21 Oct, 2007 in Uncategorized by KevinP

If there wasn’t evidence aplenty that the war on terror has gone on far too long, the kids who lost their parents in the war as toddlers are now getting old enough to wonder where daddy is. This article, Old Enough Now to Ask How Dad Died at War discussed the way in which children [...]

20 Oct, 2007 in Uncategorized by KevinP

Ok, I admit it. I’ve not only a bag fetish, but a pen fetish as well. Check out this Ikea-flat-pack-esque pen.

Pens don’t not come much more desirable (or geeky) than this self assembly Parafernalia Falter 2D pen which comes as a snap apart kit complete with tool and ruler. Design brilliance.
NOTCOT.ORG *6752

19 Oct, 2007 in Uncategorized by KevinP

How cool is this? A cd that plays on record players *and* in optical drives? I’m eagerly awaiting the main-stream adoption of this technology. I want to go old school with a new green day album!
German manufacturers Optimal Media Production claim that their new VinylDisc is a hybrid CD/vinyl album that will play in an [...]

9 Oct, 2007 in Uncategorized by KevinP

While I lived in Florida I spoke out against Tampa’s city ordinance to ban the feeding of homeless people. It seems that Orlando, like Tampa, has passed a law banning the feeding of Homeless people. I can’t speak to Orlando’s reasoning, but Tampa’s “reasoning” was that homelessness was bad for tourism, and thus bad for [...]

2 Oct, 2007 in Uncategorized by KevinP

I have been struggling recently with trying to identify the proper language to describe the insidious rise of prosperity “gospel” preaching in congregations I am close to. Today, during the Gardner C. Taylor lecture, Brad Braxton, hinted at the ideal language. He referenced a type of preacher that he called Materialistic Preachers as holy dope [...]