http://grantenglish.com the randomness of a distracted existential tour guide. Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've had a pain in my heel for the last month or so and like a real man, I've not gone to the doctor for it. The theory went something like this - I probably hurt it during ski season at some point. I took about a month ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/16/out-of-the-pan/ After reading Into Thin Air, Robert encouraged me to read more of Krakauer's works. Into the Wild is the story of Chris McCandless and his journey towards an "examined life." He graduates from college, gives away all his money and sets across the country - into the wild. ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/15/book-review-into-the-wild/ I've been neglectful in my postings of the season. Okay - the bad news - we've yet to win a game. Good news: We're scoring touchdowns, throwing deep passes, getting safeties with double blitzes, running a hurry-up offense. Bad news: It appears that it is next to impossible for ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/13/flag-football-chronicles/ This is part of our e-journey through the book of Acts. This week is from Acts 14. That probably wouldn't work as a bumper sticker but it's true. I can't get through Acts without that fact slapping me in the face. And it has been a slap. Ever been ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/12/jesus-divides/ We have 4 Confabs a year for our Life Group Leaders. "Confab" is short for "confabulation." So as leaders we set aside 4 nights a year to eat and connect with each other for encouragement, sharpening, and to hear life-change stories from other Life Groups. Last Thursday ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/12/nuggets-from-may-confab-2008/ I guess at some point this whole Car Classification will have it's own category on my blog. To catch you up...here's the saga so far. First there was the story on My New Ride and all the comments therein. Next, we tried to get some handles on what exactly made ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/09/my-cars-and-their-classification/ My knowledge of Chuck Yeager went something like this - the guy that sold AC Delco batteries, then I learned he first broke the sound barrier. I watched the movie "The Right Stuff" to learn how influential he was in the testing of rocket engines. Stuff I've learned since then? ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/08/book-review-yeager/ In the ongoing saga to clear up the classification of cars, we come to the issue of cowballs. As noted earlier, these are commonly found on the rear hitch of a monster truck - almost always an American made truck. I've actually seen a set on a mini-van. It ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/07/i-need-more-cow/ This is part of our journey through Acts. Today is from Acts 13. The highlights: Barnabas and Saul are confirmed as missionaries. John Mark decides to go with them. Saul changes his name to Paul. John Mark goes home in the middle of the trip. (We'll come back to this later.) Paul starts debating ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/07/it-takes-all-kindsreally/ Marko gets the props to this find - a blog that has taken Garfield out of the Garfield strips. This is the description from the website: Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and ... http://grantenglish.com/archives/2008/05/07/garfield-minus-garfield/