Monthly Archives: May 2007

In Honour of My Prolific Golden Retriever Esther

Posted on May 31, 2007 by brianmpei

I’m convinced that we’re her pets. And yes, this is exactly what it’s like to live here. And I love it!

Posted in Family, Life, Rambling, video | 4 Comments

A Multiple Choice Arranged Marriage

Posted on May 31, 2007 by brianmpei

I’ve been thinking about trying to convince my 19 year old son to go with an arranged marriage. I don’t want to tell him who to marry; I just want to narrow it down, say to 3 choices. From there … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Life, Meaning, Rambling, love | 21 Comments

Call Me Crazy

Posted on May 30, 2007 by brianmpei

If this was a Fractured Fairy Tale the alternate title would be “or Why I love Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris”. I think Dawkins and Harris take Christians way more seriously than we take ourselves. I could possibly be mad. … Continue reading →

Posted in God, Life, Meaning, Rant | 3 Comments

Used

Posted on May 29, 2007 by brianmpei

Today I’m feeling like a tube of toothpaste that’s been used up, then rolled up and squished down trying to get that last little bit out when you realize it’sreallyallgoneandyouforgottogetmoredespitetellingyourselfthedaybeforethatyou reallyneededtogetanewtube. The creative drawer of my brain isn’t empty, there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Confession, God, Life, Meaning, Rambling, Reflective | 10 Comments

A Few of My Coolest Places

Posted on May 28, 2007 by brianmpei

I’ve had an incredibly full and amazing weekend so I’m offering my weekly list early this week. These are places and moments I visit often in between conversations. My lists are always participatory, so please, add your own places to … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Life, Lists, Rambling, Reflective | 2 Comments

Family Vacation

Posted on May 25, 2007 by brianmpei

In honor of the long Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. We were on one of our famous family vacations. I don’t remember all the places we went when I was a kid but I do remember taking summer holidays … Continue reading →

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White Girl In Harlem

Posted on May 24, 2007 by brianmpei

My Dad worked downtown and sometimes I would get to go to work with him and hang out for the day. One of the things I loved about hanging out with Dad was that we would always get to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Friends, Life, Rambling, Reflective | 10 Comments

First Five Crushes

Posted on May 23, 2007 by brianmpei

Here’s the list. It follows a chronological order and I’m not giving away any last names in order to protect the innocent. I know it must shock many of you that there would have ever been any unrequited love in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Lists, love | 5 Comments

Some Days Are Like That

Posted on May 22, 2007 by brianmpei

Here’s a video I saw over at Billy Kennedy’s blog spot. This little girl has vision, one that we’ve all shared from time to time.

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What Tim’s Is Telling The Church

Posted on May 22, 2007 by brianmpei

Leonard Sweet wrote a book called, “The Gospel According To Starbuck’s”. In the book he draws some life lessons from the Starbuck’s experience. It’s an interesting read and the kind of book that makes me wonder about why I do … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Food, God, Leadership, Reflective | 11 Comments