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Month: November, 2006

book review vol. eight: Freakonomics

I’ve known for a while that I enjoy learning, but until recently I thought I only enjoyed learning about certain things, things that I found pertinent to my life and the lives of those for whom I care. Then I read Freakonomics and realized that my limited set of information that I strive to know [...]

Good News!

Since today is Black Friday and I survived it (praise God) I’d like to share something with you that I planned on sharing even if I hadn’t survived the madness that is retail on the day after Thanksgiving: Andrew Peterson. If you are ready to have your mind literally explode for lack of other options [...]

The Thanksgiving Hun-derd!

I decided that for this year’s Thanksgiving post that I’d do something a little different — not that there have necessarily been any Thanksgiving posts in the past. I’ve decided to list one hundred people for which I am thankful. These names will be in no particular order, so if your name is the first [...]

is that a joke?

The weather has been extremely pleasant the past couple of weeks (save a couple of wet days), which has allowed me to do something I enjoy: ride my bike. I’m not exactly in riding distance to any trails, so I settle for using my bike a means of transportation to places like the grocery store [...]

fireplace: before and after

I’d like to thank Tony Green for the “f”, the vase, and the giant white Lego leaves. I’d also like to open up the comment section as a safe place to discuss your thoughts on our fireplace.