I haven’t blogged in a few days. Friday the Internet went down. Yesterday I was sick. Anyway…
So, thanks to a great friend (who will remain nameless unless she wants me to reveal her name), I now own the worst shirt in the history of mankind. The shirt isn’t bad, it’s awesomely bad. If you’re confused about the difference…
Bad = Nothing good about it; i.e. moldy bread, wasps, clipped toenails
Awesomely Bad = So bad it’s hilarious; i.e. People running into things, “Jesus is My Friend” video, 80s music
So this shirt is definitely awesomely bad! I could go on and on, but I might as well just show you the shirt. Read more…
When election time comes around, celebrities have to start running their mouths. It seems like that was part of the contract they signed when they sold their souls to the devil decided to become a big star in Hollywood.
Do celebrities really deserve to have a voice in politics? Read more…
Well, let me start off by saying that I finally have gas in my car! On Sunday morning, my wonderful girlfriend had to pick me up for church because I still did not have any. Luckily, on the way home, the gas station by my apartment had gas and I was able to fill up. Unfortunately, the crisis is not completely over.
Anyway, Sunday afternoon I headed out to Wal-Mart because I pretty much had nothing left to eat. I try not to go to Wal-Mart on Sundays for several reasons, one of which is that Sundays seem to bring out the crazies (no, not Christians…well maybe in some circumstances, but not this one).
While I was at Wal-Mart, I was getting orange juice when I saw a lady pick up a box of yogurt and stare at it very intently. She seemed to be studying every part of the 6-pack dairy product. All of the sudden, a look of anger came across her face and she slammed the yogurt down and walked off. Read more…
This morning I was alerted of a new video on YouTube. No, not Josh Groban singing TV themes from the Emmy’s (which was amazing!) but a new political attack. You can see the video above.
Every 4 years, religion and politics seem to collide. People slam Bush for being too “Christian,” failing to realize that President Clinton visited more churches while seeking reelection than Bush did in 2004. Obama gets blasted for being a Muslim, even though he attends attended Trinity United Church of Christ.
Politicians and political machines don’t seem to care a thing about religion or spirituality during non-election years, Read more…
If you live in Nashville, this is not a new story to you. Apparently some type of “gas crisis” hit Nashville today and there is almost no gas left in the city.
If you’ve never lived in Nashville, let me explain the city to you: When anything remotely negative occurs, no matter how small it might be, people freak out! Read more…
A couple weeks ago, I posted a blog asking people what books have influenced them in their lives. Over the past couple months, I have been asking that question to many people, including former professors and mentors of mine.
Today, I am posting the responses of President J. Matthew Pinson (President of Free Will Baptist Bible College), Dr. Kevin Hester (Professor at Free Will Baptist Bible College), and Mr. Bert Tippett (former “everything” at Free Will Baptist Bible College). If get more responses, I hope to post more of these lists:
Mr. Bert Tippett “It will be hard for me to single out many individual books. One, however, Read more…
The social networking sites of Facebook and MySpace need no introduction. Even if you’ve been living in a cave for the last 80 years with no electricity, you probably have at least 1 social networking page, and you’ve probably SuperPoked someone in the last 24 hours as well.
MySpace launched August, 2003. Facebook come along about a half-year after in February, 2004.
At the start of the social networking wars, MySpace took a dominant lead with users. It was the most publicized and talked-about SN site on the net. However, over the past year, things have started to change…
In July 2008, 132 million people visited Facebook as opposed to 117 million for MySpace. From looking at many different statistics, it seems Facebook is beginning to win the SN battle. Some analysts have no idea why this change in trend has occurred, but I have several suggestions as to why Facebook has become more popular than MySpace:
1. Security/Privacy Let’s be honest: The name “MySpace” carries the connotation of perverts, pedophiles, and sexual predators in many circles. We’ve all seen it in the news–men posing as young boys to lure teenage girls. MySpace does not do much to police itself. Even though there are security checks, they are easy to bypass and it is very easy to pose as someone you are not. Read more…
So I’m sure you’ve seen the near identical commercials on TV. The Pizza Hut ad (which you can watch above) shows people eating pasta at a fancy restaurant and talking about how great the meal is. Finally, someone comes into the room and announces the pasta came from Pizza Hut.
A new Pizza Hut commercial shows the same exact thing, only some of the people are eating macaroni and cheese.
Well, Hardees recently duplicated this commercial with their thickbugers. The commercial shows people chowing down on a thickburger (in a fancy restaurant) and talking about how it’s the greatest burger they’ve ever had. Finally, a waiter asks them if they’d like to meet the chef. They go into the kitchen and it is loaded with Hardees bags.
Now at the end of all 3 of these commercials, the people are laughing and having a good time. My question: Why?
If I paid good money to eat at a fancy restaurant and found out the food was provided by Pizza Hut or Hardees, I would NOT be happy!
Here’s a couple more things:
- Who goes to a fancy restaurant and orders macaroni and cheese? It makes sense if you’re 5, but 30?
- I have never seen an oozing hamburger on the menu at a gourmet restaurant.
Maybe it’s just me, but does this sound a little fishy to you?
(I have no idea why I’m posting on food again. Maybe it’s cause I’m hungry and low on groceries)
On Sunday afternoon, I decided to stop by Burger King on my way home from church. I ordered the #11, BK Stacker meal (with a Minute Maid Orange Soda). If you’re not familiar with the BK Stacker, it’s basically a double cheeseburger with bacon and some nasty sauce (which I always leave off). FYI, I only got the double, not the quadruple! It was a cheat day…but not a clog the arteries day!
Anyway, when I got home, I realized there was no Read more…
Yesterday’s blog certainly stirred up some laughter. If you haven’t seen it, watch the video before reading this post. Also, once again, if you haven’t checked out the post on Mocha Club, see 2 blogs down.
Anyway, after receiving several comments about the video (published and unpublished), it will got me thinking about Christianity and culture. Anyone who has been in Christian circles for any period of times knows the Church is probably about 20 years behind today’s culture. Read more…
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