Saying goodbye sucks. One of my dearest friends is moving this week and I am very much going to miss her and her husband. While I firmly believe Michael W. Smith that friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them, I still hate saying goodbye. Here are some nerdy farewells. FrodoRead more
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San Diego Comic Con kicked off yesterday. Other than Skywalker Ranch, I can’t think of a nerdier holy site. I’ve never been to Comic Con but really hope to make it some day. Alycia thinks that I don’t want my level of nerd to reach that extreme but she couldn’t be any more wrong. IRead more
I’m a fairly well adjusted adult and my job takes a certain amount of responsibility. When we take 50 students to camp, ultimately, I’m responsible for those students. Fortunately I’m more responsible with our students than I am with my personal belongings. Yesterday I lost my wallet. I had it out while I was gettingRead more
Some of my favorite episodes of The Next Generation have nothing to do with gravitational anomalies, interspecies conflicts or mysterious aliens coming aboard the Enterprise. Some of the best episodes of The Next Generation are the smaller, more intimate explorations of the characters and their relationships, not necessarily the exploration of deep space. One ofRead more
According to various nerd news websites, a Christian radio host condemned Star Trek Into Darkness for promoting bestiality. The scene in question involves a romantic tryst between Captain Kirk and two alien women. The host contended that because of evolution and speciation, Kirk was pretty much violating God’s prohibition against bestiality. Romantic relationships between differentRead more
I’m going to experience a lot of déjà vu this week. I’m back in San Diego for junior high summer camp, going through a lot of the same experiences I had last week. I’m looking at this week as Summer Camp: The Sequel. Like most sequels, I hope that this week is just as greatRead more