So my trip to Dallas was excellent, thanks for asking. There will be several posts to come, I hope, about my experience there and the discussions had with the Zellers but for now a few random thoughts.

While I was gone several significant things took place outside of Dallas. First, and quite sadly, Steve Irwin (a.k.a. the crocodile hunter) passed away. If you missed this, you must be living in a cave, and let me be the first to say, “Welcome back to civilization!” This news has been everywhere and its a good reminder of how much an extraordinary life of risk-taking causes the world to take notice. Scott Zeller, Scott Burns, and many Australians will be mourning for days to come, so be sure to send them a note of encouragement if you think about it. And oddly enough he died from being stabbed directly in the heart by a stingray, which coincidentally is the same way I’ve always hoped to go.

Speaking of people who wrestle reptiles, Switchfoot has an on-line magazine called lowercase people. If you’ve never heard of it, mosey on over here and check out their third issue for some stylish, trendy, and thought provoking articles. The music section features a band called Mae, which I will be seeing next week at the Music Box, and in the art section there’s an interesting conversation with your favorite documentarian and mine, Bobby Bailey.

And speaking of documentarians, Derek Webb just released his latest album for free download. Very cool idea. Way to go Derek, I applaud you.

And speaking of webs, everyone’s favorite theological blog will soon have a new member. I’ve heard his initials are AP, so be sure to keep checking for his inaugural post. So that’s 18 links in one post – happy clicking.