Memories and Britney. . . .
I just spent three days in the past, present, and future. It was a 72-hour run that drove home the fact that culture rolls on. . . . picking up mass, volume, and speed. And, I was reminded that depravity…
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Why are we so nuts? . . . .
This morning I’ve been getting ready for a big trip to Pittsburgh scheduled for next week. I’m working with a couple of churches who have put together a very aggressive schedule of events, most of which are designed to engage…
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Youth Culture, Adolescent Development, and The Key. . . .
So I’m scratching my head this morning for the millioninth time while saying, “Why didn’t I think of that???” I’ve always wanted to invent something. Problem is, somebody else always gets the idea that I don’t. So, I guess it’s…
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And so it begins. . .
Will my hopes be dashed again? Or will my beloved Phillies take a different path this year and fail to disappoint? We’ll see. It all starts this afternoon. Perhaps it’s timely that I’ve been thinking and writing quite a bit…
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Thinking Pink. . . .
Last Thursday Alecia Moore hit #1 on the charts with her latest single, “So What.” I’ve always found the singer known as Pink to be quite intriguing. For one, she and I share the same geographic roots, both of us…
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Beautiful Mind. . . .
If I were to ever write a memoir (and I’m not planning on it, by the way), there would be two chapters devoted to two of the most significant experiences and periods of my life. First was my time spent…
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Pop Culture Fun. . . .
So I’m listening to NPR on Saturday while out in the car. A guy comes on and reports on Billboard Magazine’s Fiftieth Anniversary of their Hot 100 chart and the special stuff the music rag’s doing to commemorate the fact…
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Palin and Culture. . . .
Are you like me? Do you feel like you know her personally already? Two weeks ago right now you could have asked me – for a million dollars – can you name the Governor of Alaska? You’d get to keep…
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Random thoughts on the VMAs. . . Britney’s Back . . . What did you think?
So what did MTV have up its VMA sleeve this year? . . especially after last year’s experiment in format change? I watched, as I hope you did too, looking to see what I could see in the map and…
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Pressure Off. Pressure On.
I thought I’d pass on some brief thoughts on kids and pressure. . . . both of them prompted over the weekend. The first thought was one of many that came during my annual trip to the mall. I don’t…
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My Olympic Moment. . . .
Something a little more light-hearted today. It has to do with my feeling out-of-touch and left behind when I watch my boys do some of the things that boys do these days. You know, the stuff they do that’s related…
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Worth pondering. . . .
Lot’s of new announcements coming from us here at CPYU in the next few weeks. Fasten your seat belt! One of the projects Derek Melleby has been working on is a new blog called “CPYU Bookshelf.” It will debut in…
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