How to discover that you don’t need a cell phone
July 19, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Simply go on a vacation, lose the cell phone accidentally, only to be pleasantly surprised over the subsequent weeks that you aren’t missing much.
When it comes to nature…
July 8, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
I’m an in and out kind of guy. I like to go in, spend about 3-4 hours, and then get out. I enjoy my air conditioning and showers and Internet. And I hate mosquitoes. Really hate mosquitoes.
I mean, the fire and the s’mores and the beer drinking are great but…
I really hate mosquitoes. Really.
Wooohooo!
May 17, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
This one goes out to all the little Lady Killers.
Attack Of The Scorpions!
May 6, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Seems the little critters are waking up from their winter slumber and exploring for new shelter. Three inside in the last week. Two in the last day.
One of the side-effects of living in the country and having wood piles.
Harshest Book Review Ever?
April 18, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Buddha was laughing with me
An old friend from grad school posted this on Facebook and I couldn’t help but laugh. Out loud.
Harshest book review I’ve ever read (referring to a book on Buddhism). First sentence: “Reading this book is proof of the Buddha’s first noble truth.” Ouch!
(The first noble truth is: SUFFERING EXISTS : )
Eliot-Jesus
April 16, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Eliot the Shepherd
The Gospel According to Stephanie:
And Eliot put a blanket on his head and pronounced that he is “Eliot-Jesus.” Then he built himself a manger with pillows. Then he began a 3rd person narration, and he said- “Then Eliot-Jesus said turn off the lights in a LOUD voice.”
No daddy, we don’t live in a hole
April 6, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Last night, Eliot and I were having some father-son time and I was showing him how the sun sets in the West (which we get to see over a hill) but rises in the East (which we get to see over a mountain peak). I showed him how there was still a ray of light on the horizon in the West, but that in the East the sky was all dark.
The next moment, I was overcome with awe. On a normal day, I struggle with faith. Can’t even say I wake up every day believing. But on rare occasions, I’m struck over the head with grace. And this was one of those moments. It was a gift.
So I decided to tell Eliot how God had made the sun and the moon. Eliot said, “but daddy, i can’t see god” and I said, “i know, daddy can’t see him either.” i then thought a bit and said to him, “but we can see the sun and god made that. god made everything in the whole universe that we live in.”
Eliot then said, “No daddy, we don’t live in a hole. We live in the orange house.”
Pure joy.
This is just too cool
March 16, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Every Guy’s Dilemma
January 23, 2011 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
Your soul or the girl? That’s the question.
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There’s a paradox that every boy and man must face. It surfaces in school, business and most of all in your interactions with the opposite gender. It seems to come up in every aspect of social success.
The fundamental question that every guy has to face is what he values more: the state of his own soul or his external successes.
Because there are some simple rules that manifests themselves to anyone who takes the time to look:
- the guy who takes HGH and gets away with it is going to hit the most home runs, and get attention
- the guy who can get away with manipulating and swindling is going to earn the most money, and get attention
- the guy who acts like a douchebag/asshole is going to get the most girls, and get attention
Now, the question isn’t as simple as I’ve posed it. Because, if we’re honest with ourselves, the attention that a man (Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire) gets from hitting the most home runs provides some comfort to the soul. And having the biggest business on the block feels good. And getting the girl who’s an unquestionable 9 will make a guy glow.
But a guy makes a sacrifice to his character when he pulls these pragmatic tricks. Because it is not natural, in any sense, to be liar. Or to swindle. Or manipulate. Or to not care about a woman.
My sense is that the pleasure that the soul receives from these cheap, external achievements is much like the pleasure the body receives from Coke, french fries and a sundae. Spikes of short, momentary bliss, but characterized by longer periods of bloat and weightiness.
A much happier solution for men, I think, and the solution to the paradox, is to, figuratively, eat real meat. Learn productive skills. Build things for yourself. Grow your own food. Build a legitimate, enjoyable business that really provides the best product or service. Let everything else be secondary. The profits, the recognition, the attention.
Self-reliance is meat to the soul. It satiates and allows for a continual, long-term happiness.
The female language translator… finally a product I can use!
December 15, 2010 | Filed Under Laughter | Leave a Comment
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