He Loved Kids. . . And We Loved Him. . . .
Even though I’m 53 years old and long removed from my childhood, it still hurts a little when one of the beloved icons of your childhood dies, maybe because you used to think that these guys would live forever. That’s…
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Losing My Religion. . . .
If we were playing Jeopardy and the title of this blog was the answer, what would the question be? Based on the research – both anecdotal and quantitative – it might read, “What song title best describes the college experience…
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Ouch! . . . Win Big. . . .
Fun stuff for the weekend. Take a look at this amazing photo from a couple of nights ago at Citizens Bank Park. Lisa, Chris, and myself went down to the game with our CPYU researcher Doug West. Doug has an…
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Life Sucks. . . God Is. . .
Right now I’m at the point in my yearly cycle of things where the travel is winding down and I’m looking forward to a summer of decompression. It’s also a time to look back at the busy months that have…
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Madness. . . .
Last summer a young friend asked me if I had ever watched the critically-acclaimed AMC series “Mad Men.” My simple “no” was followed by a list of reasons for never tuning in, not the least of which is that I…
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World Record. . . Nate!
Something fun today. Nate, our 17-year-old, came home last night as a world-record holder. How’d that happen? His senior class took their class trip to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor yesterday. Nate and some of his buddies happened to be in the…
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Miley’s Metamorphosis. . . . Surprised?
It’s happened once more. The fact that it’s happened shouldn’t be at all surprising. After all, it’s not rocket science. It’s just the way things are in the music industry. Sadly, a host of parents who thought they were doing…
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Sad. . . True. . . Hysterical. . .
I love this video that captures. . . well. . . . just watch. . . . “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
Jesus is Coming. . . To Comedy Central. . .
Admittedly, I know very little about what’s really happening with Jesus at Comedy Central. The little I do know is what’s been coming out bit by bit through various news outlets since late last week. Word is that Comedy Central…
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L.T. and Teen Sex Trafficking. . . .
I was wondering about L.T. just the other day. I saw former NFL star Lawrence Taylor on one of those Nutrisystem commercials last weekend. He was shouting the praises of the weight loss plan with the likes of Chris Berman…
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Lacrosse, Murder, and the Poison Cup. . . .
It was only a matter of time before Michael Preston appeared on national television to say what we all – including me – want so desperately to believe about each other and ourselves. Preston was a childhood friend of George…
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Neophile Faith . . . .
Just when I think I’m finally getting it, it gets me. Yesterday included a moment of frustrated panic here in the office when I logged onto Facebook. I started taking the familiar path to our CPYU page in order to…
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