Territorial Bloggings

…they took my Allison away from me. SYTYCD? will be much less enjoyable for me to watch now that she’s gone. Allison was the best girl dancer on the show, something that I say while being an admitted fan of Donyelle, Heidi, and (especially) Natalie. It’s truly a shame that she’s gone. (Yikes! This bothers [...]

America’s Got Talent is dead to me. DEAD, I tell you!
It was bad enough last week, when the judges put the contest’s credibility in danger by risking the most talented act of the night (At Last) just so that Piers could make some bogus stand on having variety in the finals.
This week, it got worse. [...]

My favorite seminarian has a nice update on the imminent Lutheran Service Book (LSB) from CPH.
In particular, I’m heartened to read that CPH is including encouragement for using the LSB as a standalone replacement for printed “worship folders.” These late 20th Century innovations bother me on two levels:

Stewardship-wise, as they are a waste of paper [...]

Some random musings, as I try not to feel utterly horrible on a sick-day at home…
I don’t like small talk. In fact, I detest it. This is something that is probably quite in line with my personality type (ISTJ in Myers-Briggs, with extreme introversion). I’m quite certain, however, that it’s caused me many problems over [...]