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Currently just the New Testament, but work on the Old Testament is underway.
Month: February 2007
“The guys who fear becoming fathers don’t understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.”
–Frank Pittman
“We have evidence that in our own society men can rear and nurture their children competently and that men’s methods, although different from those of women, are imaginative and constructive.”
–Kyle D. Pruett
[Courtesy of the Mr. Dad newsletter.]
Julio Ojeda-Zapata, for the St. Paul Pioneer Press:
I praise Microsoft’s new Windows Vista operating system, and I also curse it.
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But after waiting five years — as in half a decade — for this thing, I think I should get something revolutionary, a PC operating system so astonishing it makes the competition look laughably primitive. The almighty Microsoft made this, right? So Vista–being released to consumers Tuesday–has to be jaw-droppingly superior, right?
Well, it’s not. Vista hardly rocked my world during weeks of testing. It’s a fine Windows upgrade, but it’s also a shameless rip-off (and not quite the equal) of another major operating system, Apple Computer’s Mac OS X.
That begs the question: Why not just use OS X?
Those upgrading from XP likely will have to get a new computer anyway because Vista doesn’t work properly on most older PCs. […] So, instead of purchasing a Windows PC, they could–and typically should–get an Apple Macintosh computer running OS X.
[Emphasis in the original. –R]
Well, well, well. The cat is out of the bag. I told you it might not be long.
So the missus calls me while Brent and I are still at lunch, and in the course of the conversation informs me I’m “busted”, that she’s activated her WalkAmerica site, and she’s already started emailing her friends.
Now, you have to understand the different circles my wife and I run in. She’s an attorney (pipe down there in the back; it’s corporate law, not ambulance chasing or class-action cannibalism), so naturally a lot of her friends are attorneys, which, as a group, tend toward the wealthier side of the populace.
I, on the other hand, am unemployed. You can see where I’m going with this, can’t you?
Given my past, most of my friends tend to be in the IT and creative fields, or in some sort of service area, and thusly, as a group, tend toward the less-wealthier side of the populace. Thus, I have to make up for this disparity in numbers of donators, and would appreciate all the help I can get.
To top it all off, that minx I’m married to set her goal forty bucks above mine!
So. Returning from lunch, as I drove by the KFC/Taco Bell our burg is privileged to have, I noticed the three US Postal Service delivery trucks parked next to one another near the entrance. And the thought that ran through my head was:
“I’m glad they have to stay in those trucks to deliver the mail.”
(See, because it’s Taco Bell, right? And Taco Bell serves…oh, never mind.)
Wishing a joyous and loving birthday for you, my friend. As I stated in my comment to your post, I shall celebrate with some Lost And Found and by starting This Beautiful Mess.
See you at lunch. 😀
“Paris Hilton Magazine – Resourceful Customer Service Representative”
Here’s a couple of amusing bits (beyond the fact that Paris is using daddy’s millions to start yet another meaningless “fashion” magazine):
- Process orders that come from the internet, mail, and phone calls for paris hilton.
- Data base upkeep for paris hilton trend.
- Reply paris hilton to customer emails.
Gosh, atrociously bad grammar aside, it sounds like you’ll be working side by side with Ms. Hilton herself, doesn’t it?!?! Oh! Joy of my heart, be still!
In response, I shall employ 1980s Valley Girl linguistics: like, gag me with a spoon.
Well, I suppose this is as good a time as any…
Fundraising for the March of Dimes’ WalkAmerica has begun, and once again, the missus and I will be walking with the tyke (who will be riding in a running stroller).
In an attempt to get the jump on raising donations over my wife (we have a friendly competition), I’ll point you to my personal WalkAmerica page. (Said jump will likely last as long as it takes from this post’s publication to her reading it, so we’re talking sixty seconds to a couple of weeks, folks.) Any amount is greatly appreciated. I’ve also placed a March of Dimes badge at the top of the blog’s sidebar, so you can come to my site at any time and click on that to donate.
You were all very generous last year, blowing through the first, second, and third fundraising goals I set, so I’m raising the bar this year: $400. Yes, four hundred measly dollars, but four hundred bucks that could do a world of good. And I’m starting with $25 of my own, so that only leaves $375 for the rest of you to pick up. Should be a snap, right? Right!
The walk is in April, so you have plenty of time, but why wait for me to annoy you to make a donation? 😉
Thanks, all!
I missed this when it went out a couple of weeks ago, prior to the Super Bowl, but better late than never, right?
Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith:
On Sunday, one of us will be a world champion. We may have reached the ultimate goal for a football coach, but we know that there is more to life than football. Even when you have achieved the ultimate, someting better lies beyond.
As pro football coaches, we are also men of faith. Our faith drives us every day to seek excellence. It comforts us in the worst of times and produces hope in adversity. It is through our common faith in Jesus Christ that we have individually experienced God’s love and forgiveness.
We would love to tell you more. Visit www.BeyondtheUltimate.org, and discover how you can live “BEYOND” the ultimate.
The coaches have partnered with Athletes in Action to produce the site, which includes stories from players on both the Colts and Bears teams.