Archive | 2008

08 May 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Economic Perception

Maybe I shouldn’t be amazed, but I am. Perhaps disgustedly dumbfounded would be more proper phrasing. Since I’ve gotten back to the United States, I marvel at how desperately the media tries to paint our economic situation as dire. One would guess we spent our days wringing our hands, looking for soup lines, and wandering [...]

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08 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Gravatars

What is a gravatar? Simply, it’s a small picture that shows up on any blog where you post comments. It uses the email you enter in the comment form to identify your picture. If you’d like a gravatar to show up here whenever you comment, sign up here, follow the directions, and you’re good to [...]

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08 May 2008 ~ 4 Comments

The Religion of Our Faith

I was fortunate enough to be brought up in the Christian faith and in the Church. Not only did I have the benefit of great parents, but I also had the instruction and support of dozens of people in our church community who taught Sunday School, brought us places, led mission trips, and prayed for [...]

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05 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

eHarmony

Today I was talking with Karen and Bethany and Karen asked me if I was happy to be single again. The innocuous question caught me off guard and I answered in the negative, trying to contain my surprise. The timing of the question was interesting because over the last few weeks I had been reflecting [...]

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30 April 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Mrs. Nemer’s Spanish Class

Today I had the chance to fulfill one of my Spanish related goals. In both my junior and senior years of high school, Mrs. Nemer was my teacher. Her enthusiasm for teaching and effervescent personality made Spanish seem especially inviting. Junior year wasn’t always so much fun because it was filled with written exercises and [...]

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