quote AND book recommendation for the day

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.

--E.B. White


Essays of E.B. White

"...so ret it out and ret it in."

"It's not even about Donkey Kong anymore."

if you ever wanna see jesus again...

"while robust criticism is fair, scorn is not"

Due to the fractional portion of remorse I felt after my previous post, I give you this article from the New York Times. Thank you Brad Barker for sending it to me.

If you have some time, follow the link at the bottom of the article. It's a little painful to read. But it's real.

If we really do want to love people it seems important to have a clue what some of them think of 'us'. And why.


Side note: Last week I spent the day with my oldest friend (we have been friends for almost thirty years). He is gay. I found myself--once again--gently grasping his hand and proceeding cautiously when bringing Jesus into the conversation. He could see my heart breaking when his always brilliant banter turned itself to the scorn of my fellow Christians. "I can't even call you a Christian," he said. "I know your heart, and I know you love God... but I just can't use that word to describe you."


And sad truth is, neither can I.


Something has to change, people.

got any change?

jesus is cool but...

nate is.... an adult?

Nate turns 18 today. We celebrated last night.

Last week we got word his application to the Fire Academy was accepted.

I think my youngest child isn't one anymore.

just thinking i'm glad...

...that my hope is in you, Lord.

girl in the war...laurel begging hardy for a gun

I can't get this song out of my head.

And what's worse I can't figure out what it means. Even to me.

Peter said to Paul
"All those words that we wrote
Are just the rules of the game and the rules are the first to go"
But now talkin' to God is Laurel beggin' Hardy for a gun
I gotta girl in the war, man I wonder what it is we done

Paul said to Petey
"You gotta rock yourself a little harder;
Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
And I got a girl in the war, Paul the only thing I know to do
Is turn up the music and pray that she makes it through

Because the keys to the kingdom got locked inside the kingdom
And the angels fly around in there, but we can't see them
And I gotta girl in the war, Paul I know that they can hear me yell
If they can't find a way to help, they can go to Hell
If they can't find a way to help her, they can go to Hell

Paul to Petey "you gotta rock yourself a little harder;
Pretend the dove from above is a dragon and your feet are on fire"
But I gotta girl in the war, Paul her eyes are like champagne
They sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain
Sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain
They sparkle, bubble over, in the morning all you got is rain