I'm sorry for you loss, but...

Ok, today two notable figures in the world of entertainment died. Johnny Cash (a.k.a. The Man in Black) and John Ritter. From what I remember (which could be incorrect) from my childhood, Cash was a Christian but not before really going through some hard times with drugs and prison. And Ritter is just yet-another-hollywood figure who had a nifty show about raising teenage daughters (perhaps I should have tuned in!).

Anyhoo - I notice that the liberal morning press monkies (except for Fox, they are awesome) will lament the passing of these gentlemen by name and enumerate their respective careers in some detail. I am sorry for the respective families that have lost a husband/father/grandfather.

HOWEVER

What is more valuable in this country, the dopes in Hollywood or the grunts who are getting greased on a daily basis in our armed forces? Unfortunately, I think I know the answer in some peoples minds. Do we hear their names on the news? No! We loose 2-3 infantry and its reported like the NASDAQ "gave back" a few points and then we're on to the next useless story by the spineless leftist media. The war on terror goes on and we need to keep the face of war present on our citizens. It is very easy for us to insulate ourselves and our children from the danger our men and women in uniform face on a daily basis. BTW, these folks are all volunteers!!!!!

Snot Rockets

Its amazing how two little humans (Emma and Gwenyth) can really suck the life out of you. They are just a bundle of joy, but when Emma is sick, yikes. And poor Gweny is just out of it. Some sort of cold. My wife is, well, frazzled and simple stated, "I'm going to church Friday". Being the wise Christan husband I am I put my foot down and said....

nothing.

Its all in a name

Ok, I spend alot of time on the NYS Thruway for my job. I work for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield which is a culmination of BCBS of Rochester, CNY, and Utica/Watertown plus Univera Healthcare and some stuff headquartered in Rochester. I drive a '93 Olds with 130K miles on it [gone are the days of the Passat with the heated leather seats] with no CD player so I've relied on scanning the radio dial for anything worth listening to stay off the rumble strips. So in my Jodi Foster-like quest for a viable signal of some value in the Jazz or Contemporay Christian (CCM) formats I stumble across two nutbags from Bath, NY on this Family Life Network (fln.org). So I listen to their antics. They need serious medical help :-). However, the network is less of a radio station and more of a ministry. Listener supported. Good CCM tunes that uplift the Lord and edify the brethren. Ok, I'm sold. I'm sold when I'm on the road. If I'm anywhere east of B'ville (where I live), the signals (there are a number of translators) go dead. The good news is that there are efforts underway to establish more translators in Oswego, Syracuse, and Clay. Yeah.

Ok, so why am I blabbing about FLN. I'm not really sure. The had an interview with one of the guys from a group called Big Daddy Weave. Ok, any CCM group with the term "Big Daddy" in their name can't be all that bad. I doubt I'll make their concert with FFH and Warren Barfield next weekend, but I'm sure that I'll be pre-ordering their Fields of Grace disk RSN.

Down on the Farm

My family and I enjoyed 4 days at a B&B in Lancaster County, PA. Not one of those fluffy over-priced B&Bs. This is a working (albeit scaled back) farm with cows, chickens, goats, sheep, and one lonely horse to entertain the kids. Oh, and lots of corn, soybean, and tobacco crops to surround the roads. If you don't know where you are going, don't depend on landmarks because ITS ALL CORN :-). John and Elain Nissley, who run the Jonde Lane Farm, are the best hosts are feel so much more like family.

It is simply criminal that I haven't written here in quite a while. The babies were born with some minor difficulties post-partem around breathing; they liked to stop. Nonetheless, the Lord has blessed them both with much health and vigor and us with much joy despite the huge amount of work. Emma and Gwenyth are nearly a year old now. Here is the scary part - they are both starting to walk and often times into different directions. At this age, much education is required to show the twinkies what is part of the basic food groups and what is not. Emma and Gwenny, CAT-5 cable and carboard are NOT in the food groups!