Archive for March, 2007
tarnation SYLLABICATION: tar·na·tionPRONUNCIATION: tär-nay-shunNOUN: New England & Southern U.S. The act of damning or the condition of being damned.INTERJECTION: Used to express anger or annoyance.ETYMOLOGY: tarn(al) + (damn)ation.REGIONAL NOTE: T…
I had breakfast this morning with Austin’s own, Rick Reynolds. Rick started a ministry called affairrecovery.com. I heard him speak at the Pastor’s prayer summit and immediately I knew, I like this guy a lot! He has such a bold…
The best part about getting skinny, besides the pants, is the real sense of accomplishment. I was the kid that never, ever completed the President’s Physical Fitness program. It’s bad, I know. Not in 3rd grade, or 5th grade, or ever. Because I couldn’t run a mile. I never could. Last year I did, for […]
I know we need the rain, but come on… I wanna go ride my bike!! I need to go ride my bike… FYI - now that daylights savings has kicked in, we are riding in Pflugerville on Monday nights @…
This Beautiful Mess, by Rick McKinley (Quotes/Review)
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 26th, 2007 on ConnexionIf you’ve read Donald Miller’s, Blue Like Jazz, then you’ve heard about Pastor Rick. Now the circle is complete, because I’ve heard from Rick! This Beautiful Mess is a beautiful treatise on how we as Christ followers (and even us…
Check this out y’all, with Georgetown winning last night JUST as I had predicted, I for the first time ever am in first place of the bracket group I did:
There are some things I notice about growing up. I had never run around being involved in charity very often, I can’t lie to you. Must have been since I watched The Inconvenient Truth and then the Tom Brokaw special on global warming (his is actually better, more informative) and then last night I saw […]
Almost a year and a half ago we opened our coffeeshop and gallery - Connexion (North Austin - corner of Woodrow Ave. and Dartmouth). We’ve been serving coffee, making friends, and having way too much caffeinated fun ever since. I…
How to NOT Rent your South Austin Home
Closed Published by Steve Crossland March 25th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateYesterday I was pulling up lease and sales listings for a client who wants to either buy or rent in in Southwest Austin. I came across a lease listing in a great neighborhood in MLS area SWW that has been on the market for more than 130 days. Sylvia was sitting at her desk and […]
The broader the major printed on your college degree, the more likely it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on. This isn’t really news. We’re all familiar with the somewhat existential question, ‘what is Communications?’. But as attaining a degree has become the norm, the act of simply completing that task has […]