People I Know

Heather's Weblog - my wife!
Simi Loves Soccer - my boy Dylan!
Inks End - Dennis, classmate from Purdue University
Mike Melchior - Zete brother from Purdue University
Lisa Boehm - Friend from church
Angie - My cousin in Northern California
Harkness Happenings - Friends in Indiana
YankeeeBell - Amy, friend at church - added 4-28-07
Juniebugs - June, friend at church - added 4-28-07
Select This - Randy, friend at church - added 4-28-07
Benboxer - Scott, friend at church - added 4-28-07

Regular Reads

Cosmic Log - Daily Science and Astronomy Blog from MSNBC
Clicked - Daily surfing links from MSNBC
Think Christian - Blogging about the intersection of faith and culture - added 12-12-06
Dark Roasted Blend - Pictures of wonderous items of the world - added 4-3-07
It's Knuttz - Pictures of wonderous items of the world - added 4-3-07

Christianity

Oakridge Baptist Church - our church
Oakridge Baptist Church Youth Page - our church's youth
North American Baptist Conference - our church's conference affiliation
Bible Gateway - several different Bible translations
Bible Inerrancy - tough questions and answers about Bible inerrancy
Lifeway - Christian educational resources
Th1nk Books - Bible studies for youth and young adults
Lifeway Sunday School - Specifically geared to Sunday School needs

The Da Vinci Code

Cracking The Da Vinci Code - Series of articles discussing the novel’s claims
Jesus and Da Vinci: Who was Jesus, Really? - Series of articles defending Jesus against the novel
Crash Goes The Da Vinci Code - Comprehensive breakdown of the factual errors in the novel
How to Share Your Faith Using The Da Vinci Code - Article geared for teenagers and young adults

Purdue University - my alma mater


Purdue University -- official website
Purdue University Athletics -- official website
Purdue University Postcards
Biography of Brother Max -- campus evangelist in the 1980's and 1990's

News

CNN
MSNBC

Tippecanoe Valley High School - my alma mater


TVHS -- official website
TVHS Football -- official website

Television

Heroes -- official website

Big Brother 8 -- official website

Battlestar Galactica -- official website

Sports

CNN - Sports Illustrated
MSNBC Sports
The Baseball Archives -- excellent historical statistics site for Major League Baseball

High School Sports

Mighigan High School Football History -- excellent historical site
Lakeshore High School Sports -- official website
St. Joseph High School Football -- official website
Indiana High School Athletics Association -- official website
Northern Indiana High School Basketball History -- excellent historical site

Zeta Psi Fraternity - My College Fraternity


Zeta Psi International Fraternity - official site

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Hometown History

Akron Feed & Grain - my father's grain mill 1976-1985 - search for "Akron Feed" to find article

Highland School - one-room brick schoolhouse 1/2 mile from my childhood home - search for "Highland" - several different short articles

The Winona Railroad - The Indiana Interurban Railroad that ran through my hometown in the first half of the 20th century - my personal research.



Web Research

Marsimek La Mountain Pass in India - My research on Marsimek La Pass in India, one of the highest motorable roads in the world.

Khardung La Mountain Pass in India - My research on Khardung La Pass in India, one of the highest motorable roads in the world.

A Brief History of Nunney Castle in England - The castle of my Prater/Prather ancestors in Somerset County, England.






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01/04/2008: "Sesame Street Just Ain't the Same"

listening to: AM 1400, Lakeshore Varsity Basketball Against Kalamazoo Loy Norrix
reading: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

Virginia Heffernan - The Medium - Sesame Street - Television - Internet Video - Media - YouTube - New York Times

According to an earnest warning on Volumes 1 and 2, Sesame Street: Old School is adults-only: These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child.


These are touchy and politically-correct times in which we live, and they contrast harshly against the world of early Sesame Street episodes.

A common Internet forward describes the care-free world in which we lived back in the 1970's and 1980's and declares that we are all fine despite lead-lined toys, trampolines without safety boundaries, and playing outside after dark. I think the same applies to our experiences with Sesame Street: were any of you scarred for life after watching the Cookie Monster devour cookies, and even when he did the same to his pipe during Monsterpiece Theatre parodies?



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