tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121134532011-12-03T08:51:38.646-08:00Thoughts,Songs,Writings,Rants,Encouragements, and LifeBenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236895207502552450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12113453.post-78594418228809844602011-06-24T14:59:00.000-07:002011-06-24T14:59:17.317-07:00

Track listing: 1. Muppet Show Theme Song, OK Go 2. Rainbow Connection, Weezer and Hayley Williams 3. Mahna Mahna, The Fray 4. Movin’ Right Along, Alkaline Trio 5. Our World, My Morning Jacket 6. Halfway Down the Stairs, Amy Lee 7. Mr. Bassman, Sondre Lerche 8. Wishing Song, The Airborne Toxic Event 9. Night Life, Brandon Saller of Atreyu and Billy Martin 10. Bein’ Green, Andrew Bird I 11.

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This picture was taken from the one at the Rabbit RoomI recently was turned onto the music of Mr. Josh Garrels thanks to a post by Pete Peterson in The Rabbit RoomLove & War & The Sea In Between is 18 tracks of pure joy. The entire album is a process. I highly recommend you check him out. Oh yea,

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In the year 2005 I found myself in India for a year. Throughout that year I saw, experienced, and learned many things that helped nourish my faith in Christ, but at the same time helped me question what I actually believed. One of the adventures that I went on was a month long journey with a group of students from the college I worked at. This was a time for the students to put into action what

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"But herein is the Bible itself greatly wronged. It nowhere lays claim to be regarded as the Word, the Way, the Truth. the Bible leads us to Jesus, the inexhaustible, the ever unfolding Revelation of God. It is Christ "in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge," not the Bible, save as leading to Him." -George MacDonald

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Oh, Love That Will Not Let Me Go :George Matheson(1842-1906)The chorus was written by Robbie Seay BandOh, love that will not let me goI rest my weary soul in theeI give you back this life I oweand in your ocean depths its flowmay richer, fuller beOh, light that follows all my wayI yield my flickering torch to theeand my heart restores its borrowed raythat in your sunshine's blaze its daymay

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When the sun shines just right, upon the morning dewAnd it reflects the light across the yard to youI begin to see with a pair of new eyesand I recall all that we've been throughI begin the trek across the fresh cut lawnAnd my mind is set on those days that are long goneNo I can't forget and I won't give up just yetThat's why I've kept you waiting here so longNow I'm in my little daze,

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Today after work (Starbucks), I was getting my usual Lemonade when a young girl of about two or three walked into the store with her family. I have never seen them in my life. They looked like a nice little family. The little girl held in her hand a stuffed bunny rabbit. (I can only assume a recent gift from the ever generous Easter Bunny) The little girl was holding the bunny before her and

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As some of you know my wife and I recently purchased a turntable. (Doug Hanks album was the first to be spun)In the past few weeks I have assembled a pretty good collection of Vinyl. And since I frequent the record shop every so often now, spending a little bit of my tip money, I have decided to put up a feature here on a semi-random basis called: The Vinyl Treasure Of The Week.This weeks

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I am already half of the way through Saint Patrick (Jonathan Rodgers) and can not wait to start the others. Still have a few others to read first though. Cool tidbit, four of these books are actually signed by their authors=freaking cool!Books in the picture:1. Andrew Peterson-North! Or Be Eaten & On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (2 total)2. A. S. Peterson-The Fiddler’s Gun & The Fiddler's

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Just Purchased and on the way:1. Andrew Peterson-North! Or Be Eaten & On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (2 total)2. A. S. Peterson-The Fiddler’s Gun3. Annie Dillard-Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4. Jonathan Rogers-Saint Patrick5. Madeline L'Engle-Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the IncarnationWishlist:1. Matt Mikalatos-Imaginary Jesus2. N.D. Wilson-100 Cupboards (and the rest of the series)3.

