What does it look like, specifically, to do justly in Austin? How can we do this together?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tag and Response
My buddy Wes tagged me on his blog the other day. The rules are:
*Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog
*Share seven random and/or weird facts about yourself
*Tag seven other people at the end of your post and link to their blogs
*Let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog
1) Whenever I clock out at work I hear the words "Seacrest out" in my head.
2) Occasionally, when I am up on a roof or other high structure, I get the sense that I have flown before and that, if I took a leap, I would do it again.
3) I've always short of wished I could have replaced Jim Henson as the voice of Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, etc. and so on
4) I have an idea for what I think would be the ultimate Superman story
5) I can't stand My Bloody Valentine, but have always felt I should like them
6) I make the sign of the cross whenever I pass the scene of an accident
7) I like eggs and cheese, but hate foods that mix eggs and cheese
I'd like to see the following people respond to this tag:
Top 40 of 2008
For those of you who are new to my best of lists, here's the rules.
Albums must have been released in 2008, not just have been discovered by me in 2008.
One representative track per album will be placed on cd mix.
Number of songs on list will be determined by number of songs that can fit on said cd.
This year's list is made up of 24 songs based upon the best 24 albums (in order):
1. Nothing Ever Happened -Deerhunter (Microcastle)
2. Fools -The Dodos (Visiter)
3. But For You Who Fear My Name -The Welcome Wagon (Welcome To The Welcome Wagon)
4. Skinny Love -Bon Iver (For Emma, Forever Ago)
5. Little David, Play On Your Harp -Nimrod Workman (I Want To Go Where Things Are Beautiful)
6. When We Embraced -Micah P. Hinson (Micah P. Hinson & The Red Empire Orchestra)
7. White Winter Hymnal -Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes)
8. Boneless -The Notwist (The Devil, You + Me)
9. Rooks -Shearwater (Rook)
10. Family Tree -TV On The Radio (Dear Science)
11. 5 Years Time -Noah and the Whale (Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down)
12. People Talk -Cheap Time (Cheap Time)
13. American Gangster Time -Elvis Costello (Momofuku)
14. Sequestered In Memphis -The Hold Steady (Stay Positive)
15. The Old Days -Dr. Dog (Fate)
16. Not Your Lover -Blitzen Trapper (Furr)
17. The Next Time Around -Little Joy (Little Joy)
18. Strange Victory Strange Defeat -Silver Jews (Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea)
19. Pieces of What -MGMT (Oracular Spectacular)
20. Where Is The Puzzle? -Bonnie "Prince" Billy (Lie Down In The Light)
21. Gardenia -Stephen Malkmus (Real Emotional Trash)
22. When We Were Still Friends -Herman Dune (Next Year In Zion)
23. Call It A Ritual -Wolf Parade (At Mount Zoomer)
24. A-Punk -Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend)
And, because this was such a good year for music, here's 16 more songs I liked more than the albums they appeared on:
1. Sultan -What Made Milwaukee Famous
2. In The New Year -The Walkmen
3. California Girls -The Magnetic Fields
4. What It's All About -Girl Talk
5. Warchild -Emmanuel Jal
6. No One Does It -Department of Eagles
7. Bruises -Chairlift
8. Lost Coastlines -Okkervil River
9. Sitting -White Denim
10. Taking The Farm -The War On Drugs
11. Black Rice -Women
12. Touch Me I'm Going To Scream Pt. 2 -My Morning Jacket
13. Grapevine Fires -Death Cab For Cutie
14. Snowblind -plus/minus
15. Psychotic Girl -The Black Keys
16. Miniature Birds -Grand Archives
Monday, October 27, 2008
A Biblical Concept of Justice
At the heart of the Biblical concept of justice is this; until everyone has enough, no one should have more than enough.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The ACU Difference
Went back to my alma mater (ACU) for a 10 year reunion this weekend. I have mixed feelings about my alma mater, but not about the people I went to school with and spent time with over the past two days. One of said friends, commenting on "the ACU difference" that is spoken of in all the school's print material, put it best: "You know, much as I hate to admit it, I look around at these people and think 'there really is an ACU difference.'"
He's right. I'll probably always have mixed feelings about my ACU experience, but never about my ACU friends.
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