So, in what will be the first (and probably last) car review on this blog. . I refer you to This review from the London Times.
(HT: JT)
This is really funny. . .it can't be good when the car review includes "biblically terrible". :)
In other news, not to toot my own horn, but my review of the Lakers series is pretty much spot on so far. Nuggets bench got outplayed by the Lakers bench, we can't stop Kobe, walaa.
I'm encouraged that we're giving the Lakers all they can handle. If we win game 2, look out. They're going to have a tough time in the Pepsi Center.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
FAAAAANtastic!
Tonight is Game 1 of the Nugs/Lakers! We're obviously rooting for the Nugs. . . you can see my failed Birdman experiment last week from the game. Hey, at least I got a cool t-shirt. (thanks to bmer and kass for the ticket)
I think this will be a hard-fought series with the Lakers. I still feel like we are on the bad end of alot of matchups and the Lakers will eventually prevail. But, unlike last year, the Lakers have some glaring weaknesses that we can exploit. Let's break it down by position:
Point Guard: Huge advantage Nuggets. . . Chauncey needs to dominate Fisher and Farmer (which he should) , get some steals from them on D, and shoot well.
Shooting Guard: Huge advantage Lakers. . . .We don't have anyone to guard Kobe. If Dahntay Jones can get in his head at all and slow him down for the beginnings of quarters, that will be huge for us. I don't see it happening.
Great move by George Karl in refusing to play JR Smith on Kobe. When the 2nd unit is in, Anthony Carter will guard Kobe. This keeps Kobe out of JR's head and keeps JR's fragile confidence up. Good coaching move.
Small Forward: Advantage Nuggets. . . one of the keys to the series is how much difficulty Trevor Ariza gives Carmelo. I think Carmelo steps up and dominates him. . .but perhaps not for all 7 games.
Power Forward: Wash. . . . .Yes, I'm saying Kmart is equal with Pau Gasol. He's been amazing in these playoffs. If Kmart can keep Pau from having wide open 15 footers and really get up in his grill (thus, not helping on Kobe). Pau will be contained.
Center: To me this is the key to the series. If Andrew Bynum plays well, the Lakers will be tough. . if Nene plays well, the Nuggets will be tough. If either of them gets in foul trouble early. . that particular game will change dramatically. This is the kicker right here.
Bench: Which Birdman will show up? That is the key here. Beyond that, the Lakers are deeper than the Nugs. That is why it's important for the Nuggets to play with the lead in each game. The 2nd unit with Farmer, Odom, Walton, etc. . will give the Nuggets problems, even though the Nuggets have a better starting 5.
So, I"m picking the Lakers in 6 or 7. This has been a dramatically succesful season for the Nuggets, and an amazing season personally for the Birdman, Carmelo, Karl, JR Smith, Nene, etc. . . . no bad feelings at all for these guys. Does anyone remember when we had to play Kmart on Kobe last year?? Needless to say, we've come a long way.
I just think Kobe wills the Lakers to win this one.
If the Nuggets steal game 1 or 2 in L.A. though, Lookout!
I think this will be a hard-fought series with the Lakers. I still feel like we are on the bad end of alot of matchups and the Lakers will eventually prevail. But, unlike last year, the Lakers have some glaring weaknesses that we can exploit. Let's break it down by position:
Point Guard: Huge advantage Nuggets. . . Chauncey needs to dominate Fisher and Farmer (which he should) , get some steals from them on D, and shoot well.
Shooting Guard: Huge advantage Lakers. . . .We don't have anyone to guard Kobe. If Dahntay Jones can get in his head at all and slow him down for the beginnings of quarters, that will be huge for us. I don't see it happening.
Great move by George Karl in refusing to play JR Smith on Kobe. When the 2nd unit is in, Anthony Carter will guard Kobe. This keeps Kobe out of JR's head and keeps JR's fragile confidence up. Good coaching move.
