July 10, 2008
Monsters among us
Meet the Gila Monster, prehistoric star of Hollywood horror films and modern diabetes research.
July 3, 2008
Where Have I Been?
It's been 50 days since my last post. Where have I been?
January 30, 2008
The Politics of Toothaches
Good teeth are one of the differences between the wealthy and the poor. We who can afford modern dentistry rarely give our teeth much thought, while the poor seem to think of little else.
December 31, 2007
My 2008 New Year's Resolutions
I unveil my 2008 New Year's resolutions.
December 23, 2007
Pete's Christmas Garden
What a boy really needs is to be on a man's radar screen, to know that he matters to an adult male.
December 7, 2007
Feeding the birds
Throwing my hard-earned money to the birds.
November 28, 2007
A MILLION reasons to have a will
A MILLION reasons to have a will.
November 26, 2007
Signs of change
Fall has arrived in the desert southwest.
November 17, 2007
Thirty years ago today...
What I was doing thirty years ago today.
November 13, 2007
GodBlogCon 2007 Podcasts
GodBlogCon 2007 keynote addresses are available for download at Scriptorium Daily.
October 10, 2007
Unexpected journey
Tuesday morning, my boss asked me to catch a plane that afternoon and fly to Mexico City. I'm posting this from one of the largest and oldest cities in the world, and since I have some time to kill, I...
July 17, 2007
Joe Carter's Top 100
The Evangelical Outpost recognizes a distinguished group of Christian bloggers.
Randomly memed
Eight random facts forced out of me at meme-point.
April 29, 2007
The truth about the wild west
The ugly side of Mother Nature.
April 26, 2007
And now for something different
When you're bored, I mean really bored...
April 24, 2007
Heart healthy
Stress tests.
April 9, 2007
Johnny Hart dies
Johnny Hart dies at age 76.
April 2, 2007
Do thinking and blogging mix?
I am honored with a Thinking Blogger award, and I pay the compliment forward.
March 29, 2007
March 3, 2007
Swiss troops march on Liechtenstein
War possible along Swiss - Liechtenstein border, experts warn.
February 24, 2007
Language diversity and taxis
The International Day of the Mother Tongue reminds us that the loss of languages and cultures mean losing the valuable lessons other societies can teach us.
February 15, 2007
Oaxacan Valentine
Oaxaca on Valentine's Day
January 19, 2007
Off to Mexico
Planes, trains, and automobiles.
January 17, 2007
January 11, 2007
Decision time in Iraq
This is no time to abandon the Iraqis.
December 27, 2006
Winter memories
On those rare snowy days, my friends and I would gather with our Flexible Flyer sleds and spend the day racing downhill, until we were giddy and too frozen to move.
November 12, 2006
Normalcy
Life tries to return to normal in Oaxaca.
November 7, 2006
Send a Message to Congress Day
Today is "Send a Message to Congress Day."
October 22, 2006
Impressions of Oaxaca
All over the earth, the rhythms and lyrics of life are foreign, yet familiar.
October 6, 2006
Panama -- farewell
A surprising mix of cultures in Panama.
October 4, 2006
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an American success story in sustainable development.
October 1, 2006
September 27, 2006
Death and Taxes
Think Google Earth meets the US Federal Budget and you'll begin to understand what Jesse Bachman's "Death and Taxes" website is all about.
September 2, 2006
Saturday hiking
Hiking in the fields of the Lord.
August 14, 2006
All for the love of grass
The NFL's newest stadium belongs to the Arizona Cardinals.
July 28, 2006
Rain
My words will fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.
July 2, 2006
Avocado Love
The secret lives of avocados.
June 21, 2006
Spirit of Service®
If they can find a way to connect a tiny Pacific atoll to broadband, why can't I get DSL?
May 8, 2006
Something new
A new blogging opportunity.
April 24, 2006
Where your gasoline dollars go...
Where the money goes: a breakdown of gasoline costs.
March 22, 2006
Best of the God Blogs
The
Best of the Godblogs is the place to go if you want to find the gold nuggets in the Christian blogosphere.
March 15, 2006
A Whole Lot of Pi
High school student bummed when he can only recite the first 8,784 digits of Pi.
February 27, 2006
A Trip to Yosemite 3
Some thoughts and photos from my trip to Yosemite.
A Trip to Yosemite 2
Some thoughts and photos from my trip to Yosemite.
February 26, 2006
A Trip to Yosemite 1
Some thoughts and photos from my trip to Yosemite.
February 17, 2006
Livers, Skunks and Freedom
How chicken livers and skunks make us reflect on the blessings of liberty. Or something like that.
January 5, 2006
Questions, questions
Skye Puppy challenges her readers to answer five questions of great import.
December 16, 2005
December 5, 2005
Weblog Awards 2005
2005 Weblog Award finalist: Best Religious Blog.
November 28, 2005
Seven sevens meme
My responses to the Seven Sevens meme.
November 16, 2005
Christian Carnival XCVI
Alex at Jordan's View hosts this week's Christian Carnival. His theme, "Applying the Gospel to All of LIfe," is especially welcome as we enter this annual season of Thanksgiving.
October 16, 2005
God Blog Con: Wrap-up
It's an eight and a half hour drive from La Mirada to Tucson, so I had a lot of time to think. Also, lots of time to eat Pringles. They're delicious, but there is something disturbing about the uniformity—every...
October 15, 2005
God Blog Con: Blogger Distinctives
Christian bloggers and filmmakers tell stories from a fresh point of view.
October 14, 2005
God Blog Con: Hugh Hewitt Broadcast
Live from the Hugh Hewitt radio broadcast.
October 12, 2005
God Blog Con Update
GodBlogCon 2005 update.
August 10, 2005
The 82nd Christian Carnival
The 82nd Christian Carnival us open.
August 3, 2005
Christian Carnival LXXXI
Christian Carnival LXXXI is up at Dunmoose the Ageless
July 26, 2005
Monsoons and Rainbows
Rainbow over the Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Arizona.
July 23, 2005
Comment Irregularities
My commenting system has not been reliable lately and has prevented several of you from making comments. I apologize for the difficulty and I'm doing my own tests more regularly to be sure that things are working well. This is...
May 18, 2005
The Gas Man Cometh
Sounds in the city of Oaxaca.
May 10, 2005
View from the Road 3
Iced tea is the fuel that ignites the engine of southern industry. It is the elixir of the gods. —Mark Twain (...if he had ever experienced southern iced tea, Twain surely would have said something just like this ... but...
May 7, 2005
View from the Road 2
Every time I pass through Jackson, Tennessee, and over the years it's happened several times, I don't have the time to visit the Casey Jones Railroad Museum. This trip is no exception. Jackson is the home of John Luther "Casey"...
May 6, 2005
View from the Road 1
I'm on the road with my son, heading east to my daughter's college graduation. We drove through the southern tip of Navajo country yesterday, through that place I know through the eyes of my favorite mystery novelist, Tony Hillerman. I...
April 27, 2005
Christian Carnival
The newest Christian Carnival is up and running at Wittenberg Gate....
April 25, 2005
Register Now for GodBlog 2005
The God Blog 2005 Convention is now open for registration.
April 19, 2005
April 8, 2005
Solar Eclipse
View of the solar eclipse from southern Mexico.
April 7, 2005
Next Christian Carnival to be Hosted Here
Invitation to enter the 65th Christian Carnival