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“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be

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The Rules: Basically picked movies that I love. The one rule I had was there could be NO franchises, trilogy's, or sequel's to any of the movies I picked.Here goes- 1983 Strange Brew1984 The Never Ending Story1985 Breakfast Club/Clue1986 Hoosiers1987 The Princess Bride1988 Oliver and Company1989 The Dead Poets Society1990 The Hunt for Red October (with a salute to the Teenage Mutant Ninja

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Every single day we try and solidify our Faith in God, and the very next day He shatters everything we thought we knew and understood about Him. O how He reveals in bits and causes our Faith to do the splitz. (I like it this way though, if I could figure Him out, why would I ever need Him?)

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I arise todayThrough a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,Through the belief in the threeness,Through confession of the onenessOf the Creator of Creation.I arise todayThrough the strength of Christ’s birth with his baptism,Through the strength of his crucifixion with his burial,Through the strength of his resurrection with his ascension,Through the strength of his descent for the

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A Thousand Questions from Nick Jones on Vimeo.

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Me: (To the officer who just pulled up in his patrol car at the Starbucks drive thru) "So are you guys allowed to listen to music while on patrol?"Officer: "Sure. I bring my ipod with me everywhere and crank it up pretty loud sometimes."Me: "Nice. So do you ever listen while you have someone sitting in the back?"Officer: : Oh yea, I even let them pick the music most times."Me: (laughing butt off)

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I know that many of you who read this blog wonder what my assessment of the 2009 goods are. One of my rules when picking albums were that they had to completely shake me and make me think about deeper things in life. Some of the albums on this list made me think deeper about my faith and deeper about my marriage and deeper about a whole bunch of wonderful and scary things. At the end of the list

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Right of the bat I want to say that some people might find this post offensive. The truth is however that I honestly am not trying to be offensive at all. I am being completely real here. This is my journey to a Faith lived out on the toilet.In the past few months I have been excited to see my spiritual life grow in directions and ways I never thought it could. Part of this has to do with the

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First off I would like to send you to where this thought process was birthed from. It is a blog from the previously praised The Rabbit Room.I was reading an article by one of my new favorite artists Jason Gray entitled Making Peace With Halloween. First off, I want to say, please read the post and if possible a few of the comments, otherwise what is spoken next may or may not make complete sense.

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I had a dream last night that I was a male model. Me! I was in Americas next top male model contest. Weird right? The crazy thing was, I was actually doing well in the competition. I was crazy, I was real, I was me, I was not into myself, I really didn't think I would make it out of the first round, but round after round I was in the top two contestants. This might have to do with the fact that I

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About eight months ago a stumbled onto a humble little blog arena called The Rabbit Room. It is here where I get a daily dose of something new and wonderful. Breathtaking music, art, writings, reviews, books, and much much more. It is here that I also find some awesome and faith inspiring conversation, that ultimately is not seen as an argument but as working things out. Or perhaps a little but

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Just saw this video at men's retreat this weekend. One of the better short films I have ever seen.Enjoy...

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Reads:Ambassadors of Hope -Robert Seiple (enjoying, mind bending, life shaping)Good News About Injustice-Gary HuagenSex God-Rob BellEverybody Wants To Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants To Die-David Crowder (still reading this...taking awhile...letting it settle in)Tunes:I have not done a post on music in a while, actually one of my last posts was on music...but so much good stuff has been found,

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"Let the Wild Rumpus Begin!"A few weeks ago my wife and I went to see this film. I have loved Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are," since I was a little boy. I recently went and bought the book, then actually gave it as a gift to one of my nephews for his birthday. I love the imagination, the artwork, the simplicity, and the dreaming that makes up the book. Naturally I HAD to go see the

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William FitzsimmonsA Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon Podcast Passion PitNate CampanyThe Jealous soundThe Appleseed CastFrightened RabbitSun Kil MoonGood Old WarWeaver at the LoomTen good bands...in my opinion of course.

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Orthodoxy-G.K. ChestertonSurprised by Hope-N.T. WrightPractice and Presence of God-Brother LawrenceKnowledge of the Holy-A.W. TozerHelmet for My Pillow - Robert LeckieWith the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa-E.B. Sledge

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"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God."

