Wednesday, August 31, 2005
)
Separ8 St8
I have joy in the harshest of realities
I kinda like it they don't understand
I have joy in the face of the coming days
I kinda like that you don't understand
My God prepares me
a table in the presence of my enemies
he anoints my head
My cup runneth over
-Outer Circle
I kinda like it they don't understand
I have joy in the face of the coming days
I kinda like that you don't understand
My God prepares me
a table in the presence of my enemies
he anoints my head
My cup runneth over
-Outer Circle
Friday, August 26, 2005
Why I've discovered what I'm going to eat for lunch for the rest of my life
So I was hungry today and didn't have anything to eat for lunch. My smart and sweet lady Marit suggested I go to the grocery store and get a salad. Good idea I thought, so I did. Little did I know it would change my culinary desires for the rest of my life. I walked to Safeway, strolled down to the deli area, and as they say, the rest is history…
Here are four reasons why my lunch plans a pretty much set for the rest of my life:
Bounce-flubber-bounce
-Yeah, that's the movement of your and my fat above our hips as we walk down the street. It'd benefit our health consciousness to eat salads more often. I generally like salads so this was a good idea from the watching-your-weight standpoint. Considering the fatty food we usually eat, especially at lunch food places, eating a salads with little to no fatis a no-brainer for those trying to shed a couple pounds or maintain their current weight. They don't taste half bad either.
Lunch and a walk
-Going along with previous point, being weight-conscious also involves physical activity too ya know. Now that I don't commute via the Metro anymore (which included walking blocks and blocks daily in DC), and considering I don't do much physical athletic activity anymore, a good long walk to the grocery store can do nothing but good. The Safeway I go to is about a quarter-mile round-trip walk from my work. Sure I'm prolly only burning a 100 calories or so, but it's better than just getting in my car to go to McDonalds.
Customizable like your Honda Civic
-I like salads, but I don't necessarily love them. And usually I don't love them because there's something included in them that I don't like and that is annoying to pick out like onions, tomatoes, or other random vegetables and fruits I don't like. The beauty of the Safeway salad bar is that your salad completely customizable! What a great idea! No longer do I have to pick out the peppers in my salad or try to wipe away the dressing I don't like. With the salad bar I can not only choose what size container I want, I can choose what I want in my salad. I can put as many pieces of lettuce and broccoli and as much ranch dressing as I want in it. And they have a huge selection of salad components that will take me weeks if not months to run through the possible salad combinations! The salad bar should be on that show Modern Marvels on the History Channel.
$3.99 are you out of your mind?!
-Ah, the meat and potatoes of lunches (pun intended). Hey, I love a Chipotle burrito just as much as the next amigo, but $7.20 takes a toll. Let's not even mention the $15-20 some of us spending regularly eating out at nice sit-down restaurants for lunch. A T.G.I.Friday's or Sapphire Wednesday's is great every once in a while, but all things considered, it just ain't worth it more than sparingly.
Meanwhile, the salad bar is the deal of the century. Only $3.99 per pound! That might sound like an ok deal until you try to make a pound of salad; it's not very easy. Today I thought I had like three pounds but it turned out to be like only .75 lbs. Super! Yeah, if you're watching the budget getting a salad everyday probably isn't as smart as bringing in a lunch sometimes, but it sure is a good deal for something that tastes good, is very healthy, and will satisfy your hunger.
So there you have it, four extremely convincing reasons why getting a salad at the salad bar at your local grocery store is the greatest and healthiest idea you could every come across. Thanks Marit!
Here are four reasons why my lunch plans a pretty much set for the rest of my life:
Bounce-flubber-bounce
-Yeah, that's the movement of your and my fat above our hips as we walk down the street. It'd benefit our health consciousness to eat salads more often. I generally like salads so this was a good idea from the watching-your-weight standpoint. Considering the fatty food we usually eat, especially at lunch food places, eating a salads with little to no fatis a no-brainer for those trying to shed a couple pounds or maintain their current weight. They don't taste half bad either.
Lunch and a walk
-Going along with previous point, being weight-conscious also involves physical activity too ya know. Now that I don't commute via the Metro anymore (which included walking blocks and blocks daily in DC), and considering I don't do much physical athletic activity anymore, a good long walk to the grocery store can do nothing but good. The Safeway I go to is about a quarter-mile round-trip walk from my work. Sure I'm prolly only burning a 100 calories or so, but it's better than just getting in my car to go to McDonalds.
