Pat Rock on Feb 28th, 2007The Loneliness of [Spiritual] Leadership — Part 2
Part 1 of this is here
This post is about the bible, before you read any further please read my now standard disclaimer.
Alex, who by the way is honestly one of the smartest people I know and who might have all of first Corinthians literally memorized, points out in the comments to my post below:
That’s right, [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 28th, 2007My [new] Standard Disclaimer:
Sometimes I write here about the bible and/or the Christian Faith. You should keep some things about me in mind when you read those posts:
01. I have a bachelors degree in the Bible from a conservative evangelical college.
02. That literally counts for almost nothing.
03. I’m an idiot.
04. Almost any religious post here is written [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 27th, 2007Tuesday Depression — The Loneliness of [Spiritual] Leadership
Item from our church bulletin:
[You are invited] to You Are A Treasure, our first ever Father/Daughter Purity Banquet! This banquet is a time set apart for fathers to reaffirm their role as the spiritual leader and protector of their families.
For the moment let us set aside my strong reservations about so called “Purity Banquets” [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 27th, 2007Monday Jam — You Tease and you Flirt…
Little Steven played some Elvis Costello this weekend, and I thought that he would make an excellent Monday Jam.
Here is one of my favorite Elvis Costello tunes Greenshirt
So go shine all the buttons your green shirt and get back to me.
Pat Rock on Feb 20th, 2007Tuesday Depression — Soylent Green
I’m depressed that all this time that I’ve been doing Tuesday Depressions that I never knew that Tuesday is also Soylent Green Day.
Soylent Green Day is TUESDAY!
Pat Rock on Feb 19th, 2007Buster Keaton in the Bathroom Stall
So, lately I’ve been experimenting with using those sanitary paper seat covers that they make for toilet seats. No particular reason, just don’t want my ass sharing the same seat as the ass of the guy that forgot to wash his hands after he went searching for the ingrown hair that was irritating his [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 19th, 2007Monday Jam — Knights of Cydonia
Today’s Monday Jam is from Muse, whose song Hysteria has been a favorite of mine for years. Their heavily engineered and layered sound makes me happy and warm, and this weeks song is a perfect introduction to the classic Muse sound.
Here is Knights of Cydonia for your listening pleasure. And as always, be [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 11th, 2007Hangover Cafe — RIP
For those in the know the Hangover Cafe was a sunday morning 3 hour radio show hosted by Dave Dugan on x103 in Indianapolis.
It was the only locally hosted radio show that played real live actual “alternative” music.
No. Not Nickelback or Bush or Creed, but The Pixies, The Violent Femmes, The Flaming Lips, etc…
Apparently [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 9th, 2007Unhappy Meals
Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
This is how Michael Pollan opens his insightful New York Times article on what healthy eating should really look like. Pollan asserts that the best way to eat is to eat food. If your great grandmother wouldn’t know it was food then don’t eat it. [...]
Pat Rock on Feb 6th, 2007Tuesday Depression — No Love Left To Give
I am to the bare bones of my soul depressed that apparently I’ve given up on blogging. I’m even more depressed that this was not a conscious decision on my part. Its just that after a year of non-stop posting I do not think that I have anything left to give.
I’m not saying [...]