Oops. I was trying to get something working and accidently deleted everything in my DB folder. which means all the posts posted after Aug 8th are missing. *sigh* not all that bad considering i had only posted one post and i can get that from my google reader archive. but it also means i have to restore all the photos i posted last night… gah. so um. bummer.
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walljm
I have been writing on the web since 2000. I am a christian , a photographer, an occasional poet, a recovering dreamer, an occasional philosopher, a software developer, an autodidact, and I resemble the INFP personality type.
Ancestry.com has a new feature that will tell you famous people you areprobably related to based on the information in the OneWorldTreecompiled from member trees. Information is only as accurate as theindividual trees, so we all take this with a grain of salt, but still.Its fun to dream. Below is the list generated for me. Somerelations are more fun than others. That I’m related to a couple famouspoets, a number of famous writers, and a couple founding fathers andpresidents is pretty cool. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton is my 8thCousin twice removed. Oh well, nobody’s family is perfect. ;)Richard…
the rain fell softlywhile the choir sang of snowflakesand the mournful music washedover his lonely soul
Poor Give More to Charity – National Business News – Portfolio.com this bears out in small organizations also.
Charity Makes Wealth – Portfolio.com so, um, turns out, it really is better to give than receive. ;)
RealClearPolitics – Articles – The Audacity of Vanity “For the first few months of the campaign, the question about Obama was: Who is he? The question now is: Who does he think he is? We are getting to know. Redeemer of our uninvolved, uninformed lives. Lord of the seas. And more. As he said on victory night, his rise marks the moment when “our planet began to heal.” As I recall — I’m no expert on this — Jesus practiced his healing just on the sick. Obama operates on a larger canvas.”
my dreams linger lightly on the wispy wimpleof the silver softness of my pillowas i remember brightly the fine and fickleflurry of the early evening hoursi will greet the morning, and the blushing brightnessof the subtle sunlight as it creeps across the floorwhile i linger in the longing of the prior eveningthinking of the time i spent with her
Warning – Habits May Be Good for You – NYTimes.com How advertising learned to make things appealing, and how our actions are cued by habits.
A couple weeks ago, I was contacted by the Turner Publishing Company about my interest in recieving a copy of a book coming out soon called, Historic Photos of Saint Louis. The copy was free, they asked my to review the book if I wanted, but was under no obligation. So I told them I’d be happy too, and two day later I received my copy.I’m a fan of Saint Louis history, and its architecture in particular. I’ve purchased a couple of photo books about Saint Louis for this very reason.So after taking some time to look through the book,…
She is a song.not the weaker,but more fragile,softer, sweetercounterpoint:to my melody
An italian vibeFloats on the air at gittoswith wine and pasta
she was strongbrooking no obstacleas a woman and a daughtera sister, a wife, and a mothershe loved her familygiving without sparingwise, determined, deeply caringby breath and unshaking faithshe was my grandmotherloving and deeply proudleaving a legacy of gracehope born of faith and love
in the stillness a quiet rooma broken deep, a silent loomthe dulcet braid, the complex wavethe deafening empty pounding rave
I don’t do memes as a general rule. I don’t know why. There’s something very stubborn in me that resists following the crowd (though I follow the crowd in a great many things, so the stubbornness isn’t really rational).but today i felt like it. so here:Four jobs I have had in my life:1. Bicycle Repairman2. Painter3. Janitor4. Music DirectorFour movies I’ve watched more than once:1. The Princess Bride2. Lord of the Rings (extended cut, Jackson version, all three)3. The Shawshank Redemption4. Monty Python and The Holy GrailFour places I have lived:1. The house in Arlington, Texas, where I got saved,…