Recent Blog Posts
My Motivation to Run
Iowa’s wildlife is mostly boring in that unlike other parts of the country we really don’t have anything that can eat us. Occasionally we’ll get a Mountain Lion and very rarely we’ll have a Black Bear wander out of Minnesota like the one discovered today. The picture of the our intruder from Minnesota was taken [...]
Category: Random
Mothering in Victory
A somewhat belated “Happy Mothers Day” to my mom, my wife Cheryl, my sister Stephanie and my sister-in-law Tami and to all of the mommas who read this blog. (FYI I did wish my mom and my wife Happy Mothers Day in person with appropriate tokens of affection). Today has been a little crazy, and [...]
Category: Family/Parenting
Mess of Me
My wife won a couple of tickets from Pulse 99.5 FM to the Switchfoot concert held at Wooly’s in the East Village area of Des Moines, IA. My oldest daughter Kelvey and I went to the concert, great concert, interesting venue… especially when they played “Mess of Me” from their 2008 album Hello Hurricane. They [...]
Google Chrome TV Ad: New Twist on Stalking or Creative Use of Google Products?
Well you can see this as a new way to stalk your ex-girlfriend or an interesting use of Google products. In this video the former boyfriend who said he “hates the way things ended” tries to woo his ex out for coffee by using Gmail, Google Docs, Picassa and YouTube videos. What do you [...]
Category: Geek Stuff
Remembering Chuck Colson
I was saddened when I heard the news that Chuck Colson died today, but I know his legacy will live on as he is now with his (and my) Savior. I’m once again reminded, as I always am when any saint dies, that death is not the end. Christ conquered the grave and those who [...]
