Monthly Archives: December 2008

Podcast for December 31, 2008 — Reviewing The Review Of The Year In Review

This is the final podcast for 2008, mostly because I’ve pretty much run out of 2008 in which to pod.  Or cast, for that matter. You can listen to it here, or if you have iTunes subscribe to it here.  … Continue reading

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We Have Order (In A Fashion, Anyway)

One of the unanticipated challenges I’ve faced while putting together the book has been in what order the chapters should run.  I didn’t want to do some kind of pecking order.  An alphabetical arrangement would have been easy, but it … Continue reading

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That’s My Story (And I’ve Been Stuck By It)

While the immediate reaction to yet another real life story committed to print, in this case the romance amidst the Holocaust tale of Herman Rosenblat, being demonstrated to be a real lie is “another member of the club — Oprah’s … Continue reading

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Uninvited Guest

Picking up from yesterday: The Oakland A’s are the red-headed stepchild of San Francisco Bay Area sports when it comes to local media attention.  Never mind how during their stay in the “other” city by the bay they’ve accomplished a … Continue reading

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Where’s The Love For The A’s?

No, I’m not turning GAC into a sports blog.  After all, didn’t I say yesterday I’m not a sports blogger?  However, bear with me for a bit on this one.  It’s one of those “using sports as an analogy for … Continue reading

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Never Alone

(This is cross-posted from my NASCAR blog.) Hope DW doesn’t find me starting this post by reprinting his column from a couple of days ago You know folks, I have had my ups and downs in life, my racing, my … Continue reading

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Telling Ourselves The Truth

First and foremost, my prayer for you is that you are enjoying a blessed celebration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ’s birth.  Way more important than politics. Picking up from yesterday, it’s vital we go into the new year … Continue reading

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Truth, Inconvenient And Otherwise

Mrs. Dude and I have a Christmas Eve tradition of going out to a late lunch/early dinner, then to a movie.  It’s usually whichever Disney film is currently in the theaters.  Today was no exception.  The film we saw was … Continue reading

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Praying For A Way For The Music To Be Again Heard

Picking up from yesterday: The Pink Floyds and other members of rock’s mostly retired royalty have no great concerns about their catalog being unavailable.  If anything, it’s too available, with so many re-releases of the same album out there even … Continue reading

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I Hear Music Over My Head, Or At Least I’m Trying To

There are certain topics guaranteed to generate a debate that makes the average street riot look like a model of decorum.  Global warming — fact or fiction.  Gun control.  Foreign policy. CD remasters. Ever since someone at a record company … Continue reading

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