Are you in it for the Long Haul?

Driving by Baylor this morning on my way to Common Grounds Coffee House, I noticed a field of yuong, recently planted oak trees.  Here is a picture of one of them.
Upon seeing this field, I remembered, for some reason, that it had once been occupied by a building. This building had once been a set [...]

Blame

It is NOT my fault.  I didn’t get the email.
Wasn’t that someone else’s responsibility?
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell,* to the unquenchable fire.* 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut [...]

Customer Service

What do you do when you can’t sleep?  Sometimes I surf. Surf the web, in case there was any doubt. This morning I came across this bit about customer service at msn.com.  It is titled “10 Companies Americans love to hate.”
It reminded me of a customer service call I made yesterday.  I won’t identify the [...]

Sustainability II

Just found this great post by Tyler Bradt at We Are Informed on sustainability and the meat industry.  Notice that neither Tyler nor I are calling you to vegetarianism!

Sustainable Argument

I’ve blogged several times about water conservation and usage. (Here, here, here, and here, for a few)
Word gets around (apparently) because someone asked me recently if I thought water down the drain was gone for good and not reusable.
Of course not, I replied.
Then why did I care how much water I used?
Here’s the best argument [...]

Wise Water Use

In August last year, after it had been really hot for several weeks, I realized I wasn’t watering our vegetable garden enough.  I had been watering enough to keep the plants alive, but barely.  Nothing was producing.
About the same time I noticed our air-conditioner drain that is not 20 feet from the vegetable garden.  Here [...]

A Worthwhile Cause?

Not every cause promises to change one’s life.  If I jump on board with this one, mine would surely be very different. I read this morning, on a General Board of Church and Society note, about Killer Coke.
I’ve blogged about my love of Diet Coke before.  In fact, I found a post about the stuff [...]

Addicted Land?

As I’ve probably shared here already, Rachel and I gave up meat for Lent this year.  It was a very interested time for us; Rachel has barely gone back to eating meat, and I am eating far less than I used to.
I posted a facebook status Tuesday afternoon that I hadn’t “eaten meat since Sunday [...]

Earth Day 2009

I usually realize it is earth day sometime after 6 p.m.  This year, I am ahead of schedule!
As I walked to and from the administration building here on campus (our campus is 130 acres),  I considered, in honor of Earth Day, to pick up every piece of litter I saw along the way.  I didn’t [...]

Drive Less without having to stay @ Home

Rachel and I are on the go a lot.  This morning I am in Dallas, having dropped Rachel at DFW for a flight to Atlanta.  I am early for a three day meeting in Dallas that begins at noon.
A year and a half ago we downsized to one car. The previous year we had each [...]