A Hero Among Dragons
“This is also why the new novels die so quickly, and why the old fairy tales endure for ever. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy; it is his adve...
The Negative AL Central
Rob Neyer writes about the runs-scored differential in the AL Central...[As of August 5,] The first-place Tigers have been outscored by seven runs. The second-pla...
Congratulations Chase and the Raspberries!
Yes, you read that right. Raspberries. A group of 13 and 14 year old boys named their maroon-shirted soccer team the Raspberries. Well, I guess that is OK, since ...
Farther Along
I heard about the new Josh Garrels album, Love & War & The Sea In Between, from The Rabbit Room, NoiseTrade, and a friend at nearly the same time. I have ...
It All Ends Tonight
w00t! We have tickets to the midnight show of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 for tonight at 12:01am. Mackenzie, Chase, Kayleigh, Matt, and I w...
The Power of Love in Little Things
This morning in the shower doubtful thoughts about Christianity were attempting to enter into my thinking like 10,000 Uruk-Hai trying to enter Helm’s Deep. Relent...
Visual Reasons We Miss Home
Cousinswaiting for the pool to fill...oh, so slowly, originally uploaded by wenabell.Kell’s Irish Publucky ceiling @ Kell's, originally uploaded by wenabell.Trees...
Just for the record...
Throwing frozen hamburger patties on a gas grill is not true grilling. It does require a lot of skill in flare-up management though. Think on the bright side.
Humility Stands Out Because It is So Rare
I was happy to see Derek Jeter gain his 3,000th hit with a home run. I have always appreciated his clutch skill when watching him during the playoffs against my f...