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Star Trek at 45!
By Steve on September 8, 2011
On September 8th 1966 a lttle TV show named Star Trek debuted for the first time on NBC. It told the tale of the crew of the Starship Enterprise’s journey to explore strange new worlds, seek out…
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Cowboys…Aliens…and the Grace of God
By Steve on September 4, 2011
Just took Gabriel to see the new summer blockbuster Cowboys & Aliens! I knew from when I first heard the title I was going to love it because …well…it has Cowboys…and Aliens. Nuff said! Anyhow…
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Video Games, Porn, and The Demise of Guys
By Steve on August 16, 2011
Just finished watching a fascinating TED talk by Philip Zimbardo about the struggles men face entitled The Demise of Guys. Turns out that all of those hours in front of a computer video screen are really…
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USA Trip 2011: New Orleans Lousiana & Boulder Colorado
By Steve on August 10, 2011
Just got back from a couple weeks in the United States. When Tammy and I used to visit the States in the 1990’s, we split the time between Detroit (my home town) and Louisiana (Tammy’s home state). Now…
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The Space Shuttle’s Final Voyage
By Steve on July 11, 2011
Last Friday the space shuttle Atlantis made its final launch ending 30 years of a program that has seen more than its fair share of success and tragedy. For me, I can’t believe its been…
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Going to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
By Steve on March 26, 2011
Probably the biggest event in Hong Kong every year is the 3 day weekend extravaganza known as the Rugby Sevens. The “Sevens” competition is a scaled down rugby game where each team has only seven…
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BYU Benches Star Player: “And so shines a good deed in a weary world”
By Steve on March 9, 2011
There is a great scene in the movie Hoosiers where the small town high school basketball coach played by Gene Hackman benches one of his star players during a game because of an attitude problem. As…
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Hiking on Lantau in Hong Kong
By Steve on February 5, 2011
Folk that don’t live in Hong Kong often think of it as a hustle, bustle city crammed full of people, buildings, and cars…and…well it is… but its also so much more. Hong Kong is a…
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Best Movies Ever: “The Right Stuff” or My thoughts on how to get Obama to fund the American space program again!
By Steve on January 29, 2011
Yesterday I felt this compulsion to watch “The Right Stuff” the 1983 film chronicling the test flights of Chuck Yeager and first flights of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. My friend Tom reminded me on…
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Paintball Friday!
By Steve on November 29, 2010
Last Friday I and a number of teachers led the Christian youth group from our school, FUSION, to an after school session of “paintball”. Paintball is that military style game where you have guns that…