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New Poll Shows that Polls Are Showing Perceived Lead for Candidate
PORTLAND, OR - New polling data are showing that polls are showing a growing lead for one of the Presidential Candidates.  These data should not be mistaken with an actual lead in the polls, but merely an indicator that a candidate is perceived as leading [...]

With all the reading I do, it probably wouldn’t hurt me to do book reviews now and then.  Besides, it gives me an excuse not to come up with an original topic for Theology Thursday if I’ve got a theology book to review…
Original Sin: A Cultural History, by Alan Jacobs addresses a history of thought [...]

Before we discovered Napolean Dynamite, we had a standard movie we’d watch whenever we’d watched something depressing and/or frightening.  That movie was UHF.  Yes, the Weird Al movie.  It’s probably the stupidest movie ever made, which is saying something when one considers the career of Ben Stiller.
But it’s clean and funny.  And completely random.  As [...]

Sometimes it stinks having a name starting with ‘S’.  For instance, when I announce myself on an audio conference, how do I do it?  “Hi, this is Seth.”  On an audio bridge, with requisite static included, I believe it comes across as, “High Dishes Ed.”
Admittedly, I’m a bit of a mumbler, but I really try [...]

24-Oct-2008
EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS
Dear Valued Employee,
Perhaps you’ve noticed that our high-tech yet unreliable automatic paper towel dispensers have been even less reliable lately.  Please do not assume this is accidental.  We at Corporate found that employees have simply been relying too much on paper towels for their hand-drying needs.
As a result, Corporate has mandated that the towel [...]

Folks, I actually got a Suggest a Topic, and I’m following through on it.  The topic is contentment, and the suggestion came from my wife’s mother’s brother’s daughter.  Otherwise known as Cousin H (not her real name, but part of it).  I’ve been sitting on this topic for a couple of weeks, because I knew [...]

Sorry…thought I’d scheduled this one.  Oh well, the youtube expired and I had to grab a new link anyway.
Ever wonder what happened to Obi-Wan between Episode III and A New Hope?  Well, even a Jedi Master’s got to pay the bills. Add a bit of film noir, and you’ve got something I’m guaranteed to [...]

Well, those of you who regularly read my stuff must have expected this day:  I’ve been published.  In The Hillsboro Library News.  I know.  Totally.  I’ll pardon you as you stagger back in wonder.
I get bonus points for having a sentence fragment with borderline grammar published. How’d this happen?  Well, it’s about the Hillsboro Library’s [...]

17-OCT-2008
EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS
Dear Employee,
In the interest of improving our workforce’s productivity, the Board of Directors, in cooperation with the CEO, COO, CFO, and CMO of Incorporated Corporation Corp, Inc., have decided on a plan of action.  New tools for source code management, documentation, and defect tracking will be rolled out company-wide.
The new tools, bought at great [...]

Just a quick one this week.  I’ve blogged before (about a year ago, while reading Hebrews, go figure) about folks who want Christians to follow the Law of Moses.  If you don’t want to look at the old post, but you’re still curious about what Biblical arguments there are against Law-keeping, then this is for [...]