Surfing?

I went surfing today. This is the third time I’ve been in the water since my return from the Gulf. Parts of it are like learning to surf all over again. I am quite pleased that I do still remember what to do once I manage to get to a standing position. Getting to the … Read more

Amen

An excellent article on the rest of the Christians in America. Not all of us believe that it is possible to legislate morality. Not all of us believe that it is possible to codify the whole of the Christian life into law. I would even suggest that the moderate Christians are the silent, or at … Read more

Misguided Direction

This two page article in the Washington Post carries on about students spending “borrowed money” in the form of their student loans on lattes at specialty coffee shops “like Starbucks.” Erika Lim, director of career services at Seattle University School of Law seems to be at the fore of this campaign to persuade students to … Read more

The Dems Hold Mock Hearing…

This smacks of childishness. And that is not to say the the Republicans aren’t equally capable of such childish behaviour. Only that the Dems were caught at it this time. Of particular interest to me is the line of reasoning or lack thereof. It is quite possible that the reporter intends to present the Dems … Read more

Dells Finds Love for Apple

This is just funny. Dell is hoping that Apple is going to offer them an alternative to Microsoft Windows. In fact, the Net is a buzz with conversation along the line of Mac OS X will now run on any old Intel box. Which is pretty funny and naive. Apple is a computer hardware company … Read more

Joining the Political Process

It is good to see that Sunni Arabs have joined the political process in Iraq. I think it is also significant to note that Iraqi forces freed the Australian hostage with the cooperation of some coalition units. So, Iraqis are making progress in forming their own government and the Iraqi military is gaining its own … Read more

Withdraw From Iraq Proposed…

It has been proposed in Congress that the US pull out of Iraq. The proposal comes in the form of a congressional resolution backed by Representatives Jones and Abercrombie. The rationale for the proposal is fairly representative of what we hear in the press as well. US presence is causing the insurgent violence and the … Read more

An Education in Politics

Building a nation is not easy. In most cases when building a nation you must first educate the populace of that future nation in order to have a foundation on which to build. Case in point, Iraq. In the western world of incredibly short attention spans, sound bites, video clips, little knowledge of history and … Read more

Save The Waves benefit Concert

Hey guys! Ocean Revolution is an organization that is about protecting our beaches and oceans. They sponsor the Pack Your Trash events. They are having a benefit concert here in Santa Cruz at The Catalyst that looks pretty cool. The group Ape carves a Tiki Statue during their concert and the Mermen are pretty cool. … Read more