Small Forward: Advantage Nuggets. . . one of the keys to the series is how much difficulty Trevor Ariza gives Carmelo. I think Carmelo steps up and dominates him. . .but perhaps not for all 7 games.
Power Forward: Wash. . . . .Yes, I'm saying Kmart is equal with Pau Gasol. He's been amazing in these playoffs. If Kmart can keep Pau from having wide open 15 footers and really get up in his grill (thus, not helping on Kobe). Pau will be contained.
Center: To me this is the key to the series. If Andrew Bynum plays well, the Lakers will be tough. . if Nene plays well, the Nuggets will be tough. If either of them gets in foul trouble early. . that particular game will change dramatically. This is the kicker right here.
Bench: Which Birdman will show up? That is the key here. Beyond that, the Lakers are deeper than the Nugs. That is why it's important for the Nuggets to play with the lead in each game. The 2nd unit with Farmer, Odom, Walton, etc. . will give the Nuggets problems, even though the Nuggets have a better starting 5.
So, I"m picking the Lakers in 6 or 7. This has been a dramatically succesful season for the Nuggets, and an amazing season personally for the Birdman, Carmelo, Karl, JR Smith, Nene, etc. . . . no bad feelings at all for these guys. Does anyone remember when we had to play Kmart on Kobe last year?? Needless to say, we've come a long way.
I just think Kobe wills the Lakers to win this one.
If the Nuggets steal game 1 or 2 in L.A. though, Lookout!
Awkward Hilarity
So, Lindsay Boyle pointed this amazing site out.
Tears are coming out of my eyes because I"ve laughed so hard over the last 5 minutes.
Enjoy
Fair warning: some of these photos are a tad "edgy". . . but only because of the awkwardness of it all.
Tears are coming out of my eyes because I"ve laughed so hard over the last 5 minutes.
Enjoy
Fair warning: some of these photos are a tad "edgy". . . but only because of the awkwardness of it all.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Trying to get at their hearts. . . .
After all the embarrassment they've suffered in this blog. . . I will now brag on my kids a little.
Over the last few months we've been memorizing some things during our family worship time right before bed. So, now Provi, Eden , and Sam all have memorized the Lord's Prayer, and the first 1/2 of the Apostle's Creed. We're now working on John 3:16.
I'm not doing it so that they become Christian jerks when they get older. . . .But, I'm just trying to point their hearts toward Jesus, and then pray like crazy that He grabs their hearts. Prayerfully, we hope these words will sink in and accomplish the work God meant for them. Anyone have any small passages that you've helped your kids memorize? I"m always looking.
Aaron
Over the last few months we've been memorizing some things during our family worship time right before bed. So, now Provi, Eden , and Sam all have memorized the Lord's Prayer, and the first 1/2 of the Apostle's Creed. We're now working on John 3:16.
I'm not doing it so that they become Christian jerks when they get older. . . .But, I'm just trying to point their hearts toward Jesus, and then pray like crazy that He grabs their hearts. Prayerfully, we hope these words will sink in and accomplish the work God meant for them. Anyone have any small passages that you've helped your kids memorize? I"m always looking.
Aaron
K-Mart brings it
After Marc Cuban unthinkably went after Kenyon Martin's mom after the Nuggets' victory on Saturday, K-mart had this to say today. . . .
"I don't feel I need to call his name in the media and all that, but it's a little personal," . . . . . ."And I'm going to take care of it."
"I'm going to take care of it"?????? What does this mean. Knowing what I know about K-Mart, I'm at once excited and terrified.
Let's just say I won't be surprised if Chauncey "throws the ball away" right towards Cuban's courtside seats and K-mart "dives for the loose ball" right in the grill of said owner.
"I don't feel I need to call his name in the media and all that, but it's a little personal," . . . . . ."And I'm going to take care of it."
"I'm going to take care of it"?????? What does this mean. Knowing what I know about K-Mart, I'm at once excited and terrified.
