Category: Miscellanea

  • Grrr…

    If you know me, at all, then you know that one of my greatest pet peeves is incompetence in any form. This afternoon, though, left me wondering which I find most infuriating: Incompetence in combination with apathy, Incompetence in combination with racism, or Incompetence in combination with raw stupidity. I had the charming opportunity to…

  • Skepticism and Faith

    I was a Religious Studies major as an undergraduate. I loved my field and my department, and I would not change my major, if I could go back to that time. I have to say, though, that a major like RELI makes it very hard to take any group – religious or otherwise – at…

  • Trying to Find a Church

    I’m looking for a good church, preferrably not an incredible distance from my apartment. If anyone knows of a good one in Hyde Park, please let me know. Oh, and if anyone can explain to me why, in broad terms, “theological diversity” in a single congregation that is supposedly committed to certain core beliefs is…

  • Words to Live By

    Two simple rules that everyone should remember: 1) Never become somebody that everyone else will hate. 2) Never try to be somebody that everyone else will like.

  • More Delays

    Well, between hanging out with my new classmates, troubleshooting a very bad Internet connection, and trying to prepare for D11L (Day One, One-L year of law school), I have not delivered very well on my promise to blog more. I will. I mean it. Just not yet.