Computer Issues

My computer has been giving problems for a while now, but today it has been more noticeable and more of a hassle. As I type this my computer thinks it is doing something when it is not and thus holds the words up from actually appearing on the screen for about fifteen seconds or so from when I strike the keys. Very annoying.

I am working on cleaning up the computer a little tonight and a lot tomorrow. I’ll be deleting some old programs I never use, running checks here and there, and defragging. I believe my computer is possessed though and all of this will be to no avail. So, if someone could pray and fast for my computer that’d be great.

MSE

Top 10 Favorite Meals

This edition of my top ten lists contains the meals I love the most (in no particular order), all of them home-cooked by my wife at some point or another. If my wife is reading this then, Brooke, you make the best meals and I’d love to see any of these any time. Ok, let’s get started.

1. Chicken Tetrazzini
2. Chicken in a Pot, No Pie
3. Roast Beef
4. Chicken Noodle Soup
5. Omelettes
6. Steak (I never liked steak until I had her’s)
7. Fried Chicken
8. Tacos
9. Hamburgers
10. Tilapia (ok, so we bought this pre-made once, but I want to have it again and hope she will make it sometime)

Trust me, there’s plenty more where all this came from. She is quite the cook. I’m a very lucky man.

MSE

Veteran’s Day

My family has never done anything special to commemorate Veteran’s Day. My wife and I haven’t either in the three years we’ve been married. Unfortunately she has to work today, but that doesn’t rule out doing something later. How do you celebrate this holiday?

MSE

Update on Gloucestershire

In case you don’t know already, the University of Gloucestershire has begun firing people. I don’t believe that it is their intention to target a certain department based that Lloyd Pieterson (who lost his position there) writes that the University needs to pay off an immense amount of loans. For more information check out Jim’s post here.

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‘V’ery Uneventful

I mentioned yesterday that I was going to give the new tv series, V, a chance. After watching the first episode online Sunday I thought I’d watch the second one on tv last night. While watching, I kept thinking that surely something interesting is going to happen soon, but was disappointed when the best thing about the show was when one V lover kid punched a guy in the nose. Nothing spectacular, nothing terrible. It was just there.

The whole premise last night was basically that the FBI agent, the priest, and the alien traitor were deciding whether to fight or not. That was it. I’m unimpressed. Maybe they’re still building the show, but I don’t think I’m going to take time out on Tuesday nights to make sure I catch it. If it’s on hulu and I have nothing else to do then I’ll catch up, but that’s it.

MSE

Thoughts on Half-Price Books

I took my wife to work today which allowed me the chance to have the car. So, what did I do? I went by three Half-Price Books on the way back to the apartment. The first store had a good variety of commentaries in their Christian section. The second one had practically nothing worthwhile. And the third store had the largest selection of them all. The funny thing is that the first and third stores aren’t in the best parts of town, while the second one is in a nice part. Why is it that the bad parts of town have better books?

I didn’t get anything from Half-Price today though. None of them had anything that would get me very excited about (although they would for some people). What are the Half-Price Books like where you are?

MSE

How They Got Here

Here’s a search term that seems innocent enough, but when you add someone who is slightly tired and a bit annoyed with a slow computer to read it then it doesn’t make much sense.

isaiah 40 ft hood

Isaiah had a forty foot hood? Isaiah is a forty foot hood? Wow! That’s a long hood! These are the thoughts that went through my mind before I realized that I posted earlier about the memorial service at Ft. Hood and mentioned how the chaplain read from Isaiah 40.

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Greek Resources Online

Quick question before my wife gets home from ballet. What places online have resources for learning Greek? I’m looking for games, audio files, anything that would help. Tomorrow I’m hoping to compile them (and I already have a few in mind) and putting them into their respective section in my study aids tab. So, any help is more than welcome.

MSE

Church Leaders’ Twins

I follow Ed Stetzer on Twitter and he dropped a link a little bit ago to an article that has a post of church leader look-a-likes. So, I thought I’d share with you a couple of them that I thought were especially good. To see them all go here.

Richard Schiff / N. T. Wright

Woody Allen / Shane Claiborne

And my favorite of the look-a-likes (and perhaps creepiest too):
Tim Allen / Joel Osteen

What do you think? Are there any church leaders/scholars who you think look like celebrities?

MSE

Lexicon For Apostolic Fathers

There are lexica for the Septuagint and New Testament, but is there one for the Apostolic Fathers? A reader’s lexicon for the AF would be nice. Having one wouldn’t mean not using BDAG, but it would be a nice supplement. Is there any such creation? Anybody know?

MSE