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William P. Young and John Eldredge in the same week

By on May 23, 2009 in Uncategorized

By some strange circumstance (do those still exist?), I was able to listen to two popular authors this week, at two different locations, at the same church.  The church is Central Christian Church of the East Valley, and it meets in two separate locations, with my home being right in the middle of them.  Now, [...]

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Issaquah High soccer team wins again

By on May 21, 2009 in Sports

The Issaquah men’s soccer team won their first ever game in the state playoffs on Tuesday.  It was a 2-1 victory over Puyallup.  They went through the PX2 program during the season and have seen experienced a complete turn around from the past several years.  Check out the articles on last night’s win: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/iss/sports/45514832.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2009240089_wyrwich20.html [...]

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Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell….together!

By on May 19, 2009 in Culture, Psychology, Sports, Television

My two favorite writers happen to be friends.  They became friends after learning that they were both enamored with each other’s writing skills.  I am trying to carve out my own writing style, and I look to them to model parts of my writing after.  I was thrilled to see that they decided to share [...]

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Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

Susan Boyle…25 years ago!

By on May 1, 2009 in Music
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Wow!   It seems very clear now that Susan’s dream has been a dream for quite a long time.  So she got knocked down a few times and things didn’t take off for her right away.  She kept hold of her dream and kept developing her skills.  The idea that “anything is possible” is poweful and [...]

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A pizza eating contest, where everyone wins.

By on April 27, 2009 in Uncategorized

Yesterday, I went to the 9th annual pizza eating contest at Flancer’s Cafe in Gilbert, AZ.  The rules were set up to see which of the 25 contestants could eat the most pizza in 15 minutes.  The winner would receive $500, a crown from Miss Arizona, some bragging rights, and a sort of pizza allergy [...]

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Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent

Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent

By on April 22, 2009 in Music, Television

As I watched this clip for the fourth time today, I still got goosebumps.  I even welled up a bit and may have dropped a few tears.  There is something so universally beautiful about this.  The humble confidence in her comment: “I’m gonna make that audience rock!”  The ache in my heart about her never [...]

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