If I were to deconstruct those Cracker Barrel Christians, I would do so by comparing them to tight pants. This does seem to be a cultural result, and there are other aspects as well. The transition from clerical robes to tight jeans with holes, how massive and elaborate pulpits have become mobile podiums, how choirs [...]
25- PREDESTINED
I’m going down memory lane, I’ll keep this bullet pointed. Both of my parents endured abusive upbringings. Despite this my brother and I were raised in a Christian home. My father was given faith as an adult and decided to learn Hebrew to better understand the Tanakh. As a consequence, I learned the Hebrew alphabet [...]
24- LOVE STORY
https://soundcloud.com/thepetersam/my-love-story?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing As you begin to tell people you’re engaged, particular questions are generally asked. For example, where is the wedding going to be, where are you going to live, and where was the proposal? When you answer the last question with “in a parking lot,” people tend to react. In response to shaking heads I [...]
23- CAUSING TROUBLE IN CHAPEL HILL
For a photography class, we were given the assignment of producing a series based on previous or future events. Most of my peers flocked to vintage clothing and classic automobiles. Knowing this, I had to be different. While reminiscing about a recent ceremony, I asked Christian for her cap and gown. She said yes and [...]
22- SYMPTOMS OF AGE
Throughout sixteen years I developed a book for a child or children I do not know. I did not exude a typical adolescence, assuming obedience is still strange for a teenager. Though, my tarnishing fault was a lack of interest to call my parents when they did not know where to find me. I began [...]
21- ART TO ACCOUNTING
Here is the story you have been waiting for. How did I go from art to accounting? Do you remember the coffee shop I mentioned a while ago? There was a customer that wanted me to obtain a degree, she had a connection to Elon University. Well, she was an accountant at a chemical company. [...]
20- SOME CONTEXT
There may be some of you asking how I have an art degree, despite being a college dropout. After mentioning both briefly in recent posts, here is the explanation. First, I did not anticipate graduating from college. My ambition was to be in a touring band by the age of twenty. I held a meager [...]
19- LIFTING WEIGHTS
From my birth until his wedding day, my brother and I shared a bedroom. However, we did not have a door to the room until I was ten or twelve years old. He would lock the door and proceed to beat me up, so our dad removed it from the hinges. To be fair, my [...]
18- IS THAT A SUPRA?!
This will sound sarcastic but I do appreciate strangers stopping me in a parking lot to tell stories of when they drove a car like mine. These moments are exceptional when restoring a 23-year-old vehicle. Most people do not relate to such a process, especially since buying a newer car can be cheaper and better [...]
17- BECOMING A CAR GUY
At some point my life took a turn, so we’re switching gears. I became a car guy. There wasn’t a particular moment when everything changed, but it clearly happened because my Play Station 2 still works. I recently turned it on to play whatever was in it, and Need For Speed: Underground 2 began to [...]