The Life and Times of Adam Hinds

Alright. I know I’ve been purposely avoiding the topic for some time now with just about everyone from my wife to my family to my best friends, but fuck it. I need to get this off my chest. Last night the wife and I were talking about going to church today since it would be our last chance to go till I get back from deployment. We eventually agreed we should go and decided we would go to the same church Glenn & I used to sometimes go to (East Coast Baptist). Well this morning we didn’t go because I didn’t want to. The truth is, I have no desire to go to church. There are a number of reasons for this. Some are too personal to mention on an open forum such as my blog, but I’ll express a few reasons for your entertainment.

For one, most people that go to church act no differently than anyone else outside of church. They just put their fake-ass “everything’s okay” mask on when they’re in that building, then right outside you can find that same person cursing their child out for slamming the car door too hard. I know this is probably a broad generalized accusation but it seems more and more accurate the more I observe.

For two, there are too many differences in denominations that just piss me off because they are so petty, but because their members insist that their way is the only way, they make a big fucking deal about it. Two examples of theses: styles of music (a cappella vs. instrumental, traditional vs. modern) and baptism (which style is the right one, and is it required for entry in heaven). There are a thousand and one more I could mention, but this is already long enough a blog as it is.

Three, which goes with number two, is that all these people are so stuck in their ways, to the point that they can’t accept anyone who sees even one fucking thing differently than them, whether that topic be religious, political, social, or anything else. Mainly though, I’m referring to interpretation of the Bible.

These are a few (not all by far) of the reasons I decided to put a hault on my desire to become a youth minister. At one point I thought it was my calling. Now I am not so sure. I’d hate to get stuck in a field such as religion where everyone is constantly judging your every action. Buster, if you’re reading this, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

Now don’t get me wrong, I do believe in most general Christian principals, but I believe most Christians read to much into it and are way too judgmental of each other, especially when they themselves are completely incapable of fulfilling their roles and responsibilities. So I don’t see the need or have the desire to attend church and associate with these people. It just seems like it’s more trouble and drama than it’s worth.

In closing, I have nothing against the Christian faith itself, because I do follow it to a certain degree, I just have a huge problem with the two-faced assholes who claim they follow it the the “T” and turn around and will stab you in the back at the first sign of hardship, trial, or conflict.

Congrats! You are now downloading the entire internet. Oh what’s that? Hard drive too small? Oh that sucks.

Was that fun or what?!

I’ve heard Microsoft is going to (or already has) discontinue production on Windows XP in support of their failing OS Windows Vista. In light of this news, I have a (not so) shocking announcement to make myself. As of today I will discontinue my compatibility with Microsoft products (save X-Box 360). This means all my friends and family out there who want my help fixing their broke computer, forget about it. Get a mac. I hate to be so cold, but I can no longer help you fix your broken computer and therefor encourage you to continue using that 5 year old Dell laptop. Instead I offer this advice: if you’d just get a mac, you wouldn’t have a broke p.o.s. to try and fix in the first place. Remember. Once you go mac, you never go back. Or at the very least, install Linux (I recommend the Ubuntu distribution) on your computer over Windows. After all, Linux is free. Alright. I’m done ranting. For now. Good night.

So I was a little bored earlier and was thinking … what if there was a MySpace for dogs? What would that look like. So being the genius I am, I googled it. Sure enough, someone else beat me to the punch. I found MyDogSpace.com, which is indeed a MySpace for dogs. So I created my adorable dog Willie an account. See it here!

This past weekend while in Tennessee we took these pictures. As you can see we went bowling, had a watergun fight, and Donny and I went to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Below is a video of the watergun fight.

There are four engineers traveling in a car. One is a mechanical engineer, one a chemical engineer, one an electrical engineer and the other one an engineer from Microsoft.

The car breaks down.

“Sounds to me as if the pistons have seized. We’ll have to strip down the engine before we can get the car working again,” says the mechanical engineer.

“Well,” says the chemical engineer, “it sounded to me as if the fuel might be contaminated. I think we should clear out the fuel system.”

“I thought it might be a grounding problem,” says the electrical engineer, “or maybe a faulty plug lead.”

They all turn to the Microsoft engineer who has said nothing and say. They ask him, “What do you think?”

“Well, I think we should close all the windows, get out, get back in, and open the windows again.”

My friends, wife, and I recorded this video in Nashville, Tennessee on July 4th, 2008. Happy birthday, America! I had originally recorded the fireworks show in it’s entirety to post, but my wife (whom shall remain nameless) recorded over it.

PS: This video does contain language that may be offensive to anyone with hearing capabilities. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.