Archive for June, 2006

July 2nd

Some things I bet you didn’t know about July 2nd:

It’s the 183rd day of the year. That’s the middle day. There are 182 days before it and 182 days after it.

It’s the same day of the week as New Years Day

July 2nd in history:

It was day two of the Ghettysburg Battle in 1863
In 1776 […]

Closer to 30

My 25th birthday is this coming Sunday, July 2nd. That means that on July 3rd, I’ll be closer to 30 than 20…but I’m not here to muse on that right now. Instead I’d rather vent my excitement about one of my favorite days of the year.
I’ve always been a big birthday guy. I love birthdays. […]

Another One Bites the Bean

While my mother-in-law and her sister were in town for the past week my aunt joined in with Anna’s and my daily morning coffee ritual. While she was here got to taste coffee that was ground just before brewing and that didn’t come in a red can. She kept telling us how she was […]

New Problems in School

I read an article in the Kansas City star today that said approximately half of college grads will need some kind of phsycheatric help before they graduate because the stress and pressures of college and life in college are so heavy.
I think that doing a Biblical internship before college is a great idea; get rooted […]

e-mail it or lose it

At the IHOP-KC all staff meeting today we found out that if you don’t check your e-mail for 4 months you may lose your staff designation and not even know it…

Luvcatology

I picked up The Divine Imperative, by Emil Brunner, at a used bookstore in downtown Kansas City a few days ago. I’d never even heard of the book or the author, but while I was paging through the book while standing in the aisle I came accross this line which made me buy the book […]

Poison Ivy

About a week ago I got this big itchy spot on my left forearm and I didn’t know what it was. After moving out here from Colorado I am continually discovering new, and usually annoying, plants and bugs that I never knew existed such as Chiggers.
So before I got this itchy spot I had been […]

Apocolypto

Mel Gibson’s new movie, Apocolypto, now has the trailer released.
You should check it out for two reasons:
1. The movie looks really cool
2. If you go slow you’ll find something hidden in one of the frames that will make you laugh
Let us know if you find what I’m talking about… (I’ll give you a […]

Another Reason Why Colorado is the Greatest

Smoking ban to take effect July 1
Colorado will become a mostly smoke-free state on July 1. The law prohibits smoking in most public places.

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