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  1. Dewjunkie

    Someone Painted the Bathroom

    So, I haven't been in here in ages, and it certainly looks different. Quite the overhaul. Well, my reason for coming back is to ask for some prayer. For those who don't remember me, sorry, I'm not going to go into any details right now, but my life has been extremely difficult the past 4...
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    Giving it All Up

    So, this past summer has been the second worst of my life. 2002 will forever be the worst; lost my daughter, almost lost my wife, sat by her bed for 2 months as she (we) tried to deal with her becoming a Quadriplegic. This past June, she had surgery on her bladder that was supposed to make...
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    More Struggles

    Hi all, It's been a while since I've been around here, mostly because of a lack of time, but also a bit of a bad attitude. I've been dealing with an attitude problem lately, and it's really getting to me. For those who don't know, in June of 2002, my wife was paralyzed and my oldest...
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    Getting Worse With Time.

    Three days ago was the 10 month anniversary of my daughter's death.  It was a bad enough day, but then while at the doctor for my wife's appointment, we saw a little girl wearing a pair of Caira's pants that had been sold at a yard sale (we live in a small town in AZ, and got the pants in...
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    A Huge Strikeout.

    This is silly: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030410/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_jim_litke_1 This is especially silly: What?!  How?  Are Republican Guards in Iraq more motivated to fight now that they know Tim Robbins doesn't like the war?  Was Tim...
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    US Protester Killed in Israel

    Here's the story: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=535&e=4&cid=535&u=/ap/20030316/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians Thoughts?
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    Chirac Voices Support for 30 Day Deadline.

    Here's the article: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030316/ap_on_re_eu/france_iraq_9 Good timing by Mr. Chirac, right before the Azores Summit.  This is interesting (from the article): So, we give Iraq another timetable, but nothing that threatens...
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    Prayer for means.

    Our church choir (my wife sings, I absolutely do not) has the opportunity to go to Vienna, Austria in December to sing as part of an Advent Celebration.  Everyone is excited, but it is going to take a bunch of creative fund-raising and hard work to earn the money for everyone to go.&nbsp...
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    Pork

    Here's some interesting (although a bit lengthy) reading concerning the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus.  Amazing where some of our tax dollars go.  http://mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Newscenter.ViewPork&Content_id=701
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    Please pray for my wife

    As most of you know, my wife, Amanda, is paralyzed.  Since the accident, she has been in fairly good spirits, and has been good about making it through and rejoicing in every little step made towards recovery.  Unfortunately, lately those steps are getting fewer and fewer.  She's...
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    An Open Letter to the Media

    The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry.  Terrible tragedy, my prayers go out to the families. To the media: SHUT UP ALREADY.  No one needs to hear interviews with people who once bought a postcard from the Kennedy Space Center Gift Shop or once sat next to one of...
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    Prayer for a Deputy's family.

    Last Sunday, Garfield County (UT) Sheriff's Deputy Dave Jones was shot and killed on a routine DUI stop just north of the park in which I work.  After a quick mobilization and coordinated effort (6 agencies), we captured his killer in remote backcountry, just outside the park...
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    An interesting article about Veganism

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030130/hl_nm/infants_diet_dc_1 I love a nice, juicy slab of Prime Rib, so my stand on Veganism should be clear.  My question for debate: should the mothers be charged with child endangerment, or child neglect because of the...
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    Am I Wrong?

    In the 3 or 4 months prior to my daughter Caira's death, she had just begun to appreciate cartoons.  She had a few favorites (Bob the Builder, Spongebob, PB&J Otter to name a few), and she and I would eat breakfast and watch cartoons together.  It's the activity I miss the...
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    Do you think he did it?

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030118/ap_on_re_us/missing_woman_8 My first inclination was that he is at least hiding something, if not completely involved in her disappearance. The recent appearance of a possible girlfriend into the picture only...
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    Sarcasm and Kids

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20030110/od_nm/life_canada_sarcasm_dc I already see my daughter exhibiting signs of not only understanding, but being able to use sarcasm.  She's 2.  Of course, her mother and I are King and Queen of...
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    Dell in Prison

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030109/ap_en_bu/gadget_show_protest_2 Recycling computers is obviously a wise choice, but I am appalled at both Dell and the government for giving jobs to prisoners that could easily and more usefully go to law abiding civilians.&nbsp...
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    Shocking News

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021206/ap_on_re_us/obit_wallace_2 WHAT?!  Bigfoot's not real?  Man, all this time I've wasted studying footprints and grainy images in the name of scientific curiosity.  Next thing you're going to try to tell me is that...
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    No Tariffs?

    I just found this article, which I had not heard about: http://www.commerce.gov/opa/press/2002_Nov26_Evans_USTR.htm So, is this a real possibility?  Will the WTO accept it?  And if they do, do you think it will be the economic boost it promises to be?  I...
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    Federal pay raises

    http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/bush.raises/index.html So, when 9/11 happened, Americans stood tall and swore that terrorists wouldn't change our way of life.  Since then, we have increased security everywhere (bordering on eliminating the thought of the 4th Amendment), spent...