I wrote this down in my notebook yesterday on the way home (on the light rail) b/c I didn’t want it to get away.

I got on the light rail going home and around the metro stop a man got on and I thought a few things about him.. he was about 60, gaunt, had a longish beard and was wearing gloves, even though it was in the 60’s outside. After he sat down he reached into his bag and held out a pamphlet to me, entitled “The Laws Of God’. I shook my head at him and said “No Thanks – I’m Christian” – indicating that I was already Christian. He replied something that I didn’t hear, because I had my iPod on. I took my headphones off and glanced back questioningly, as if to ask ‘What was that?’ and I heard him say ‘Why do you think this is only for Christians?’ – which was a good point. He then asked ‘Do you recognize the cover?’ – to which I said something to the effect of ‘I don’t recognize that specific one, but I will likely recognize the message.’.

I put my headphones back on and watched him a little more when he wasn’t looking at me.. He offered more people the pamphlet, and almost everyone took it.. one man gave him a fresh tomato in return – that was nice I thought.. I also thought he looked similar to my dad, when I saw him in the hospital, that same kind of drawn gauntness.. sunken eyes, hollow cheeks.

I also thought about one of the things that I’m not good at – evangelism.. I can have an intellectual discussion on religion easily, but when it comes to actually sharing faith with someone… I falter. I don’t know why.

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Things I have done.. A long, long meme.

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So I’m going to participate in NaNoWriMo 2004 this year – the basic concept is – if you want to be a writer, then write! Write a whole novel in 30 days – 50K words is the goal. So I started a Nano Blog to track my progress and musings, and hopefully things will go well. Even if I don’t accomplish the full nine, I’ll get a good feeling for it.

Oh, I also got my work webcam up and running. If you want to stare at me staring at the computer, this is your chance!

Peace Out Y’all!

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(Speaking about an ice rink during a large tournament)

“In the mecca of Long Bay, there may be a dozen churches, but make no mistake. This is where everyone comes to worship.”

I find it very amusing that I had to come to California to appreciate Hockey and Beer.

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OK, so I drove across the country in 2 days. I drove from San Jose to Windsor, Ontario (near Detroit) with my brother in law Jeff. Some interesting stuff happened, but not much.. here’s my summary of the trip in brief.

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