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We are asked to hold that inclusion of the phrase “under God” in this nations Pledge of Allegiance violates the religion clauses of the Constitution of the United States. We should do no such thing. We should, instead, recognize that those clauses were not designed to drive religious expression out of public thought; they were written to avoid discrimination. We can run through the litany of tests and concepts which have floated to the surface from time to time. Were we to do so, the one that appeals most to...

"Big ups" to Brad Blalock for getting hitched. I guess he's "in the zone" and "smelling nice" now. Brad was the cliche master as my doubles partner junior year. My all time favorite was in Odessa, TX during the UPS Strike. Brad hit a great shot for a winner and screamed out "i ship better than UPS". I think we lost due to laughter. Feel free to submit any other brad'isms that you can remember. I've sadly forgotten most!...

When I think back to high school and junior high, one of the things i miss the most is Summer Summit. Each summer, 20-30 teenagers from Broadway pile in vans and head up to the Weimenuche to do some backpacking and get back to reality. I have literally thousands of memories from 5 years of attendance. There were some nights we'd wake up and realize we didn't so as good of a job as we though pitching the tent and find ourselves sleeping in 4 inches of cold water. There...

Entertaining, handsome and gripping, "The Bourne Identity" is something of an anomaly among big-budget summer blockbusters: a thriller with some brains and feeling behind it, more attuned to story and character than to spectacle. The exciting action sequences, for the most part efficiently and clearly shot and edited, serve the story instead of overwhelming it. Sometimes movies surprise you. The Bourne Identity suprised me today in a great way. It's an action movie, but strangley enough, it has a plot!...

the problem with america is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? (ephoc)...

Dear God, You are mean. The day finally arrived. It took me a year of talking about it and convincing myself that I should get one. I bought a Tivo. If you've been around me the past 12 months, you'll know that I'm obsessed with this little piece from electronic heaven. For those of you who don't know what a Tivo is, it's basically a tape-less VCR, but 100 times smarter. "With Tivo you can pause live-tv"... I'm sure you've all heard the pitch, and they aren't kidding. You...

"It's like Lenin said: You look for the person who'll benefit...um..." "I am the walrus?"...

The Accident No One Would Want To Survive The day before Thanksgiving, the local TV news featured a story about Jason's recovery. An old photograph of him in his police uniform, smiling before an American flag, filled the screen. Zane, now 3, walked into the living room just then. He stopped in his tracks, transfixed by the face. "Hey!" he exclaimed. "That's my Daddy!" No more than a foot away, Jason watched from his favorite chair. He quietly studied the boy by the television, the boy whose own image mirrored...

"she said all my years, i've been looking for you" it's really weird to think about marriage. to think about spending everyday of the rest of your life together. sharing just about every memory and moment with someone that you have chosen to be life's long album. i don't even like seeing my friends everyday, do i have no hope? i think i do have hope actually. there are people in life that you truly connect with. when i think about marriage and all the problems i could envision...

How to Thank Kenya for 9/11 Cows Fourteen cows were given to the people of the United States this week by members of a Masai tribe who live in a remote village near Kenya's border with Tanzania. The tribe sent the cows -- the most precious gift they can give -- to help America recover from the terrorist attacks nearly nine months ago....

The headline writers at ESPN have a great sense of humor......

Broadband By The Bootstraps (MSNBC article) If you've ever dreamt about wresting control of your lousy Internet Service Provider, or wished you could give the phone or cable companies a giant piece of your addled-by-crappy-customer-service-mind, you will love the following story about some kindred spirits in the mountains of Summit County, Colo. http://www.rric.net There's a great article at MSNBC for all my geek friends about a community in Colorado connecting themselves to broadband. Also, check out the coop's website for all the info you need to start your own...

i wrote this comment because of one of kelly's posts, but wrote too much and it wouldn't fit. so i post it here. i always looked at this picture, but never read what you wrote underneath it. I, too, have seen the columbine crosses up close. For our senior trip at church, we went to Denver (home to the Avalanche). The church we stayed at was at the foot of a cemetery where three of the students were buried. It was a beautiful place, at the foot of the Rocky...

It's so weird how our minds work when it comes to something we love. Today, in the midst of the millions of smells we come into contact with everyday, I picked up one in a crowd of people. It's one of those scents that just takes you to another place. Your heart fills up, life seems fuller, and you're stuck in the moment you don't ever want to leave. I had that today, and it's still affecting me right now. I don't know if I live too much of...

life's just a bit more funny when i'm poking fun at you 'cause you trip when you are running if my jokes were truly funny then you might share in the laughter too i don't want to make this into something it is not but... i am alone you are alone we are alone let's be alone together...

Sunday I went out to meet the protesters who regularly stand in front of the Cathedral. I think it is essential a dialog is started. We need to listen to them and they need to listen to us. The most vocal voice was most likely a community activist in the Gay community who said I worked for the MAFIA which in his mind is synonymous with the Church. That conversation went no where. Yet others did, I listened. mostly the question is why? Different forms of why? Why can a...