Customizable like your Honda Civic
-I like salads, but I don't necessarily love them. And usually I don't love them because there's something included in them that I don't like and that is annoying to pick out like onions, tomatoes, or other random vegetables and fruits I don't like. The beauty of the Safeway salad bar is that your salad completely customizable! What a great idea! No longer do I have to pick out the peppers in my salad or try to wipe away the dressing I don't like. With the salad bar I can not only choose what size container I want, I can choose what I want in my salad. I can put as many pieces of lettuce and broccoli and as much ranch dressing as I want in it. And they have a huge selection of salad components that will take me weeks if not months to run through the possible salad combinations! The salad bar should be on that show Modern Marvels on the History Channel.
$3.99 are you out of your mind?!
-Ah, the meat and potatoes of lunches (pun intended). Hey, I love a Chipotle burrito just as much as the next amigo, but $7.20 takes a toll. Let's not even mention the $15-20 some of us spending regularly eating out at nice sit-down restaurants for lunch. A T.G.I.Friday's or Sapphire Wednesday's is great every once in a while, but all things considered, it just ain't worth it more than sparingly.
Meanwhile, the salad bar is the deal of the century. Only $3.99 per pound! That might sound like an ok deal until you try to make a pound of salad; it's not very easy. Today I thought I had like three pounds but it turned out to be like only .75 lbs. Super! Yeah, if you're watching the budget getting a salad everyday probably isn't as smart as bringing in a lunch sometimes, but it sure is a good deal for something that tastes good, is very healthy, and will satisfy your hunger.
So there you have it, four extremely convincing reasons why getting a salad at the salad bar at your local grocery store is the greatest and healthiest idea you could every come across. Thanks Marit!
Friday, August 19, 2005
)
Marit and me update
Time, patience, and openness… those are our the three keywords regarding our relationship.
No, Marit and I have not broken up. We've also not set a chronological course in which our relationship will progress to eventual marriage. We are currently "together" and "not together" at the same time. You think it confuses you? Well it confuses me even more sometimes. But it's true.
We're together in the sense that our feelings have not changed for each other and in fact are probably as strong as they've ever been. But we're not together in the sense that not only are we not physically together, now that she's back out at school in Utah, but also because we realize God is the pilot here in our relationship. And until two people say "I do" on an altar, the consummate relationship is not one yet. Do we both have aspirations related to continue the relationship deeper and closer? Sure, of course. But understanding our personal emotional desires are secondary to the plan God has for both us individually to further his kingdom is essential to living a content life. If your stock is in romantic relationships and viewing them and marriage as the "penultimate" human experience, then you'll be sadly disappointed and unfulfilled when you reach that point.
"Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. There are many things below it, but there are also things above it. You cannot make it the basis of a whole life. It is a noble feeling, but it is still a feeling..." -C.S. Lewis
Time
-Marit has about 2 years, give or take a couple months, left of school out in Utah. This fact alone obviously bares us from being physically together for extended periods of time in the near future. And being that you want to be as close as possible with someone you're thinking of spending the rest of your life with, these 2 years create a junction to what may or may not be a deeper continuation of our relationship. I myself have many things to "get together" before I can even think about a marital-type relationship. It should take me about 2 years to get those things together possibly. This time is not something to be upset or frustrated about. It is a time that is meant to rejoice, realizing God has specifically put us both in positions to love people and to evangelize to those in the spheres of influence he's put us in. I've seen too many of my peers circumvent God's work in the single portion of their lives and get serious or get married before the couple parts for an extended period of time. Why rush; isn't that for fools? Do you honestly not trust God will keep you two together if you're meant to be? No married couple wish they got married earlier and lot wish they waited. God's work is so much more important than our romantic desires and this is our way of proving that we really believe that. Besides, I'm Polish, so why would I want to be rushin'? (que drum sound)
Patience
-One need not look further than 1 Corithians 13:4 to see that patience is the first adjective God uses to describe the beautiful thing of love. I don't think it was a mistake or random order either. I think patience lays the foundation for not just romantic love, but love in general. It is in patience that we realize our ability to control our carnal desires and relish God's. And that self-control leads us to focus more on others and less on ourselves. That is a good thing.
