weekday. Some serious, some fun, some though-provoking, but always something. So if you enjoy my narcissism and self-absorption as much as I do, please subscribe to my blog!
An Explanation
I am in Johnson City, TN for a week of camp with the Mt. Pleasant Youth, so I will not be posting much this week. I will be back next week and new posts will follow. If you read this, thank you, ad I will see you next week.
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“No Surprises” by Radiohead
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Bucket List Item #4
Write a Book
What kind of book? I don’t know. Perhaps a children’s book, or a collection short stories like Twilight Zone episodes, or a non-fiction book. Maybe something gritty and burly like Steinbeck or Cormac McCarthy. I just want to a write a book, any book. In the age of self-publishing there is no reason that I shouldn’t. And I want it in hardback!
Feel free to...
June 2010
18 posts
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“Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank...”
– Invictus by William Ernest Henley
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Weight Loss Update #1
I am officially two weeks into my fitness routine. Over the past fourteen days I have worked out ten days. I have drank at least four liters of water twelve of those fourteen days. I have went to the bathroom more times than I can count. I have been mindful of what I’m eating. Opting for lean meat, lots of fruits and vegetables, a healthy amount of whole grains, and good sources of...
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As of late I’ve been on a baseball kick. I’ve always enjoyed baseball, but right now I think I’m developing into a true baseball fan that follows the sport daily. I’ve decided to root for the Detroit Tigers this season. I even follow them on Twitter. I listen to broadcasts of Baltimore Orioles games on the local AM Sports Radio station. My birthday present this year...
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Local Dog Marking Territory On National Scene
(Greenville, NC) — Dr. Linus T. Dog is seeking legal action against Michael Vick and other dog-fighting ringleaders, claiming that the actions of these individuals have irreparably damaged the reputation of Pit Bulls across the country. Dog’s main concern in filing this lawsuit is to draw attention to what he calls Pit Bull discrimination.
“I’m...
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"Courage the Cowardly Christian" by Jeff Dunn →
Great, honest article about striking out into the fear of the unknown. This article is chocked full of great quotes about courage. There’s also some similarities between the end of this article and one of my recent blogs.