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Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, “Do

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For a few weeks now I have been captivated by this show. A friend of mine had the first season, so I borrowed it and gave Chuck a shot. Boy am I glad that I did. I love this show. I am now caught up and watching it on a weekly basis. The storyline is about a guy/Chuck who works at a buy more (best buy pretty much) and his friend happens to be a government agent who sends chuck a visual email.

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Brite RevolutionI love new music. I love down to earth artists. I also love artists that try and make this world a better place to live in while living a missional life. Click the link above and be amazed. These artists have formed together to create something really special. Each month they EACH put out two new or old songs on the site, then you get to snag them. There are like twenty artists so

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While I was driving to the father son retreat, (sorry for going back in time here in the blogsosphere)I was listening to the ipod on shuffle and this song came on. I have like Josh Ritter for a little over two years now, never seen him live, but I really like his music. The lyrics to the song that blew me away for a whopping 9 and half minutes are below. On top of that, it was recorded live.

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a. Rod vs. Pole During the weekend of father son retreat I had very little luck fishing with a pole and lure. I think I caught a totally of like six fish for the entire weekend. The truth is I really wasn’t having that much fun fishing. I had more fun watching the guys around me catch some of their first fish ever. The reason for this I have come to realize is I am truly a fly fishing snob. What

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You ever have one of those days where you wake up with a new song or perfect thought in your head and you need to let it out? And yet when you go to your guitar you find it is out of tune? And even more true than it being out of tune you realize I really can't play this thing anyway? But you have this thought, this tune, everything you need to write the blasted gift of a song is at your

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Andy Osenga has a new album out, actually it's a six song EP. I have been waiting for something new from Andy for a while. His first Letters to the editor was good, real good. The best thing about these two EP's is that they are FREE on his website or you can donate to the cause if you are a little richer than the normal dude.I recommend this album to you all. Be prepared though, Andy is not your

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This evening I called my father to talk about a few things. One of them was about possibly fly fishing with him soon. I love fly fishing and yet get to do it on very rare occasions. In the midst of talking about fishing he was reminded of something he heard about one of my favorite books The River Why by David James Duncan my all time favorite writer.It was this book that really got me into the

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“I have come to believe that by and large the human family all has the same secrets, which are both very telling and very important to tell. They are telling in the sense that they tell what is perhaps the central paradox of our condition - that what we hunger for perhaps more than anything else is to be known in our full humanness, and yet that is often just what we also fear more than anything

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So I was thinking a couple days ago about one of my dreams in life. I believe that there are certain people that we are attracted to and align ourselves with here whilst we are on earth. There are folks who we would consider mentors even though we have never even met them in real life. These people kindove get the thought process rolling for us. We find ourselves having AHA! moments when we read,

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Sing Sing Sing About all good thingsRun Run RunTo the arms of our KingDance Dance DanceBecause we've been set freeShine Shine ShineFor the whole world to seeYou alone are worthy of our praiseYou alone are creator of our daysYou alone are wanted in this placeYou are our HopeYou are our JoySing Sing Sing About all good thingsRun Run RunTo the arms of our KingDance Dance DanceBecause we've been set

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"Worship is the hearts response to what God is doing, has done, and will do in our lives.""Worship is what we value the most.""Worship is what I was wired to do!"I have been thinking recently about Worship and what it truly means. Thinking about music related to worship. I realized a couple of things, and I hope I can be clear on my findings.I realized that we as humans try to put a face on God

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Got to go on a retreat with Dave and Albert this weekend. (Some more thoughts coming from this later) And we got to do some serious Disc golfing throughout our time. We ended up playing five times in three days. A grand total of about 80 holes played. My arms were dying after the weekend, but I love this sport so much. Anyway, on Sunday we went out and got through the front 9 of Tadmor's course

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Tonight I had the opportunity to go downtown and serve our the city of Portland. Our middle school group brought about 17 students to serve under the Burnside bridge. Bridgetown ministries serves about 200 homeless each and every Friday night. This includes haircuts, feet washing, new socks, food, conversation, and clothing. Also involved in this ministry our prayer pockets*. These pockets of

