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Please find me at my new address!

Please find me at my new address and change your links. Thank you and I am sorry for the inconvenience. Yes, I have caved to the incredible pressure put on me by thousands, well hundreds. OK, it was really one or two, but change I did.

Great day for a drive.

Warm sunny day; snow covered mountains to the west; beautiful wife beside me; Rockies on the radio.

Thank you sweetheart, I enjoyed the day!

The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: News: Holliday blasts first spring home run

Don't threaten US!

“The Air Force stated on page one of the KC-X solicitation that this was to be a Capabilities Based acquisition,” said Randy Belote, a vice president of communications for Northrop. “The KC-30 is far superior to its competitor in every area of capability and meets or exceeds the key requirements established for future warfighters by today's Combatant Commanders. The Combatant Commanders and the Air Force have made it clear that they want a new and versatile Tanker capable of performing its mission in new ways, not an old Tanker employing yesterday’s methods.”

That sounds like a threat to me. $500M fine to the Northurp/Airbus for laying the groundwork for a protest.

HeraldNet: Aerospace Blog

25% of US Bomber Fleet Grounded

So the US lost 1 bomber, what is the big deal you might think? Well that 1 bomber is about 1% of our total strategic bomber inventory and now with the rest of the B-2 fleet grounded that means we have about 75 B-52 (fifty years old) and B-1 (25 years old) ready to fly combat missions.

Shockingly this is only the tip of the iceberg; the entire USAF fleet averages about 25 years old; our most significant air denfence fighter fleet, the F-15, has recently been grounded with the little known effect of us having to ask Canada to fly air defence missions over Alaska for us; the size of the USAF is now lower than at the start of WW2.

Crazy!

Slashdot | Military Grounds Stealth Bomber Fleet

I am so excited!

Yes it is that time of year and as always I am so excited! Some say it is early to think about baseball. Some people just don't get it.

Notes: Hurdle re-evaluating lineup

Thank you President Carter, Democrat

There was a time when the US Embassy was considered sovereign soil and the world knew that if violated, the entire might of the US military would come crashing down on them.

Then the US elected a "progressive" Democrat President. Thank you President Carter. Thank you Democrat voters.

Let's not make that mistake again. Yes, that is what puts me on the McCain train.

Protesters burn U.S. Embassy in Serbia - Europe- msnbc.com

Give up? No. Unite? If we have to, yes.

I have no intention of giving up my desire for a true conservative Republican nominee. However, as there are no clear convervatives running this year (what is wrong with our party?) and it appears McCain may wind up the nominee, I agree completely with Hugh Hewitt who say's:

"There are seven reasons for anyone to support the eventual nominee no matter who it is: The war and six Supreme Court justices over the age of 68."

While McCain is not my kind of Republican he comes closer to it than anyone in the Democratic party. If, and I hold out hope against it, if McCain wins the nomination he wins my full support and my vote in November. I hope it does not come to that, but if it does so be it.

Any Republican over any Democrat, any day!

Rudy: Gut it out, we need you now.

So I blew it with my request for Fred to stay in the race and hold out for a brokered convention. Now it appears to be up to Rudy. We need you Mr. Mayor. We need you to stick this out, fight to the end, and take this decision to the stage at the Republican convention.

I'm not asking for much, just to get this decision out of the hands of the media and the uninformed. Give Republicans the opportunity to hear real discussion of the issues and pick the candidate that best represents our party.

Thank you Hugh Hewitt for the scorecard.

Fred: Go for brokered!

Over at The Corner on National Review Online they are asking "who to vote for if you don't think Fred can pull it out, and you wish to stop McCain."

Don't do it Fred and those who want a conservative president. Don't give up. Stay in this to the convention. It is time to ignore all the naysayers and GO FOR BROKERED!

At the convention in a room full of concerned Republicans, where the media is on the sidelines, a conservative voice will stand out. It will generate excitement. It will motivate the base. That conservative voice will go on to attract those who care about the security, economic and sovereign, of this country. That conservative voice will be Fred Thompson.

Go for brokered Fred!

Wow!

Now for Church completely different!

Heartbreak and Energy Focusing

Pictures of innocence like this have to cause your heart to break a little and bring an energy focusing pause to your busy routine.

As much as your mind may spin over work needs; the frustrations of primary, soundbite, politics; and anger that we dance around with thug regimes, the reality is none of that matters. The frustration it is that those are all just, perhaps necessary, distractions from what is important:

This family needs our prayers. This little girl needs the healing touch of God.

I think I will set that other, suddenly not so important, stuff aside for a few minutes now, and again later, and focus on something real. What do you think?

No more "evasive maneuvering."

"U.S. Navy ships USS Port Royal (CG 73), USS Hopper (DDG 70) and USS Ingraham (FFG 61) were steaming in formation at approximately 8 a.m. as they finished a routine Strait of Hormuz transit when five boats, suspected to be from the Islamic Republic of Iran Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGCN), maneuvered aggressively in close proximity of the Hopper. Following standard procedure, Hopper issued warnings, attempted to establish communications with the small boats and conducted evasive maneuvering."

1or2thoughts:

First: The US Navy should never exercise "evasive maneuvering." The only maneuvering should be into a better firing position.

