Saturday, May 30, 2009

My Hispter Douche Bag Bike



For a while I have wanting a single speed road bike. It's not that I need a new bike my old stand by is working just fine. It's more of a novelty factor thing. So about a month ago, after searching craigslist for a couple of weeks, I purchases a beat up Ross 10 speed road bike. Over the past few weeks I have been cleaning up the bike, ordering parts, and building the bike single speed I wanted.

In the end I spent about $230.00 total and got a pretty cool bike out of it. I also learned a thing or two about how to fix up bikes too.

I have one problem though. A couple of days a go I saw this old beat up bike being thrown out in the trash and I though to myself, "Hey I could fix that bike"

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Community Project

Last night I went to a community party in my old neighborhood. It was jointly hosted by the neighborhood group I was involved with and the Animal Rescue League of Boston. For the past three years there has been a group tirelessly working towards improving the local park by the creation of a Dog Recreation Space. Last night was a sort of celebration and reminder of all the work that is ahead.

It reminded me of how much I loved that neighborhood, but specifically of now much I loved the people. I realized that the creation of the DRS was just a means to an end. That end being a stronger community. Neighbors banding together to make their piece of the city just a little bit better.

If you could, please consider donate some money to towards the DRS. They still need to raise $10,000 in order to complete the project. You can donate through the Animal Rescue League's website. Just put Ronan Park Dog Run in the Special Instructions space.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

iPod's Are Required

In technology news, it was announces that the university of Minnesota's journalism department is requiring all journalism students to have an ipod's. This is to enable students to download podcasts of the lectures they attend. In an interview with the Missorurian, Brian Brooks, Associate Dean of the aforementioned school, stated, "Lectures are the worst possible learning format. There's been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of the lecture."

So my question is, if this is true, that lectures are the worst possible learning format, what is the benefit of listening to a preacher on Sunday morning? Most likely people are not retaining the information they are being given. What kind of disciples s the Church producing by relying so heavily on the lecture format? Are we wasting an hour of our spiritual lives each week? Are there other means of communication that are more effective?

Or we could just issue an ipod to everyone at conversion?

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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Productive day



This has to be one of the most productive Saturday mornings of my life.

First I get up and make sweet and spicy bacon for breakfast. You wouldn't believe me but there is actually a way to improve on bacon. It involves cumin, paprika, pepper and copious amounts of brown sugar.

Secondly, I transplanted a few of my plants from their egg containers to old plastic soda bottles cut in half.

Lastly I finished the repairs to my childhood bike. I started the project in Feburary, so I guess it's about time I finished it.

Did I mention it's only 11:00 Am...... I guess I don't have to feel guilty if I take an afternoon nap.