Read more Americana / Guy Stuff / Star Trek / Steve's Life / Television 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… Read more Christianity / Film / Grace of God / Guy Stuff / LOST / Movie Review 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… Read more Grace of God / Guy Stuff / Social Commentary 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… Read more Americana / Baseball / Colorado / Guy Stuff / Steve's Life 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… Read more Americana / Guy Stuff / Space Program / Steve's Life 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… Read more Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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… Read more Daily Show / Film / Guy Stuff / Social Commentary 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… Read more Guy Stuff / Hiking / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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… Read more Americana / Best Movies Ever / Democrats / Film / Guy Stuff / In Memorium / Obama / Social Commentary / Space Program 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… Read more Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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… Prev Next
Read more Americana / Guy Stuff / Star Trek / Steve's Life / Television 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…
Read more Christianity / Film / Grace of God / Guy Stuff / LOST / Movie Review 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…
Read more Grace of God / Guy Stuff / Social Commentary 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…
Read more Americana / Baseball / Colorado / Guy Stuff / Steve's Life 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…
Read more Americana / Guy Stuff / Space Program / Steve's Life 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…
Read more Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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…
Read more Daily Show / Film / Guy Stuff / Social Commentary 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…
Read more Guy Stuff / Hiking / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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…
Read more Americana / Best Movies Ever / Democrats / Film / Guy Stuff / In Memorium / Obama / Social Commentary / Space Program 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…
Read more Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life 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…