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The Junior Administration
Has anyone else noticed that both President-Elect Obama and Vice President-Elect Biden are named after their fathers? According to change.gov, the website for the Office of the President-Elect, Barack Obama’s father was “Barack Obama, Sr.”, although no reference is made on the site for President-Elect Obama being “Barack Obama, Jr.” despite their names, including middle,…
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Book Review: The Truth About You
I recently read The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success by Marcus Buckingham and found the book interesting. The book comes in three pieces: a ~30-minute DVD, an actual book and a notepad, stylized as a “ReMemo” pad. Truly, I cannot decide if I liked the DVD (which the book asks you watch before…
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Do you tithe?
I was directed toward a review of a book, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. The review mentions has poorly American Christians donate. Some of the numbers: If just the “committed Christians” (defined as those who attend church at least a few times a month or profess to be “strong”…
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Democrats for Life
A few minutes ago, I finished and submitted my own Open Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama. In the letter, for me, a first. I admitted that I am energized by the Democratic Party. Before now, I have walked the “moderate” line, since, well, that’s what I am. I lean left on economic, foreign, national security,…
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My First Knights of Columbus Meeting
Last night, I attended my first actual Knights of Columbus meeting, transferred and was formally accepted into Council 10131 at St. Ignatius Parish in Austin. I say first actual because I went to a couple of meetings when the UT council attempted to revive themselves, but by no means were those meetings formalized. The experience…
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President-Elect Obama
CNN, Fox and the AP are calling it. Looks like the next Senator Obama should now be called President-Elect Obama.