when chaim potok passed away last week, i decided to honor his memory by reading one of his books. i ran down to borders and paid the hefty trade paperback price for the chosen. i’m used to reading plot-driven books, usually with plenty of action, so i wasn’t sure how i was going to do […]

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i added a link to a handful of representative posts from this site. the link menu appears when you hover over the “more” text in the middle of this page. i’m not sure if they are my best posts–some impressed me, but that is no indication that they anyone else liked them::

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just returned from a pilgrimage to the local borders bookstore, where i sought inspiration in the cafe behind a stack of new media design books. wielding bad religion and anti-flag mp3s in my player, i created a formidable wall of sound to shut out the speeches of the toastmasters meeting a few feet away.
i immerse […]

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from the same country that brought you the “all your base are belong to us” phenomenon, there is also this recently exported entertainment experience. yes, i can proudly claim that i share the cultural and ethnic heritage of these talented performers. what inspiration! stay tuned for “leaf on fire” section of this site, which may […]

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people blog for different reasons. i practice therapeutic blogging.
i created this site, in large part, to deal with the frustration of being a closet atheist posing as a devout mormon. it gave me the space i needed to come to terms with and to articulate my unbelief, and to come into contact with others who […]

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there is no greater proof to me of the non-existence of an omnipotent, compassionate god than the cruel abduction and subsequent torture and murder of little children. each time i read about one of these incidents i am completely devestated. i don’t know if i want to hope against all rationality with the parents, cry […]

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do you believe in god?
it’s funny how we toss around a word like “god”. i suppose that god is as loaded as the text of personals classifieds. god means different things to the hellfire and damnation southern baptist preacher, the dalai lama, the guy writing this post today, the guy writing another post tomorrow, the […]

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i offer many apologies for not writing for so long. i must be fairly fickle. i have returned to mindonfire. perhaps i’m just visiting. maybe it’s for a long stay.
my entire focus for the last six months has been school, family, and work. i cut out friends, this site, and a lot of other stuff. […]

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