http://www.anthrocide.net Anthrocide.net is the official website for D.L. Hamilton, author of several Christian novels and essays. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:48:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With regard to sports teams, I may as well face it. The San Jose Sharks are the San Francisco Giants (during their occasional up years) of hockey. Close, but never quite enough. Come to think of it, the only team -- pro or college -- I've ever ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2010/07/08/musings/random-thoughts/ Report on my Bay Area sports teams (sorry, MIZZOU, I'll get back to you in the fall): San Jose Sharks Playoffs – They improved on last year's NHL playoff fiasco by beating Colorado and advancing to the second round. When they play up to their capabilities they can be quite ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2010/04/28/musings/sports-report/ Richard Yoder was a devout Christian man. For some 45 years Richard Yoder was a gospel preacher. He was never a big-name preacher, even in the small community of churches where he was known. I doubt he ever ministered in a church of more than 50 people. ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/12/19/musings/richard-yoder/ The Sutter High School class of 1969--my class--had its 40th year reunion on Saturday, November 21. Sutter is a very small town with a small high school and our graduating class was fewer than 70 people. Thirty-some attended the reunion and that included some graduates' spouses. As reunions go, ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/11/23/musings/reunion/ First, a follow-up to the America's Got Talent story. So, Eeyore won. My pick, Barbara Padilla was runner-up. Interestingly, both had problems with their final performances. Barbara made a tactical error by reprising an operatic solo she had previously done. She needed to show that ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/09/24/sports/odds-and-ends/ So, America's Got Talent huh? (Although, from the title one assumes it doesn't have much in the way of proper grammatical skills or it would be America Has Talent.) Anyway, for those who, like me, have no better sense than to waste their time watching this drivel, here is ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/09/09/musings/america-has-talent/ In the Year that is my life it's September. Early September. It's still summer, you know. Most people think of it as autumn. But summer doesn't end until September is far spent. Just ignore that silly old tree out past the back fence. Its leaves turn yellow way too soon—long before the others. It's still ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/07/09/musings/a-poem/ The position of head coach ("manager" in baseball) for a sports team is a peculiar one. No matter how good the coach, the team must have talented players but a coach can make a significant difference. It has been said that a great manager in baseball will maybe win ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/02/24/sports/on-coaches/ I have taken the plunge and signed-up on Facebook. I read somewhere that the number of people had reached over 150 million although I don't know how factual that number is. Based on the number of "Friends" I have accumulated in just over a week I could see ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/01/31/musings/okay-so-now-im-a-facebook-kinda-guy/ Fourth of July weekend Rebecca and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary (actually July 7th). While, for our 25th we went on a cruise, as my son Scott put it, we have become totally Mid-Westernized: we went to Arkansas. Eureka Springs, Arkansas to be exact. For ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2008/07/17/musings/can-any-good-thing-come-from-arkansas/