My Next Point... |
A naked man was saved from the jaws of a 12-foot (3.6-metre) alligator by Florida deputies after reports of a man screaming in a lake in the early hours.Four members of the Polk County Sheriff departm...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:59:00 PST |
Purell and Death |
Smells are powerful for me. They resurrect the past. This afternoon I popped the hard plastic top of my Purell hand sanitizer and was suddenly transported back to the blistery hot summer my wife, si...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:05:00 PST |
I Get In The Way |
I was doing some random invites earlier today and got this in response to one of my invitations. I'd like to respond.If she is talking about the way the Catholic Church ruled Europe in the middle age...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:16:00 PST |
Howlly-Goose Boy and Paper War |
The prospect of leaving Japan has filled me with conflicting emotions. Im sure this is no surprise to anyone but me. I am thrilled to be done teaching, maybe forever. But Im very sad to leave my st...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:48:00 PST |
What Would Jeff Do? - Not Necessarily a Safe Standard |
I said yes and I drank Coke (That could be a whole other discussion). I was torn when the guy asked me...so obviously I thought about the pros and cons of the situation. I have very strong convictio...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:03:00 PST |
Beer |
Mexican food is almost nonexistant in Japan. Most people here have never even tasted a taco. Poor Japanese. We collected the ingredients for enchilladas, tacos and nachos from our friends who visit...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 09:59:00 PST |
Batter My Heart |
(do you like this poem-agree or disagree with the idea?)John Donne - Holy Sonnet XIVBatter my heart, three-personed God; for youAs yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;That I may rise and s...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:34:00 PST |
Downward Mobility |
"Everything in me wants to move upward. Downward mobility with Jesus goes radically against my inclinations, against the advice of the world surrounding me, and against the culture of which I am a par...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 04:28:00 PST |
Confession |
I believe in a God who can read my mind and knows even the secrets that I try to keep from myself...and it gives me peace.Lisa speaks Japanese. Her parents are both Japanese but she is completly Amer...
Posted by Jeff Carlson on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:35:00 PST |
