J Walking

The Washington Post and papers everywhere are atwitter about President Bush’s Iraq speech tonight and that expected call for a “surge” of 20,000 new troops. According to the Post, it is the first time that the President is going against the military’s recommendations: Bush’s decision appears to mark the first major disagreement between the White…

…but I will. Please keep them coming!

I’ve started my search new music and it is sure fun. I can’t remember the last time I really set out to find and listen to new music. But thanks to all of your suggestions I have started. And I said previously I decided to start with the person I mocked – Bob Dylan. Maybe…

Last night Kim was searching for a new book and came across an old one she’d read called Absolute Surrender by Andrew Murray some quotes: “…learn to know and trust your God now, Say: ‘My God, I am willing that Thou shouldst make me willing.’ If there is anything holding you back, or any sacrifice…

Well, I posted about all those newspapers I was reading yesterday morning and set about to read and write and then the day blew up for a variety of reasons…there is always tomorrow’s news!

…and figure out what that means I come to certain conclusions. Here is mine for today – I think I am one of the few (only?) bloggers whose subscriptions to actual, stain-your-hands, paper newspapers and magazines is increasing. I like them. They are real and I think that they give me a greater chance to…

…but I read this card from a friend yesterday and was struck that it is as true now as some weeks ago. (It is just that some weeks ago thinking about these things was part of the “Christmas spirit,” and now we are “back to work” and “back to life”….) Note: originally the “still” was…

Holy cow (except I don’t think cows are holy), I just checked out pandora.com and it is incredible. Of course I started with “Where the streets have no name” – clearly one of the great songs ever recorded – and I am now off listening to Pearl Jam…and I thought I hated Pearl Jam. Perhaps…

Finally, some great new music for me to enjoy…

I finally watched Saddam Hussein’s execution. I didn’t want to. I wanted it to go away and to not think about the “Butcher of Baghdad” ever again. After all, this was a man who put people into shredding machines and built prisons for children and who used chemical warfare on his own people. He was…

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