John's MindSay Blog

Plotting and Planning

jaintn — 2008-07-22T05:07:20-05:00

I was surprised today by exactly how much stuff there is to do in this state if you like to hike and look at scenery.

I know we have a lot, I guess I never bothered to look more closely at what we have to...

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JAinWV

jaintn — 2008-07-21T06:07:28-05:00

I got back to West Virginia the 15th and have been enjoying it here, even though there has been a lot going on.

Of course, I'm not achieving any of my ambitious summer goals (I cracked my Spanish book open...

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Oh yeah!

jaintn — 2008-07-14T02:07:40-05:00

I tend to keep my birthday low-key, but this year I have to make a little bit of an exception.

Some birthdays just mean more than others.

At age 18 you can vote, for example.

25 is...

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Graduation daaay

jaintn — 2008-07-13T10:07:16-05:00

Tonight was our graduation ceremony for the outgoing ETSPM students. Of course I hope they all go on to do good work and serve the Lord effectively for years to come. I will miss them, and each for different reasons....

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So Long Straight A average.

jaintn — 2008-07-08T06:07:18-05:00

Greetings from Knoxville!

I did well on my first final. The average came back as slightly over a 90, meaning a B, but I still considered it a job well done. I missed a few more than I expected, but it was...

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Finals are Here.

jaintn — 2008-07-07T10:07:49-05:00

Finals week is here.

Today was our Church History final. I studied fairly hard for it and it paid off. I didn't ace it, but I didn't fail it either.

Tomorrow is World Religions and Wednesday is...

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Biting My Tongue

jaintn — 2008-06-30T03:06:51-05:00

Every once in awhile I read political comment and have to bit my tongue.

It happened again today.

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Chat...

jaintn — 2008-06-29T08:06:44-05:00

Chattanooga is an interesting city. I don't know that I'd want to spend too much time there, but the view of the city from Lookout Mountain (a view I got to enjoy several weeks ago) is fantastic. We went around the city...

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Mixed Blessing

jaintn — 2008-06-28T03:06:32-05:00

There's something simultaneously rewarding and damaging about sleeping until 2 p.m.

My productivity for Saturday just got very very limited, but it felt *really* good to sleep.

One more week of...

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A Rarity

jaintn — 2008-06-24T08:06:17-05:00

Tuesday nights this quarter have been sermon writing nights. Usually that means hours of work, getting nothing else accomplished and hoping that the sermon ends up being a job well done.

Tonight's sermon...

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