Michael Kelley

"Control of attention is the ultimate individual power. People who can do that are not prisoners of..."

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:48:36 -0500

“Control of attention is the ultimate individual power. People who can do that are not prisoners of the stimuli around them.”

- David Brooks

I think she was going to eat me if I didn’t get that next...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:39:08 -0400

I think she was going to eat me if I didn’t get that next spoonful of nectarines in quick enough.

Getting some love from my girls.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:43:52 -0400

Getting some love from my girls.

I’m so lame. 14 years after they hit it big I finally find...

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:16:00 -0400

I’m so lame. 14 years after they hit it big I finally find out that I like Oasis. In another 6-7 years I should be ready to discover Coldplay.

I thought my iPhone was toast...

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:35:55 -0500

I thought my iPhone was toast...:

…but it turned out to be an easy fix. Vive les internets!

Begging the question

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:19:31 -0500

Begging the question:

Please, please, for the love of all that is holy, stop misuing this phrase.

"An ancient axiom of politics teaches that a spoiled people invite despotic control. Their failure to..."

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:35:23 -0500

“An ancient axiom of politics teaches that a spoiled people invite despotic control. Their failure to maintain internal discipline is followed by some rationalized organization in the service of a single powerful will. In this particular, at least, history, with all her volumes vast, has but one page.”

- Richard Weaver, Ideas Have Consequences

"Your theology will not always move you in the direction of obedience because your use of theology is..."

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:39:50 -0500

“Your theology will not always move you in the direction of obedience because your use of theology is governed by the condition of your heart.”

- Paul Tripp

"Wer spricht mit mir ist mein Mitmensch; wer singt mit mir ist mein Bruder.The one who speaks with me..."

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:22:06 -0500

“Wer spricht mit mir ist mein Mitmensch; wer singt mit mir ist mein Bruder.
The one who speaks with me is my fellow human; the one who sings with me is my brother.”

- German Proverb

"Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on the..."

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:46:18 -0500

“Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on the piece of meat. Otherwise he has no thought, wish, or hope.”

- Martin Luther

More Joanna.

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:53:09 -0400

More Joanna.

I saw Joanna Newsom at Benaroya Hall last night. Amazing. Just...

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:44:48 -0400

I saw Joanna Newsom at Benaroya Hall last night. Amazing. Just amazing.

Re4mation TheoLOLgians

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:17:19 -0400

Re4mation TheoLOLgians:

The latest in Fred Sander’s LOLCats parodies. Brilliant. Check out the whole series.

"There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to..."

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:30:06 -0400

“There are two ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.”

- G. K. Chesterton

I’m so glad that I’m not the only one that does...

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:44:41 -0400

I’m so glad that I’m not the only one that does this… (from xkcd)

Sufjan Stevens playing “The Lakes of Canada”. HT:...

Thu, 31 May 2007 21:41:41 -0400

Sufjan Stevens playing “The Lakes of Canada”. HT: Steve McCoy

From Gaping Void

Fri, 25 May 2007 17:38:09 -0400

From Gaping Void

This is from a couple weeks ago, when William had a great day....

Thu, 17 May 2007 17:28:37 -0400

This is from a couple weeks ago, when William had a great day. He was extra loving, obedient, and helpful to his mom, and she thought that the whole world should know.

A happy Bridget.

Sat, 05 May 2007 14:51:54 -0400

A happy Bridget.

"Americans love junk. It’s not the junk that bothers me, it’s the love."

Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:07:05 -0400

“Americans love junk. It’s not the junk that bothers me, it’s the love.”

- George Santayana