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I’m learning a lot, watching the world through the experience of my very old grandmother. It’s true that every day is a gift, and you can learn something every day. But sometimes it’s hard to be grateful for that gift when the day brings pain, or loneliness or isolation. And things you learn, you might just as soon not know.

Thomas Lifson has a good piece over at American Thinker on the rumored Michelle Obama “whitey”** tape:

June 27, 2003 - We got married.

June 27, 2008 - We are moving to Nashville.

Not really a whole lot going on this morning. We are doing some dog sitting this week for Izzy.  She’s a sweet girl, highly energetic but sweet.  Andi had an interview last night with a local church that went well.  We scored some patio furniture this weekend, and accomplished our other household chores.  Other than that, not much has been going on.

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to blog much from the Dominican Republic and I won’t be able to blog anything else after this for a day or so.  This is not a blogging trip.  It was a trip taken to shoot three small films telling the stories of sponsored children to music festival audiences.  Choosing which stories to tell, interviewing enough people to put the story together, sh

Dolphin Club owners give up sports center plan, sell to church

During the American Civil War the country was divided in two.  It’s an oversimplification I know but...In the North a general named John Tyler fought for the freedom of slaves (among other things).  In the South general Robert E. Lee waged war against the Union forces.  Between them - North and South - a line was drawn called the Mason-Dixon.

Sue writes…

Obviously you are completely committed to Compassion. I sponsor a child through World Vision. Do you see a big difference in the two organizations?

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