Tonight I watched the movie "The Social Network" about Mark Zuckerberg and the founding of Facebook. Very good film. From what I read after watching the film it was inspired by a true story. Which … [Read more...]
Historical Records – Links and memo on Old Oratories
February 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I feel like such a blog hopper. It's only been 12 years and I'm already on my 4th blog theme. I know, flippant Phil. As a journalist I love historical records and as a nostalgic pack rat I keep … [Read more...]
Difficulty in Dillusion
February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Its hard being so self-important. This site has now undergone its fourth incarnation since I launched Philipfiles.com back in 1999. I hope to post the older sites and link to them so I don't have to … [Read more...]
Write what you snow
February 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
So today is a snow day and I used my time wisely by expanding my Russian Empire in Empire: Total War. I won't even try to lie and say that I was doing it as research or in preparation for teaching … [Read more...]
Ends and Odds (“A Tale of a Cindys”)
November 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
God's a funny ... guy? So I'm editing this entry and thinking of the story that I heard at a Cindy Morgan concert in the late 1990's. The story was how her father had wanted to be a song writer but … [Read more...]
The three approaches to Goliath
October 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What are we to do when the God of the Bible, the promises Jesus made in the New Testament and our faith in Christ are faced with the cold hard experiences that seem to prove otherwise? “Let God be … [Read more...]
36th birthday remembered
July 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Thanks for all the birthday notes. I had a great day. Called my mom (who had a SMALL part to play in my birth), played with my kids, prayed at church, planned my family's future, napped w/ my boys, … [Read more...]
Pinching the Post Penny
April 3, 2010 by 1 Comment
This will be a short entry. More of a venting with insight thrown in just because... Why is the Post Office losing money? Because its not run like a business. It doesn't even try to serve its … [Read more...]
To wrestle or not to wrestle… that be the question
March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“We wrestle not against flesh and blood ...” I find this verse in the Bible to be the most misunderstood, misinterpreted or misapplied in the whole Bible. But it seems to me that this has become … [Read more...]
