In our continued effort to understand the American moviegoer’s psyche, we uncover a diamond of truth revealed to us this weekend during the Watchmen premiere. At the expense of throwing away originality, we love stories that we already know. Zack Snyder’s adaptation of the greatest graph...

In an effort to understand what makes American film audiences tick, we begin our weekly study of truths in cinema. This week’s lesson? We love men who dress in drag. Tyler Perry’s two-week ascent to the top of the box office with Madea Goes to Jail may seem stunning at first glance. But ...

 Hopefully, we all remember The Injury, which I think began a downward spiral for my mood.  (No, faithful reader, I'm not being dramatic.  I really do feel that way.  I adore working out, especially my Muay Thai and Capoeira classes, and having those abruptly yanked from ...

I’m so glad 2008 is over.  It was a difficult and stressful year—perhaps the most difficult of my short 10-year professional career. “Never again,” I’ve been telling myself in hopes of avoiding a repeat year. So I’m going to be dedicating a few posts over the nex...

The practical reality of every home, and the truth behind the challenge of energy efficiency, is that what a manufacture says savings will be, and what happens once something is installed are two different things.  Low refrigerant in home air conditioning systems and poor airflow are two big issues...

Community organizing within my slum of Phothong has been my primary focus for the past 6 months or so.  Things have been happening so quickly, I’ve been on such a steep learning curve, that I’ve gotten way behind on sharing any of my stories or what I’ve learned.  Now I’m w...

Sitting at the living room table watching the warm rain pour down my windowpane I am reminded that I am home, in Loja Ecuador. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been here an entire YEAR! One down, one to go… December 2008 ended with one wild ride that didn’t slow down from the time I stepped fo...

"But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always." I was reading through the book of Hosea today and this verse stood out to me. It's applicable to our lives in particular right now. I thought I would include it in this blog where I'll be asking for your pray...

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. Ps. 63:8 Since the beginning of this year, John and I have determined to set aside one evening every week to read the Bible together, discuss our personal devotion time, and just talk about what’s going on in our home and in ou...

There is a fine line between business value and self-expression. Or perhaps a very deep and wide chasm. And Mo effectively begins to articulate the problem (or opportunity) when explaining the relative virtues of a "create it as you go" virtual world vs. an off the shelf, retrofitted "first person s...