Jan 31 2006

I will skip work and sell my first-born child to be there. Trust me on this one…

Category: Uncategorized — dryvetyme @ 15:46

Once again, news concerning my one and only man-crush, courtesty of Pitchfork Media.

Morrissey Unveils LP Art, Confirms SXSW Appearances

Matthew Solarski reports:
Truly, what could be more bad-arse than a Tommy gun? How about a bloomin’ violin? Fuck yeah.

On the newly-revealed cover for his forthcoming album Ringleader of the Tormentors, viewable in all its low-res glory to your left, Morrissey has cast himself as an impassioned concertmaster, yin to You Are the Quarry’s gangster yang. Debonair, I dare say.

Our violin-savvy correspondents tell us Morrissey’s bow technique could use some tweaking, and Paganini is probably rolling over in his grave, but Moz is Moz, kids. Question him not. Ringleader arrives April 3 in the UK and the next day here in the states.
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Jan 30 2006

Who wants to play??

Category: Uncategorized — dryvetyme @ 15:12

Thanks to Mother Jones Magazine for this lovely bit of satire. Anyone interested?? Anyone want to volunteer to be the Suit??

State of the Union Address 2006 Drinking Game

Jan 30 2006

Benediction — 01/29/2006

Category: Uncategorized — dryvetyme @ 14:44

(I want to extend thanks to Kelly Ann Hall for the use of her original composition. She’s a great friend and a great poet. These words of hers spoken last morning and evening to conclude service truly impacted me.)

Father,
artist, architect, builder of being
You pinched up the mountains
Trenched out cool rivers
Pulled up trees into shady forests

You,
packed Your greatness into garments of skin
splitting seams in poor man¹s rags
holes leaking holy love, leaking forever-life
and salvation bleeds as a truthful voice
calling out our demons into forgiveness-light.

Are we no better to obey then they?
Have we bound You God?
to a man
to a place
to a mountain¹s rise
before the chasing sun

to a pinch of bread
dipped in wine
on Sunday.

So shall we too then
nevermore be defined by skin¹s edge
but by the energy
that gathers up our gut
and moves us
beyond and over lines & limits.

Today, we bind ourselves
The power of God to hold and lead us
His eye to watch, His might to stay
His ear to hearken to our needs
The wisdom of our God to teach
His hand to guide, His shield to ward
The word of God moving in our speech
His Heavenly Host to be our guardÅ 

Lord, hold us as we submit, to a will we will never understand.
Delight in us as we explore wonders that we can never solve.

Shine through us a love, that cannot be gained through knowledge,

You are the joy in all our beginnings and ends.
And You forever exceed our expectations of You.

Kelly Ann Hall
Copyright — 01/29/2006

Jan 29 2006

Soul Economy

Category: Uncategorized — dryvetyme @ 14:13

Parent-Teacher Community Gathering at The Harvest
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Dr. David Booth of Austin Waldorf School

((As a note of introduction, this essay was crafted from 2 pages of notes taken during a presentation given by Dr. Booth. In a technical sense, Dr. Booth has not sponsored or authorized the content of this essay. Thus, this essay that I have crafted represents my best possible understanding of what he spoke to the parents of The Harvest at our most recent Parent-Teacher Gathering. Enjoy….))

Economics, as a social science, is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth. It focuses its study upon how a nation’s or the world’s resources are utilized and whether or not they are being utilized effectively. Comparably, Soul Economy is primarily concerned with how to gauge, manage, and take care of one’s inner experiences. This inner life is comprised of the many ways in which the soul processes the outer life – thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Thus, Soul Economy is concerned with how those key components of one’s soul are used and abused in everyday life.
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Jan 29 2006

Genesis 14

Category: Genesis All Over Again — dryvetyme @ 10:13

Abram’s Excellent Adventure
Or
Lot’s Bogus Journey

Lot gets captured in a military conflict and Abram goes to save him. (Genesis 14: 1-16) I thought long and hard about how to best dissect what is happening here into some understandable format, not only for the children, but also for any teacher who would use my commentary in their classroom. What might be the larger principle to learn here? What is the point of including this small story into the larger story of the beginnings of the Hebrew people as a nation, as the children of God? Do we really need to read about the political machinations of the various tribal powers that wandered the deserts of the ancient Middle East? What is the relevance of this episode to Abram and Sarai’s larger story of becoming the parents of a great nation?

And then I realized how Chapter 14 is a thematic continuation to Chapter 13 – Abram continues to take care of and show responsibility for the welfare of those people important to him. Continue reading “Genesis 14″

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