Oh yeah.

I turned 37. June 17th. Today the Pixies gave me this. 14 days late, but I'll take it.

Welcome to 2013

As the month draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the past few weeks and how much has transpired just since the new year rolled in. New Year's Day came and went without any significance that I was aware of, yet the world seems to have spiraled into a vortex of insanity since then. Fiscal cliffs, school shootings, gun control, and the threat of war looming overhead seem to have become the norm. It seems blatantly prophetic, if one has spent any time studying Biblical descriptions of the last days. Of course, to say such a thing relegates my opinion to the dark corners of societal condemnation. I'm crazy, so they would say. Maybe so, but I'm not walking around shooting people either. Not yet anyways.

American Media

A lot of discussion has gone on lately about the recent presidential election and how the decision of the American people to reelect Obama was impacted by the media. I found this old interview with Paul McCartney and thought it to be extremely relevant. Sir Paul does a very good job of pointing out who is responsible for what is reported. Listen to the interview.

We need to hold our media accountable for what they report, and how it is reported.

Frankenstorm

I'm at work today watching the news about Hurricane Sandy, which has been dubbed "Frankenstorm" due to the freakish nature of the storm itself and the timing of it hitting land on 10/30, just prior to Halloween. There's a lot to take in here. It is a freak storm. Basically a hurricane is colliding with some huge winter storm and is going to create a monster. It has the entire nation paying attention and the news is awash with reports and predictions. It's been a long time since anything like this hit the east coast. Maybe it's a first. I think this thing is somewhat prophetic. Some will say I'm crazy. I'm okay with that. All that I know is that we, as a nation, have fallen very far away from the Christian principles it was founded on. I think God is trying to wake us up. Call it what you will, but it's significant to me that it is hitting land before the biggest election we have had in our nation, probably since the days of the Civil War, AND it is right before the largest pagan holiday we celebrate here. I think a message is being sent. Time to wake up America, before it's too late.