Signs that Someone Really Doesn't Like You

Ok, so this is a random post, but here goes. Have you ever gotten the feeling that someone really could think that the world would be a better place without you?

Let me first give you some background. I don't try to be trendy or cutting edge or fashionable or anything, but I seem to be known by my "spiky hair." I don't know what to do with it, and I don't feel like spending much time on it, so my hair often comes out looking messy and spiky. Every once in a while (3 times a year) I get so tired of it that I just shave my whole head really short, and recently I did just that.

So tonight, a friend of mine was telling someone that they had used my spiky hair as an inspiration for their latest haircut, and the person responded to him, "Well, Andrew seems to be sporting the 'AIDS patient' look lately." Ouch!

Somehow, I get the feeling that someone really doesn't like me...

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A Change in Telos

As you all know, my life is changing quite dramatically right now: I'm moving to LA, working at a new church, welcoming another daughter into our family in July, starting seminary in the fall, and generally turning my life upside-down. One thing that of course is not changing is my telos.

However, this blog will no longer be the place where I share some of my philosophical/theological thoughts; rather, it will be the place where I keep everyone up-to-date on how my life/family is doing. This means more pictures, updates, etc., and less argument/discussion. I will continue to publish the latter stuff on the Bird and Babe.

That's all for now...

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