About

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Hi, my name is Michael Krahn. If you’re smart enough to read the big words on this blog you probably already guessed what my name was when you clicked on a link that contained the phrase www.michaelkrahn.com

I like to read and think about stuff, and then I write some stuff down and “post” it.

“Post” is a fancy internet word for “make stuff appear on your screen.”

I don’t capitalize the word “internet” because it is not a person. It is quite person-al though, and I like to share my life with friends and complete strangers on Facebook and Twitter.

Is that so wrong? I like to write.

Here are some pictures of me. I like to wear hats sometimes. I also like to wear shades because they make me feel like the rock star I pretend to be.

I’m a Pastor, but not  THAT kind of pastor. Before I was a pastor I worked for a great manufacturing company. They sent me to China once. That was fun. I took some pictures.

I enjoy spending time with my wife and three daughters, writing and playing music, and offending legalists.

Music

I like music that’s not premeditated… music that forgets to ask “Will people like this?” and “Is this a hit song?” while it’s being created. Premeditated music strikes me as profoundly artificial and inauthentic. Most of what you hear on modern country radio is profoundly artificial. Don’t get me wrong – it SOUNDS great in the same that candy tastes good. But it gives you a sugar rush and then leaves you crashed. It rots your brain like candy rots your teeth.

I play a Martin acoustic and a vintage Fender Telecaster electric. If you don’t know what that means, you’re probably not a musician. I do like Bob Dylan, I do. I think Conor Oberst is this generation’s Dylan.

Hmmmm, what else do I like to rant about…

I used to go into Christian bookstores but now that I’m a Christian I avoid them like the plague that they are. You can sell a balloon for 5 cents at a dollar store, or you can print the word “Jesus” on the balloon and sell it for $1.05. It’s OK, the extra dollar goes to Jesus because he licensed his name to the merchants who own the store.

I have a beard sometimes. Usually around Christmas.

I think Mitch Hedberg was a genius of observational comedy who died tragically and too early. Ditto for Kurt Cobain. Why do so many geniuses go out like that?

I like writing posts with provocative titles – like this one.

Now that I’ve told you so much about myself, why don’t you tell me what you’re all about.

Comments and random insults can be hurled at michael.krahn@gmail.com or left in the comments section below.