God is Crying, Too

A sample of the new Kris Kristofferson cd:

"See the lightning, here the cries
Of the wounded in a world in Holy war
Mortal thunder from the skies
Killing everything they say they're fighting for.
Don't blame God; I swear to God he's crying too."

An American treasure, underappreciated, unlauded, still great.

Listen here, if you're too cheap to buy it.

I've Lost It

I can't deny it, and those who know me best are fully aware that I'm Lost! I won't add to the vast pool of Lost trivia, spoilers, Easter eggs, and assorted theories about the show. Some of my favorites are Spoilerfix.com, Lost-TV and Watch With Kristin.

If you are one of us, please feel free to post your theories for my Lost Thursdays Lunch Discussion. Specifically, where is Desmond? Who is the real Henry Gale? Are you him?

Who Cares, Nino?

Justice Antonin Scalia has to continually remind me that he's a paisan. His hand gesture after church, while often misundertood as meaning (Editor's Note: Questo e un blog di familia) really only means "I don't care." It's rude and dismissive but not really obscene. A fangule.

If There Were Only 12 Hours in a Day

I'm watching '24' despite the fact that they killed Tony Almeda. He was about to smile again.

I am becoming, I confess, a bit disturbed by the show's continual use of the "torture is justified by the ticking time bomb" plot element.

Who Will Be Set Free?

I have been contemplating of late the notion of truth...to ourselves, to our friends, what we owe to those whose lives we touch. Finding truths to believe in.

President Bush believes that he alone defines truth. He continues to insist that he alone decides what truth the Executive Branch owes to the others. He continues to insists that he owes it to no one to present evidence against those people the U.S. holds in custody, indefinitely, without trial, without any avenue to present the truth.

He now has added a new twist to his repetoire: he is denying that he ever made a link between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda or Iraq or 9/11. See the letter above. When exactly is he telling the truth: then or now?

Bill Clinton was impeached for, say it with me: (Editor's Note: This is a family blog.)

My contempt for this administration grows commensurate with the deep sadness I feel for the men and women and children who will suffer the wounds of this war for the rest of their lives.

Chchchchanges

Sorry for the ttttitle. You'll notice some changes to the site, including the title. (Please adjust your favorites; I'll alert the AP). Thanks to Bob for the constructive criticism.

More updating to come.

Still Dribbling

For those of you still following the NCAA tournament -- I stopped as soon as West Bumf#$%k St beat Pitt -- see The Most Important Blog On Planet Earth for quasi-germane commentary.

All Souls

For a moving, uplifting, rousing, put a fire under your ass to get you motivated sermon about using your faith and values to change the nation, download Our Faith, Our Values, Our Nation by Rev. Robert Hardies. Click here for the stream.

Where We Are

So, Crash won the Oscar, much to my shagrin. John Stewart was funny, Jake Gyllenhall looked adorable, none of the dresses knocked me out, and Paul Giamatti is still one of the best actors in the business without an Oscar.

President Bush is working with Congress to pass a law that will allow him to eavesdrop on Americans that he's been doing all along despite the fact that it's against the law.

The good news: the President's approval ratings are in the tank. The bad news: The president thinks that a government has to get stood up in Iraq, like the guy in high school who sort of said he'd take you to the prom if the cute girl in Physics didn't say yes. (Look it up; I can't bear to search for the link again, as no self-respecting news outlet will keep it on their site.) I would normally revel in the president's ignorance, but as we are facing a crossroads in our nation's history, it is sad that our nation's leader is such a putz.

I have wireless internet: I'll be airquotes working from home more often now. As soon as Spring arrives. It will make me much more productive. Yes, sure.

Pitt got beat in the NCAA tournament, beaten by Athens or some such school. Football season is only six months away.

Where Has Joe DiMaggio Gone?

I've been gone for quite a while. Sorry to my loyal reader. Life has been crazed of late, full of pedestrian work-related stress and some remarkable, life-challenging ---and affirming--- stuff.