tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166674462024-03-18T23:40:49.634-06:00soul and culturepondering my role in a bigger storysoul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.comBlogger407125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-69181680269161257012011-01-01T11:07:00.000-07:002011-01-01T11:07:44.269-07:00new year, new blogI'm kicking off the New Year with a new look and a new home for the old blog. It was just time for an overhaul. Hope you'll join me <a href="http://wp.me/1gGHn">here.</a>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-22026481512721735752010-12-13T20:46:00.000-07:002010-12-13T20:46:52.201-07:00beer & carols<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EyifEiKnTu0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EyifEiKnTu0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-17776791406797422962010-12-12T14:44:00.003-07:002010-12-12T14:50:32.526-07:00Beauty<div class="posterous_autopost"><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/MYgN50UXRr6lGsfMBDfQg6HeODB2AzvthKsxonAnKI7m1wypLhT4r5VFCCGL/photo.jpg"><img height="591" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/FqHxMLh6ZhYANtwmEEq67W7PyhVJqOZr3RLC3PqDGCunplgDQSyx9JVY7ITf/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-50917474666211131982010-12-12T13:37:00.001-07:002010-12-12T13:39:20.557-07:00holiday happiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw0dc64rjMLa60RfyzahtfWUaSz-7GQENXuEi11CV0VKI-TnxQ6aa3Mgw0dbgHPgW7BXDT3BixOaT4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>There are no words for how much I laugh every time I watch this. Maybe even funnier than it was in person. Spontaneity at its best.soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-58048355215580485162010-11-05T07:49:00.001-06:002010-11-05T07:49:25.613-06:00it was no Blue Door Pub burger, but I just had a burger with peanut butter<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-49290803588864259012010-10-29T20:33:00.001-06:002010-10-29T20:33:29.975-06:00just had a burger with peanut butter on it<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-57466192989705084822010-10-21T20:24:00.001-06:002010-10-21T20:24:22.386-06:00best organic delivery ever<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/GUTEyRLs0OgsaZwrUBVEI5nZ6cT8y02CEm7tpdRp4plEWfDVyGkewKpDJz8a/organic.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/sQmcu3sHr3LtuLSoEHl0rt4FiK0Tj8WgAtTFuDLF4h3LfWfLYCb97vJsy6Es/organic.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="739"/></a> </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-61492567841183951002010-10-16T16:05:00.002-06:002010-10-16T16:07:42.556-06:00<div class='posterous_autopost'>i find the sound of SEC football some of the most comforting background noise there is. </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-16931805470138543952010-10-10T21:11:00.002-06:002010-10-10T21:12:39.534-06:00Just Show Up<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">At 4pm today I was perfectly content <sub> </sub>in my hoodie and PJs, a pot of tea at my side, some Nick Drake streaming from my iPod dock. Stack of current reads on the end table, an art project and a basket of knitting sitting nearby.</span></p><p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">Sometimes we talk, my friends and I, about the importance of just showing up, whether one feels like it or not. For our community. And on some level, for ourselves. Today was my ‘don’t–want-to’ day. For no real reason other than I was comfy with my brown blanket and my feet up on the coffee table. </span></p><p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">But I did show up. And I got to experience confession and absolution with my community. And witness Judah as Assisting Minister at the Eucharist. And share about what I love about our little rag-tag community of faith with some newer folks.</span></p><p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: small;">I get so much more than I ever give in this place. And today, just showing up was enough. </span></p></p></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-62060968524675610172010-10-08T08:40:00.001-06:002010-10-08T08:40:54.618-06:00compensating for insomnia with espresso shots this morning.<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-928087217756529562010-10-07T12:54:00.001-06:002010-10-07T12:54:53.194-06:00have I mentioned that today is Springsteen Special day?<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-9456958204502812422010-10-06T20:38:00.001-06:002010-10-06T20:38:35.616-06:00ouch. apparently the flu shot made Jesus a little sore.<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-53802331282421482702010-10-06T18:12:00.001-06:002010-10-06T18:12:47.930-06:00I really need a reading week.