Openness
-What is the point of being a Christian unless you give God the wheel? This two year period is a time in which we acknowledge God and his infinite wisdom in our lives. And we acknowledge that God may have plans separate then our own. We want to submit his lordship in our lives, even if that means being open to paths or relationships we do not consider viable in the future. We want to remain open to God's calling in our lives both corporately and individually. Whether this calling leads us closer in our relationship or not, we praise him who is worthy of all glory and honor.
Though I don't speak word for word for Marit, I know our desires and aspirations, as mentioned in the above paragraphs, are on the same plane. And to eludicate any that may think, this "time apart" period is not because our feelings have lessened, or that because we're afraid to take the next steps, or that we're afraid of commitment, or that our parents rule every aspect of our lives, or anything balderdashical like that. It is plain and simple obedience to God, giving the relationship to him, and being patient. We figure that if we do that, allow time to answer our uncertainties, be patient in waiting, and are open to God's plans, well then we can't go wrong in this relationship. I would never want to be that couple that says, outwardly or inwardly (most don't want to admit outwardly, but know inwardly it's true), "I wish we had waited a longer to get married; we were too immature, if only we had known then…"
Please pray for us… thank you.
No, Marit and I have not broken up. We've also not set a chronological course in which our relationship will progress to eventual marriage. We are currently "together" and "not together" at the same time. You think it confuses you? Well it confuses me even more sometimes. But it's true.
We're together in the sense that our feelings have not changed for each other and in fact are probably as strong as they've ever been. But we're not together in the sense that not only are we not physically together, now that she's back out at school in Utah, but also because we realize God is the pilot here in our relationship. And until two people say "I do" on an altar, the consummate relationship is not one yet. Do we both have aspirations related to continue the relationship deeper and closer? Sure, of course. But understanding our personal emotional desires are secondary to the plan God has for both us individually to further his kingdom is essential to living a content life. If your stock is in romantic relationships and viewing them and marriage as the "penultimate" human experience, then you'll be sadly disappointed and unfulfilled when you reach that point.
Time
-Marit has about 2 years, give or take a couple months, left of school out in Utah. This fact alone obviously bares us from being physically together for extended periods of time in the near future. And being that you want to be as close as possible with someone you're thinking of spending the rest of your life with, these 2 years create a junction to what may or may not be a deeper continuation of our relationship. I myself have many things to "get together" before I can even think about a marital-type relationship. It should take me about 2 years to get those things together possibly. This time is not something to be upset or frustrated about. It is a time that is meant to rejoice, realizing God has specifically put us both in positions to love people and to evangelize to those in the spheres of influence he's put us in. I've seen too many of my peers circumvent God's work in the single portion of their lives and get serious or get married before the couple parts for an extended period of time. Why rush; isn't that for fools? Do you honestly not trust God will keep you two together if you're meant to be? No married couple wish they got married earlier and lot wish they waited. God's work is so much more important than our romantic desires and this is our way of proving that we really believe that. Besides, I'm Polish, so why would I want to be rushin'? (que drum sound)
Patience
-One need not look further than 1 Corithians 13:4 to see that patience is the first adjective God uses to describe the beautiful thing of love. I don't think it was a mistake or random order either. I think patience lays the foundation for not just romantic love, but love in general. It is in patience that we realize our ability to control our carnal desires and relish God's. And that self-control leads us to focus more on others and less on ourselves. That is a good thing.
Openness
-What is the point of being a Christian unless you give God the wheel? This two year period is a time in which we acknowledge God and his infinite wisdom in our lives. And we acknowledge that God may have plans separate then our own. We want to submit his lordship in our lives, even if that means being open to paths or relationships we do not consider viable in the future. We want to remain open to God's calling in our lives both corporately and individually. Whether this calling leads us closer in our relationship or not, we praise him who is worthy of all glory and honor.
Though I don't speak word for word for Marit, I know our desires and aspirations, as mentioned in the above paragraphs, are on the same plane. And to eludicate any that may think, this "time apart" period is not because our feelings have lessened, or that because we're afraid to take the next steps, or that we're afraid of commitment, or that our parents rule every aspect of our lives, or anything balderdashical like that. It is plain and simple obedience to God, giving the relationship to him, and being patient. We figure that if we do that, allow time to answer our uncertainties, be patient in waiting, and are open to God's plans, well then we can't go wrong in this relationship. I would never want to be that couple that says, outwardly or inwardly (most don't want to admit outwardly, but know inwardly it's true), "I wish we had waited a longer to get married; we were too immature, if only we had known then…"
Please pray for us… thank you.
