Author Archives: Jason

LOST Season Five: The Variable

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Jason

Well, the producers told us that our last episode (“Some Like It Hoth”) was purposefully a bit slower and humorous, given the direction of the final episodes of Season Five. Boy, they weren’t kidding. This week’s installment, “The Variable”, was … Continue reading →

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Rat Pack Night: Jamie Foxx??

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Jason

Am I the only one who is confused by American Idol’s “mentor” choice for Rat Pack Week? Michael Buble? Too obvious. Harry Connick, Jr.? Nah. Producers chose Jamie Foxx to “coach” the Top 5 on the nuances of singing these … Continue reading →

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A Morning Reminder

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Jason

All right, so allow me this indulgent moment to brag on my son: (although, isn’t the whole idea of a blog indulgent? Writing about your little life with the assumption that anybody would want to read it in the first … Continue reading →

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American Idol and the Myth of Meritorious Salvation

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jason

If you’re a fan of American Idol, you no doubt know by now the “shocking” and “unprecedented” results of last week’s elimination show. For the uninitiated, this year the biggest TV show in the world added a new dramatic wrinkle … Continue reading →

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Washington Natinals

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Jason

I know I’m a couple of days late on posting this, but this absolutely cracked me up. Two players for the Washington Nationals baseball club were given jerseys that misspelled the team name. Instead of “Nationals”, the jerseys had the … Continue reading →

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Risky Love

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Jason

Over the past few years, this passage of Scripture has become more and more meaningful to me. In Jesus’ day, the Jewish rabbis would spend a lot of time discussing and prioritizing the laws in order of importance. So the … Continue reading →

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In Concert

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Jason

Well, Lord willing, I’ll be able to cross one more thing off the bucket list this year. On October 6th, I’ll be joining a friend of mine in the ATL to see U2’s 360 tour. I’ve been a U2 fan … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Jason

Just a quick thank you to everyone who contributed to our fundraiser for the March of Dimes. I know it’s a tough economy these days and every dollar is tight for everybody, but we were able to meet our fundraising … Continue reading →

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Lost Season Five: Some Like It Hoth

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jason

I loved the Star Wars reference in the title. For the uninitiated, Hoth was the location of the secret rebel base at the beginning of “The Empire Strikes Back”. This particular installment in the original Lucas trilogy plums the father … Continue reading →

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I’m LOST

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Jason

Those of you who are expecting my weekly LOST post…it’s coming. But last night, something happened to the audio about halfway through the episode. I still had video but no sound. I watched it anyway, trying to figure out what … Continue reading →

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