9/11 Commentary, in Context

There has been a lot of fuss recently over various presidential candidates’ pastors’ comments. Barack Obama has had some, and John McCain’s pastor is now facing scrutiny as well. I believe that, except for Governor Huckabee, who is himself a clergyman who chose to run for office, these issues have no relevance to any political … Read more

5 Years Later: The Words that Sent Us to War

The Hufffington Post has a good collection of commitments made to the American people regarding the Iraq war. My personal favorite: “The idea that it’s going to be a long, long, long battle of some kind I think is belied by the fact of what happened in 1990. Five days or five weeks or five … Read more

Recession

A USA Today / Gallup poll released yesterday says the following: 3 in 4 Americans agree that we are in an economic recession 59% say it is likely that we will be in a depression that will last several years 79% are worried about a depression I have few money concerns compared to most of … Read more

Album up on Amazon MP3!

My band’s first album is now officially out on Amazon MP3, in 256Kbps, DRM-free goodness! We’re on our way to iTunes, eMusic, and CDBaby in the next few weeks. Amazon has it for the best deal, though – $6.99 for the album, or $0.89/song. Check it out, and leave it a review on Amazon if … Read more