• Joseph Lieberman picked the wrong time to act like a Republican.  His staunch support of the Iraqi war may cost the 3 term senator his party’s nomination in two weeks.
• Speaking of two weeks, it’s just 13 days to the first NFL exhibition game of the season.  Can you smell the Steelers in the air?  Football is what it’s all about.
• I’ve lost 7 pounds in the last five days.  I miss pizza. But I can fit into some of my “preaching” clothes again.
• There should be some sort of law severely curtailing the amount of time a governor or senator can spend campaigning for president.  Actually, it should be outlawed altogether.  Finish the job you have before you start working toward another one.
• Reading Sam Walker’s Fantasyland (see sidebar) makes me miss my old Cool Papa Bell fantasy league.  Although I typically stunk up the joint, the draft was one of my favorite days of the year.
• I’m impressed by the blogs that stay continually on topic.  I’m too scattered to do that.  Everything I write doesn’t have a deep thought or devotional thrust. No great theological insight about my trip to Wal-Mart. I like to talk about faith, music, TV, books, politics, family and sports.
• I’m fairly confident that I will not vote Republican again anytime in the near future.  This last hit was too much (more on that later)
• Whoever said home ownership was a good investment never bought a money pit without the requisite handy-man skills.
• My 3-year old is winning the battle of the wills.  Forget regularly scheduled meals and snacks.  I’m installing a buffet line that she can graze at all day long.
• Two movies I’ve started watching in the past week that were too bad to finish: The Upside of Anger and White Noise
• It’s tiring being the only minister on staff.  I’ve been the sole minister of a congregation for 4 and a half years now.  I’m spent.

What’s on your mind?