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I am currently rocking/contemplating Jon Foreman's new EP Spring. This is one of the songs that is just rocking me right now. The song is supposed to be the sequel to Oh! Gravity's "Let Your Love be Strong."The song is taken directly from Matthew 6:9-18 and 6:25-34 and the way that Foreman has re-penned this passage of scripture is just captivating me right now. I really recommend that anyone and

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"It's my birthday tomorrow no one here can know, I was born this Thursday 25 years ago."- Jon ForemanMy birthday was fun and interesting this year. Turning 25 is a scary, emotional, and amazing moment in my life. This is the first birthday that I have celebrated married. A birthday that has me thinking not only earthly but eternally. A birthday that has me asking why, how, and when. A birthday

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It's another late night at workAnd I hate being away from herI miss her so much that it hurtsand I'm getting a little concernedOf the time I spend with my girlAnd each night I'm not homeI know she's all aloneI miss her and need herMust care for and feed herAnd though my hearts just achingIt feels like it's breakingCuz she will be waiting on me once againIt's another long weekend awayAnd she's

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The Future of Forestry: Was really fun rocking out and worshiping to these guys while driving though the Avenue of the Giants (Redwoods). I recommend them. A cross between Snow Patrol and Angels & Airwaves after meeting Christ.Jon Foreman: If you didn't know this already, Jon the lead singer of Switchfoot has a few solo EP's out. The first is called Fall and the second is Winter. Go check it out,

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For me one of the funnest parts of the trip was our venture through the Redwood Forest. I realized just how magnificent our Creator God is. I was humbled by the beast that loomed above me. And our hotel suite was pretty much the raddest, biggest, and cheapest we stayed in the entire trip. can you say: in room jacuzzi? I thought you could.

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Immediately after leaving the zoo we drove all the way to San Francisco. Arriving at 3AM I was tired and the service of the hotel sucked! The room we paid for was not worth it. I had paid less for a room three times its size a night before. we stayed a total of 9 hours in San Fran. We got in our car on a blustery morning, drove across the golden Gate Bridge and decided right there that we would

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Another first for Amber, but what a great day it was. I recommend to all who go to this zoo; ride the Zoo Bus you will see so much more than you will by walking.

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One of the highlights of the honeymoon was our chance to go to Sea World. this was Amber's first trip and she loved it! The only bummer was half of the park was closed due to reconstruction.Enjoy a few snapshots:

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December 14th Okay, so maybe we should have tried to go here first, because after Mickeyland this place was knott so Berry Good. The best part was the burgers and shakes at a n old style diner. No kidding! There really were no highlights. Other than me winning a Christmas teddy bear for Amber at one of those buck o' basket dealios. I swished the first shot, game over!

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December 9th-13thWe stayed at Paradise Pier for four nights and rocked D-land for three days. We had a killer time and can't wait to visit again.Highlights:Spacemountain 4xThe Indian Jones Ride 2xPirates 2xGood Food (Smuggle dour way into the Blue Bayou)Dinner with good friends (Holly, Billy, and Kayla)

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While we were in Disneyland we met up with a few good friends and had a good catching up dinner party.

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A few treatsI'm married! How rad is that?

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Comcast Sports Network! I am so glad a rad station like this is finally here. I have been waiting for a channel like this for years. With 51 Blazer games getting aired how could I not love this???I am ready to yell and shout and scream at my television screen again.

