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Just Gotta Share Some Gospel Music

• October 14, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Atlanta, Being There, DC, God's Glory, Recommendations, delight
Tags: Atlanta-West Pentecostal, choir, church, DC, gospel, gospel choir competition, heaven, Mt. Ararat Baptist, Pittsburgh, worship

Playfulness

• September 22, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Being There, DC, Identity, Seattle, delight, food, gratitude
Tags: Alaska Airlines, candy, DC, dignity, happiness, play, prize, Seattle, smile, Tootsie Roll, treasure

Library Loneliness Illuminated

• March 10, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Being There, DC, Location, Recommendations, writing
Tags: community, connections, DC, death, eavesdropping, father/daughter, Jack the Ripper, Johnny Depp, loneliness, lonely hearts, memories, Monticello, parole officer, Pirates of the Caribbean, public library, recession, silver platter, smile, stalker, too much information, video games

Aaahnauguration

• January 21, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in DC, Redemption, gratitude
Tags: America, audacity of hope, Barack Obama, Capitol, citizen, DC, inauguration, Ivory Coast, jumbotron, Metro, millions, national mall, Norway, oath, parade, politics, president, subway, trash, volunteer, Washington Monument

The Land of the Bus and the Home of the Porta-John

• January 18, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in DC, gratitude
Tags: bathrooms, bus, DC, inauguration, national mall, Obama, porta-john, trash, volunteer

Is This Brain Overload Sustainable?

• January 14, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Confession, DC, Reality Check
Tags: God, food, isaiah, DC, Psalms, Jesus, gym, books, scripture, iPod, environment, heart, soul, television, lifestyle, sustainability, brain, ecosystem, multitasking, rescue, Virginia Beach, confirmation hearings, inauguration, Katie Lee, Hoda, alligator, consumerism, news-gathering, Deep Economy, Bill McKibben, Queen Victoria, photographer, Levon, Elton John, pom poms, 1973, Aretha Franklin, Think, What Every American Should Know about the Middle East, Middle East for Dummies

Festivus for the Rest of Us

• December 31, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Confession, DC, Dichotomies, Reality Check, Redemption, truth
Tags: God, DC, loneliness, Christian, Baltimore, holiday, brokenness, sermon, God's love, locusts, celebration, Christmas, Festivus, Seinfeld, Adams Morgan, grievances, grief, alternative, sentimental, Post Secrets, American Visionary Art Museum, David Hanke, worldview, lament, Light of the World, darkness, mercy, as is, humanness, human condition

The Bifurcated Season of Advent/Christmas Is Upon Us

• November 25, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in DC, Dichotomies, God's Glory, Recommendations, Redemption, food
Tags: God, prayer, food, glory, DC, community, Jesus, joy, Holy Spirit, scripture, church, God's love, metaphor, CD, eBay, excess, America, Advent, Christmas, church calendar, weight gain, traditions, Whitman's Sampler, Christmas Even, movie, Scarface, December 25, reconciliation, Vince Guaraldi, A Charlie Brown Christmas, poem, hoarding, stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, contemplation, aprons, Thy Kingdom Come on Earth as it is in heaven

Same as He Ever Was — David Byrne Spreading Joy

• November 10, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Recommendations, gratitude
Tags: 411, Albany Times Union, Brian Eno, Cleveland Plain Dealer, country, dancing, David Byrne, DC, encore, energy, Everything That Happens Tour, fun, gospel, hope, JamBase, joy, Life During Wartime, live music, live performances, music, nosebleed seats, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reviews, rock, Same as It Ever Was, sci-fi, Symphony Hall, Warner Theater, white guy, work

Garbage Waning

• October 9, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Dichotomies, Nature, Reality Check
Tags: God, DC, trust, Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU, economy, garbage, garbage collector, recession, restaurants, dichotomy, Tom Friedman, environment, foreign oil, energy, green, sacrifice, Hot Flat and Crowded, population growth, climate change