Umm…
…so, apparently a governmental paycheck alone is simply not enough money for our politicians to be living on. Take a look at what vice president Joe Biden is stuck doing in order to to earn a little extra dough.
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I’ve Said it Before…
… and I’ll say it again: tell me my quarterback doesn’t look exactly like Lloyd Christmas.
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 12:09 pm.
Dear Muammar Gaddafi,
I go on book tour in four months. Would you please tag along and be my stylist? This look you rocked yesterday in front of the UN is tight!
I totally need to be getting tips from you…
Sincerely,
Austin
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 12:07 pm.
Dear Carolina Panthers,
It’s only Wednesday, and yet I’m already scared about next Monday night’s game against Dallas. And you wanna know why?
Because you look so horrifically, utterly, lousy.
0-2, and showing no signs of improvement.
The wheels have fallen off. We had a six-year window, an opportunity to win multiple Super Bowls, and we blew it. I’m afraid we’re going to walk away with a 5-11 record this year. Best case scenario, 8-8.
Please, please prove me wrong.
Terrified,
Austin
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 11:44 am.
Mouth on Fire
Seriously, is there anything worse than having a sore throat? Like, a LEGIT sore throat? Like, one of those sore throats that wakes you up ten times a night and feels like knives running across your throat each time you swallow?
No, there’s not. And I have one right this second.
BUMMER.
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 11:30 am.
Recommended
This is a book by former Chicago Sun-Times religion editor Cathleen Falsani. She has written two other very cool books (The God Factor and Sin Boldly: A Field Guide to Grace) and, among numerous other accolades, is the only reporter to ever be granted a one-on-one interview with Barack Obama about his faith. She was also kind enough to read High Points and Lows and give me this wonderful endorsement:
“Austin Carty has a unique gift in Christian circles: he’s refreshingly honest, genuinely funny and uncommonly humble. Here is the life of a believer — mountaintops, valleys and the occasional desert island. Christian colleges would do well by making it required reading for every freshman class. Faith is messy because life is messy. But it’s a beautiful mess.”
This new book, The Dude Abides, has just been released and, whether or not you are a fan of the Coen Brothers’ films, is a great read. In the book, Falsani combs through each of the Coen Brothers films trying to find the spiritual elements existent in each story. Writing a book about the spirituality in Coen films is not an easy task, but Falsani handles it expertly. My favorite would have to be the chapter on The Big Lebowski (which is obviously the film from which she took her title), but each one of Falsani’s examinations are insightful and worth reading. Again, whether or not you are a fan of the Coen films, there is a lot to learn about faith and the messiness of life in this book.
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 10:33 am.
Question
I was on my way back from Nashville and saw these on the back of some guy’s truck.
Now, here’s my question: how do you become the guy who walks into a store, sees these ridiculously heinous things on the shelf, and thinks, yeah, testicles hanging from my truck… I gotta have these.
I mean, honestly…
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 10:20 am.
Dear Blog Checkers,
I will be heading for Nashville tomorrow to meet with my speaking agent to continue planning my speaking tour for next spring (on the heels of the January release of my book). I likely won’t be doing any blogging, so things will probably be quiet over here for a few days.
I really appreciate all of y’all who have been frequently checking back and writing in and commenting, etc. I will be back and blogging in a few days.
Until then!
Austin
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago at 3:06 pm.
Dear Kanye,
Really? I mean, really?
Listen, man, I’m a fan. But with that move at last night’s VMA’s, you’ve officially proven that your selfishness and your need for attention are equalled only by that obnoxious little girl from Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.
Your apology to Swift, while the right move, does nothing to negate how selfish and attention seeking was your ploy at last night’s event.
You should be ashamed of yourself. But since I know you’re not, I’ll be ashamed for you.
Bummed,
Austin
Posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago at 3:01 pm.
Recommended
This is undoubtedly one of the best books I’ve read this year. Matter of fact, it’s one of the best I’ve read in several years. The author is a 24 year old ivy league kid from Brown who decided to go “undercover” as an evangelical Christian at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. Seeing as I spent 3 years at Liberty, myself, this book was obviously tailor made for me.
But it’s tailor made for you, too.
Roose is funny and smart and insightful and he handles both sides of the culture divide with honesty and fairness. The whole time I was reading the book I was thinking, “Seriously? This dude is only 24?”
Whether you are an evangelical or not, this book is for you. Hence the reason it is currently a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers pick and a Relevant magazine best books of 2009 pick.
Go get it. Today.
I mean that.
Oh, and here’s what the very kind Mr. Roose had to say about my book:
“From Bayside High to Beyoncé, Austin Carty leaves no pop culture stone unturned in this valuable book about the nature of family, the complexities of the Christian faith, and the minor tragedies of teenage life. It’s funny, irreverent, and wise. If Carty ever starts his own denomination, I am so there.”
Pretty nice of him, right? Right?
So let’s repay him for his kindness. Let’s all go buy his book.
Ready, and…
go.
