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The Things You Learn in the Strangest Places

1 CommentJune 8, 2010

My daughter Kathleen loves foxes. Until last Friday she had never owned one. We bought her one that afternoon. Not a real one of course. As Dr. Desoto rightly observes in William Steig’s excellent story, foxes are “wicked, wicked creatures.” Instead we bought her a small, hard, painted plastic fox that she picked out specially. [...]

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Subconjunctival Posterboy

Leave a commentApril 14, 2008

I am now the number one reference returned by Google for an image search on “subconjunctival hematoma“. Go me! Warning: The link above is not for the squeamish. I’m not kidding.

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The Cassandra Coin

2 CommentsOctober 3, 2007

I propose the formation of a National Mint for the production of a new kind of currency: the Cassandra Coin. Don’t misunderstand: this is not a new kind of dollar. In fact, the Cassandra Coin has no monetary value. Its value lies in its ability to grant power to individuals who know what’s best but [...]

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Around 8 Times

Leave a commentJuly 3, 2007

My son’s new autobiography, Around 8 Times, is now available through lulu.com. Previewers report the following emotions during and after reading it: Delight Amazement Amusement Bemusement Disturbance Denial Acceptance Bottom line: this book will make you laugh. All proceeds go to Liam himself. He plans to use them to buy a Wii.

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All Studying and Teaching and Writing and No Play Make Jeff…

Leave a commentJuly 29, 2006

Back in January I got a job as a lecturer for the Guildhall at Southern Methodist University, teaching video game programming. When they first contacted me in November 2005, I really didn’t see myself doing the job. I had left my career in the games industry back in August, started full-bore into seminary, and begun [...]

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Too many flavors of postmodern

3 CommentsJanuary 23, 2006

The word postmodern doesn’t mean anything—yet. It’s a battlefield word, a word that many people with many different viewpoints and agendas are trying to claim as their own. So far, no single meaning has won out. In the meantime, confusion and misunderstanding reigns. I’ve decided not to use the word myself, at least until the [...]

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90% Story, 10% Discourse

Leave a commentJanuary 3, 2006

This I learned from watching Dr. Howard Hendricks’ remarkable lectures this semester in BE101: Bible Study Methods. (Incidentally, anyone can experience this course by reading Dr. Hendricks’ Living by the Book. It covers the course material almost verbatim, even down to the anecdotes and overhead diagrams. If you want a fun, approachable way of learning [...]

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