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A Real Mysterious Puzzler
Surfing the Inner N8 | May 22nd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
This story was posted this morning on ESPN’s website: “ATLANTA — A 25-year-old man died from injuries sustained after falling about 150 feet down a stairwell at Turner Field during Wednesday night’s game between the Atlanta Br read more
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, the Old Man is… Several Miles A…
Surfing the Inner N8 | May 9th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Dude, it sure is pouring. My parents are on their way to visit for a couple days. They live three hours away. They’ve been on the road four hours and are still several miles away. But ahh–I love the rain! read more
American Mustache Institute
Surfing the Inner N8 | May 9th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
In case anyone is really interested, click here to visit the website for the American Mustache Institute. Thanks to my strange younger brother Dylan for the link. Only he would send me such a thing. read more
Train Jail Update
Surfing the Inner N8 | May 1st 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Recently I wrote about the Top 10 Ways to Escape from Little Kids Trying to Throw You in the Train Jail. Today I developed a new tactic that proved highly effective: I had two captors dragging me off to the train jail, a little boy and a little gir read more
So What’s Growing In Your Office?
Surfing the Inner N8 | April 29th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Cool things happen to a used coffee filter when you leave it sitting in the coffee maker for about three weeks. The proof is in the pudding, or whatever this substance is: It looks kind of like a galaxy or something. I guess the Coffee Galaxy wo read more
Top 10 Ways to Escape from Little Kids Trying to Throw You in the…
Surfing the Inner N8 | April 29th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Sike. There are actually 12. But who ever heard of a Top 12 list? On the playground at the Training Station is a large wooden train that the children love playing on. One of the things they like about it is that to them it’s not only a train—it†read more
Oscar Gamble
Surfing the Inner N8 | April 3rd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
If you’re interested, be sure to click here to check out the Oscar Gamble Society. read more
Funny Timing
Surfing the Inner N8 | March 6th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Yesterday I sent out an email to several Mennonite pastors asking if they want our Mennonite hymnals that we no longer use. Today I got an email from Mennonite Publishing Network seeking input into their new hymnal. What are the chances of that?!? read more
Kung Fu
Surfing the Inner N8 | March 3rd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
What if you woke up one day and you suddenly knew kung fu? You no longer have to imagine what that would be like. Just check out this video: read more
Along Came a Spider…
Surfing the Inner N8 | March 3rd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
A little spider was just crawling around on my head and lowered itself onto my arm. I was hoping it would be radioactive and bite me so I could climb walls and fight crime. But it didn’t happen.  It was just a normal, powerless little sp read more
A Heartwarming Amazon Review the Whole Family Can Enjoy
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 27th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Never thought I’d post a link to an Amazon review of a chef’s hat. But this is cool. Click here and scroll down until you get to the Customer Reviews. read more
Kickin’ Some Knowledge Wikipedia-Style
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 26th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Even though Wikipedia is not the most reliable source, you sure can find out some interesting stuff there. Today I found out that Talia Shire, who played Adrian Balboa in the Rocky movies, is the sister of Francis Ford Coppola. read more
10 Random Things
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 12th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
10 Random Things: (1) Today is when voters here in Maryland, along with Virginia and D.C., get a shot at the national spotlight. I’m registered Independent, so I can’t vote. In my 14 years of voting eligibility, I’ve been register read more
February in Brrrlin
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 11th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Five days ago I blogged about it being 73 degrees. This morning when I came to the office it was 16 degrees. The wind chill factor was one. February is back! read more
Celebrate Canine Obesity Month!
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 7th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
No kidding. I couldn’t make this up. See for yourself: read more
Might As Well Open the Boardwalk
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 6th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Today is February 6 and it’s 73 degrees outside. How is that even possible?!? read more
Yeah, I Don’t Believe in Global Warming Either
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 5th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
It’s February. It’s almost 70 degrees outside. What’s up with that?!? read more
Please Pass the Freaksauce
Surfing the Inner N8 | February 4th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
The other day Carolyn and I watched a movie that had a character with the coolest name. During the movie it kept sounding like people were calling him “Freaksauce.” I thought, No way, surely homey’s name isn’t “Freak read more
Snow Day!
Surfing the Inner N8 | January 25th 2008 by Nathan Hyde
We had a nice snowfall last night, enough for Carolyn to get the day off, but now the sun is coming up and threatening our beautiful white crystal landscape. Guess that’s how it goes in such a moderate climate, situated between the ocean and read more
Strange Twists to the Dr. King Holiday
Surfing the Inner N8 | January 22nd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Last week Carolyn was teaching her kindergarten students about Martin Luther King, Jr. When she explained that Monday was a holiday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King, one little boy asked: “Does that mean that all the black childre read more
You Don’t Want This Guy At Your Dinner Party
Surfing the Inner N8 | January 2nd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
While doing some sermon research this morning I stumbled across a website called “Use the Bible God Uses: The KJV 1611.” This guy goes on to write at great length about how the KJV is the only real Bible–the one that God apparentl read more
Holiday Catchup
Surfing the Inner N8 | January 2nd 2008 by Nathan Hyde
Carolyn and I had a really great break over the holidays, even though she’s had a pretty bad cold the past couple days. Since I didn’t blog much at all over the past week or two, here’s a wrap up of recent stuff: Once again IR read more
Mom’s Thoughts on Steve
Surfing the Inner N8 | December 12th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
In response to my new iPod being named “Steve” after my dad, my mom had some thoughts that got me laughing. She emailed me: I can just hear the conversations now… “Carolyn, have you seen Steve anywhere?” “Man, t read more
AA
Surfing the Inner N8 | December 12th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
There’s an AA group that’s been meeting weekly at our church for 18 years. I finally made it out there last night to meet some of them. Over the last few months I’ve talked with the group’s leader several times by phone an read more
Script for Christmas Puppet Show for Kids
Surfing the Inner N8 | December 9th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
I’ve discovered that several people have found this blog by exploring the search engines looking for a script for a Christmas puppet show for kids. If anyone is interested in seeing the script I used for the puppet show described in a recent read more
Jesus & Lima Beans
Surfing the Inner N8 | December 5th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
I wonder if Jesus had a favorite food. What if there was a food He didn’t like? That’d be weird, since He invented it. But I wonder if Mary had to make Him eat His lima beans in order to get ice cream after supper. He might have s read more
The Halloween Menu
Surfing the Inner N8 | October 31st 2007 by Nathan Hyde
I don’t see how kids do it. One of the teachers at the Training Station gave me two pieces of Halloween cake today, along with a juice box. Good stuff, but my system has OD’d on sweets. To think of the kids eating that and then down read more
A Nerd’s Nightmare
Surfing the Inner N8 | October 9th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
The other night I had what could only be classified as a true nerd’s nightmare. In this dream, I had placed an order with Amazon several hours earlier, and I suddenly realized that I’d forgotten to select the Free Super Saver Shipping. read more
License Plate Honesty
Surfing the Inner N8 | October 8th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
This weekend I saw a very fitting license plate in Ocean City. It was a Hummer, and it read: “NEEDGAS.” read more
This Train is Leaving the Station
Surfing the Inner N8 | October 4th 2007 by Nathan Hyde
This morning I’m going on my first field trip with the Training Station. The older class is going to a pumpkin patch in Ocean City. It looks like we’re going to have more adults than kids! Almost every child has a parent going along read more
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