Say A Prayer For The Gulf Coast

Today is the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and her total devastation of the Gulf Coast, including the great city of New Orleans. As a Katrina survivor, I can tell you, that it was a terrible and surreal experience that many still have yet to recover from.

The images you saw on television didn't do justice to the amount of destruction. The scope of the devastation was absolutely mind-boggling. Through God's protection and grace, I now have a new life here in Nashville. Many others didn't or couldn't escape. Those who survived, have a life that will never be the same.

And now the people of the Gulf Coast brace for the possibility of Hurricane Gustav. They've suffered enough...so please, pray for the Gulf Coast.

Belated Thoughts On 'The Dark Knight'

While on vacation, I finally got to see the most talked about movie
of the year - The Dark Knight.

The world, critics and comic book fans all seem to be enamored and fixated with the Joker - one of the most disturbing characters to ever appear on screen.

However, I found Batman to be extremely compelling. As a matter of fact, I found many of his traits and characteristics similar to those that you and I possess.

Stay with me here - he is a man who's flawed and conflicted. At times, aren't we? Yet, he's a man of honor, great compassion, justice, extreme self-sacrifice (doing what's best for others, even when they don't understand or appreciate it) and great power.

These are all spiritual qualities that you and I inherit as children of God. Christ has in essence, equipped us to be spiritual superheroes.

So, those are my thoughts and musings on The Dark Knight. And with that my friends, the balcony is closed.

The World Meets In Beijing!

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing got underway Friday night. The opening ceremonies drew a whopping 34.2 million television viewers!


There are so many great stories for this XXIX Olympiad, including U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps and his quest to break Mark Spitz's Olympic record of seven gold medals.

It's always a very special time for athletes and the country they represent. So, let's enjoy the competitions. And, oh yeah, 'Go USA'!!!

Our Heroes!

The Titans won their first pre-season game Saturday night, easily defeating the St. Louis Lambs, er, Rams.

Rookie running back Chris Johnson looks like a keeper with a scintillating 66 yard touchdown run!

Next up for our heroes, the Oakland Raiders , Friday night at LP Field.

This is my favorite time of the year. I can't wait for the season to start!

I Will Now Play 'Claire de lune'

...Just not very well. After all these years, I think it's time I learned to play a musical instrument. My instrument of choice is the piano. I'll keep you updated.

Pray for my progress. Oh yeah, pray for my neighbors too. :-)

Hello, El Cajon...

Years ago, CNN's Larry King had a column for USA Today that was free-form and stream of conscious. It was a fascinating must read. So, with apologies to Larry, here we go...

No doubt about it, Nashville is one of America's truly great cities...The scenery and people are terrific. You can't beat the praise and worship in area churches. The musician and singers are first rate... One negative - it's been named the 5th fattest city in America...So, let's all start hitting the treadmill.

Three songs that we play on THE FISH that cause me to crank up the studio monitors and listen to the lyrics...Singing Over Me by Building 429, Ocean Floor from Audio Adrenaline and Jadon Lavik's Come Thy Fount.

Our heroes, the Titans started training camp yesterday. I just hope Vince has enough weapons this year...We've got to sign Albert long-term, don't you think?...To quote John Madden..."Brett Favre is Brett Favre".

It's official, I'm hooked on HGTV [They should have picked house number two!] and The Next Food Network Star...Don't ya love Shark Week on Discovery?...What do you think when you're watching a tv show, and a character from another show walks across the bottom of the screen and waves at you? Yeah, that's what I think too...

The joys of summer...waking up to chirping birds, vacation, swimming pools, live music in the park and last,but not least...Edy's Slow-Churn.

Well gang, that's all for now. Up next...Schenectady, hello!

Happy Birthday America!!!

Hope you're all primed for a long holiday weekend. Whether your 4th involves cookouts, hitting the lake, beach or water parks and of course fireworks, have a safe and happy one!!