At the beginning of every semester, UL Chi Alpha kicks off with a huge event called the Burger Bash. Hundreds of students flood the Chi Alpha building to eat free burgers, play games, and get to know one another. For a student leader or intern with Chi Alpha, the event was the premier time to …
Part 2: The First Meeting
I was about a week or so into my internship. While school didn’t start until later that month, I had begun to get to know the staff and my three fellow interns with this new Chi Alpha group. I had initially met my fellow interns earlier that summer at a training session in Springfield, Missouri …
The Incredible Journey Part 1: The Context
At the end of this month will be my and Molly’s 13th anniversary. With that upcoming date looming, I’ve decided start an ambitious Twenty(ish?)-Part project telling the story of how Molly and I met, developed a friendship, and eventually ended up together on this crazy, incredible journey called Life. These posts will be shortish and …
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A Little Reminiscing. A lot to look forward to.
This upcoming Sunday is a milestone for me. It will be the 20th anniversary of the first service I ever attended at TFA Church. Back then, it was known at Thibodaux First Assembly – or even just First Assembly. It was Super bowl Sunday in the spring of 2001. The Baltimore Ravens would soon be …
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An Untruthful Story
Here's another trip to the well. This time from a re-post from a March 21, 2010 fan favorite. I can happily report that at least 20% of this story is fictional. My day started with a bang and ended with a fizzle. Actually, that is probably not the most accurate, but that seemed like a …
2020 Reading Log
In January 2020, I, for the first time, wrote down a list of the books I read in the previous year. This was mainly done as a reminder to myself on what I read and my thoughts on each book. It was also as a challenge to myself to read more, which is really one …
Kyoto’s Transportation System
My second (or third, really) stint in college led me to the University of New Orleans to study for a Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning. Since my focus was on transportation planning, I was tasked in one of my classes to pick a city anywhere outside the U.S. and write an essay detailing …
My Favorite Parables, pt 1: The Prodigal Son
Another repost from Quora, originally posted February 6, 2014. Please forgive some of my more risque language used here. The question was posted as-is and I simply used some of the same language in answering the question. Years ago I used to teach a Sunday School class at church, and one of my favorite topics …
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What were the causes of the Thibodaux massacre?
In an effort to get some content on this website, and without having to do too much work in the interim, I'm going to post periodically some of my older material that I think is still relevant or that I've reworked. The following was originally written on January 4, 2018 on the website Quora. I …
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2019 Reading Log
Originally posted January 2, 2020 Life is busy with four kids. And really, it is the kids. I can’t blame any busy-ness on my job or social life. My job is pretty much contained from Monday-Friday, 8-5 with a handful of night meetings here and there scattered throughout the year. My social life is pretty …
