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What a lovely bonnet.

What a lovely bonnet.

This morning I had Raisin Bran for breakfast. As I poured the contents from the cardboard box into my bowl, my hopes and dreams of finding those little nuggets of chewy goodness hidden amongst boring flakes of bran began to fade. Apparently, my bowl was completely devoid of raisins.

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In safe hands.

In safe hands.

Every day, children die. Before they know what it means to live, before they have a chance to cry, their lives are swept away forever. This is happening now, it’s happening here, and it’s a travesty.

The arguments for and against abortion have been raging on long before my birth, and I suspect they will continue long after I’m gone. It’s a shame we have to argue at all. This is America. Land of the free, home of the brave. We are a nation that was once founded upon Biblical principles and a desire to worship God as we pleased. This idea, this concept of freedom from oppression and the right to make our own choices is both our greatest strength and our greatest downfall. We are, inevitably, a nation that embraces choice. There are good choices, there are poor choices. We make both every day, some without thinking.

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He's got that crazy Indiana Solo look.

He's got that crazy Indiana Solo look.

After my good friend Luca relayed a particularly unusual and humorous dream of his, it wasn’t long before I had one of my own. And let me tell you, it’s a dream to end all dreams. Or at least puzzle the pants off most decent folk.

As is the case with most dreams, I woke up in a cold sweat gasping for breath, sweeping back the covers with dramatic flair. Well, not quite. But I did wake up and immediately grab a pencil, proclaiming “Blog!” at the top of my voice. Well, I didn’t shout, but there was a definite mental cry of eureka.

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Greetings, and welcome to my personal weblog. I’m still getting the hang of WordPress’ dashboard and publishing features, so don’t expect anything too fancy just yet. Also, I’m not sure how I’m going to make the transition between this place and MySpace, or if there will be a transition at all.

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