conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

friday mandodoxy and iranian wonderings

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film the actual campaign of Alexander crossing into India through Iran and Persia.
- Oliver Stone

I had to cancel my lesson yesterday. I was trying to get some other things done at the church. Understandable, but sad. The mandoguru is always generous and compassionate. But it also means that I need to have the new jig (noodly that it is) down pretty well. Oy! Monday is supposed to be a One of the Girls rehearsal. I'm going to have to record a couple of tunes for the band to learn. We need more new music. And we need to find the drive to get some new gigs. *heavy sigh*

In other news, I spent last evening at a reception downtown. Family Matters is celebrating their 20th anniversary. To do so, they wanted to honor the founding churches. Community Church, North Shore, Lake Street, and St. Luke's all pitched in at the beginning. It was a good event. Truly. Family Matters is now a thriving institution trying to help people in the North of Howard neighborhood. I am looking forward to collaboration with them. No longer are they some project of the church. Instead, they are a partner in ministry in our part of Chicago-land. Heck, we have the same Cook Co. Comishoner serving our interests and needs. We may as well have a common voice.

Finally, what do you know about what's happening in Iran? I keep hearing things online and in the news that sounds remarkably like the rhetoric just before we jumped all over Iraq. I'm pretty sure that it's a bad thing to invade...Can we do that? I mean, logistically? Someone tell me what's what.

I'm around.

Posted by tripp at October 26, 2007 06:05 AM