Jonathan's blog

Sun Aug 31

Praying for Rain? Be Careful What You Wish For....

Jonathan ran 3 miles today, now sitting on the beach.

Who scrubbed Wikipedia's entry for Sarah Palin just before nom announcement?

Sat Aug 30

Jonathan ran 9 miles today with Kevin and Allison.

Fri Aug 29

Jonathan New blog post: Palin: When thinking about this election cycle several years ago, I fantasi.. http://jonmower.com/palin

Thoughts on the DNC

The Audacity of Hope: A Foreigner's Reflection on Obama's Speech

Touchdown Obama

Thu Aug 28

Jonathan 4 miles today.

Wed Aug 27

The deluded Obama critics who think $250,000 is a middle-class salary.

Bush's 2004 temple

Blogger Michelle Malkin Attacked in Denver near DNC08

Tue Aug 26

Daily Show Welcomes 'Rich White Oligarchs' to Minneapolis

60 Children

Conservative echo chamber pushes story about Obama's brother, despite brother's reported refutation

Jonathan 4 miles today. I getting tired of running.

Jonathan “things are messed up when an abortion is $500 and an adoption is $25,000 - Cameron Strang, founder and editor of Relevant magazine.

I Want To Believe...

Mon Aug 25

Rick and Kay Warren at Saddleback (August 21, 2008)

Sat Aug 23

Jonathan swam in Lake Michigan this afternoon after a kids vs parents beach football game.

Jonathan at The Original Adventure Golf.

Jonathan about 8 miles with a few rain drops.

Fri Aug 22

Jonathan cleaning marshmallow off of my fingers.

Jonathan frozen custard at The Bob-In Again along the bike trail.

Jonathan seeking shelter from a thunderstorm.

Jonathan eating pistachios while kids play on a school playground.

Jonathan concert in the park after a bike ride.

Jonathan ran 5 miles yesterday and slept in a tent last night.

Strange Feeling

Thu Aug 21

McCain not sure how many houses he owns

Stakeout Fail

The Born-Alive Act and the Undoing of Obama

Pact Calls for Troop Pullback in Iraq, Officials Say

Let Me Be Blunt

McCain and Obama tax plans diverge on wealth

Wed Aug 20

Shameless promotion for a friend

Jonathan 4+ miles yesterday.

Jonathan hungry but going to bed.

Jonathan New blog post: Fantasy Football Draft: We had our fantasy football draft tonight. Th.. http://tinyurl.com/59w38t.

Jonathan New blog post: Pamphlets: A few weeks back Elliot and some friends were making pamphlets.&.. http://tinyurl.com/5bbm23.

Tue Aug 19

Jonathan New blog post: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone the film: The weekend before l.. http://tinyurl.com/69ktqs.

Stephen C. Rose: McCain's Mostly Ignored Gambling Problem

Obama Campaign to Brody File: Infanticide Suggestion "Offensive and Insulting"

Congress Passes Fewest Laws, Most Resolutions

Mon Aug 18

Track What Obama, McCain, and Political Journos are Sharing on Google Reader

thoughts

Worlds Apart

Sun Aug 17

McCain: Bush's third term

Freddoso: Life Lies

Jonathan 3 miles today.

Jonathan playing badminton, telling the kids that our family only plays goodminton.

Jonathan New blog post: The Clone Wars: Yesterday the boys and I went with Grandpa B and Coby to s.. http://tinyurl.com/57aolj.

Perhaps Pandora Must Be Our Sacrificial Lamb

Obama Gets Heated on Born Alive Infant Protection Act

Sat Aug 16

Jonathan ran 7+ miles today with my sister-in-law while Lisa biked about 17.

Jonathan in the theater with the boys to see Star Wars.

Jonathan Lisa's dream has turned into a nightmare…30 days of Coldplay on XM has turned into Metallica.

Fri Aug 15

Response to Readers (by Jim Wallis)

New Pro-Family Obama Ad

Jonathan must be having an emotional day...already brought to tears twice by This American Life.

GOP Loyalty Not a Given For Young Evangelicals - washingtonpost.com

Thu Aug 14

Jonathan I keep telling myself I'm going to stop drinking diet Dr. Pepper but nearly every day I walk down to the vending machine.

