Archive for July, 2004

I’ve posted our Colorado pictures »

I’ve posted our Colorado pictures for your viewing pleasure. These are mostly from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs and Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park.
You can follow the link in this post, or I’ve added a link in the Pictures section on the right.

I’ve subscribed to the Bush »

I’ve subscribed to the Bush and Kerry email lists, and now I’ve also subscribed to the email lists for the other candidates I’ll be considering for state and national offices. Here’s the list, minus those competing for the North Carolina legislature:
President of the United States:
George W. Bush (R) (incumbent): GeorgeWBush.com
John Kerry (D): Kerry2004.com
United States Senate […]

Go to JibJab.com right »

Go to JibJab.com right now and play this video. Do it now! (disclaimer: some foul language involved)

I wanted to subscribe to »

I wanted to subscribe to the Kerry/Edwards campaign e-mail list, so I went to kerry2004.com and signed up.
I wanted to subscribe to the Bush/Cheney campaign e-mail list, so I went to bush2004.com to sign up.
Bush2004.com is one of the best parody sites I’ve ever seen in its exact attention to detail and quality. It […]

Richard Vinroot did an honorable »

Richard Vinroot did an honorable thing today. Vinroot was a Republican candidate for NC governor who finished 2nd in the primary election. Because the winner of the primary, Patrick Ballantine, received fewer than 40% of the vote a runoff was required. Rather than tie up both Republican candidates in a monthlong runoff, […]

Thanks to Cheesehead for pointing »

Thanks to Cheesehead for pointing me to a great article at Allelon (registration required) by Len Sweet about tithing and giving. Sweet says:
“The tithe sets too low a standard for the rich, too high a standard for the poor. The tithe is fundamentally a regressive tax levied at a single rate on the rich […]

Gretchen went out to dinner »

Gretchen went out to dinner with a friend tonight, so I fixed dinner at home for the kids. I decided on grilled cheese, but with a twist. I got out turkey and ham, mayonnaise, and a sliced tomato and gave each of the older kids their choice of what they wanted on their sandwich. In […]


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