Not a profound entry. Just wanted to know if anyone has a favorite jellybean - brand I mean. I don't care about flavors. (Face it, nobody born since 1960 actually likes the black licorice ones.) Since Amanda and I have been working out, I feel like I can indulge in an extra 496 calories three times a week and I figure Easter candy is as good of an empty calorie, nutritionless snack as any. I just don't want to waste it. Are the Starburst ones any better than Smuckers or Jolly Ranchers? Or do I just stick with Brachs?
Or maybe I'm just better off sticking with my Peeps.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
Africa Movies to see
Hopefully you've seen these already but I thought I'd suggest a couple of "recent" Africa movies you might want to see.
Hotel Rwanda: Less gore than you might think but still a pretty intense movie. I think the genocide that took place there will eventually come to mean more to world history than what we traditionally think of as THE Holocaust. After the European event, the world made sure that such a slaughter would never, could never happen again. Rwanda showed that the world was wrong.
Lord of War: Nicholas Cage as a weapons dealer. Not just about Africa but it certainly gives a lot of insight as to why/how those African conflicts are able to continue in countries where the average person can barely buy enough to feed and cover themselves. How can they afford guns? This explains it.
The Constant Gardener: The best of the three movies listed here. Rachel Wiesz and Ralph Fines (sp?). Beautifully shot. Great insight. Amazing character development. And, of course, that beautiful woman from the Mummy movies acting alongside Lord Voldemort. See this movie before you go to Kenya. It will either break your heart or make you desparate to go.
Hotel Rwanda: Less gore than you might think but still a pretty intense movie. I think the genocide that took place there will eventually come to mean more to world history than what we traditionally think of as THE Holocaust. After the European event, the world made sure that such a slaughter would never, could never happen again. Rwanda showed that the world was wrong.
Lord of War: Nicholas Cage as a weapons dealer. Not just about Africa but it certainly gives a lot of insight as to why/how those African conflicts are able to continue in countries where the average person can barely buy enough to feed and cover themselves. How can they afford guns? This explains it.
The Constant Gardener: The best of the three movies listed here. Rachel Wiesz and Ralph Fines (sp?). Beautifully shot. Great insight. Amazing character development. And, of course, that beautiful woman from the Mummy movies acting alongside Lord Voldemort. See this movie before you go to Kenya. It will either break your heart or make you desparate to go.
How NPR set my car on fire
Ok, maybe "almost set my car on fire" or even "could have set my car on fire" would be a bit more accurate.
Recently I've been listening to NPR since 1. We don't have a good listener supported Christian radio station in the area, and 2. I want to be just like Just Pete. This should not be a problem in and of itself except for the fact that I really find their stories to be interesting. Liberal, sure. Overly intellectual? Definitely. But where else will I get to listen to a story about Darfor in the Sudan followed by a piece about the 40th anniversary of the release of the three clawhammer banjo LPs?
Because of this, I ofen find myself listening so intently to the radio and then ruminating over what I've just heard that I forget to turn off the car engine when I get home, when I'm pulling into a parking space or getting gas. Recently I had almost gotten the gas tank cap off before realizing that the car was still running. Thus the title of this entry.
I just wish it'd happened while I was listening to "Car Talk."
Recently I've been listening to NPR since 1. We don't have a good listener supported Christian radio station in the area, and 2. I want to be just like Just Pete. This should not be a problem in and of itself except for the fact that I really find their stories to be interesting. Liberal, sure. Overly intellectual? Definitely. But where else will I get to listen to a story about Darfor in the Sudan followed by a piece about the 40th anniversary of the release of the three clawhammer banjo LPs?
Because of this, I ofen find myself listening so intently to the radio and then ruminating over what I've just heard that I forget to turn off the car engine when I get home, when I'm pulling into a parking space or getting gas. Recently I had almost gotten the gas tank cap off before realizing that the car was still running. Thus the title of this entry.
I just wish it'd happened while I was listening to "Car Talk."
Monday, March 06, 2006
The Menthol Room
What Amanda didn't say about our new health club is that in addition to the sauna and usual types of machines, they also have a menthol room next to the sauna and steam room. It's like walking into my room as a kid when all three boys had the croup and were lathered up with Vicks Vap-O-rub. Your eyes water, your skin burns, it's great. You're supposed to use it for around three minutes at a time but next time I may risk four. There are warnings, however, that "prolonged exposure can...gula, gula" (that's African for "yada, yada").
But now that it's practically illegal to smoke anywhere within a hundred miles of Indy, where else am I supposed to get that "just spent the night in one of O'hare's smoking rooms" smell in my clothes?
PS. - Anyone know if Tina Lowry had her baby?
But now that it's practically illegal to smoke anywhere within a hundred miles of Indy, where else am I supposed to get that "just spent the night in one of O'hare's smoking rooms" smell in my clothes?
PS. - Anyone know if Tina Lowry had her baby?
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Reach 1997 Photos
I know nothing about search engines or how they work but I'm throwing this out in the hopes that someone googling their own name or googling someone they know might find this.
I was going through some print photos the other day and realized that the time has come to either throw them out or give them to someone - so they can throw them out.
If this is you or you know these people, I'd love to pass off random photos from the CMF Reach trips that took place during the summer of 1997 - these people were in Turkana, Kenya:
Heather ???
Scott Bodem
Renee Price - now married with a new last name
Brenda Boardman
Melanie Lyrene
Also, if you were in Maasai that same summer, I may have photos for you as well.
Oh, and I also have a couple of photos for Jessica Burgard and Jo Kruse but I think I can track those two down myself.
Just leave a comment if you can help me track those people down.
I was going through some print photos the other day and realized that the time has come to either throw them out or give them to someone - so they can throw them out.
If this is you or you know these people, I'd love to pass off random photos from the CMF Reach trips that took place during the summer of 1997 - these people were in Turkana, Kenya:
Heather ???
Scott Bodem
Renee Price - now married with a new last name
Brenda Boardman
Melanie Lyrene
Also, if you were in Maasai that same summer, I may have photos for you as well.
Oh, and I also have a couple of photos for Jessica Burgard and Jo Kruse but I think I can track those two down myself.
Just leave a comment if you can help me track those people down.
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