Category Archives: This Insane World

Ubuntu Unity — Worst GUI Evar?

There’s only one thing that can get me blogging again, and that’s an opportunity to rant on a terrible distribution of Ubuntu.  And boy howdy, is Ubuntu 11.04 bad.  I suppose we should have seen this coming; I mean, this … Continue reading

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I Don’t Have News For You Right Now

…at least any I can share with any amount of certainty, but mark my words:  There will be changes to this here blog very soon. 2009-2010 was a bad, bad couple of years for a lot of things, including me … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Don Miller

I love Don Miller. I loved Blue Like Jazz. I love the fact that an extremely-low-budget, fan-financed, and Steve Taylor-directed movie is being made based on Blue Like Jazz. But like most modern Christians (myself included) he’s violently hit-or-miss on … Continue reading

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And The Winner Is…

I’m writing a bunch of books right now.  The problem is, every time I get going on a book I like, I think of an even better idea for a book I haven’t written yet.  Some of them turn into … Continue reading

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Look At Me As I Sit In a Coffee Shop And Update A Blog

Delurking to say:  The problem is, I haven’t posted in so long that I have like 1000 things to say.  Kids, don’t blog.  It’s just a thankless hassle. I’m just kidding.  But here’s a bulleted list.  I wish I could … Continue reading

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My Name Is Michael And I’m An Introvert

Maybe it was all those Meyers-Briggs personality evaluations that said the exact same thing.  Maybe it was my overwhelming sadness when I’m around lots of people.  Maybe it was my new favorite blog, Introverted Church.  Whatever it was, I have … Continue reading

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My Life Has Changed.

Because everyone loves lists, I will now list the ways my life has changed over the past couple of months.  I apologize for being so absent, but you’ll understand after you read the list. 1) I got a job.  As … Continue reading

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Fun Conversations

From my dreams this morning: (I’m in some sort of employee review situation) Generic blonde woman: Now let’s talk about clothing. Me:  Ok. GBW:  Would you say you’re a good dresser? Me: Um…I don’t know… GBW: (shaking her head) No, … Continue reading

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Quote Bashing, Part I

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. -Nelson Mandella This quote is fine, up to a point.  The idea that we shouldn’t let other people’s insecurities decide the way we act SOUNDS … Continue reading

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Man, I’m busy

Yup, this is me. It’s not only that I have a full-time job AND a part-time job now (the part-time job mostly to make up for the taxes I pay at the full-time job), it’s that on successive nights I … Continue reading

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