As someone who loves history, living in Washington, DC has certainly afforded me the chance to meet an incredible array of historical figures over the years. From presidents to politicians to pundits, I constantly marvel at the paths I cross in our nation’s capitol. Such was the case for me a few years back when I had the amazing opportunity to meet Dr. Dorothy Height.
I suppose in this day and age it was appropriate that I received the news via text messages; they came pouring in last Tuesday evening. As I scrolled through one after another, all with the same flash, I couldn’t believe my eyes - LeRoi Moore was gone.
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by people who can capture the attention of a crowd. And these days, one of the best at this game is none other than Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen.
I do love the heading ‘Pinpricks and Pummelings’ – such charm. Keeping with that idea and the inability-to-focus-on-anything-for-more-than-30-seconds nature of our society (more likely due to the fact that I am too lazy it seems these days to develop an idea fully) here are some short takes on things that have crossed my mind lately.
Running for President seems to be going the way of sex and reality television – everyone’s doing it. Here we are, two years from inauguration day 2008 and there seems to be 3,276, yes that many, people running for the Nation’s highest office.
The best thing that could happen to the Republicans in the upcoming November elections is for Joe Lieberman to lose. Unfortunately, losing him would also be a bad thing, and not just for Republicans.
