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Quoting Myself…
There is something therapeutic about being given an opportunity to think aloud and share the burden of a challenge with someone who will simply listen. When we allow someone to share, we invite them to bring things out of darkness and into the light. The rest is God’s responsibility. ~E.B. Dean Once a year I [...]
Anywhere is walking distance, if you’ve got the time. – Stephen Wright
I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and I really have a sense that Justin and Heidi are supposed to be in Seattle. Oh, I hate it more than I have hated much in my life – but there’s a peace about it that makes me suppose that maybe God has a plan for [...]
Looking Like a Fool With My Pants on the Ground
This morning I went into my closet and skimmed my collection of t-shirts. This past Christmas my wife gave me a grungy Lakers tee that is oh so soft and looks like I’ve worn it a thousand times. I’ve really only worn it once or twice because, although it is a size XXL, it is [...]
A Factual Look at Obama’s Economy
There are a number of reasons to be concerned about Obama’s ‘plan’ for our economy. This is an excellent article to put things in proper perspective – and while it is clearly conservatively biased – it is also completely backed up by the facts (complete with links to the reliable sources.)
Primary Runoff Election Today!
Hey Georgians, don’t forget that today is our runoff election. If you haven’t taken advantage of the early voting you need to go to your polling place. (Remember, your polling place may not be in the same location as on the primary election day – check the Secretary of State’s website. You can also download [...]
Obamazombies
Zombies are a brilliant literary device. We can kill them all we want and no-one cares. Yes, they are human, but not even right-wing fundamentalists care about a ‘culture of life’ when it comes to the ‘undead’. Yet, Obama supporters are about as lifelike, use about the same amount of brain power, and are just [...]
12 Free eBooks
If you are a nook user, (either on a nook itself or on your iPhone, Blackberry, Android phone, iPad, PC or Mac), you can get 12 classic eBooks for free this week. Just go to www.bn.com/freelibrary and ‘buy’ them. On your nook device: you’ll actually need to go to the website via the Internet browser [...]
Escape from Auschwitz … Almost a Love Story
When you have a few minutes, read this interesting story of a Catholic man who rescued his Jewish girlfriend from Auschwitz.
Voter’s Guide
Tomorrow is the Republican Primary in Georgia. Now you could take the time to scour the Internet and figure out which candidates you want to support – or you could take the easy route and just vote like I do! You ought to visit this website to confirm that you are registered to vote, to [...]
284 to 261.2 and counting …
My wife Alisha and I have recently adopted a new philosophy on food. This lifestyle change involves being intentional about food choices and avoiding options that are high in carbohydrates. For the past month or so we’ve been doing really well. The pounds are dropping, slowly, and we don’t feel like we are depriving ourselves [...]
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