2005 Archives
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Cyber Column by Brett Younger: Why I love butter pecan_71105
Posted: 7/15/05
Carol and Brett Younger,
August 4, 1984.CYBER COLUMN:
Why I love butter pecanBy Brett Younger
My life would have been so much less if I had gotten in the line for chocolate. At the Welcome Students Ice Cream Social at Southern Seminary, a friend pointed out a gorgeous woman in a hideous Mexican dress: “That’s Carol Davis. She went to Seventh. Go introduce yourself.”
I nervously got in line for butter pecan—which I didn’t really care for—because that’s the flavor she was scooping. Carol and I both went to Seventh and James Baptist Church in Waco while we were students at Baylor University, but we never met because she was in the in-crowd. I desperately tried to think of a clever line and decided to go with, “The last time I had butter pecan was at Seventh and James.” When I got to the front of the line, I was so tongue-tied that nothing came out. Carol was merciful and chose not to make fun of me (a pattern we have continued to this day).
Brett Younger 07/15/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Commentary by Brett Younger: Encountering Evil_71105
Posted: 7/11/05
COMMENTARY:
Encountering EvilBy Brett Younger
On Thursday morning, July 7, my family boarded the Eurostar, the train that goes under the English Channel, in Paris. Onboard, we planned our last day in England—the underground to the hotel, Madame Tussaud’s, and The Lion King. An hour before we were to arrive, cell phones started ringing. People all over the train were whispering anxiously—in French. My wife, Carol, asked the woman across from her to explain, but all we could understand was “le bomb.”
"I still feel overwhelmed with sadness at what happened in London, but I am partially grateful that I was there." When we got to London, the scene was surreal. Police went through our train looking for a passenger who had made a suspicious phone call. Before they let us leave, they explained that several bombs had gone off in the subways. Sirens were blaring. Ambulances were tearing past. One rumor was that 200 people were already dead. In the chaos and confusion, emergency officials had no advice as to where we should go or what we should do. The underground and buses were shut down.
07/11/2005 - By John Rutledge
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