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The Blazer season has begun! I can not be more happy! Sure I love Football and can tolerate a little Baseball too, but I am stoked for this Blazer season. I predict that the Blazers make the playoffs this year. As for the game against San Antonio, we played better than we have against them in a long long time. I will take the moral victory here. Lamarvelous and Webster were hot and I hope they

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Coming your way soon, to a record store near you. Or your ITunes Library.Carrie Underwood:Carnival RideRelease Date:October 23Rascal Flatts:Still Feels goodRelease date: September 25thDavid Crowder Band:RemedyRelease Date: September 25thFoo Figheters:Echoes Silence Patience & GraceRelease Date: September 25thCounting Crows:August and Everything after (re-release)Release Date: September

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This Apology goes out to Kayla, Katy, and Leah. For years I have harped on you guys for liking Celine Dion and her music. The truth is I have liked a few of her tunes, but not very many. Honestly, who could not like the title song from Titanic? I bought the single in the first few weeks of the movies release in theaters, not knowing that the song would stand atop the pop charts for 53 straight

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"Look up to the heavens it is there that you may find a glimpse of home."-MeStrategic Withdrawal. A quote from David James Duncan-My story as told by water."when I am lost, God help me get more lost. Help me lose me so completely that nothing remains but the primordial peace and originality that keep creating and sustaining this blood-, tear-and love-worthy world that's never lost for an instant

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I watched this movie when it first came out in 2001, but did not realize how good it actually is. Robert Altman has assembled an amazing cast and a brilliant script. Although there are times when the story feels slow, nothing is left out and everything is important to the movie. The real gem however lies in the short concert given in the middle of the flick by Jeremy Northam. I was compelled to

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236895207502552450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12113453.post-12628512972712793702007-09-05T02:10:00.000-07:002007-09-05T02:26:47.034-07:00

The tunes:Caedmon's Call-OverdressedMxPx-Secret WeaponPassion-Greatest hits...so farCaedmon's Call-In the company of Angels two (the world will sing)Mxpx-Before everything and afterThe Early November- the mother, the mechanic,and the pathChris Rice-What a heart is beating forJackson Browne-The very best of Jackson BrowneThe books:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-the complete Sherlock HolmesPhilip

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On Monday afternoon Amber, Erin, Burke, Benny (with puppy) and I went Geo-caching. For three of us this was our first Cache outing. Here is a brief description of what Caching is: (taken from Wikipidea) an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "

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www.Switchfeed.com Pretty good stuff. Lots of news,downloads, videos, mp3s and much much more...

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We got him with the #24 pick in the NBA draft. WOW!I hope this guy can come over this year and play for us. He is so good!

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One of the highlights from my year in India was the week spent with Jon Foreman, the lead singer and songwriter of Switchfoot. While Jon was visiting we got to meet some pretty big fighters of the caste system in India and major freedom fighters for the Dalits. While there Jon was asked by one of these men to play something on his guitar. The men wanted to hear some of his music. So appearing out

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I used to work at a Davidson's Casual Dining in Tigard. In high school I used to get to my night shift early so I could eat dinner. Occasionaly I would chat with an older woman who came in often. She was fun, reminded me a lot like my grandma, but totally and completly loopy. We sit and chat about life and her farm and her sons. And I would share the little things that I had experienced so far in

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Sorrow by :BAD RELIGION (I recenlty heard a version of this song sung by Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and it really blew me away. Amazing stuff truly.)Father can you hear me?How have I let you down?I curse the day that I was bornand all the sorrow in this worldLet me take you to the herding ground where all good men are trampled downJust to settle a bet that could not be won between a prideful

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Caedmon's Call is announcing the birth of the new album Overdressed on their website. I am stoked for this album, I have heard a few of the wonderful songs that are on this album. One reason for my stokedness is because Andrew Osenga will be back on this album as well as Derek Webb formerly of Caedmon's. I saw these guys in October of '06 and was truly blessed by the band members and their hearts

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Today was our last performance of: "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown." It was sad to see all of the hard work come to an end. It seems like seven perfomances is so small when you look at the big picture of things. I almost always never want a show to end, mostly out of fear of no longer being around the people I have been so intimately training and practicing with for the past few months, but

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Only You by David CrowderTake my heart, I Lay it downAt the feet of you whose crownedTake my life, I'm letting goI lift it upto You who's thronedAnd I will worship You, LordOnly You, LordAnd I will bow down before YouOnly You LordTake my fret, take my fearAll I have, I'm leaving hereBe all my hopes, be all my dreamsBe all my delights, be my everythingAnd It's just you and me here nowOnly you and

