Monthly Archives: September 2013

Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Amy Grant

At first glance, Amy Grant would not seem to be an obvious candidate for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, since there might be many people who have a distaste of and a lack of knowledge about the importance … Continue reading

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Book Review: Wounded Women Of The Bible

Wounded Women Of The Bible: Finding Hope When Life Hurts, by Dena Dyer & Tina Samples [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Publications/Authors Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review.] This book took a lot … Continue reading

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A Festival Of Reconciliation

Even for those who do not wish to call the Day of Atonement the Day of At-one-ment as is the fashion with some, this day is particularly known for being a festival of reconciliation between mankind and God and between … Continue reading

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Book Review: The War For Korea, 1945-1950

The War For Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning, by Allan R. Millet Success has a million helpers, but failure is an orphan. It is a telling sign of the author’s modesty and ambition that his book begins with a lengthy … Continue reading

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To The Faithful Departed

For whatever reason, and I’m not sure if it is a good tendency or a bad one or somewhere in between, I tend to be someone who thinks a fair amount of those who are not a part of my … Continue reading

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Raised On Radio

As someone who is at least somewhat interested in the music industry through my interests in music and business as well as the fact that I was once a college dj [1], I get a lot of blog posts in … Continue reading

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You Better Run Faster Than My Bullet

It’s probably not a good thing that when I think of the amusing drama I have found in my life that I am inspired to create complicated artistic works as a way of wrestling with them. There are many examples … Continue reading

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The Exorcist Is In

[Note: This post is intended to be at least slightly humorous and not intended to be taken entirely seriously.] Every once in a while I am called upon to help people with various technical issues involving electronics. While I am … Continue reading

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The World’s Worst Kickstarter Idea

Earlier tonight as I was facebooking, which can often be a hazardous activity when one has as many odd friends and acquaintances as I do, I saw what may be the worst ever idea for a kickstarter. For those who … Continue reading

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Summer Night Air

This evening, after working an hour and a half of overtime in order to make sure there were enough Spanish speakers on the phone lines tonight, a coworker of mine of the same rank (who spent much of the evening … Continue reading

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