Ha ha, that just sounds funny. Not necessarily because of the content associated with (pre-pre-trib) eschatology, but because of the hyper-prophesy-detective images it evokes in my mind of people trying to constantly (and malleably) assign exact dates, countries, people and times to the discussion.

Anyway, to get back on point, I just ordered this book and am looking forward to reading it. Apparently it is an outsiders take on Christian subculture. From my new friend Rick, who’s daughter attends our oldest son’s new school. My favorite excerpt (quoting one Christian’s conclusion on Evangelical subculture):

“Christian subculture was nothing but a commercialized rip-off of the mainstream, done with wretched quality and an aprocryphal insistence on the sanitization of reality.”

Too funny. (And, sadly, too true.)

… who recently included this blog in their list Keep it Simple Stupid; 48 Super Simple Clean Websites. Thanks for the inclusion guys - I appreciate it!

What do you get when you cross a relatively new technology (canal locks) with potential for increased commerce (goods being transported down the Erie Canal instead of over land)? America’s first tech bubble. As the author notes, “in what may have been the first, but definitely not the last, instance of a tech bubble” the share price IPO’d at $225 and quickly peaked at over $475 before the construction of the canal was even approved.

This is just one of several amazing stories about America’s early entrepreneurs and business adventures that can be found in An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power by John Steele Gordon (warning his website is WAY outdated). More of a quick hit (2 or 3 paragraphs) on dozens of different endeavors all wrapped in the general progression of the economic landscape rather than an in-depth analysis of a few instances. I’m enjoying it immensely - a very good read.

It’s the first I’ve heard of it, but apparently Cyril Moulle-Berteaux over at the Wall Street Journal seems to believe that it is. I can’t tell if this is more media and realtor spin or if his analysis actually holds water. A quick google search turned up that Mr. Moulle-Berteaux ran a fund for Morgan Stanley back in 2002 and now is a hedge fund manager for Traxis Parters. Thoughts?

I just started rocking Jason Mraz this week and I really like his music. You can check him out at JasonMraz.com or his MySpace profile.

…I continue to learn how dumb I am in certain areas of life. Eeesh.

…and why would a court have to rule that a double amputee’s “carbon fiber racing blades DO NOT give him an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners”? Why would this even be a question?! Dude has no legs and people are worried that he has an unfair advantage. Amazing.

One of my good buddies who I worked with at DW Turner recently started his own company and asked for my help with his logo and website to which I gladly obliged. Best of luck Rob and I look forward to seeing your progress!

I’m not wired to over think things. On the contrary, more often than not, I tend to “ready, shoot, aim”. I have a feeling in my gut and I go with it. The few times I have over thought things, it has caused me to be positively influenced by opinions that I initially didn’t agree with, which has then led to tremendous stagnation. Paralysis by analysis if you will.

There is one particular project where this has clearly been the case. Shoot, I’ve been working on it since 2004, all the way back when I was in business school.

I’m kind of embarrassed that it’s still lingering, but have realized that it would be more detrimental to my character if I abandoned it, than if I put my head down and plowed through it. So that’s what I’ve decided to do. In the process I have realized the vital importance of Proverbs 4:23 and a practical (and probably rather loose) application of Matthew 6:7 (the “don’t cast your pearls before swine” passage.)

What can I say? You’ve got to be who you are and I like implementing ideas as fast and as well as I can. More on this post to come soon…

I’m about 6 years behind most of my friends, but with the help of a sweet little app I stumbled across today called IzyMail I finally decided to leave the clunky and frustrating Hotmail interface in search of greener email pastures. Wish me luck. From what I’ve heard, it will allow me to check email from my iPhone, something Hotmail does not allow me to do.