January 2009
29 posts
“Jesus hits like an atom bomb”
– The Pilgrim Travelers
I don't want you, but I want to keep you around...
That’s the sense I made of what you’ve said. Real talk, Son? It doesn’t work like that …
. . . and Tonic
It’s all good :-D
“Life is a ball game
Bein’ played each day
Life is a ball game
Everybody...”
– ‘The Ball Game’ - Sister Wynona Carr
Pardons
President George W. Bush issued not one pardon (he did commute the sentences of two border guards, and Scooter Libby’s commutation is of note); this show of integrity preserves what may be my last shred of respect for him. I guess he was trying to show that big money and influence aren’t enough to sway him, though that goes against everything I’ve believed over the past eight...
“Praise song for the day.
Each day we go about our business, walking past each...”
– Elizabeth Alexander at the Obama Inaugural. Maybe it’s me, but I wasn’t moved.
WatchYes we did!
It is impossible . . .
… to rid yourself of a man who is attracted to you, and to sustain the attentions of one who is not.
The blue Lambo can wait . . .
… so long as the black President is here - yay for the inauguration!
Semicolons . . .
… are gifts from God; I can’t imagine life without them.
“… Is my confidence placed now in God Himself, not in His blessings?”
– Oswald Chambers
Being There
Saturday night, while driving home from spending time with one of my best friends for her birthday, my car spun out of control on I-69 and I found myself on the side of the road, three feet deep in snow and facing oncoming traffic. I am thankful that I was in town, where family could reach me; that my car, even with it’s recent body work, suffered no damage; and that I was in the thoughts...
Snow
Stinks.
“Two guys are walking their dogs. One has a big German Shepherd, the other a tiny...”
– Brian McDonald, New York Times
Jill Scott - I Think It’s Better
tough to...
Friday Night 'I Need Love' Playlist
The Roots - You Got Me
Common - The Light
Sarah Vaughan - Lover Man
Etta James - A Sunday Kind of Love
LL Cool J - I Need Love (of course!)
“…Here am I; send me”
– Isaiah 6:8
The State of Michigan Law Library
Has burned before, much like a $2 floozy.
Sunday Night Playlist: 1.11.09
Jill Scott - Cross My Mind
Alicia Keys - You Don’t Know My Name
Miles Davis - If I Were a Bell
T.D. Jakes and the Potter’s House Mass Choir - God Be Praised
Talib Kweli - Rush
"The Lord is My Light"
Recorded live in Flint by the New Jerusalem Baptist Church Choir. Who’s got a copy?
Barnes & Noble
stocks the self-help books near the children’s books. Coincidence? I think not; grownups can already help themselves.
Waking up
In yesterday’s clothes feels much less trashy when you’re sober ;-)
iPhone
takes too long to charge when it’s dead
Leather
I wear a lot of it. I feel like I’m covered in a whole cow, and I’m not even that big …
Gospel Music
Don’t get me wrong - I’ll always love hymns and anthems (what’s good Foss Ave?) - but why didn’t I discover cats like Tye Tribbett earlier? An absolute blessing …
I just bought ottomans . . .
Yay!
“There are times when you’ll need someone: I will be by your side. There...”
– Bobby Caldwell via Common. That’s the way I feel about it.