Archive for the 'Other' Category
Random Bits
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Speculations on fishback powers, Vespuccia the Beautiful, Spongepants Squarehead, the origins of Jumbo, and the rapid application of pants.
Hailstorm in July
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
This morning, a little after 2:30 AM, Lisa and I were awakened by the single most violent thunderstorm that I’ve experienced in 15 years of northwest rain.
Shorn at Last
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Well I managed to reach the milestone of 18 months without a haircut, but my enthusiasm for the whole experiment was really wearing out, so it was time for a reset.
Shepard’s Mystery Clues, Part 3
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Shepard has sent out three new clues sharing the title “Tim’s #3 (For Fri)”. They were sent out on Saturday, March 22, to three new prospective participants: his friends Gary and Paris, and our mutual cousin, Sarah.
My First Book Cover
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
About a month ago my friend Phil Long asked me to design the cover for his upcoming book, Spirit is Deeper than Flesh. Phil is a fantastic author, and I knew from reading his first book, One Trick Pony, that this new book was going to challenge and inspire people and be used by God to impact their lives.
Shepard’s Mystery Clues, Part 2
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
After spending a few days wondering whether I really wanted to pester some of the straight-laced older folks in the group about something as frivolous and odd as a mystery game, I decided to step up to the plate.
Shepard’s Mystery Clues, Part 1
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
I’ve heard it said that serving in the military during wartime involves long hours of boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. Well, you can probably chalk this one up to those long hours of boredom.
Tornado… in Our Backyard!
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
There was a tornado here in Vancouver today. And based on the damage reports I’m seeing in the news and Lisa’s firsthand account of things, it passed about 5 blocks south of our house.
Should Ben Stein be Expelled?
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
So Ben Stein appears to have moved on from hosting game shows to hosting documentaries…
Hey Socrates, Vaseline is Flammable
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
So I was talking to my friend Eric at work, and I learned something that I’m going to file away in the Important Mental Notes to Self category…
How They Should Have Ended
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
I’ve been enjoying these funny little animated shorts that spoof popular movies by changing the endings. They’re done by the crew of How It Should Have Ended.com and are just hilarious.
Sara Lee, I Thought I Knew You
Monday, August 20th, 2007
This morning I pulled up behind a Sara Lee delivery truck at a stop light and found myself reading their slogan, scrawled in giant letters across the back door.