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

Aaahnauguration

• January 21, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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

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

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

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