If Einstein was so smart, why didn't he figure out the speed of dark?

I have been exploring my new iBook for most of the day (I suppose I should get some work done at some point). Anyway, I have been having fun learning a bunch of new shortcuts and commands and things. I am really enjoying the iBook, and it makes me wish I had switched a long time ago. This Saturday at the Apple store, there is going to be a class for new converts. It should be a lot of fun.

I also have a new webpage. I will keep this blog active, but to see some other stuff from my worldview, please go to my page on .Mac. I have posted some of my writings, and some of my favorite pictures from the wedding. The original purpose of my getting on the web was to post some writings and papers and such, and now I finally have gotten around to doing it. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Peace...

My new Apple iBook came tonight. I did not know it was here until about 9:30, when I got a call from the apartment office saying they had a package. I wish they had called earlier, when it came. Oh well.

I am disappointed that the previous owner did not clean up the hard drive--it still has all his junk on it. I would like to just reformat the hard drive, but he did not include the CD's. So, if he cannot produce them when I speak with him tomorrow, I will just have to remove everything piecemeal. Joy. Since I have no classes tomorrow, I can play around with it most of the day.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

Apparently, Kenneth needs an English tutor as well.

A man wearing a hunting t-shirt at the zoo seems paradoxical.

I thought this was a funny paradox.

I beat the peg game @ Cracker Barrel...first time ever!

This morning, I officially joined the Cult of Mac. I was the winning bidder of an eBay auction of an Apple iBook G4. It has Mac OS 10.4 Tiger, 14" screen, 40GB hard drive, 256 MB RAM (I am already planning to upgrade to at least 512 MB), and DVD/CD-RW.

I have wanted an Apple for a long time, so I am mega-hyped. I cannot wait until it arrives. Whooo-hoooo!!!! There is an Apple retail store in Germantown, and I think it is my new favorite hangout. LOL. Michelle and I stopped in on our way home from church Sunday, and it was really cool.

The only bad thing about being a Mac owner is that I will lose my younger brother's free tech support. Oh wait...maybe since my iBook does not run windows, I WON'T NEED TECH SUPPORT!! Just maybe, anyway. LOL.

I am also expecting a package of cds and other stuff today, so I waiting impatiently for the UPS driver to show up. That will be cool.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Peace...

Kerry Wood, warming up for his rehab start in Nashville.

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I just set up my blog where I can send cam-phone pics to it. This is way cool. For the first picture, I decided to send an old friend from Clarksville.

Peace...

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I found a piece of video, showing Eric Clapton and John Mayer performing together on Larry King. They performed Clapton's song "Broken Hearted", which he wrote while grieving the loss of his son. He wrote "Tears in Heaven" and "Father's Eyes" at the same time. Here are the lyrics if you would like to follow along.

I hope everyone is doing great. Peace...

OK, we got our wedding pictures, so I thought I would share a few of them. Michelle also posted some on her blog.

Classes are going great, with the exception of me having some trouble in Spanish. I think the trouble is that I have not been working hard enough, so I will pick it up a notch or two. My philosophy classes are great, one of which is quickly getting intense. My Jewish Thought class is also really intense; it is my most difficult class. I need to be coming up with a paper topic soon for that class.

My football season has been great so far. I had a JV game last week, and two supervisors were there. My whole crew got a real good evaluation, so that bodes well for all of us. I basically work with the same crew all the time, and I really like the guys. So, that is a plus.

I have games this Saturday morning, then Michelle and I are going to meet her parents somewhere so they can give us a couch. I am not sure where we are going to meet, but I know I won't feel like driving too far. Hopefully, we can meet half-way somewhere.

I am going to BBQ some ribs this afternoon. I am excited. I have really fallen in love with BBQ-ing and grilling. Mmm-good.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Peace.

In one of my philosophy classes today, we talked about Pythagoras, who as you might know, brought us the Pythagorean theorem. What interested me is that he states that 10 is the very nature of number. I remember when I was about 9 or so, I realized that adding 1+2+3+4=10, and I thought that must mean something. Of course, I never went anywhere with the idea, but it intrigued me. Hmm.

While I was writing that paragraph, we realized our fish had died. *tears* There is much sadness in the house now. Boo-hoo. Luca now sleeps with the fishes permanently.

I have a meeting for work (job #3) in a few minutes, so I must go. I quit job #2 earlier today. Tomorrow is my last day there.

Peace...

Howdy!!

I have been meaning to post for a while now, but things have been insanely busy, so...

The wedding was indescribable. About the only thing I remember was when I was up front, and after the attendants had gotten into their positions, I saw Michelle and her dad come around the corner. They stood there for a few seconds, waiting for the wedding march to start before coming up front. It was the most surreal moment of my life.

We enjoyed the honeymoon a great deal. We mainly just relaxed, reading and doing some light sight-seeing.

When we got back from the honeymoon, we began the move to Memphis. We loaded up the truck, and headed down the road. We have been in our new place for several weeks now, and we really like it.

We quickly found employment, so we were glad of that. Michelle got a nanny job about 10 minutes from home, and she really likes the family. I am actually working 3 jobs!! I got a job at the campus recreation center, working in the weight room. It is incredibly boring, because I don't really do anything. I just do the best I can do at trying to find things to do, to stave off the boredom. My other campus job starts this Tuesday. I will be working in the Annual Giving campaign, which consists of call alumni and asking them to make donations. This job pays a little better than the rec center job, so I am liking that.

