The Comet's Flame

Well, today is that loathsome yearly event known as “Valentine’s Day.” I hate this day. I am the Scrooge of Valentines Day. Valentine’s Day is a pointless celebration of sappy, commercialized sentimentality that is often referred to as “love.” For a few dollars, you can run to the store and purchase some pre-packaged “love” for [...]

Decode the following substitution cipher to reveal a startling truth! If you need a hint, I may be willing to provide you with one. W QOBBCH HVWBY CT OBMHVWBU ASOBWBUTIZ HC KFWHS OPCIH CB AM PZCU GC W RSQWRSR HC VOGHWZM QCADCGS GCASHVWBU HVOH VOG HVS ODDSOFOBQS CT RSDHV OBR QCADZSLWHM If you can solve [...]

I have been a long-time fan of Disney’s original High School Musical film. Sure, it may have a lame storyline, but the choreography is absolutely amazing, and the characters are very interesting and entertaining. Well, I just watched High School Musical 2, and it’s an equally fun movie. However, the “happy” ending of the story [...]

I have always said that I want to learn how to play the piano. Well, with the onset of the new year, I decided it was high time to bite the bullet and actually start pursuing that goal. So about a month ago, I purchased a new digital piano. I originally wanted to get a [...]

I recently read Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Published in 1969, this is one of Vonnegut’s most well-known works (Cat’s Cradle being another one). First of all, a note of warning… this is not a family-friendly book. Vonnegut typically has an extremely vulgar/crude writing style, and this novel is no exception. However, negative aspects aside, I [...]

I am continually amazed at the ways God has worked (and the ways He continues to work) in my life. About a year and a half ago, my family left the church we had been going to for many years, and joined a new church. Being someone who is typically very opposed to change, I [...]

Here is a question for you, my readers. If you could exchange one of your 5 senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste) for a super power (e.g. ability to fly, ability to defend yourself against Chuck Norris, etc.), would you do it? If so, what sense would you give up, and what super power would [...]

Well, today I watched my first football game, namely (the last half of) Super Bowl XLII at my church’s Super Bowl party. I never thought I’d be saying this, but… I actually enjoyed it! Who woulda guessed it? My friends were kind enough to explain the rules of the game to me, so by the [...]

Rebecca St. James’ 2005 album If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something is pure genius. There are very few albums that I enjoy listening to from start to finish, but this is definitely one of them — all the songs are great. After listening to Rebecca’s aLive in Florida album (which contains live [...]