The gig last night was fantastic with a surprisingly good turnout! My buddy Chuck E. Deadman recorded the set for us (and our last set), and hopefully we’ll have a live recording soon enough. This would make me pleased as punch. I finished my orientation with CJSW yesterday and am now officially a radio station volunteer. Tonight I get to go out and see BDFM, one of my favorite local bands, and tomorrow I will be bouncing at a show featuring Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony, one of those bands from my teen years that I loved. It’s a good weekend.

Today’s reading, which won’t stick to most dental work, comes from Luke 11.29-54, Genesis 20 and Psalm 13. From past experience, I have a feeling that this reading will be about as much fun as emergency dental surgery. I have to keep reminding myself that there is a reason I’m reading this awful book.

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I’m really happy for today’s gig, and also my second day (or two) of training to volunteer at CJSW. Busy night, but an awesome night. Anyone looking for a fun way to spend their Thursday night should come down to The Distillery and catch our set.

Today’s reading, which should not be taken without first consulting your physician, comes from Luke 11.1-28, Genesis 19 and Psalm 12. Teach me, Jesus! Show me the way! Or at least tell me things I already know and pretend like your simplistic and bipolar morality is new and not a natural adaptation of social animals!

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I am extremely pleased right now. My buddy Greg, whom some of my readers will remember as the long-time sound guy at The Distillery who moved to the east coast to get some post secondary music education, has sent me three of his compositions, which I am listening to now. I like to pretend to be a musician, but there’s no way that I will ever be able to come up with anything as pretty as what I am listening to right now. Good work, Greg!

Today’s reading, which soars with eagles despite working with turkeys, comes from Luke 10.21-42, Genesis 18 and Psalm 11. They won’t be anywhere NEAR as enjoyable as these three songs, I can assure you.
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I can see a blue sky out my window. It is huge, and where it touches the earth in the distance, I can see beautiful mountains. The snow is melting, the weather is beautiful, and life seems to be not kicking me in the slats today. This is either going to be a wonderful day, or life is going to remember me and start the slat-kicks shortly. I’m hoping for the former, but I wore a jock today just in case.

Today’s reading, which absorbs tough spills and costs less than the leading national brand, comes from Luke 10.1-20, Genesis 17 and Psalm 10. We’re still in the same books, so I imagine we’ll get the same outcomes from our reading, namely more about how neat Jesus is, more about how God <3′s Abram, and more about how God’s just generally super awesome.

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