December 2009
8 posts
2nd Annual Oompa Loompa Love Songs Playlist :: The...
Well, somehow I thought putting this together would be easier than compiling last year’s list. But I’ve struggled.
Initially I was just going to list my top 20 songs from 2009, but the more I listened, re-listened and then added/removed songs, I had close to 60.
Anyway, I’ve finally made myself widdle this down to the best 40 songs of 2009. Of course there are many that should...
The Gender of God :: A Divine Penis or a Sacred...
In case you missed it, on Saturday night I tweeted,
I’m fine calling God “he” as long as we can also call her “she.” Let’s just try not to over-identify God with gender pronouns.
A pretty sensible and not unreasonable statement.
When I tweeted that I was sitting in my library with an old friend talking about fundamentalism. I actually tweeted it to prove the point that it doesn’t take much...
WatchReflecting on Simple Spirituality :: 2009 Cornerstone Music Festival
"If We Fail We Fail Together" :: People of the... →
I Didn't Want to Say Anything :: RIP Ngày Chiến Sĩ...
Early this month when Phileena and I were on vacation we got some bad news.
Our wee little fish, Ngày Chiến Sĩ Trận Vo (It means Memorial Day in Vietnamese, because: 1) we adopted him on Memorial Day, 2) not all the soldiers killed fighting for America were Americans) had passed away. I believe the actually day of release was December 2, 2009.
He was good little guy and we had so much fun naming...
The 9th Annual Heuertz Family Star Wars Nativity →
Heuertz Family Update Letter for December 2009
Dear Friends,
Late this summer, Phileena and I visited a couple WMF communities in South America. While in Argentina, Dave Bayne (WMF Buenos Aires staff), reflecting on all our social media activity asked, “You guys having a hard time raising support up there?”
It’s true. The difficulties experienced by many because of the economy have also impacted several of our WMF staff...