Archive > August 2007

Make that 2 bands scratched off the list!

I just bought the Foo Fighters next album via presale @ ITS.  This signed me up for a pre-sale event for when they come to Dallas (intention announced, but no date), so I intend to spend decent money to get good seats for the Fighters of the Foo… more when I know more!

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Scratch one off the list!

So, I’m going to see a band on my must-see list.  Not too long ago it was on the “I’ll never get to see them” list… Alice in Chains has hired a new lead singer and will be touring with Velvet Revolver (I already saw STP while they were together, so we’ll count this as [...]

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Baby Firsts!

Just a quick update on the baby (more can be found on her website)!  This week she had two firsts. 1. She rolled over all by herself and I got to see it!  (Great, now we can’t just leave our baby anywhere we please and leave the room… KIDDING!) 2. She laughed out loud.  That [...]

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FREEDOM!

So I received some great news today. For the first time in years my credit score is high enough to qualify for a home loan. Previously, due to what I have termed the “Lost Years“, I was unable to qualify for anything at all and had to rely solely upon my beautiful wife to qualify [...]

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A Challenge Accepted

We joked Saturday about writing a Haiku to the Baptist Hymnal. The joke being that we still use Baptist Hymnals at Lake Pointe Church (where I work)… only we don’t actually sing from them.. They are used as shims and platforms to hold up… everything. Well, here’s what I came up with: No Baptist Hymnal? [...]

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Powell in ’08

As I mentioned in the previous post, we hosted Willow Creek’s leadership Summit this past week. One of the speakers was Colin Powell. Yes, you read that right… the Colin Powell, former Army General, National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs, and Secretary of State. I learned so much from his interview. [...]

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An eye-opening and humbling experience

So this past Saturday I worked some long-ish hours. I mean I normally go in to work at 3pm and I’m done by 7, 7:30 at the latest. This past Saturday I went in to work at 12 noon and left at 11pm. I didn’t mind (and had obviously planned) to go in early. We [...]

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Say hello to the Reverend Kevin Dooley

Yeah, you read that right… I was ordained over my lunch break today. Don’t believe me? Read this: Congratulations! You are now a legally ordained minister for life, though you may relinquish your credentials at any time. YOU HAVE BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS CLERGY. You have earned a title worthy of admiration and [...]

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