Jonathan ran another 4 miles today.

Wed Aug 13

Sources deny report of Powell endorsement

REPORT: COLIN POWELL 'TO ENDORSE OBAMA'...

Google Reader Finally Introduces Granular Sharing Control

Arkansas Democratic leader shot; suspect killed

Tue Aug 12

Jonathan 4 miles today.

What's the deal with offshore drilling?

Mon Aug 11

Dem Party Platform's New Abortion Language

Sun Aug 10

Another Quote for Tomorrow (Tony Campolo)

Jonathan ran 3 miles today.

Barack Roll

Sat Aug 9

Jonathan love the running clothes Lisa gave me for my birthday.

Jonathan ran 7 miles today.

Can dogs catch yawns? Yip!

Fri Aug 8

ABC News: Edwards Admits to Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate

Introducing the SlateOlympics Twitter feed.

Thu Aug 7

Jonathan 4 more miles today.

Obama heals hundreds

How missionaries' attempts to evangelize at the Olympics were foiled.

Wed Aug 6

'Battlestar Galactica': Edward James Olmos will direct Cylon-centric special feature

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain's "Celeb" Attack Ad

Tue Aug 5

Ron Moore Lectures on Religion in Battlestar Galactica

Picasa Web Albums prints now available at Walgreens

Jonathan ran 4 miles today.

Mon Aug 4

Obama Leads, Pessimism Reigns Among Key Group

The Dark Side of Democracy

Jonathan 3 miles yesterday.

Sun Aug 3

NFL Network Preseason Broadcast

Sat Aug 2

Jonathan another 7 miles today.

Fri Aug 1

Reduction in homelessness: Let us pause to praise good news

McCain: David Duke or Adolf Hitler?

Can You Be Both Religious and Racist?

Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, U.S. Officials Say

Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win

U.S. Deaths In Iraq Fall To Lowest Of the War

AICAR: Scientists say they've put exercise in a pill

Jonathan ran 3 miles today.

The weekend before last we went camping in Petoskey with the Wanous and Somasi families.  We left home later than planned on Thursday, so we arrived at the campground around 9 PM and put up the tent in the dark.  The Wanouskis arrived around 11:30 PM, and we listened to them do the same...finishing around 1 AM.

Friday morning the Moores took a bike ride from the campground to downtown Petoskey (about 5 miles).  We attended part of a concert in the park and then met the Wanous family at Julienne Tomatoes Deli and Bakery (Lisa's choice).

at a lunchtime concert in downtown Petoskey on Friday

the kids having lunch at Julienne Tomatoes

 

After lunch we (traveling by bike) and the Wanouskis (traveling by van) planned to meet again at a park by the waterfront.  However, a major thunderstorm intervened.  We took refuge in The Little Traverse History Museum while the Wanous family waited in out in the van.  Afterwards, we spent a little time at the park before heading home pretty quickly because we were worried about prospects of another thunderstorm and also wondering what the first storm did to our campsite (which, though not the lowest place in the campground, was next to a bit of a hill). 

Our desire to get back to the camp site was not so urgent to prevent us stopping at Bob-In Again along the bike path for frozen custard.

It turned out that since the floor of our tent isn't water proof, the water just ran between the tarp on the ground and the tent and soaked the floor.  Next time the tarp will go inside the tent.

trying to dry out the tent floor a bit

 

 

Steve Waldman, countering Jim Wallis's view that the Democratic Party has moved to a more pro-life position:

If you have to look for the change with a microscope, it's not going to have much effect on the public discourse.

(h/t Crunchy Con)

When thinking about this election cycle several years ago, I fantasized that it would feature Hillary Clinton vs. Colin Powell. Not only would that be two options that would make me pretty happy, but it would also guarantee a major milestone of a woman or African American as president. With the announcement today of McCain's VP pick, an approximation of that fantasy is coming true. Ignoring for the moment McCain's recent pandering to the right, I can have some hope that even if McCain is elected he will be a decent centrist president. Plus, we're guaranteed that a ticket with either a woman or African American will win in November!