Sorry Anthony, Francis, Laura, Kevin, Rachel, Jan and Debi...
It pains me to have to tell you this, but the special day is over. The moment has passed. The window has slammed shut. Ergo, (in voice of the Seinfeld Soup Nazi guy), No special award for you! Just gratuitous links.
:: Andrew 12:23 + ::
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Rockabilly and surf music
I've been getting stuff wrapped up for my trip to Denver, and just thought you should know that, in my effort to get that song out of my head, I've been rocking to a mix of Stray Cats mp3s ("Runaway Boys," "Rock This Town," the "Johnny B. Goode" cover, "rockabilly Rules" and of course, "Stray Cat Strut" -- and Junior Brown's Surf Medley (RealAudio file). I love the raw sound of early '80s rockabilly and '60s surf music. Good therapy to exorcise the Bob Seger demon.
Back to work now.
:: Andrew 12:12 + ::
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afk...
I'm going to Denver on business for a few days, so this blog will probably be a bit stale, unless I decide to attempt some postings from the laptop in the hotel room.
For some reason, as I prepare for this trip, I keep hearing this song in the radio of my mind. But that shouldn't be playing until I leave, should it? Hope it isn't an omen.
:: Andrew 10:31 + ::
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:: Friday, April 25, 2003 ::
A prayer request
Alan Creech's Friday posting reminds me to be in prayer for the Palmer family. Jennifer has cancer. I'm praying for God's healing touch in her life. Will you join me?
I only met Palmer once, at Search Party last May in St. Louis. I met Alan Creech there, too, and several other wonderful bloggers. Palmer, Alan, I and some others piled into my Toyota Highlander (actually my wife says it's her's; she let me borrow it for the trip) and drove to The Hill, where we had a nice lunch at an authentic Italian restaurant.
Alan, Palmer and the rest of the folks that came to St. Louis for Search Party are great people. It's wonderful that the friendships are able to continue through the blogs.
:: Andrew 10:28 + ::
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:: Thursday, April 24, 2003 ::
Thou shalt not blog
Denis Horgan, a travel writer for The Hartford (Connecticut) Courant, has been told by his editor to stop blogging. Quoth the editor: "Denis Horgan's entire professional profile is a result of his attachment to The Hartford Courant, yet he has unilaterally created for himself a parallel journalistic universe where he'll do commentary on the institutions that the paper has to cover without any editing oversight by the Courant. That makes the paper vulnerable." Horgan "disagree[s] deeply" with that editorial decision, but says he has no choice but to suspend his blogging. (Thanks to Bene Diction for the link to this story.)
This could set a bad precent for journalist-bloggers. I'm hopeful that most newspaper editors aren't as clueless as the guy at the Courant.
I like what Dan Gillmor has to say about this one: "The Tribune Co., which owns the Courant, should think about the messages it's sending, and not just the sheer arrogance of telling staffers that their days and nights are totally owned by the employer. (I wonder if the state of Connecticut's labor laws allow this.) The paper is also telling the world that it's mired in the past. That may be the more dangerous message."
Maybe Horgan should check this out.
:: Andrew 08:38 + ::
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Sorry, Jared!
You'd think, as often as I have my name misspelled, I'd learn to be more careful when it comes to spelling others' names. Especially when it has to do with doling out prestigious awards from my blog.
Love,
Jon
:: Andrew 11:57 + ::
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:: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 ::
You like me! You really really like me!
I'm amazed so many of you bothered to comment on yesterday's shameless post pleading for comments. Frankly, I was hoping for more than 30 (so if you're reading this and want to scroll down to yesterday's post to comment, I won't stop you), but the current total of 26 is pretty darn good! (Even though I plugged in two of them myself.)
Anyway, there should be rewards for all good bloggers. So, here are the gratuitous links, suitable for framing (or backlinking):
First comment award goes to...*drum roll* *sound of ripping envelope*...Bene Diction.
The last shall be first award goes to ...*ditto*...Mr. Wright.
The reader who doesn't blog award goes to Don. Sorry, Don, no link, but you know I always appreciate your comments.)
The most succinct comment award goes to Wonder Woman herself, Donna.
The seize the opportunity to troll for links to my own blog award goes to pmPilgrim. (Great blog, btw. I'll link up to it soon. And thanks for posting about my ego.)
The best sermon-in-comment-form from a Methodist who is also a Buzzcocks fan award goes to Richard Hall
The best foreign-language greeting award from someone who puts a number in his name when he signs a comment award goes to e3liacin.
The best 12th comment from someone whose name begins with "J" and ends with "aredwilliams" award goes to (oh, the suspense!)JardenJared Williams.
The best comment from someone who remembered yesterday was Administrative Professional Day award goes to LadyDusk, who is also celebrating her two-year blogiversary.
The "them bones, them bones, them dry bones" award goes to Jon Reid, who also posts some great insights about his Lenten lectio divina experience.
Runner-up in the best bone-throwing category (whose blogname deserves recognition in its own right) is Irate Nate.
The step right up to the microphone award goes to Steve Knight, who is leading a write-in campaign to get Passageway.org a Webbies People's Voice Award in the "youth" category. Go sign up and cast your write-in vote for Passageway.org. I've already done so. (Seriously: Passageway beats the competition. No comparison.)
The best post from a blog with Celtic crosses on its site award goes to A Cup of Rich.
The Bibles-R-Us pithy sarcasm award goes to Roy @ Outland.
The best plea to list bloggedy blog on BlogShares award goes to Blake @ StateDog.
The best plea to list bloggedy blog on BlogShares in a supporting role award goes to Michelle @ Mikao's World and Brett @ the journey.
The Perfect 10 award goes to MarcV, my favorite sports fan.
The multiple posts award goes to Pieter Friedrich.
The lurker emerging from the shadows award goes to Mark Morris.
The best post from a blogger whose blog name sounds almost Einsteinesque award goes to M squared T.
The best post from Australia award goes to Signposts.
Thank you for playing. :)
:: Andrew 08:17 + ::
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:: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 ::
Today is a special day
Today is Leave a Comment on Bloggedy Blog Day. So go ahead, step right up. Don't be shy. Leave me a comment. Throw me a bone, people!
:: Andrew 07:50 + ::
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Bird watching with Anne Lamott
Some PBS stations are airing a 40-minute documentary about writer Anne Lamott tonight. The PBS blurb bills the documentary as a look at "a year in the life of bestselling author, humorist, recovering alcoholic, born-again Christian and single mother Anne Malott as she explores universal concerns ranging from creativity to bad hair days to the meaning of life." Something for everyone. But, alas, the only PBS station accessible via local cable is not airing the program tonight. I'm hoping the station will air it later in the week.
:: Andrew 09:16 + ::
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Happy Earth Day
Or, if you'd rather not be associated with all those tree-huggin' hippies (is my Cartman impersonation coming through?), not to mention the evolutionists, then Happy Created Earth Day.
On a more serious note:The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
for he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
Psalm 24:1-2
Let's take care of this home God gave us.
:: Andrew 08:14 + ::
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Simon Dawes, 
