Rick on December 11th, 2008

Since I’m a guitarist/singer/songwriter, I’m naturally attracted to lyrics. The following quote is lifted from a song by Kerry Livgren and his band AD, circa the 1980’s:
Welcome to the war - there is no neutral ground
Welcome to the life of war
Welcome to the war - no escape can be found
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Rick on December 6th, 2008

I’m a little slow sometimes to make what to others are the obvious connections, and so it was with this snippet of lyric from one of my favorite singer/songwriters. Humor me for a few moments while I try to string a few thoughts together into a post worth reading.
“Every ghost that calls upon us brings [...]

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Rick on November 20th, 2008

Every now and again I get “noticed” at work. That might sound just a little strange, considering what I do for a living. I work as a customer service agent/trainer for Northwest Airlines1 at our 1 at our regional airport, which essentially translates as being in the public eye my entire shift.2 Since we are [...]

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Rick on November 15th, 2008

Just thought I’d toss a couple books out that I am either currently reading or have recently finished. As always, feedback is welcome.
The first one is one I’ve started reading most recently. Trolls & Truth: 14 Realities about Today’s Church that We Don’t Want to See by Jimmy Dorrell, the pastor of Church Under The [...]

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Rick on October 12th, 2008

It must be an age thing - while I have iTunes installed on my PC’s, I don’t currently own an iPod. Lugging a PC around (even if it is a Mac laptop) to listen to music might seem like overkill, but I at least can do other things on it, and the screen is far [...]

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