Thank you.

Thank you Mike, Jud, and Zondervan.  This, folks, is integrity.
 

culture as a gimmick

Parts of my culture are being used a sales gimmick by earnest, well-intentioned christians on this site:
http://www.deadlyviper.org/
People are already discussing/arguing at ProfRah’s blog, so I won’t recycle talking points.  But I just wanted to ask: what happens when people use other cultures as a sales gimmick?  Oh that’s right, perhaps this (look i’m sure the [...]

My Girls

Listen to these lyrics:
There isn’t much that I feel I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
But with a little girl, and by my spouse,
I only want a proper house
I don’t care for fancy things
Or to take part in the freshest wave,
But to provide for mine who ask
I will, with heart, on my father’s [...]

healthcare grumbling

A friend and I were musing about the recent healthcare debate, i.e. about death panels…
Liberals are not advocating for death panels for Grandma.  But let’s be honest about the CURRENT state of things.  We essentially have panels operated by Big Insurance and some Big For-Profit Provider Schemes that are screwing over poor people and costly [...]

Oh My God

…it would be a disservice to your life to avoid watching these talks:
Everything is Spiritual
and
The Gods aren’t angry
on http://player.flannel.org/
Click on “Free Tickets,” then “Get Free Tickets,” and then select one of those videos.  [Thanks to hopewanders for the tip]

socialism is everywhere! yikes!

http://imgur.com/5RkJK.png
I cracked up when I read this.

On being pre-med.

October of 2004 I find myself walking into the UW’s ethnic cultural center for a packed orientation/seminar about being pre-med.  The pre-med advisor — who I never actually met in my 5 year college adventure — stands at ease in front of the eager, studious bunch.  He clicks once to start his powerpoint presentation, scans [...]

Japan post4

My co-volunteer, Matthew, was drinking a product called “Nuun” a couple weeks ago at clinic.  He then proceeded to pitch it to me as “Gatorade without the fructose.”  Nuun comes in small tubes of tablets that are inserted into a normal water bottle (filled with water) and it adds electrolytes, etc.  for better absorption and [...]

Japan post3

Some photos…

Japan post2

Mimicking a friend’s blogging style,
1. When I walk outside of some train stations in Tokyo, I still feel like I’m inside.  Both because of the weather and because the alleyways are so narrow with a small sliver of sky-ceiling visible.
2.   Looking outside through the Shinkansen (bullet train) window is fantastic.  When an object (light [...]