Friday afternoon and Saturday night encompassed Quiz Bowl's expedition to T. Jeffy High in Virginia, where RCHS team A clawed its way to third place, despite treacherous watch alarms, a certain individual's gastric instabilities, and inept improvisation of plumbery. The hotel's indoor swimming pool was a big plus, though unfortunately I was the only one who thought to bring apparatus.
Had words with Michael after church today, as usual. Though his beliefs are strongly fixed, he's admirably open to reason, far more so than most people of whatever persuasion. It seems an unstable combination.
It's reasonable that the practice of evangelism is irresistible to Christians, who believe themselves to be saving souls; but it's equally irresistible to athiests, to whom it offers little other incentive than egotism. I know that my ideas aren't likely to brighten anyone's day, yet sometimes I'm just looking for an excuse to make my case.
Some girls, walking by, generate an olfactory bow wave that washes over with the wind of their passage.
posted on Sunday, October 03, 2004
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