Second: The US Navy should not act diplomatically with the enemies of the United States. The only thing these people understand is the aggressive use of force. Exercise it!

Third: If the Rules of Engagement were followed, they need to be changed.

Last: Next time this better include the line "and all five hostile boats were promptly sunk by naval gunfire."

Three U.S. Navy Ships Approached by Iranian Boats

So now we are hoping for a brokered convention?

I am not sure what to think reading Duane Patterson's post. As one looking for a conservative presidential nominee am I supposed to now hope for a brokered convention? What has happened that the hope of conservatives is for Fred Thompson to have enough money to hang in until something good happens for him; or that no one gains a lead and out of right field Newt Gingrich is (just possibly) going to show up to save the day.

I cannot remember being more disallusioned, but now seeing a glimmer of hope, during the primaries before. Is it ok to now be hoping for a brokered convention?

Thank you Hugh Hewitt for Duane's post.

Ha, Sean said "ubiquitous!"

When "ubiquitous" and "Suzapalooza" show up at the same place someone has to get double or triple comment points.

These would of course be like "Whose Line is it Anyway" points because they don't count and you can have as many as you want, but still, "ubiquitous" and "Suzapalooza?" Go figure!

Can you short sell a college football program?

Can you short sell a college football program? If so I am all in, or is that all out?

Anyone who knows me is aware I am no Colorado football fan. Having said that; how can any school in the country think hiring someone with the record of Neuheisel is a good idea?

I hope Mr. Neuheisel has reformed. I hope for UCLA (and I am less fond of any California school than CU) that the evidence proves contraindicated and Mr. Neuheisel brings honor both on field and off, but come on. Neuheisel? This is like putting Bill Clinton in charge of improving the morality of your intern program!

Proof that "higher education" doesn't mean much I guess.

Very curious to know what you think, let me know will you please?

Fastest sugar crash recipe!

Start with 2 pieces of pumpkin roll.
Savor the cream cheese filling.
Steal a piece of pumpkin roll off Josh's plate while he is busy doing something un-important.
Act innocent, then surprised when confronted.
Finish the stolen piece of pumpkin roll.
Act indignant when the accusations continue.
Steal the other piece of pumpkin roll from Josh's plate while he is busy with baseless accusations and is being overly dramatic.
Finish the stolen piece of pumpkin roll.
Wait about 4 minutes.
Major sugar crash.
Enjoy coffee and the sugar crash. Just go along with it. Totally worth it.

So what do we do with this?

1or2thoughts on this Gallup survey:

First, assuming this is correct how does the church engage the 82% and get them involved, meet their needs, and demonstrate God's relevance in their lives?

Second, how do we get that 82% reaching out to the 11% here and the rest of the unknowing around the world.

Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas break because it is time to get busy!

Thank you The Corner.

Things you don't expect to find on a golf course.

Enjoying a leisurely cup of coffee this morning (thank you sweetheart) and the Golf Channel is on but I'm not really watching when in the background I see elephants. This gets my attention so I turn up the volume and hear "he's hit dangerously close to the Crocodile River and that's a place you don't want to be." Goes without saying.

It is the Alfred Dunhil Championship in South Africa. Beautiful course but I think I will stick with geese, coyotes, and the occasional deer and leave animals that may kill me to others. Guess I don't enjoy golf enough.

China: Add psychological warfare to the list

China has been waging economic warfare, engaging in espionage, and now you can add psychological warfare to the list. China is not friendly and we need to gear up now before the warfare becomes open.

DefenseNews.com - China’s Delay in Allowing U.S. Ship Into Port Befuddles Officials - 11/22/07 11:41

What's bigger than global warming?

What's bigger than global warming? You guessed it, drunken pachyderms!

"The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them" says Paris Hilton, future Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

MSN TV News.

UPDATE: AP has now retracted the story. I am leaving it as a idea for anyone seeking next years Nobel!

Currently Quoting:

“Having people think you are inefficient is generally better than having them realize you are incompetent.”

The quote is mine, the currently quoting section is at Josh Brage. You have to scroll down or search for the section but it has good stuff in it.

Beware the Blog Police!

Back from Blog World Expo and I think I lost the Blog Police somewhere between the Las Vegas Convention center and Denver.

The Blog Police you ask? Yes the Blog Police. They are real, they are everywhere and they are watching even now! Apparently, I may be guilty of the following violations:

1) I have advertising on my site.
2) I did not live blog Blog World Expo.
3) I do not blog hourly.
4) I do not blog daily.
5) I seem to agree with BlogWorld Expo - The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly point 7.
6) I use spell check occasionally (the rest of the time I leave things mispleled.)
7) I thought blogging was simply another way of communicating with people not a near mystical and sacred art.

Overall an interesting show where I learned a few things,met some very good people such as Jeremiah Owyang, Avinash Kaushik,
Chris Brogan and Scott Allen and most importantly I am satisfied this is a valuable means of communication.

Thank you Seeds of Growth for a post that seemed to summarize much of my experience as well.

Relevance is determined by the receiver.

Whatever the message, one should always remember that relevance is determined by the receiver. This may not be your church but it is certainly meeting these kids where they are in life and speaking their language.

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