http://www.badchristian.com the musings of a quasi-badass son of a preacher man Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:52:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, a while ago I mentioned something about becoming a dad. It happened. Pass the coffee. Liam Garrett was born last week Wednesday, and after only a short stay in the hospital, Liam, mom, and dad are very good. (Oh and by the way, his cuteness factor goes up immeasurably when ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/10/03/welcoming-liam-garrett/ Okay, so I'm not writing about taxes, but I'm still pissed off about a budget solution. Seems letter writing is getting me no where, perhaps I'll join the 4th graders from Cedar Springs and start raising money on my own...at least all the money I raise, I can appropriate ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/09/18/a-budget-solution/ Okay, this is the last tax post for a while, I promise. But I did a little research and dug up some numbers which seem to really support my hypothesis that Michigan really is a low tax state in comparison with the rest of the country. In Michigan in 2007, ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/09/17/one-last-tax-thing/ I really didn't plan on getting quite this mad about the Michigan budget. Really, I didn't. Lately, though, I've been watching several news outlets and opinion sections wherein people are whining about how new taxes are the bane of the existence of Michigan's fair citizens. Last I ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/09/15/taxes/ If you hadn't heard, Michigan's budget is currently in the crapper. If you live in Michigan, I'd encourage you to write your senator or representative and tell them to fix Michigan's budget problem. Also, if you're interested, here's a countdown clock to the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Below ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/09/13/hey-michigan-you-want-a-budget/ Maybe it's because I'm within a month of becoming a dad. Maybe it's because I've got other things to occupy my ever dwindling mental capacity. Maybe it's because it's almost midnight and I read about 300 pages of academic drivel surrounding the advent of new communication technologies from ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/09/09/i-just-cant-explain-it/ So, I'm barbequeing today. That means I'm in and out of the house at a torrid pace. Thelma, one of our cats, has been napping on and off. Fortunately for me, she took a minute to educate me on what it means to be a follower of Christ. As I ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/06/30/feline-theology/ Perusing technorati.com you'd think it was Christmas. Frankly, I was a little shocked over the content of many entries I noted today about how very happy people were that Jerry Falwell had passed on. Even Christians (at least the progressive kind) seemed overjoyed that Rev. Falwell had passed. I ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/05/15/on-the-passing-of-rev-falwell/ If you've read my blog for any period of time, you know that it's not particularly like me to keep my mouth shut for such a long period of time. Hell, even if you haven't read my blog for that long, you probably know that about me. At any rate, ... http://www.badchristian.com/2007/04/04/where-youll-find-me/ Not much going on here. Just barely not-drowning in work, etc. Life's been pretty uneventful, except, of course, for the fact that I'm gonna be a dad in September. That's all. http://www.badchristian.com/2007/03/27/so-yeahin-other-news/