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Uncomfortable situations

May 2, 2008 in commentary with 0 Comments

A few uncomfortable situations for me:

  • talking to people in the bathroom
  • the moment right after I said something I shouldn’t have
  • having a thought that was there and now it’s not
  • tripping and falling over something
  • seeing something that’s crooked (as in not level) and not being able to change it
  • hearing someone being criticized
  • trying to lead when I have no idea what I’m doing
  • screwing up something I said I was good at
  • figuring out where to start on something complicated

How about you? Have any?

The end of porn

April 12, 2008 in business, commentary with 0 Comments

Know one thing I’d like to see?

I’d like to see the porn industry exposed and vilified as much as the cigarette companies are.

Let’s just call porn for what it is: the #1 destroyer of relationships in the world

Who calls out the porn industry when:

  • a sexual predator rapes and kills a 10-year old girl?
  • a marriage ends up in divorce and the kids have to pick up the pieces for their whole lives?
  • a college girl gets AIDS after getting conned into doing a porn video?

Apple violates user trust by including Safari in iTunes update

March 24, 2008 in commentary, technology with 0 Comments

People are rightly outraged that Apple has included Safari — clearly a second-rate browser download — along with the iTunes updater.

I’m OK with iTunes, because it’s a stellar product. Safari isn’t. It can’t stack up to to Firefox.  Apple certainly has a monopoly in the music delivery and player market, but even the evil Microsoft doesn’t do this kind of thing.

Here’s the CEO of Mozilla on the subject.

Sad:No local BBQ places in new KC Power and Light District

February 16, 2008 in business, commentary with 0 Comments

[jack stack ribs]Ran across this article this morning about the new KCP&L District in development near the Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City.

Famous Dave’s BBQ is a relative newcomer and compared to the rich BBQ heritage of Kansas City, well, there’s no real comparison.

Visitors to the Sprint Center will be missing out if they don’t travel outside of the Power & Light District. There’s lots of good BBQ in the surrounding area, most of which I have tried myself. There are nearly 400 BBQ restaurants in a 40 mile radius of KC.

My only gripe with Famous Dave’s (in my one visit): small portions.

Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church

October 13, 2007 in church, commentary, technology with 0 Comments

Second time this article has been shared in my sphere of friends on Facebook.

Ok. Ok.

This age-old debate drums on.  How “in but not of” should we be in the culture of ours? It’s certainly not a black-and-white issue in my mind. Back in my high school days it was about Stryper and Christian heavy metal and the associated drugs and sex culture.

This article is a little one-sided and slants toward the “look at these hypocritical Christians” shtick. It skimps on the details about the outreach and positive influence on kids that aren’t part of a church at all. From my perspective, the fellowship was good, fun and positive. You can’t just let the gaming at church stand on it’s own — as it is with any other outreach effort.

I’m glad it’s Halo and not some of the other games that are out there.

My Top 10 Alternatives to Dog Fighting

August 21, 2007 in commentary, sports with 1 Comment

[Rock, Paper, Scissors]

If you think about it, dog fighting is really a competition of egos. It just happens to be brutal and inhumane.

So it got me thinking… What other competitions would be suitable alternatives to dog fighting? Here’s a my top 10 (in no particular order):

  1. Cyberathlete Professional League / Cyberathlete Amatuer League
  2. Battlebots
  3. Competitive Rock-Paper-Scissors
  4. Robocode
  5. Power tool drag racing
  6. US Air Guitar Championship
  7. Adult spelling bee
  8. Whistling competition
  9. Competitive Paintball
  10. Bocce Ball

If you see any of these in a rap video, don’t forget to give credit where credit is due.

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