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236895207502552450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12113453.post-27756351095391274872007-06-29T00:58:00.000-07:002007-06-29T01:03:24.905-07:00

The NBA draft held few surprises tonight. Portland did the right thing and drafted Greg Oden who should lead us fearlessly back the the glorious days of playoffs, western conference championships, NBA finals, and Championships. Dreaming. Realistically speaking Portland should become familiar with the playoffs again. Looking forward to it!As far as the Zack Randolph trade goes, there has got to be

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I have decided that the game of Catch Phrase is: awesome! Seriously! Amber and I played a one on one game yesterday evening. It is truly amazing to see how two people communicate with each other through words, trying to describe something as petty as "Junk Food". The thing is, and this truly is the amazing part was the interaction between Amber and I. The words and stories chosen to get the

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Today I wished I was five again and could take all my clothes of and run around in my Batman underwear while frolicking and jumping through the sprinkler in my front yard. Today instead, I watered all the flower beds, grass areas, and such around Village. There were a few moments that I purposely got a little spray here and there.Oh, the joy of sprinklers! Especially on a day like today.I also

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I was knee deep in a cool river bed. Converse All-Stars on as usual. Fly rod in hand. Tunes in my ears. Nature surrounding me from all sides. Just me and the multitudes of fish rushing past my ankles waiting to be caught and soon released. I was in a good place. A place I have not been in yet this year. A place I hope to be in soon. Then the dog sleeping at my foot farted, startled, awoke, and

Benjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236895207502552450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12113453.post-52293614668888251962007-06-16T02:47:00.001-07:002008-11-19T03:19:36.683-08:00

In theater the week before the show goes on is usually called "hell" week. So as a captain would say to who his new recruits going to sea to ne'er return. "Welcome to hell!" On a lighter note, here are some cool pics!

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1. Purchase a Fly Reel2. Purchase my own fly rod (new or used)3. Learn how to tie flies. (not sure I will ever learn)4. Teach Amber how to fly fish.+

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My Soul-Peter MayerThere are a hundred billion snowflakes swirling in the cosmic storm And each one is a galaxy, a billion stars or more And each star is a million earths, a giant fiery sun High up in some sky, maybe shining on someone And deep inside a snowflake, I am floating quietly I am infinitesimal, impossible to see Sitting in my tiny kitchen in my tiny home Staring out my window at a

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I love this book. Still not finished with it yet. The reason is simple. I love it so much and I am so into and a part of these characters that I don't want them to end and vanish into the void. Never have I felt so involved and a part of a book before. I understand most of it. Have experienced some of the wonderful things Duncan writes about and this is what brings me closer to the Brothers world

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Went and saw Ocean's 13 this afternoon. Much better than 12. It is worth the money you spend. Not too many surprises, but a fun ride non-the-less. It was worth the 6.50 I paid to see it with Amber.

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"sucking your thumb with out a blanket is like eating a cone without ice cream!"Come see You're a good man Charlie Brown. It is going to be great. And you will get to see me dance with a blanket and suck my thumb. COME!

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Amber and I went to the beach today. I love driving to the beach. I love the green. I love the curves of the road. I love the anticipation of getting to the beach. The big great ocean that causes me to lose my breath every time I see it. The sand that drives my sensitive feet crazy. The part where the ocean meets the sky in one little but very creative line. And most of all with the love of my

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Today, on the day of my parents 25th wedding day, the Portland Trailblazers have recieved and won the number one pick in the 2007 NBA draft! I am so excited and cannot wait to see who we pick.The Oden-Durant debate begins.Personally I chose Oden...he just spells out championship for me.Rip City Baby!

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Today Amber went to look at wedding dresses! This freaked me out a little. I hate the fact that I have no clue what it will look like or how much it will cost. Oh well I have to get used to that.The main thing is...She is looking at wedding dresses!!!! Yay and Wow and such!!!

