Proverbs 24:16

There will be 3 blog posts posted post July 6th. I cannot promise they will be posted on this blog, but somewhere posted they shall be. In the meantime...

Spain's got it right: 30hr work weeks

[Hypothetical conversation]
Inquisitive professional small-talker: So what do you do in your free time?
Martin: I work


This is me subtly venting about my recent 82 hour (mostly optional) work week in which I only had enough time for 2 bowel movements and a blog post.

I watch it proudly

It's the "In" thing to make fun of or be too cool to watch American Idol. I'd love to ask these 'cool' people, "why don't you watch it? Do you not like music? Or competition? Or attractive girls singing?" Yes, the female audience members in the front who always wave their hands to slow songs is lame; yes, American Idol picking pretty-boys as contestants for the sake of appealing to 11yr old girls is lame; yes, Ryan Seacrest; yes, many of the judges staged comments and interactions are lame.....but still, you don't boycott something just because it contains lameness (if that's the case, you'd have to boycott your kids). Get over yourself and watch it for its greatness.

I hope the Spirit used my preaching to convict you. Anyways, this video is, in my opinion, the best, most enjoyable performance of this American Idol season (honorable mention: Michael Johns Bohemian Rhapsody performance). And Chikezie got only 10th place. If he makes an album with this type of music, I will buy it...and will also buy one for you for Christmas.

This post has nothing to do with gas prices

If anything has ever been said by myself that contained wisdom, it was secondhand wisdom, unoriginal wisdom; basically, I'm good at quoting people. But the other day seemed to be the first time I'd ever said anything wise that was originally phrased (not an original thought though).

Allen: dude, here's what you've got to do....you've got to make her your f*** buddy.
Martin: Nah man, the more meaningless sex you have the more meaningless all your sex will be.
Allen: Hmm
Martin's conscience: wow, that made sense and was almost profound. you're probably really proud of yourself right now. and would probably blog about this if you weren't so worried about people thinking you're bragging.

Conclusion: regardless, praise God truth came out boldly, coherent, and unbabbled.

The Veritas Forum: Belief in an Age of Skepticism?

You Tube video that couldn't post on my blog for some reason...probably b/c it is 1.52 hours long...or because youtube is anti boldly proclaimed truth

Tim Keller lecture at Berkley. The first 44 minutes is the lecture followed by Q & A. The lecture is unbelievable...must watch. After watching it, I find myself surprisingly gripped by the truth I already know to be true. What a brilliant man. I sometimes get trapped into thinking "How do Christians survive without him?" to which my conscience responds "they have for thousands of years." Touche conscience.