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Stanley Hauerwas has said, “I’m a pacifist because I’m a violent son of a bitch.” And I don’t believe him.  Because he’s miniature.  He’s a diminutive (brilliant) theologian no more than five feet tall and speaking with a voice that reminds me of an LP played at a 45’s speed.  I’m not buying that he’s violent.  Not physically.  And that let’s some of

• Like that of Robert Kennedy, the anniversary of the death of an American who died too young occurred this past week.

I woke up earlier than I wanted this morning to be put through the paces once again by The Cuban Assassin.  But, instead of the usual three or four people in the class with me there were - oh, I don’t know for sure - about twenty of us.  And Wal-Mart Mom was not there this time.  (We missed you, Wal-Mart Mom.)

About two-thirds of the way through last night’s class, both the white angel and the little guy in the red suit, both hanging out together there on my shoulders like they do, came to an agreement.  They agreed that I should walk crawl out of the class. 

A musician, a policeman and a mom walk into a gym.  The policeman and the musician are silent, mentally preparing for the man some have taken to calling “The Cuban Assassin” and others simply call “Rick.”

An extremely funny list of the top 5 bad-ass Presidents of all time. Coming in at number 5 (though I would've ranked him higher), Old Hickory:

In the world of Lost, there are no easy answers and questions always arise to where we, the viewer, sometimes are left speechless. Last night, after watching Sayid become a cold-hearted assassin and then turn around and fall for his own blonde, femme fatale mirror image, I was left somewhat speechless. As you know, I’m all about making Sayid the leader of the losties who are sometimes the most dunderheaded wahoos on the planet.

Tuesday evening, Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, Congressman Steve Cohen went to the floor to deliver an eloquent speech about Dr. Martin Luther King.