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Amber and I went to this afternoons Mariners game against the San Diego Padres. We got tickets through my work at the Baseball place. So, we drove all the way up to Seattle. We love road trips. And we attended the game. We were lucky enough to have club seats. Like almost private but not! Just underneath all of the box seats. And the field was like right there...right in front of us!!Felix

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Went to the Rock Creek Tavern tonight. Enjoyed some great food. Great company...Katy and Renjy and Amber. Had some good laughs. Good thoughts. Good times. And heard some really good music. I had never been there before...and I really liked it. Liked my beer. Liked my tator tots and honey-musterd and ranch. But I especially like the music. There was a live band. The Red Rubber Band. A Five piece.

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Went and saw Shrek the Third tonight with about 60 middle school students. I sat on the floor with Amber. There were no seats left when we got to the theater. Apparently Century had sold more tickets than seats to this particular showing. This may add to the lameness and nastiness of my review.The story has no point. It has no end. It has no NOTHING. The second Shrek was good. This Shrek...not so

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One of my favorite quotes from high school was said by one of my best friends Aaron Watts."I know CPR! I watch Baywatch!" (This being said in a swimming pool as someone was faking to submarine to the bottom of the pool and appear to give up on life itself. Then deciding life really is worth it and coming back to the surface only to cough and sputter and choke...and well you get the picture.)Now

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1.Mike Doughty2.Soul Coughing3.The Weepies4.Foy Vance5.Leeland6.You're a good man Chalrie Brown Broadway Musical Soundtrack7.Sleeping at Last8.Mat Kearney9.Anna Nalick10.Jann Arden

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I have to tell you all. I am excited to share that I am going to be Linus (my dream role) in "your'e a good man Charlie Brown." I am so stoked about this role and this show. It has been a few years since Village has done a Musical. So what a great way to get back into the drama scene with this show. I look forward to inviting and seeing you all there!!"Of all the Charlie Browns in the world...you

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She is the one There could be no otherNo, not oneCuz she is the one for me!The one that I will spend the rest of my life with.The one that I will come home to after a long days work.The one that I will sing to when she is blue or happy.The one that I will do anything for, no matter what.The one that changed my life the day I met her.The one that still causes me to go WOW! everytime I see her!The

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Good Together-David WilcoxSoft and sweet, strong and saltyCool cream and hot coffeeWhen we come together there's a changeI know you're good for meYou change me like the weatherYou change me for the betterWe're good togetherDrift and dream, drive with directionExploration, introspectionNo one way to win through this gameI know you're good for meYou spin me off my tetherYou change me for the

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The Blazers improved this year, right? I mean we added three stellar rookies, one who is with out a doubt the rookie of the year and the future of this franchise. We repurchased the Rose Garden. We hired the intellegent genius of Kevin Pritchard (snagged us all of these rookies) and we improved by over ten games better than last seasons obismal 21-61 record. Improvement? Yes, without a doubt!

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If any of you watched the Mariners game on Tuesday night, you would have seen this man pitch. The dude is 3 and 0 this year. The reason he is making it here on the blog is because at my job (the one where I get to watch baseball and get paid for it) I was logging this Mariners game and was absolutely stunned at the fact that Ortiz is one of the fastest pitchers (the entire routine in less than

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Don't look now, but my predictions are right so far. Detriot and the Dodgers are leading their divisions!Also the Mariners? Where did they come from? They are at the top of the tier too!

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"A quarter of the world's truly destitute (300 million people each subsisting on less than a $1 a day) live in India, and the majority of those, in urban slum colonies""16.2 percent of India's population are Dalits.""Every hour, two Dalits are assaulted, three Dalit women are raped, two Dalits murdered and two Dalit houses burned, yet only 1 percent of those who commit the crimes against Dalits

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So I have been reading quite a few books these days. Trying to increase my knowledge on some things, trying to be a better man to my sweetheart Amber, trying to just relax, learning about injustices in other countries and so much more. Here is the list:For Men Only-Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn: Basically a book that helps men know their girlfriends, wives, babes, honeyboos, schmookums, cupcakes,

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