Zune, Zune, Zune!

I got a Zune for father's day. Pretty cool little device... Well, at least to those of us who don't already have an iPod! Got the brown one, simply because it was different. Plus, it has the green "double-shot" (that clear plastic trim that makes it look like its glowing.) Originally, I've said that I wouldn't own a big MP3 player like an iPod or Zune, but then the bulk of my CD collection was stolen and I rethought my reasoning. With a Zune (or iPod, or Sansa), I can have all of my music in one location and keep it with me. No lugging around a big folder full of CDs and leaving it in the car where it can get lifted! Plus, the video part is kinda cool. I don't know if I'll use it much; I'm not much of a video buff.

So why a Zune and not an iPod? Well, I work with Microsoft technology every day, so it seemed natural. Plus, I guess I'm trying to be original, and NOBODY I know has a Zune (kinda kills the whole Social thing, eh?) So I sorta feel like I've entered into an "early adopter" thing with Microsoft. And so far, I haven't gotten a BSOD with it yet!

Sunday Mourning

Everyone has to start somewhere…

So we had another Starbuck’s gathering tonight. These Monday night discussions are really great and fulfilling a great need in my spiritual/intellectual maturity. They actually cause me to *think* about things…. Question what I believe… Where I stand… And sometimes, I don’t like the personal revelations. Sometimes, they’re kind of unsettling and difficult. Not that anything in particular tonight caused great pain and heartache, I just left feeling kind of …. I dunno … defeated?

Sunday mornin. What’s it all about? Who’s it for? Who benefits? Us? God? Does he need us all there on Sunday to affirm his omnipotence? Are we the ones who need affirmation?

Am I there to fulfill some obligation? Making sure that I check in with everyone and prove that I’m still a Christian? Somehow, by attending worship on Sunday, I’m more holy than the guy who sleeps in or goes fishing?

I mean, what’s the purpose? Is it just a pep-rally so we can all feel good about ourselves and keep us alive through out the week? Is it seminar where we can discover the four tenants of peace through prayer, just so we can cope with daily struggles. Is it all about what we can get out of God?

Man… This stuff always sounds so offensive when I put down in words. Am I really this upset about things? I can’t even find the right vocabulary to describe my feelings at the moment. Frustration… Concern… Worry…Fear…Desire…Heavy

I seriously doubt it is supposed to be this way….

First Words...

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