Mud cakes. There was a time in my life (you can probably guess that I was quite short) when I spent an abnormal amount of time carefully crafting cakes of mud. Their purpose: to be cakes of mud; nothing more, nothing less. I’d head out into the field after a wet night or early morning, [...]
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Ted Haggard says “The internet is forever.”
September 17th, 2010
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Ted Haggard Ted Haggard, as some of you may recall, was the head guy of the National Association of Evangelicals as well as pastor of New Life Church. He was a pretty popular dude. That is, of course, until a sex scandal took him down. Now he’s back on the upswing – he’s happy, his [...]
The Denver Dispatch of Doom Vol. 17 (another name change edition)
September 7th, 2010
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Hello dear friends, Remember Chia Pets? CH-CH-CH-CHIA! The little packet of seeds that you mix with water and spread across the Pet are enjoying a super-food resurgence. Two tablespoons of chia seeds net you loads of Omega-3 acids and over 8 GRAMS of fiber. I love the little buggers. I spent most of August visiting [...]
5 Takeaways and 3 Criticisms from the Blog Every Day Challenge
August 4th, 2010
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Gratuitous picture of the author My Blog Every Day Challenge was a success, I think. With the obvious exception of weekends, when I was often doing the things that I’d blog about the coming week, I put out a post (almost) every day. After taking a week off, I’ve distilled my learning below. 1. Sometimes [...]
Quantum science and poetic expression
June 28th, 2010
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I sent a friend an article by Deepak Chopra earlier today with the note “Read this – it’s a window into what is running through my mind all the time!” Chopra’s article was about the Higgs boson and its implications for billions of religious people the world over. Or at least, that’s what it started [...]
Deep thinking about telephone poles
June 8th, 2010
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I penned the following poem during my sophomore year at Aurora University. Who knows what I was thinking? A lotta goddamn telephone poles Stuck in their goddamn telephone holes Straight up at goddamn ninety degrees Swaying not much in the goddamn breeze. -pine trees Oh that’s right! I was driving around one day in the [...]
Losing old gods, finding nature
January 26th, 2010
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I recently headed back to Colorado for a wonderful weekend of R&R with my girlfriend and her family. We went skiing at Crested Butte, an absolutely amazing mountain way out in the center of the state. Here’s what happens when I ski: 1. I fall down. This happens a handful of times. During this particular [...]
