gordon brown

writes a fine piece on mr. obama's first 100 days.

this is so cool

dedication to the cause

can we get on this already?

seriously.

looks like the recession is taking a shot at hip hop

uh oh

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/29/hiphop.bling.recession/

should i feel bad that lil jon isn't going to make $80k a track?

in review

what went wrong at the grammys:

kid rock is now relevant and political? and a rock and roll jesus? bertram was so pained he left the room.

jonas brothers do not know the words to stevie wonder's song. it is not nice to creep up behind a blind man.

u2 was unbearably painful. it could have been the awful screen behind them. but i kept hearing people ask, "how old is bono?"

what went right at the grammys:

swagga like us

radiohead

honorable mention:

dave grohl and paul mccartney

that girl that shredded in carrie underwood's band

faith

"faith is an ascent to truth, rooted in deep knowledge."

my pastor used this as his definition of faith on sunday. he told a story of a lunch he had with a lawyer who adamantly blurted out, "you cannot prove that god exists".

scott replied, "no i cannot prove that god exists. i also cannot prove to you that quantum mechanics exist either. i cannot understand how what i observe is actually quite different from the fundamental reality. but maybe with enough careful and dilligent investigation, i may uncover the reality of quantum mechanics. i have found belief in god functions in the same manner. with enough dilligent investigation, i have discovered truth."

i was intrigued by his story and definition of faith. is this how we accept our belief in god? in the story of the gospel? i'm not so sure. i may have butchered his story due to my lack of understanding of quantum mechanics, but i think i conveyed the idea.