I’m going to do the unthinkable and backdate this entry to July 31. I’ve placed family photos from this month in my family’s photo gallery. (link)

If you have a broadband connection, go to NASA TV to catch the preparation and launch this morning of the space shuttle Discovery.

That would be my daughter Maggie. As I was loading and unloading the dishwasher, she told me where to put every dish, cup and spoon. When I put my son, her older brother, down for a nap, she followed me into his bedroom and told me where to put him. Now, she’s standing [...]

I had always assumed that Lutherans did not display the crucifix and that this symbol was used exclusively by Catholics. Pastor Paul McCain explains the Lutheran attitude to the crucifix in this post on his blog:

A common misunderstanding among some some Lutherans is the opinion that a crucifix, or the use of a crucifix, [...]

(Part 1 of this series is located here.)
I wrestle often with God, and he normally gets me into a headlock till I’m begging for mercy. The second pivot I’m going to talk about is my decision as a teenager to become an atheist.
Unlike my many older brothers and sisters, I was not baptized Catholic [...]

The family spent the afternoon over at my sister Cathy’s house, playing with her innumerable toys and using as much water as we could manage. I took a number of photos that almost didn’t make it home. We forgot to bring the camera case with all the extra memory, so when I filled [...]

After reading this guy’s list describing arguments he and his girlfriend have gotten into, I suddenly feel good about every relationship I’ve ever been in. An example:

I eat two-fingered Kit-Kats like I’d eat any other chocolate bars of that size, i.e., without feeling the need to snap them into two individual fingers first. Margret [...]

The August Issue of National Geographic arrived today. It contains an interesting photo essay about an intentional community in Missouri called Eastwind. Although the entire article is not on-line, the on-line feature does include a selection of photos, notes from the author, and some information regarding intentional communities (a term I first learned [...]

NSLog() recalls this post from 2003. What happens when you pit two instances of Eliza against one another, or an instance of Gabe against an instance of Eliza?

Eliza 1: did you say that for a special reason?
Eliza 2: i think you know.
Eliza 1: yes, i do. so what do you want me to do [...]

The Harvard Business Review has an article about managing creativity, especially focusing on the privately-held and very successful company, SAS. This company has been successful because it harnesses the creativity not only of its employees, but of all those involved in the process of software development, delivery and sales.

Creative people work for the love [...]