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I love the double negative. In news writing, it can often leave the meaning of a headline vague. Here is the headline from CNN: Bush Speaks to Anti-Abortion Protesters http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/24/bush.abortion.ap/index.html That headline could be read to mean The president is speaking to those protesting the anti-abortion movement. Or, it could be read to mean The [...]

Liners, in Radio terms, are those little greetings or positioning statements, often made by celebrities. “Hi I’m so-and-so, and you’re listening to…” I am wondering, how valuable they really are. Are there listener’s out there who think “Wow… Cher just happened to stop by the studio, pop open the mic, and say a quick word [...]

My life is surrounded by the church. That’s not a bad thing, but I realized a while back, that my life had no influence outside of the church. I work in a “religious” environment, and all of my extra time is spent in church or para-church involvements (even my recreation is usually with a bunch [...]

Today is January 17, and it is currently -12 F in the Twin Cities. Yesterday when we got up for church, the thermometer in the truck read -16. I don’t mind the cold so much. I don’t really have to spend a lot of time out there. But here is what I have noticed. Once [...]

January Budgeting is never fun. I always seem to go a bit overboard during Christma… The Holida… a non-descript time of celebratio… December! Now that that month is over, we realized that our budget needs a bit more trimming than our Christmas tree. I decided the first thing to go would have to be our [...]

Up until the last few days, I have had a hard time finding good use for the wireless functionality of my PDA. In the early days of my use, I pretty much just used it to stream radio as I worked around the house, or IM while sitting on the… Well.. Just sitting… There were [...]