"I changed my headline on match.com....

to "I'm probably not the one you think you're looking for."

"While this might not seem particularly optimistic, I feel like it's better to be upfront about some things. Gotta keep it real, right? I'm not saying "I'm probably not the one for you," I'm saying "I'm probably not what you think you want." Which is true. I have no idea how or where to get a bikini wax but I can name at least 5 foreign heads of state. "

- Laura, in an e-mail today @ 10 p.m.


Laura is my good friend who loves good books, knows pretty much every song from every musical ever performed, and also happens to be hysterically funny.

"that raised a pink flag for me...you know, not quite red" - sherrie

I got to be part of an interview panel today. It was an enlightening experience being on the other side of the table. One person used the word "I" about 73 times, and this raised some flags...According to wikipedia, red flag raising comes from when an army would use one to warn civilians of live fire coming toward them. Glen noted that the use of "I" might be past regular red, potentially burgandy or maroon.

bicycle dating

I was asking a colleague for dating advice today, because I think the last time I went on a date was in November, it was disastrous, and I'm kinda rusty. If anyone's up for practice dating with me, feel free to e-mail. Anyway, Jackie said it was just like riding a bike, you never forget how. I must have looked at her funny, because she said, "You know, ride on the handlebars for a while if that helps." I'm not sure what this means, but Glen's contribution was to "use hand signals in heavy traffic." Since I'm not even in sparse traffic, I don't think I'll need any hand signals, but i'll keep it in mind.

"A time comes when silence is a betrayal..." MLK

Shai sent me this the other day, about Barack and the end of racism and I didn't have a chance to read it til now. Don't know what I think, but it's definitely provocative and makes me wonder about how much power we let this construct of race have.

This could be tangential, but Santos reminds me of what Efrem Smith talked about when I heard him speak on Saturday: The white church might accept people of color, but not as authoritative theologians: Do we read Watchman Nee? Do we know who Rene Rochester is, or Vashti McKenzie, and see their contributions?

"I don't like the word Christian. Christendom is even harder...it's empire language..

I know about that because I'm English. You know about that if you're honest, because you're American." - Mark


More thoughts coming from the new conspirators conference, but that one around the language we use as followers of Jesus has been percolating...