A Birl..a Goy...a Shim

Apparently, it isn't that easy to tell these days.

An Indian runner who won a silver medal in the women's 800-meter run at the Asian Games earlier this month has failed a gender test and is likely to be stripped of her medal.

Read the whole thing here.

Quote of the Day

In honor of a friend's long awaited remodeling project being completed, I submit the following:

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
Mae West

I can totally relate. When Dadathon was finishing our master bath repair (which turned into a remodel, 'cuz wow, that's a heckuva leak!) I had had enough. By the end, my favorite color had become FINISHED. As in: whatever is in stock and ready to be installed within 24 hours.

Sheesh...

When trying to update a previous post, I got this message about why the update failed:

001 java.net.ConnectException: Connection refusedblog/47/40/9/momathon/2006/09/would-someone-please-take-mic-away.html

What do you suppose that means? I can't imagine that anyone is actually reading my blog, (since I generally have no comments whatsoever) and having that much of an issue with anything I say. So, I think my vote is for some sort of spamming game someone is trying to pull. What's your vote?

Worth the Wait

 


UPDATE: a better description of our night can be found here.

It took nearly a year, and many ups and downs before we were finally able to go to this concert as planned, but U2 was well worth it. If you ever get an opportunity to see them live, you should do it. It was all the better that we were able to celebrate the wedding anniversary of our dear friends, and share in their fun that night, too.

It was really something to see rock stars aching by the suffering in the world. (Generally, I don't think of rock stars when I think of those with great compassion toward others.) It couldn't be easy to address such a serious subject in a rock concert without facing an avalanche of criticism, so kudos to them to have even made the attempt.

Rock on brothers. 

For a Chuckle

Robert Gates' 3 step plan for Iraq from Scrappleface:

“Finally,” he added, “Shiite Muslim cleric Moktada al-Sadr, whose Mahdi Army numbers in the tens of thousands, will be captured, beheaded and buried with 72 virgin hogs at a pig farm in Israel. The video will be posted at YouTube.com.”

That's the best of it, in my opion, but you can read the whole thing here.

The Song My Heart is Singing Today

In the past 24 hours, I have had news on each and every one of these topics. My heart is indeed crying out today. If you get a chance to listen to it, please do. You'll love it.

Cry Out To Jesus
Words by Mac Powell / Music by Third Day

To everyone who's lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye

And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there's nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus

For the marriage that's struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They've done all they can to make it right again
Still it's not enough

For the ones who can't break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you're not alone in your shame
And your suffering

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus

When you're lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus

To the widow who struggles with being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
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CMG Publishing. All rights reserved. Used by permission.