I love Paul’s letter to the Romans. It is by far my favorite book of the Bible. Sometimes I’m tempted to turn the blog into my commentary on Romans, but then I remember I’m not a professionally trained theologian, so I settle for finding sports analogies to give me an excuse to write about Romans. …
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The TV show The Queen’s Gambit created a surge in online chess. Despite the catchy name, I never watched the show, but as a chess player, I know what the name means. A gambit is a strategy where a player intentionally sacrifices a piece (a Queen in this case) to gain a positional advantage. We …
I get asked why I write this blog, and I give these three reasons: Writing helps me think through ideas so I can better communicate them verbally. I enjoy writing and want to get better at it, and having a weekly deadline forces me to write more. This blog is another outlet for me to …
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Aziz Ansari is hilarious. My favorite joke of his is about an interaction Aziz saw of rapper 50 Cent ordering a grapefruit soda thinking it was a grape soda (note that the end of the video clip is NSFW.) Here is my favorite excerpt:
“Just as I was getting ready to eat something great, it was taken away. Thrown directly in the toilet, because it’s an easier route to the end goal.” This is a real Yelp review for a restaurant. Well, it’s real in that it was posted on Yelp, but it’s not real in that it was …