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• An Experiment

  February 24, 2007

  The light seared his eyeballs as he woke.  He blinked hard a few times, trying to stop the throbbing.  As his vision began to clear, he could make out six halogen lamps above him.  Or was it eight?  No, four. He tried to move, but he felt himself being held down by a strong ha...

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• Dad

  January 20, 2007

  On January 12, my dad was laid to rest after a brief battle with cancer. When I originally sat down to write this, I intended it to be the eulogy to my him that I did not have the chance to give.  The final product is nowhere near as good as I expected and would…

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• My Prayer

  December 9, 2006

  "Certain thoughts are prayers.  There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." – Victor Hugo, Les Miserables   God, thank You for all the wonderful things I have in my life today.  Sometimes, I find myself wondering why exac...

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• Let’s Play a Game

  November 21, 2006

  Ok, I'm not expecting anyone who reads this to get some sort of deeper meaning out of it, or have some kind of uplifting, thought-provoking experience.  I simply have a question. Imagine, if you will, that you are in a crowded sandwich shop.  There are several lines, all of them equally...

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• Salute

  November 9, 2006

  I had the day off today, so I slept in 'til about 10am--longer than I've slept in a very long time.  I took my time getting out of bed, took a leisurely shower and went to a fast food lunch.  Now, I'm home, writing this blog and watching a little TV.  I'll probably play some…

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• Special

  November 7, 2006

  Sometimes, the hardest part of writing a blog is the very first sentence.  It's hard to know where to start things like this.  Where exactly do I begin with something that has so many different starting points? I guess, when all else fails you start at the beginning...but I don't even r...

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• No clever title…just angry

  November 6, 2006

  For as long as I have been intelligently able to do so, I have formed some very definite--some would say different--beliefs about God and what it means to be Godly. I don't believe it's as complicated as many people like to make it out to be.  I don't believe God wants us to be so…

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• Snapping the Slump

  October 27, 2006

  "A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people." - Thomas Mann     Several years ago, I read or heard somewhere that when Michaelangelo was asked how he decided what the statue of David would look like, he said, "It was already there. ...

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• Five Years Later

  September 11, 2006

  "Courage…is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow." &nda...

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