Archive for July, 2009

How Not to Write a Car Review

FoxNews Cars:  Koenigsegg CCXR Here are a few of the specs (for the CCXR version): Base Price: $1,200,000 Type: Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, 2-door Engine: 4.7L twin supercharged V8 Power: 806 hp, 678 lb-ft torque (gas)/1018 hp, 740 lb-ft torque (E85) Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mp/h) 3.0 seconds 0-200 km/h 9.05 sec, 0-200-0 km/h 13.85 sec [...]

July 30, 2009   Posted in: General  One Comment

More to Worship

Pope: Bone Fragments are Paul’s Pope: Bones Found in Rome Tomb Belong to Apostle Paul Don’t get me wrong.  From a historical perspective I welcome the finding of Paul’s tomb or Peter’s or whoever.  (Of course, saying that the remains are from the first century and saying they are indeed the apostle Paul’s are two [...]

July 30, 2009   Posted in: worship and the church  No Comments

Top 4s From My Recent Roadtrip

So I took a little trip down to Kansas for our bi-annual family reunion.  I rented a car because, well, the reunion only lasted 3 days and I didn’t want to get stuck somewhere and miss the whole thing.  So…I ended up with a Ford Focus from Hertz.  After roughly 1300 miles and 16 hours [...]

July 28, 2009   Posted in: random rambling  No Comments

Stupid things you can find on the internet

I’m going to start a new list.  You should be able to guess the subject (and title).  Here’s the first entry: McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (you could also try this link.  I don’t know what the difference is, but there is a difference). I don’t know what McSweeney’s tendency is, or for that matter who McSweeney [...]

July 28, 2009   Posted in: Stupid Things You Can Find on the Internet  No Comments

Deja vu again at Busch?

Holliday tidings at Busch Number 15 is hitting 4th again at Busch.  I haven’t seen him hit yet, so I can’t tell you how his swing compares to Jim Edmonds’ (but Jimmy had a beautiful swing, man).  I can tell you that he is already making himself welcome in St. Louis and the fans are [...]

July 28, 2009   Posted in: Sports, St. Louis Cardinals  No Comments

Obama Speaks of Jesus – a Lot

Obama uses Jesus’ name more than Bush did I was going to write this as a quiz question:  ”Obama vs. Bush – who’s the more vocal Christian?” But anyone who has ever read this blog would know the answer anyway.  So, here’s the deal.  Obama has been in office for less than 6 months and [...]

July 18, 2009   Posted in: politics  No Comments