have a happy family thanksgiving, amoeba brain

For the first time in a few years, we'll all be together: my mom, her kids, their spouses and kids. It'll be great. Family sticks together. Or at least it should. Even if you're no smarter than an amoeba, stick with your family.

Have a great holiday, turkey.

fontastic hp

You guys that are really into hp calculators will enjoy their calculator font collection.

For the rest of you, clearly you don't know how cool we are.

thank you veterans

I love Veterans' Day (though I don't think I've ever gotten off of work on this day). My life has been blessed by a few veterans that I knew very well and by thousands that I never knew.

Published this post in July. However, it contains a letter to the editor written for Veterans' Day. Pointing you back to this post is my Veterans' Day tribute. Read it here.

Thank you to all of the veterans.

dream reified

MLK Jr. had a dream. Yesterday, the greatest nation on earth elected a president based on his merit.

Of course, that has happened in most presidential elections in history. The difference, this time, is that this president-elect is African American. So are his wife and children (won't it be neat having children in the White House again?). Doesn't matter. You see, that is the amazing thing about this election. The candidate that won, did so irrespective of the color of his skin.

Of course some vestiges of racism still exist in this country. But, I truly believe that most of the people, whether they voted for or against him, are extremely interested in how well he will preside over our country and don't even care about what color his skin is. I think our country has turned a corner and will never turn back.

Congratulations President-elect Obama. I hope you go down in history as one of the greatest U.S. presidents ever. Because that is what is best for our country; not because of your race.

MLK, Jr.: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

Perhaps, yesterday, November 4, 2008 was that day this nation rose up.

great day in the history of america

Election day is here! Today is Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The harvest is in. You have no excuse not to vote. Or at least I don't want to hear it.

Today is also historic. When polls close this evening, together we will have elected our first African American president or our first woman VP. Either way, the coming January inauguration will be amazing.

We Christians are in a unique position in this country which is defined by both its Christian roots and its love of democracy. There are enough of us to make a huge difference in this country. Get out and vote, brothers and sisters. Make a difference. Vote your values. Live your values.

But don't worry about the results. No matter who wins, Jesus Christ reigns supreme--yes, over this country. The Lord of Lords and King of Kings' reign will continue.

Colossians 1:15-17 (New International Reader's Version)
Copyright © 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society

Christ Is Far Above Everything
15 Christ is the exact likeness of God, who can't be seen. He is first, and he is over all of creation. 16 All things were created by him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can't be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. Everything was created by him and for him. 17 Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together.

One other favorite quote, this one from John Quincy Adams:

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. From the day of the Declaration...they were bound by the laws of God, which they all, and by the laws of the Gospel, which they nearly all, acknowledge as the rules of their conduct.