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Atheists… who needs them?

With a title like this, you may think that I’m out to stir up trouble. And you’re right, but it’s a real question that seems to have various answers in various contexts. I’ve been wondering a lot lately about what feelings a religious person might have towards someone who is either staunchly or passively anti-religious. [...]

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Love is Blind: From an Aficionado of LOST

Love is Blind: From an Aficionado of LOST

Every wannabe wordsmith has a shoehorn in the toolbelt I often get my words confused. I am prone to becoming drunk with the potential power that the right words can provide to the right prose. Communication is all about pictures, and the emotions that those pictures bring to us. If a word creates a certain [...]

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Landon Donovan’s Redemption is at Hand

Landon Donovan’s Redemption is at Hand

“…the ball fell to me, and time kinda stopped…” These words were Landon Donovan’s response just minutes after scoring the most clutch goal in United States Men’s National Team soccer history at the 2010 World Cup.  Donovan’s last minute goal against Algeria was the difference between his team going home, or going on.  It turn [...]

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Steve Nash Soccer

Steve Nash Covers the World Cup for… CBS Sports?

A little less than a year ago, I announced my ridiculously optimistic, slightly delusional, completely serious dream of watching the 2010 World Cup in South Africa… with Steve Nash.  While I still believe that it healthy and worthwhile to set big, huge goals even with no immediate idea of how to acheive them, sadly, this [...]

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The crying North Korean player…

The crying North Korean player…

…and 4 other great things about the opening games of the 2010 World Cup. Let’s start with the titular moment of my list. The crying North Korean player Not much is known about what goes on in land of North Korea.  Because of government restrictions on just about everything, even less is known about what [...]

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BF with Zac and Ben – Best USA Soccer Player

BF with Zac and Ben – Best USA Soccer Player

Ben and I emailed back and forth over the last few days to discuss our thoughts and feelings about the best soccer player for Team USA.  Ben‘s commentary is in blue, while mine is in red. BT – I don’t know if it’s because I’m a devoted fan or because I’ve got precious little of [...]

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