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A Tribute To My Uncle

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // reflections

This morning around 3 a.m, my Uncle Hubert passed away.  He’s the second one of my great uncles to pass away in the past year, so Greensburg, Kentucky (I was shocked too that Greensburg had its own Wikipedia page.) is grieving the loss of  two great men.
When someone mentions a  “good ‘ol country boy,” I [...]

The Political Lens Principle

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // reflections

I’m watching the Health Care Summit right now  and a few things hit me.

If this is typical of how things work in Congress, I’m glad I’ve never watched it before.
Since they get paid to speak, I would expect nationally elected speakers to be better speakers.
Applying the Lens Principle to what politicians say can lead to [...]

A New Day, A New Year (*trail of tears*)

// January 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // audio, lyrics, music, reflections

Janauary was named for Janus, the Roman god of two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward.  This should be a time to reflect, but to keep moving forward.
“New Year’s Project” by Further Seems Forever (the best incarnation of the band with Chris Carrabba on vocals) is a powerful song, especially at this time [...]