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feet of clay

February 17, 2010

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I wrote this song in 1993. yowza. These lyrics are older than my daughter. Today, though, beginning the season of Lent I thought it was appropriate to revisit them. Feet of Clay This is the set of tools that I came with started me out on the road that I travel. This is an angry […]

loss…

February 16, 2010

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I received word this morning that an estranged friend has passed away. I am astounded at how profoundly this affects me. He was a close friend of Dave’s for a long time and a friend to me as well for a period of time. He was a troubled man, a person who found life as […]

give me twenty…

February 12, 2010

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I have this new technique I’ve employed in my parenting lately. It’s called the “cause and effect” strategy. I’ve told my children that each time they say ‘I’m bored!” they have to take a time out. There are no “ifs” “ands” or “buts” just have a seat and wait. It’s working pretty well actually but […]

the bread and the knife…

February 5, 2010

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I was thinking today about my love of metaphor. I love it because of it’s poetic directness….now at first blush that may seem an odd pairing and of course, it is…because that is the very nature of metaphor…odd pairings. The basic underlying principle of metaphor as I understand it is to take two seemingly unrelated […]

rant…

February 4, 2010

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yes I’m going to rant and no you cannot stop me. I got into a serious discussion the other day about a joke. Quite a number of people thought the joke was funny or at the very least clever but I did not. I thought it was cruel. I’ve posted here before about sarcasm and […]

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