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Category Archives: Superheroes
Thoughts on Inauguration, Obama, and the USA
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to blog about today’s historic inauguration of Barack Obama. If I didn’t, I might regret it later. Of course, with that said, all inaugurations are historic, just for different reasons. Anyhow, here are some of … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Politics, Superheroes
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Liveblogging GA218 from the Wrong Coast
For Presbyterians, General Assembly is part family reunion, part mega-convention, and part election day. It happens every two years, and decides a bunch of issues and proposed resolutions, as well as elects a Moderator (kind of like a cross between … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Life, Presbyterian, Superheroes
Tagged Bruce Reyes-Chow, General Assembly, moderator, PC(USA)
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He Dreamed About Space
This morning, when my three-year-old son, Grady, came stumbling sleep-eyed into our bedroom, he said something interesting: “Dad, I dreamed about space last night.” How could he have possibly known that while he slept, Arthur C. Clarke, the man who … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Grady, Literature, Superheroes, Writing
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Folk Song#6: Man of God
This is the sixth and final song for what I hope will soon become my “Hymns and Heresies” folk album. This other five songs will be arrangements of hymns. Guess that makes this one a “heresy” then… This song centers … Continue reading
Posted in Folk, Friends, Music, Superheroes
Tagged Acoustic, Christian, Folk Music, Hymns and Heresies, Man of God, Philip Lotspeich, Songs
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Woody Guthrie This Land Montage
I went foraging on YouTube today, trying to figure out the chords and fingerings for a song I’ve waited much too long to add to my repertoire. I was pretty impressed with what I found. I think Woody would’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Folk, Music, Superheroes, Video, Web 2.0
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My Baby Sister’s Getting Married!
Congratulations to my sister, Emily Mae Locke, and her Fighter Pilot Top-Gun Guy Boyfriend (now fiance), Mark Jennings. By now, Em is probably somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on her way to the middle east, where she’ll be deployed for … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Superheroes
Tagged Air Force, Emily, Family, Mark, marriage, siblings
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Beowulf: the Monsters and the Presidents
In the interest of disclosure, I should admit up front that I am unquestionably biased when it comes to my fondness for the Beowulf Epic. I have studied it extensively, been inspired by it, and taught it as well. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Literature, Pop-Culture, Superheroes, Swords
Tagged beowulf, bush, Literature, movies, war
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