So, my “Jeopardy!” winning streak has come to an end in rather ignominious fashion (more on that later).
In the game that aired Friday, my challengers were Dennis, a welder from Kansas who brought his whole family to watch him and see Los Angeles, and Eileen, a Broncos fan and student from Colorado. (Sorry about Tim […]

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I am now the reigning “Jeopardy!” champion! Feels pretty good, I must say.
I’ve never considered myself a very competitive person, but “Jeopardy!” definitely brought out a streak in me. I remember standing there between Melanie and Greg before the game started, thinking both, “I like these people - what if they lose?” and “I WANT […]

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It’s hard to believe that just recently, when I mentioned my favorite NBA player to my boss at my old job, he had no idea who I was talking about.
But this month, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks point guard whose underdog story (unrecruited […]

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Happy almost-Christmas!
It’s finally starting to feel like winter here in New York state, and this Advent has been very meaningful for me so far - lots of opportunities to serve and worship, which is the whole point, after all!
Instead of telling you all what I want this year, I thought I’d borrow a page from […]

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Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants, who won the 2010 World Series over the Texas Rangers, 4 games to 1.
Even though I’m more of an American League fan, I think they deserved it - especially after the way Tim Lincecum pitched in Game 5, doing what the New York Yankees couldn’t and striking out Josh […]

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It’s a Texas/San Francisco World Series!!!!!!
And, probably unlike most sports prognosticators, I predicted that to happen
Before I go out to stock up on ginger ale for the first game on Wednesday (Tim Lincecum vs. Cliff Lee? Yes, please!), I must share a very thoughtful piece by George Vecsey in the New York Times […]

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I’m coming to you on this fine Friday afternoon live from my friendly neighborhood Starbucks, as a wind storm seems to have knocked out electricity at my apartment, hopefully only temporarily. It’s good to have some time to blog, though, because there’s been a lot in the news lately that’s been on my mind.
First, remember […]

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It’s almost September, and with preseason football under way and the World Series only a couple months off, I’m looking forward to fall.
I love watching sports - which is kind of ironic, seeing as I’m one of the most unathletic, uncoordinated people on the planet.
I guess I like to live vicariously through my favorite athletes, […]

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Hey, readers!
Yes, I am still alive. It’s just that some technical difficulties have kept me from posting for the past … six months (oy!).
But, they seem to be resolved, so I’m back!
And, yet again, I promise to revamp this site, someday.
For now, though, allow me to catch up on some important things from the first […]

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