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In Memorium: John Hughes
By Steve on August 8, 2009
I’m a product of the 80’s! When the decade started I was 13 years old and when it was finished I was 23. During those years the movies of John Hughes were hugely impactful and…
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This Test MUST be wrong!!
By Steve on August 6, 2009
My Political ViewsI am a center-left moderate social authoritarianLeft: 2.39, Authoritarian: 1.1Political Spectrum Quiz Noooooooooo! I just took one of those “Where are you Politically” tests and I was shocked!. I always consider myself right…
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Nag…Nag…Nag
By Steve on August 3, 2009
I think every husband has faced it at some point. You flop down on the couch with a cold beer in your hand and begin to watch some sports on TV. Its been a long…
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The New Sacraments: Mystery
By Steve on July 29, 2009
A couple weeks ago I was driving near the neighborhood I grew up in and passed an old church we used to attend in the late 1970s. It was called Macomb Christian Community Center back…
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The Perfect Game
By Steve on July 27, 2009
The Perfect Game is the Royal Flush of baseball. In fact, in roughly 100 years of Major League Baseball there have only been 18. 27 batters…27 outs. Seems easy but so many things have to…
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Obama & The Daily Show
By Steve on July 25, 2009
I caught the Obama press conference on health care this week and witnessed that “final question” he took in regards to the arrest of a black Harvard professor by a white Cambridge police officer. I…
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A Christian Nation??
By Steve on July 24, 2009
One of the themes I have consistently seen arise while viewing the blogs of my peers is the notion of whether America is a “Christian nation” or not. What I find interesting is that the…
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Apollo 11 Anniversary
By Steve on July 20, 2009
Since man began walking on this earth we have looked up at the moon with the dream of one day travelling there. Early science fiction writers such as Jules Verne speculated on what a trip…
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Checking in
By Steve on July 20, 2009
Hey everyone, Just a little update to apologize for the lack of posts of late. Most of you know I live in China as a teacher at Yew Chung International School. Well, I am REALLY…
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4th of July: Back in the USA
By Steve on July 2, 2009
After living the last year as teachers in China, my family finally reached the last day of school and the inevitable summer vacation back in the United States. Upon arriving at the airport I was…