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Adam Rants #13

I have decided to change the name of this series of blog posts from No Girls Allowed to Adam Rants because I think women need to hear some of this stuff…and they are reading it anyway. Remember you can always say in your own defense, “That guy is a chauvinist pig.” Today’s topic is…male selective... Continue Reading →

Know Jack #97

Searching the realms of video entertainment one night I stumbled upon an intriguing series called Last Tango in Halifax on BBC. It has a wonderful storyline of a long lost love, disrupted by intrigue and rekindled by the lovers again in the midst of their dysfunctional family relationships. However, before the first season concluded the writers and... Continue Reading →

Know Jack #96

“Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me, other times I can barely see. lately, it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it’s been…” that’s what the Grateful Dead said and they’re not far from wrong. The only thing I would add is that there are some days that are like the weather in... Continue Reading →

The Colonel #12

    ‬I recently discovered that I still carry a torch for Lady Liberty.‭ ‬I thought those old feelings of devotion died a long time ago.‭ ‬Then,‭ ‬suddenly,‭ ‬I find myself passionately opposed to those I believe are actively seeking her destruction.‭ ‬Who knew‭?      I’m not talking about Islamic extremists or the criminals slipping... Continue Reading →

Know Jack #95

National Novel Writing Month marches on. It’s now Day4 and my word count just went over  10,000. I’m feeling really good about that and am going to have some serious questions for myself later about why we can’t seem to maintain this pace every day. I hope I can come up with a convincing answer.... Continue Reading →

No Girls Allowed #10

Guys, imagine with me if you will, handing the woman in your life a list of things you want her to do this weekend. It doesn’t really have to be written out, you could just mention a few things every now and then, just to keep her on track. Yeah, me neither. Why? The honey-do... Continue Reading →

Lost Crusader #18

“Conversion requires an alteration of the will, and an alteration which, in the last resort, does not occur without the intervention of the supernatural.” A person cannot really just decide to become a Christian. The motivation itself comes from God. That is the truth behind Christ’s statement that many are called but few are chosen.... Continue Reading →

Know Jack #94

Well, I’m three days into NaNoWriMo and almost 8,000 words into The Chanteuse. I just tucked in Chapter 3 and am going to take the rest of the evening off. Actually, it’s going to be rest with research. I plan on watching some sea-going movies for some background. I didn’t do as much today on... Continue Reading →

Know Jack #93

I’m locked into the deadly struggle that’s called NaNoWriMo. Round 1 goes to…ta da…yours truly 3801 words, a chapter and a half today. That was much needed since I’m making this an early Friday and slipping of to The Springs in Idaho City for the evening. Going to soak in the hot springs and get... Continue Reading →

Lost Crusader #16b

Christian discipleship is a departure in thinking and action from much of what you now know or have learned. Christ’s disciples have always struggled with this concept. Paul said Christians are not to conform to the world but be transformed by the renewing of their minds. This means learning to think like God thinks. What?... Continue Reading →