Just the roadie...

“And you may ask yourself - How do I work this? And you may ask yourself - Where is that large automobile? And you may tell yourself - This is not my beautiful house! And you may tell yourself - This is not my beautiful wife! Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...” Sure, I had big plans if the Chief Information Officer position came through in the school district. Of course I was ready to move back to New York to be near a lot of family (even have a wedding to go to out there in September). But… as David Byrne so eloquently states in the classic “Once In A Lifetime” (man, I loved Stop Making Sense), nothing has changed and I’m going nowhere fast… I heard today about the CIO job and it was exactly as suspected, HR had one in the hip pocket and pulled them out for the position. Once again, after talking to the HR Director it was, “You were a great interview and really showed how deep your knowledge is. I would hate to lose you now that I know how strong ...

I stole the first paragraph below (politely) from my nephew on his blog and decided to add my thoughts: "Christianity is the second of the Abrahamic faiths; it follows Judaism and is followed by Islam. It differs in its belief of Jesus, as not a prophet nor historical figure, but as God in human form. The Holy Trinity is the concept that God takes three forms: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (sometimes called Holy Spirit). Jesus taught the idea of instead of seeking revenge, one should love his or her neighbors and enemies. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross to save humankind and forgive people's sins." ---------(Spazzmo Says)--------- Pretty sterile definition of "Christianity". Unfortunately, that's exactly how most of the world sees it; sterile, rigid, unforgiving. It's too bad we "Christians" (screw it, anytime I say "we", I mean me) can't live what Christ truly taught. The whole idea of truly ...

It was just over ten years ago at this time that millions of lives were utterly ravaged and destroyed in Rwanda. I've just seen Hotel Rwanda again and it utterly blew me away. I've sponsored a bunch of kids through relief organizations for years. Kids from Nigeria, Rwanda, India, all over. One of my little guys was Ernest Bariwanda from Rwanda. He was murdered savagely in the uprising of the early 90's. The UN AND the US government leaders (thank you, Bill Clinton) will face God with a lot of blood on their hands for that one. I still remember the day I got the letter from Compassion International that told me Ernie had been killed. I don't think I'll ever fully recover... and I pray to God I never do.