Monthly Archives: February 2006

Photo of the Day: New Orleans 9th Ward Devastation

New Orleans 9th ward Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is just a hint of the devastation that we saw in the 9th ward section of New Orleans. On this Fat Tuesday it may be worthwhile remembering all those that lost … Continue reading

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Conservatives are happier than liberals…

Goerge Will documents again how conservatives (read Republicans) are happier than liberals. Will is using a study by the Pew Research Center which is by no means a conservative think tank to make his point. A survey by the Pew … Continue reading

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New Orleans Trip Slide Show

If you recall a team from South Suburban Evangelical Free Church in Minnesota recently went on a trip to New Orleans to perform some Hurricane Katrina relief work and to care for some of the people effected by the storm … Continue reading

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Hurricane Katrina Relief: New Orleans Trip Report

By Paul Rivenburg February 4th – February 12th 2006 We left the parking lot of South Suburban on a very chilly Saturday morning. We drove in three different vans. At our lunch stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa Ken discovered that … Continue reading

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Photo of the Day: New Orleans: Making Progress

New Orleans: Making Progress Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. There are signs of hope. Progress is being made in the process of rebuilding.

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SADDAM and the tapes about his WMD Program

You have of course heard about Scott Ritter.  You know the guy that was so mad about how the weapons inspections had been cut short before the Iraq war.  But have you heard about Bill Tierney?  Bill was a weapons … Continue reading

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Herbalife Rebounds From Founder’s Death

For complete story: Herbalife Rebounds From Founder’s Death. LOS ANGELES – Herbalife International thrived under founder Mark Hughes. Handsome, young and buoyed by his rags-to-riches story, Hughes built a billion-dollar business over two decades by inspiring legions of people around … Continue reading

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Parents Watch out for Myspace.com

Parents, I urge you to use great wisdom and common sense.  Watch what your kids are doing online.  Be careful with www.Myspace.com.  Link: Kids endangered at Murdoch-owned MySpace. A website that encourages young people to post personal information about themselves … Continue reading

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Bent But Not Broken: The Word of God

Bent But Not Broken: The Word of God Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Does the Word of God even endure human tragedy?

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Photo of the Day: Moldy Toilet Paper

Moldy Toilet Paper Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Maybe this picture sums up how complete the damage is from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and other places. Simple things the rest of us take for granted are completely useless.

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Massachusetts micro manages business

State governments continue to micro manage business.  Doesn’t this sound like socialism or communism? Link: Wal-Mart Ordered to Stock Emergency Contraception. Massachusetts becomes second state to require the world’s largest retailer to carry the morning-after pill.

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WMDs in Syria

We keep hearing more evidence that WMDs are in Syria.  Here is another story. Link: Saddam general: WMDs in Syria. A former general and friend of Saddam Hussein who defected but maintains close contact with Iraq claims the regime supported … Continue reading

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Democrats endorse domestic spying

What?  You mean we should be spying????? Link: Democrats endorse domestic spying. In what can only be called a major reversal, two Democratic leaders, Rep. Jane Harman and former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, admitted the controversial NSA surveillance program … Continue reading

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Australian Lawmaker’s Abortion Comments Cause Uproar

This is my kind of politician.  He knows how to make everyone mad.  So he is probably pretty close to being totally correct on this issue. Link: Australian Lawmaker’s Abortion Comments Cause Uproar. SYDNEY, Australia — A lawmaker who said … Continue reading

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New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Journal

Random thoughts from the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Saturday 2/4/06 Everyone showed up at the church on time so that we were able to leave by 6:00 am sharp.  We left with light snow showers and a temperature … Continue reading

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Photo of the Day: Katrina Relief Progress

Katrina Relief Progress: Last Supper Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. On our recent Hurricane Katrina relief trip, we were tasked with gutting flood damaged houses with and for some of the local residents. After working in our first house for a … Continue reading

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N. O. Update…

We have just finished the work part of our journey to New Orleans.  We have already sent two of our teammates to the airport to fly back home.  It is amazing how fast this week went. Over the next few … Continue reading

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New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief

New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Our team is off to New Orleans.

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Theologian-scientist makes stem-cell issues understandable

By Sharon Soderlund Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a scientist and theologian who will speak at St. Joseph in Hopkins Feb. 2, is an engaging and riveting speaker who communicates complex scientific and moral issues in a way that makes them easily … Continue reading

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Photo of the day: My EGO got the best of me.

My EGO got the best of me. Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This is a picture of some of my most "interesting" pictures.

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New Orleans here we come.

Just two more days until we leave on our Hurrican Katrina Relief adventure to New Orleans.  The team currently consists of 9 women and 9 men.  I must say I am a bit surprised how balanced the team is.  We … Continue reading

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Still on the sideline with Gold???

If you are still on the sideline with your Gold investments consider this… Link: Newsletters are going for the gold. With the price of gold near a 25-year high and even the most bullish gold-timing investment newsletters counseling caution, you … Continue reading

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