July 21st, 2010 in -- by admin
Scarface (The Bad One)
Some backstory: Last Friday I had a rough day at the office and decided I wanted to watch a gangster picture. I had previously seen Scarface in college, which is when everybody sees Scarface, but hadn’t seen it since.
Additional Context: My top two gangster films of [...]
July 20th, 2010 in -- by admin
Dear (Name of Midwestern Christian College Omitted) University Alumni Magazine,
Thank you for coming to my mailbox bi-annually. I know it’s you because you are, for some reason, encased in heavy plastic, unlike the other magazines that aren’t encased in anything.
After ripping through the heavy plastic with a pair of common kitchen [...]
July 19th, 2010 in -- by admin
Before I get to the funny website…I think being a Christian Author might be seriously endangering my faith. That said, I’m toying with seeking conventional employment. Anybody want to hire me? Here’s what I can do/have done in the past:
- Write books. I’ve written a bunch of them, and would (ideally) like [...]
July 12th, 2010 in -- by admin
The LeBron thing is ridiculous, admittedly. It made for bad television, and it made an already semi-ridiculous public figure a little more ridiculous. LeBron makes us roll our eyes (note: Jordan never made us roll our eyes.)
Even Young Reformed-dom stopped its theological blog-o-rama for a minute in order to Wring Hands about [...]
July 11th, 2010 in -- by admin
So last night, after a Gut Check Press corporate dinner of epic proportions, prepared by the author of the forthcoming title “Saucy Broad: A Culinary Manifesto of Hope,” Zach and I decided that, as a company, it was important for us to own a copy of the film “Rocky IV.”
Fueled by RockStar Sugar [...]
July 9th, 2010 in -- by admin
I drove a brand new Chevy Camaro last night and it was awesome.
Some backstory: My good friend Sean is an engineer for General Motors. As such, he often gets to drive sweet new cars which he (graciously) lets me sit in and sometimes drive when he has them. That said, [...]
July 6th, 2010 in -- by admin
Greetings TED WINS. Army, which is no longer really the TED WINS. Army now that my blog has gone mega-corporate, and has been re-vamped and re-tooled by the folks at Moody Publishing Inc. A quick item of business: My RSS feed is working again, so subscribe, or whatever.
Aside: Gut Check [...]