May
29
2009

Roger Butner
I have been blessed with good friends throughout my entire life, although there has been a natural ebb and flow as to which friends have been closest along the way. New friends come along. Some old friends stay close, while others somehow fade away. Facebook comes along, allowing me to rekindle friendships with the brothers [...]
Tags: coffee, facebook, friends, manhood, social networking
May
27
2009

Roger Butner
I can remember my mother singing “Que Sera, Sera” to me when I was a little boy, and it has always been a positive memory for me. Not until I was in Spanish class my senior year in high school did it occur to me that “Que sera, sera” literally means “What will be, will [...]
Tags: family, freedom, movies, oogway, the journey
May
27
2009

Roger Butner
For those of you in Louisiana who have not heard, there will be a weekend of “sales tax holiday” for purchases of hurricane preparedness supplies on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, 2009. According to the email from Representative Steve Carter’s office the following items will be exempt from sales tax on these two [...]
Tags: community
May
26
2009

Roger Butner
I hope to be back into a regular blogging rhythm again any day now. In the meantime, check out this New York Times article on the impact of texting on the lives and health of teens today.
Tags: adolescence, culture, media, teens, texting
May
07
2009

Roger Butner
Well, I haven’t been posting as much during the last couple of weeks. Basically because I have had other things to do. That’s the way life goes.
I am offering this brief post to begin building enthusiasm for an incredible opportunity available to all men in the Baton Rouge area, beginning in September. (Actually, it is [...]
Tags: manhood
May
02
2009

Roger Butner
I haven’t yet read this book, but I hope to do so very soon. Thanks to John Dobbs for sharing this book review and bringing the book to my attention. The book – “The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University” by Kevin Roose.
Tags: books, culture