Military Losses for 20 Years….I play at being Snopes.com

January 20, 2008.Reading time 22 minutes.

I’ve written about chain/spam emails before. I’ve written about Snopes.com before. These days I assume everyone knows about both, and that anybody who really wants to be well informed will check stuff out on their own. But every now and then, an email comes my way that is so wrong, and so un-refuted, that I […]

What Happened to the Dallas Cowboys?!!!

January 14, 2008.Reading time 8 minutes.

The bitter P1 is back again. Heck, everybody’s bitter today. And since I already started last night, why not pile on? Like I said two days ago, I am sure somebody’s going to make the obvious comparison to the Mavericks of last season…chewing through the NBA regular season like they were playing high school teams…then […]

Connections in 08…Whoa, Mexico…The Most Pathetic Story Ever….more on Dan….and more prayer needed.

January 12, 2008.Reading time 15 minutes.

Within the week, we should be announcing a whole slew of Connections Band shows for the first half of 2008. Rusty and I have been meeting, our clergy core group has been meeting, we’ve been polling the whole band, and talking with potential venues. I can tell you that the plans include the Chicago/Eagles show […]

The Holy Family: A Meditation

January 5, 2008.Reading time 20 minutes.

A quick trip to Starbucks this morning reminded me that –for all most of the world knows– the Christmas season is over. They’ve taken down most of their holiday displays. “Christmas Blend” is in the sale rack. Know what’s funny, though? Technically, we’re still in the Christmas season. Yes, despite what you’ve been told, the […]

Eric’s Top 25 iPod Songs for 2007

December 28, 2007.Reading time 28 minutes.

It’s the last week of the year, that means that it’s “End of the Year List” time. As per with last year, there’s just one I’ll offer you. It’s the list of songs below which –for whatever it’s worth– ended up as the most played songs on my iPod this year. I know this, because […]

Christmas Lists: A Meditation

December 25, 2007.Reading time 8 minutes.

It’s hard to tell just where we are with Santa this year. Maria and her parents are doing something of a “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” dance with each other around all the major issues. But she did go to see him Saturday: (Dennise’s iPhone) And we found the list below in her room. It appears […]

More on Dan…Otis Redding at Stax….Connor’s Army….Going Green at Church…And Miss Maria Mis-hears the News…

December 20, 2007.Reading time 8 minutes.

Many of you have stumbled on my blogs about Dan Fogelberg, especially this second one. Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. It has done my heart good to know that I was not alone in all my thoughts about Dan’s passing. Some of you who have watched the Dan Fogelberg Tribute Show Videos have […]

Maria at Gymnastics Meet, Spring 2007

December 19, 2007.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Maria at her gymnastics meet on April 21, 2007. This is video of her bar and floor routine: Please visit Eric’s original blog here: http://www.wheneftalks2.blogspot.com/

Follow Up on Fogelberg

December 19, 2007.Reading time 16 minutes.

“Death is there to keep us honest, and contantly remind us we are free.” –Dan Fogelberg I’m feeling a mixture of sadness and embarrassment. It all has to do with what I blogged about Sunday night: the death of Dan Fogelberg.First, I am genuinely surprised with how genuinely sad I still am. After all, […]

Columbus Discovery

December 18, 2007.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Columbus Discovery: An artist, musician, writer, cultural figure I stumble on as if I’m the first person to ever know about them. Like Columbus, I’m usually thrilled to have “discovered” this new and creative talent. Like Columbus, I usually later realize that many of these people have been known for years –thank you very much– […]