come on kindle light my fire

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kindle fire wins. it is an inescapable truth, and as an ardent nook pundit it pains me greatly to admit this, i just simply cannot deny the reality of it. i can explain, but let us first look at the facts: comscore reports the kindle reaching fifty percent of sales for all android devices (as…

the death of an angel

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I know that I try to be clever with the titles of my posts – some play on words or something kitschy about my posts.  However this time this is a literal title.  Today is a day to mourn the tragic death of a young athlete.  Nick Adenhart, a twenty-two year old pitcher for the…

a simple case for God

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here is a simple case for the existence of God that i offer as fodder for thought: 1. something is comprised of anything 2. nothing is the absence of anything 3. something is better than nothing 4. naturalists (and therefore athiests) hold that the initial and terminal states of the universe is nothingness 5. creationists…

from the mouth of a child

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this afternoon i had the rare privilege of picking up my daughter from school. as she ran from the tables she was sitting at with her friends dropping her lunch stuff all over the asphalt—age could barely contain her excitement. i would like to think that she was excited to see me—but no my three…

images from the beach

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Last evening the wife and I walked briskly around our alma matter – csulb. It was a good time of conversation and connection and it allowed us the freedom to enjoy each others company. Between our pithy banter, witty conversation and an unspoken desire to stop and go eat – we came across a tree…

starbucks

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As part of my work life I find myself constantly looking for places to get connected, plugged in an generally be able to do my work wherever I am (as for what I do – I have a Chandler-esque quality of no one really knowing what it is I really do).