farfetched. lunacy. grace.

“At the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics—in physical laws—every action is met by an equal or an opposite one,” explains Bono. “And yet, along comes this idea called […]

god-in-a-box

who made the rules that god has to follow?what constraints does god find himself in?who is it that god wishes he could forgive,but can’t just because of their sin? Technorati Tags: god, heaven, hell, poem, poetry, theology

beautiful noise

there are junior high boys outside skating. they are noisy — it’s wonderful. of course, this means it’s cool enough to have the window in the bedroom open. that’s nice. but it also means that it is 10:11 at night, and their parents aren’t bitching at them, which is also nice. we used to get […]

haunting wolve howls

i was being nosy again, and not feeling all that great, so instead of coding, i was fighting sleep by looking at craigslist, as i’ve been doing lately. in the forums, i found a link to a site, where i found a page with .wav files with wolf howls and grows. specifically, the chorus of […]

raven’s second to last night :-(

tonight was raven’s second to last night at the claddagh. she’s going to get her PhD, which is good for her, but i simply can not imagine how our favorite pub will ever seem the same without the world’s best waitress. she was smart, funny, and attentive — i can’t ever recall being annoyed at […]

andy and carmen had a baby

this is the hallway outside andy and carmen’s room. they gave birth to a six pound, 10.25 ounce boy today — though not without complications. they had planned a cesarean anyway, but it turns out he had the umbilical cord wrapped around his lil neck. 🙁 he also was having trouble breathing, and they had […]

rent-a-negro

“I’ve never gotten so much attention!”-L.B., Corporate VP “Now I understand black people so much better, I want to share the experience with all my friends.”-D.L., Store Manager “I introduced her to my mother– family conversations haven’t been boring since!”-M.J., Teacher “My friends still ask, ‘how is that black friend of yours?’”– A.P., Physician rent-a-negro […]