Hey,<\/p>\n
They’ve redone the blogging thing for xanga.. looks a lot better… smoother and such.. I like it.<\/p>\n
On the Jfront…. what’s been happening…<\/p>\n
A day or two ago Dayna, Jay and myself went to hear someone who was on CNN hahah.. well … we did.<\/p>\n
It was a journalist who got Kidnapped in Iraq. He is on the CNN website still.. (click on Safe.. then.. Garen) anywho.. he recently released a book.<\/p>\n
He and his fiancee read about 30 minutes from their book.. then they took questions. It was insightful… not sure if I would buy the book – but it isn’t everyday you get to hear that type of stuff. I was interested.. fascinated.. I wanted to know..<\/p>\n
What about God? What is this persons relationship with God? Surely being held captive and then being released thanks to the FBI – surely he must have had a God experience… right?<\/p>\n
Hmm.. nobody asked in the bookstore during the question time.. so we left.<\/p>\n
Before we turned the block.. I said ‘I wonder what what religion he equates himself to… if he is a Christian or what?’ Dayna had the same question as I did. So I said ‘Lets go ask.. they said they would be around for a while’ Sure enough they were still around.<\/p>\n
So what are their takes on before and after.. all the middle stuff.. how did that play out in any of this?<\/p>\n
There was a guy and his Fiancee.. when asked what type of faith the guy responded something like this<\/p>\n
‘I am not religious… I never have been religious.. but I guess you could say I am searching and practice Yoga and I believe and buddha and stuff- but I’m not religious.’<\/p>\n
She responded – ‘I was brought up a catholic.. and when this all happened.. it was a whirlwind of emotion. With the phones ringing and my place turning into a Operating station for information – I guess I never really thought about God until I saw the video playing on CNN, then I thought about God… but now I’m looking into Buddhism.’<\/p>\n
It wasn’t really the answer I was expecting. None the less- I am glad that I got to ask them.<\/p>\n
The next day I just hung out around school.. and last night I went to some Jazz concert thing at this small Mississippi Pizza place.. not bad… but not worth paying for either.<\/p>\n
Earlier today I went to the dollar store and bought some stuff for my dorm (to clean.. and to make this place smell better – FYI the dorms smell – yet everyone says mine smells nice… shhh I use glade plugins..)<\/p>\n
Tonight are clean checks and so I don’t think I’ll be doing much other than reading for some tests tomorrow.<\/p>\n
They have a word counter on this thing now.. its kinda cool \ud83d\ude09 I like it.<\/p>\n
I want it to rain more…. booo its not raining.<\/p>\n
Blazers are on a 4 game winning streak.. yeah baby! They almost lost last night – it was a close call but they pulled it out (they should have.. they were up by like 17 in the 4th and down by 1 with 30 seconds to go.)<\/p>\n
Thats all I have for now… unless I think of something else later.<\/p>\n
“Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more.” Isaiah 65:17-19<\/p>\n
Take care, God Bless.<\/p>\n
Ciao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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