The next "Age"
-There have been many points in history where man has made significant progress. I'm reminded of the Iron Age, the Bronze Age, the Aqueduct Age, the Renaissance, the Industrial Age, and the current age we're living in, the Information Age. During these "ages", man has made important advancements in many fields of civilization, namely technological progress.
Though many people have speculated what man's next age will be, I offer a prediction of what will be the catalyst for that age to take place. I believe bio-chemists and genetic engineers will come up with some sort of drug, treatment, process, etc. that will reduce greatly, if not eliminate completely, the need for humans to sleep.
Think about it. We spend a quarter of our lives sleeping. Think of all the lost production that results from us wasting time to sleep. And we're not really wasting it though because our bodies need it. But while we're sleeping, we're not learning. The day a drug of some sort comes out that allows us to stay up 24 hours a day, or close to, is the day man's production and intellectual gains are increased 25-30%.
So the day they do come out with something that eliminates our need to waste 6-8 hours a day on sleep is the day you say to yourself, "Hey didn't Keith (aka Nostradamus) predict this way back when?"
Though many people have speculated what man's next age will be, I offer a prediction of what will be the catalyst for that age to take place. I believe bio-chemists and genetic engineers will come up with some sort of drug, treatment, process, etc. that will reduce greatly, if not eliminate completely, the need for humans to sleep.
Think about it. We spend a quarter of our lives sleeping. Think of all the lost production that results from us wasting time to sleep. And we're not really wasting it though because our bodies need it. But while we're sleeping, we're not learning. The day a drug of some sort comes out that allows us to stay up 24 hours a day, or close to, is the day man's production and intellectual gains are increased 25-30%.
So the day they do come out with something that eliminates our need to waste 6-8 hours a day on sleep is the day you say to yourself, "Hey didn't Keith (aka Nostradamus) predict this way back when?"
)
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Salty dogma: Bono gives an explicit confession of being saved by Grace, not Karma
World Magazine article
I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry.
He brought me right out of the pit,
out of my miry clay.
I will sing a new song,
How long to sing this song?
He set my feet upon a rock,
and made my footsteps heard.
Many will see,
Many will see and fear.
I will sing, sing a new song.
How long to sing this song?
-40, by U2
I waited patiently for the Lord
He inclined and heard my cry.
He brought me right out of the pit,
out of my miry clay.
I will sing a new song,
How long to sing this song?
He set my feet upon a rock,
and made my footsteps heard.
Many will see,
Many will see and fear.
I will sing, sing a new song.
How long to sing this song?
-40, by U2
Dirt: A Guide On How To Get Family And Friends' Traffic And Criminal Records
What did you guys think of this guide? Did you find anything interesting?
"My eyes have never seen such a sight"
Astronaut fixes shuttle in smooth move
This random thought is not so much about this particular repair mission and astronaut Steve Robinson's spacewalk; it's more about the hyperbole involved.
"My eyes have never seen such a sight"
I think of those words Robinson uttered as he viewed, firsthand, the heavenly hosts, and I thought to myself how infinitely inferior they are to thee Heavenly hosts, and how entirely insufficient his description was to describe them. I have no doubt that the sight Mr. Robinson saw yesterday was indeed the most spectacular sight he's ever seen as a human, but I thought to myself, how much more will the sight of Heaven and the Lord of Glory be? I guess words can't really describe it because our limited humanity has no words to. But if something like the tapestry of space can draw a man to say such words as Robinson's, just think what the manifested glory of Christ will do to our souls. Gives me goosebumps. Look forward to it :)
Monday, August 01, 2005
10 Technologies We Miss and Why
MSN article link
The technologies I most personally miss are the manned space exploration, Napster, and the Concorde. Mostly Napster I think...
The technologies I most personally miss are the manned space exploration, Napster, and the Concorde. Mostly Napster I think...
Links
Previous Posts
- Random Thoughts
- Ebblog on hiatus
- Love Life #3
- Separ8 St8
- Why I've discovered what I'm going to eat for lunch for the rest of my life
- Love Life #2
- Marit and me update
- The next "Age"
- Love Life
- Salty dogma: Bono gives an explicit confession of being saved by Grace, not Karma
Archives