I am also refereeing football, of course. Since I am new in the association here, I was not expecting to get many games. However, I have got a really good schedule this year, so that is really nice. I had a game last night, and I also have a game tonight. Many schools here do not have their own fields, so they use city municipal fields. So, we have high school football on Saturdays.

We have not found a church home here; we are still looking around. We are visiting a church tomorrow that we heard about from one of Michelle's classmates.

My class schedule is not too bad this semester; it could certainly be harder. Things are still going to be tough, because I am working too much. So, I am just going to do the best I can. I have 2 philosophy classes, 1 class in the Judaic Studies program, and Spanish. The Judaic Studies program is sponsoring a trip to Israel over spring break, and Michelle and I are both signed up. We are really looking forward to it. I am sure it will be something that we will always remember.

I hope everyone is doing well. I will post again soon. Peace...

Haven't felt like posting in quite a while. Looks like this blog is going to be a VERY sporadically updated thing.

The wedding is drawing near, and most everything has been finalized. We have already started packing for the move to Memphis. Earlier today, I scheduled the gas and water to be turned on August 15.

Our new address is:

Chris and Michelle Winn
1035 Ray Blanton Cove
Memphis, TN 38152

When we get Memphis phone numbers, we will pass them along.

We went to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers last week, and it was incredible. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Tom played a variety of guitars, mostly Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters. He played a Rickenbacher on one tune, a 12-string acoustic on "Handle With Care", and a huge Epiphone electric on a couple of songs. Mike Campbell also played an eclectic mix of instruments, mostly fenders, but also a Gibson Les Paul on one song, and two different mandolins.

The playlist was:

Listen to Her Heart

--I love this song. One of my favs. Not sure which album it's from, but it was early.

You Don't Know How it Feels

--From "Wildfowers". Great video. Was it a man or a woman? Both? Idunno.

Breakdown

--Very early hit. Great song.

Turn This Car Around

--To be included on a new album coming out later this year. Must have been inspired by a long car trip with his kids.

Free Falling

--I thought he would save this crowd favorite for later in the show. During this song, two women approached us and asked if we would like to have their tickets. They said they got their tickets from The Black Crows (the opening act), and didn't want to stay for the rest. So, we got to move down the 15th row, center stage. Way cool!!

I Won't Back Down

--Co-written by Jeff Lynne and Ringo Starr. Great song and video.

Mary Jane's Last Dance

--Thoughts of the video still weird me out. Great song, though.

Handle With Care

--The lights were down between songs, but when I saw TP pick up the 12-string acoustic, I guessed this song would be next. Much to our delight, I was right. Probably our favorite song of the concert.

Running Back to You

--A new song, I think also to be included on upcoming LP.

Breakout Melinda

--I don't know anything about this song.

Learning to Fly

--Probably my absolute favorite TP song. He played it way slow.

Don't Come Around Here No More

--Everyone except me loves to go to Wonderland. The video received numerous awards, including "Best Special Effects". Funny thing was that it had NO special effects. Anyway, I have never cared for this song.

Refugee

--From the 1979 breakout "Damn the Torpedoes" LP. My older cousin Cindi had this record (on vinyl!), and I used to listen to it all the time when I was a kid. Awesome.

Running Down a Dream

--One of his best videos, and he has a had a ton of great ones

Encores:

You Wreck Me

--I love this song!! I was singing it facetiously to Michelle at the show.

American Girl

--I think this was their first hit single. If it wasn't the first, it was certainly very early in their career.

I hope everyone is doing well. Peace...

Preaching at the Clarksville church was, in a word, surreal. I was really nervous, but I think everything went fine. The second service was videotaped, and the technician gave me a copy. Although, I don't think I will ever watch it--that would be weird.

I would like to thank everyone for the well-wishes--your encouragement means a great deal to me. Thank you.

The past couple of months, while I have not been posting, have been busy for me. I have read two really good book (A History of God by Karen Armstrong, and God's Politics, by Jim Wallis. Michelle and I are busy finalizing plans for the wedding. I think everything is in place--we are just hoping nothing falls apart. LOL.

Michelle is taking her GRE at the moment. She didn't really study for it, but she took a practice test and scored really high. So, we are confident that she will do well. She actually doesn't need it for her graduate program, but she is thinking that employers might like to see a score later on. So, she is taking it. I am not going to bother--when you are working for God, He doesn't care what your test scores are!! LOL. Someone should have told that to the Phariseess--Oh wait, Jesus did. Unfortunately, they did not listen. LOL.

We got our housing assignment in Memphis, and we got the unit we wanted. That is cool. It is a 2 bedroom townhouse, with a community pool and a garden plot. We move in August 15, and classes start August 29. Cool.

Instead of going to Boston for the honeymoon, we have decided to stay at her parents' cabin on the Ocoee. We will take day trips to Atlanta and North Carolina, and around East Tennessee as well. We figure we will save about $750 by doing this. We are going to a Braves game on my birthday, August 1. That will be nice. I think they are playing the Pirates. Grrr, matey.

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. I know I am, it has been fantabulous so far!! Peace...

Before Michelle's graduation, we ate at Olive Garden. As you can see, she wore her cap and gown. Several people offered her congradulations. Others just stared.