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Like To Get To Know You Well

The British New Wave musician Howard Jones, on his breakthrough second album “Dream Into Action,” recorded an awkwardly titled song “Like To Get To Know You Well” that captures a sentiment I tend to feel very often. One of the … Continue reading

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A Modest Evening Well Spent

Tonight I write this blog entry (which I hope will be brief since I need sleep soon) from the Downtown Vancouver (Washington) Hilton, after having enjoyed a long day at my first Northwest Weekend, where I had the unusual spot … Continue reading

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Psalm 150: Let Everything That Has Breath

One of the universal problems we face in religion is that we tend to make God in our image and are not content to be remade into the image and likeness of God. We judge the spirituality of others by … Continue reading

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A Delicate Dance

Part of what makes life so beautiful and so dramatic at the same time is the sort of delicate dances we must dance. We are paradoxical creatures in many ways. One of those ways is the fact that we are … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Joy Division/New Order

In dealing with the case of Joy Division and New Order we have the case of two bands that share a core membership, the second band coming out of the first after the death of the leader of Joy Division … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: Donna Summer

Update: Donna Summer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Class of 2013. It is a shame that Donna Summer, the queen of disco, never got to see herself inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of … Continue reading

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Your Princess Is In Another Castle

This afternoon I had the opportunity to watch a performance of “Ramayana and Aladdin 2012” performed by the Chiang Mai Ballet Academy. I went with all of the other teachers, as well as Leon and Gloria and their two very … Continue reading

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