Let's just say I won't be surprised if Chauncey "throws the ball away" right towards Cuban's courtside seats and K-mart "dives for the loose ball" right in the grill of said owner.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Trekkery and Over-Realized Eschatology
So, tonight the new Star Trek movie comes out. I'm excited to see it, I've been a S.T. fan for many years. I know this is amazing to many of you, that I was actually a geek for a long time. I was into Star Trek, Star Wars, . . .pretty much anything sci-fi. Ok, maybe I still am. . . . .
Why has Star Trek lasted so long? What started as a 3 year run on T.V. in the 60's (and fans had to phone in and beg for the 3rd season to happen) has become a 40 year phenomenon.
There are great characters, to be sure, and a few good stories (some, not so good :) ). But, the reason Star Trek has lasted is because Gene Roddenberry, the creator, had a vision for a kind of futurist utopia. He envisioned a post-racial, post-national, post-religious, post-combustion engine :) world. He has always tried to appeal to the universal human desire for peace and a better future by the breaking down of all of these walls.
We're escaping into that dream with him, basically.
Gene Roddenberry has basically taken "Imagine" by John Lennon and put that whole song on the screen for 40 years. From Kirk's interracial kiss of Uhura (totally scandalous in the 60's), to our world becoming a part of the collective "United Federation of Planets", to warp-drive, to actually flying the Enterprise all the way to "god" (star trek 5), he's almost gone line by line from that song. ("Imagine there's no heaven. . . .no religion too,. . . Imagine there's no countries. . . the world will live as one").
This kind of philosophy actually has a theological term. . . It's an "over-realized eschatology". Eschatology is the study of "last things". Roddenberry (and he's not the only one) has basically tried to make "heaven come to earth" and realize, through story, what that would be like.
There's a problem here. . . . . God never promised that we would get to a point where all of the world's problems would go away, and all divisions would vanish, . . and we'd all hop in the Enterprise and go kill the Klingons. (ironic that even Star Trek has become more and more violent over the years as it realizes a "post-war" future)
To be sure, we should fight for equality, seek justice, and work to break down barriers here on earth. That's our life's work as Christians. But, the fullnes of God's Kingdom isn't coming until That Day when Jesus reigns over all peoples and sets everything right (Rev. 22).
There's a balance between the "already" and "not yet" of God's Kingdom on earth. We're working in the power of the "already" after Jesus' victory on the Cross, and hoping for the "not yet" to come quickly,. . . Maranatha.
So, go enjoy Star Trek, I hear it's a great flick. And, enjoy the great characters drawn with large strokes from our different, human, personality types. Just know that we're not getting to a place of Intergalactic peace by dreaming about space and hoping for the best inside of us. We're human, we will ALWAYS mess it up.
But, one day, all will be made right, and the Children of God will sing together, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb who was slain. "
Aaron
back to the Nerd-Cave. . . . .
Why has Star Trek lasted so long? What started as a 3 year run on T.V. in the 60's (and fans had to phone in and beg for the 3rd season to happen) has become a 40 year phenomenon.
There are great characters, to be sure, and a few good stories (some, not so good :) ). But, the reason Star Trek has lasted is because Gene Roddenberry, the creator, had a vision for a kind of futurist utopia. He envisioned a post-racial, post-national, post-religious, post-combustion engine :) world. He has always tried to appeal to the universal human desire for peace and a better future by the breaking down of all of these walls.
We're escaping into that dream with him, basically.
Gene Roddenberry has basically taken "Imagine" by John Lennon and put that whole song on the screen for 40 years. From Kirk's interracial kiss of Uhura (totally scandalous in the 60's), to our world becoming a part of the collective "United Federation of Planets", to warp-drive, to actually flying the Enterprise all the way to "god" (star trek 5), he's almost gone line by line from that song. ("Imagine there's no heaven. . . .no religion too,. . . Imagine there's no countries. . . the world will live as one").
This kind of philosophy actually has a theological term. . . It's an "over-realized eschatology". Eschatology is the study of "last things". Roddenberry (and he's not the only one) has basically tried to make "heaven come to earth" and realize, through story, what that would be like.
There's a problem here. . . . . God never promised that we would get to a point where all of the world's problems would go away, and all divisions would vanish, . . and we'd all hop in the Enterprise and go kill the Klingons. (ironic that even Star Trek has become more and more violent over the years as it realizes a "post-war" future)
To be sure, we should fight for equality, seek justice, and work to break down barriers here on earth. That's our life's work as Christians. But, the fullnes of God's Kingdom isn't coming until That Day when Jesus reigns over all peoples and sets everything right (Rev. 22).
There's a balance between the "already" and "not yet" of God's Kingdom on earth. We're working in the power of the "already" after Jesus' victory on the Cross, and hoping for the "not yet" to come quickly,. . . Maranatha.
So, go enjoy Star Trek, I hear it's a great flick. And, enjoy the great characters drawn with large strokes from our different, human, personality types. Just know that we're not getting to a place of Intergalactic peace by dreaming about space and hoping for the best inside of us. We're human, we will ALWAYS mess it up.
But, one day, all will be made right, and the Children of God will sing together, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and unto the Lamb who was slain. "
Aaron
back to the Nerd-Cave. . . . .
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Basketbrawl
So, I don't want to turn this into the NBA Playoffs blog. . . but there's so much material there these days.
With that said. . . . . Last night the Rockets and Lakers had a basketbrawl in L.A. It was an old school playoff game, like 80's Lakers/Celtics, or 90's Bulls/Knicks or Bad Boy Pistons vs. anyone, etc. . . .
There were a few controversial plays. Derek Fisher's bulldozer job on Luis Scola should warrant a suspension. It was flagrant, intentional and outside of a normal basketball play. Just a dumb move.
I have no problem with the league suspending Fisher.
Kobe's elbow to Artest, in my opinion, does not warrant a suspension. The league usually rules that elbows to the head or neck warrant a suspension (happened to Dwight Howard in the last round). Kobe elbowed Artest in the shoulder, in the middle of a basketball play, with Artest draped all over him. If the league suspends Kobe that will prove how whimpy they have become. Here's Kobe's play. . (the poster is obviously a little biased) .and here's the Mona Lisa of playoff fouls (fast forward to the 1 minute mark for the slo-mo) courtesy of Kevin McHale. Again, no fines were levied after this. But, we had one of the best series in the history of the NBA. Hmm. . perhaps there's something to learn there.
(by the way, does anyone else miss Dick Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn calling games for CBS back in the day?. . . great times)
With that said. . . . . Last night the Rockets and Lakers had a basketbrawl in L.A. It was an old school playoff game, like 80's Lakers/Celtics, or 90's Bulls/Knicks or Bad Boy Pistons vs. anyone, etc. . . .
There were a few controversial plays. Derek Fisher's bulldozer job on Luis Scola should warrant a suspension. It was flagrant, intentional and outside of a normal basketball play. Just a dumb move.
I have no problem with the league suspending Fisher.
Kobe's elbow to Artest, in my opinion, does not warrant a suspension. The league usually rules that elbows to the head or neck warrant a suspension (happened to Dwight Howard in the last round). Kobe elbowed Artest in the shoulder, in the middle of a basketball play, with Artest draped all over him. If the league suspends Kobe that will prove how whimpy they have become. Here's Kobe's play. . (the poster is obviously a little biased) .and here's the Mona Lisa of playoff fouls (fast forward to the 1 minute mark for the slo-mo) courtesy of Kevin McHale. Again, no fines were levied after this. But, we had one of the best series in the history of the NBA. Hmm. . perhaps there's something to learn there.
(by the way, does anyone else miss Dick Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn calling games for CBS back in the day?. . . great times)
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