<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-37483405425610925362010-10-05T10:31:00.001-06:002010-10-05T10:31:47.560-06:00just got my flu shot in my Jesus tattoo<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-54288481127862251972010-10-03T21:37:00.001-06:002010-10-03T21:37:25.905-06:00tunes and tomes<div class='posterous_autopost'>reading:<div>Composed: A Memoir, Rosanne Cash</div><div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286162847&sr=1-1" style="text-decoration: none;">The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are</a>, <span class="ptBrand"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bren%C3%A9-Brown/e/B001JP45BA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1286162847&sr=1-1" style="text-decoration: none;">Brené Brown</a></span></div> <div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sabbath-Ancient-Practices-Dan-Allender/dp/0849901073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286162877&sr=1-1" style="text-decoration: none;">Sabbath (The Ancient Practices Series)</a>, Dan Allender</div> <p /><div>listening:</div><div>Arcade Fire, The Suburbs</div> <div>Ray LaMontagne, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise</div><div>Amiina, Kurr</div> <div>Toad the Wet Sproket, I Will Not Take These Things For Granted</div><div>Airborne Toxic Event, The Airborne Toxic Event</div> <div>The National, Boxer</div><div>The Frames, The Cost & The Road Outgrown</div> <p /><div>looking forward to: <span style="">THE PROMISE: THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, INSIDER DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE CREATION OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S FOURTH ALBUM, DEBUTS OCT. 7 ON HBO</span></div></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-64400250957653586582010-10-03T10:09:00.001-06:002010-10-03T10:09:41.820-06:00today is a reading/writing kind of morning. and THAT makes me all kinds of happy.<div class='posterous_autopost'></div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-8877537023366150932010-10-01T19:30:00.003-06:002010-10-07T21:01:28.159-06:0016 folks for HFASS backyard movie night: JUNO or Marmaduke ? Your choice.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/Zymd0x9PkbRgzCjFuPdqkoY0ZirCeogQdjHu4v5SdGbqrrdHYQwHwHLXHtP9/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/R1mu2zbiTz5ggJEb7ncKruYtSZmJrTgYVBoaGytRJeUDHtvw0zj2ybZPO1rl/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" height="298"/></a> <br />
</div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-46167413315702462852010-09-27T20:07:00.003-06:002010-10-07T21:04:51.819-06:00spicy nugget extravaganza<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/haMXVgqVMvh4kfaRaKitw7tkmf2xpKuLd5p19eLadWJPPxXm5RkJvngtilL5/IMG_2375.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/Ob8a6OfvfcfmjTQ7G2jMxoTghOIxg4W93LJTWvHtYv0qRv0rNeyvSmtrzZeC/IMG_2375.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" height="400"/></a> </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-37668189283021205802010-09-24T23:25:00.002-06:002010-10-07T21:05:47.362-06:00Photo of the day<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/ugL3jyJxkUHUFUVUmpJWGbinE0OIchwZHzq4ftJQgJDkYGqvdX1fgPukCUqe/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/TkEEXaDp7etMZQgFeKdYWJFC8OTQpcy7bA1axQmaKiNQmP0jWPta3TLcCoSO/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" height="533"/></a> </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-25769094886580886032010-09-15T21:41:00.002-06:002010-09-15T22:11:30.989-06:00Jesus really digs his Honeycomb Hideout<div class="posterous_autopost"><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/lx3pYop7x9rXnMU1Xwlt11P0wrUVa3Y0NrgtcgC1of2jdW7LDtHq1u4PY7ZG/photo.jpg"><img height="299" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/CyFSEKiU0Jk3USecwYvUIgTSZFISdHPTn2TQs2cQwxD7Zv4NIZbDaZUjnHne/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-51621403509989558942010-09-14T22:01:00.002-06:002010-09-14T22:09:07.757-06:00photo of the day - sept 14<div class="posterous_autopost"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/YbgRdhb4yUoHvnMQrN1bfafO7SiIBbESBSU01sRf0dkYxdgmnUBCah85Zvi5/photo-31.jpg"><img height="138" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/amyclifford/V6BZe8ESGfIwbmIoKqjpdzsK6C16B4sD16F8DOMeCyDXt6eFThUh5MnW8G8E/photo-31.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">sweet</div>soul and culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05865828454836240267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16667446.post-52012299516132894872010-09-12T21:03:00.000-06:002010-09-12T21:03:46.037-06:00photo of the day - sept 13<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday Morning...ahhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Brown Palace Hotel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqZbqcWu2_1eTRMwnmeMWl36d3mNf-3MQqq1mj7z96wmDRrBfq4zG9tUIPtcTb3IPD5wgC0fbGtQUc8mxw8KrqUiLZ1HKpm9SX2bOlWH0OqLjW6SWIO_o3Pu_Y1zzVg0mc3xB/s1600/100_0823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqZbqcWu2_1eTRMwnmeMWl36d3mNf-3MQqq1mj7z96wmDRrBfq4zG9tUIPtcTb3IPD5wgC0fbGtQUc8mxw8KrqUiLZ1HKpm9SX2bOlWH0OqLjW6SWIO_o3Pu_Y1zzVg0mc3xB/s320/100_0823.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday, Dad.<br />
9/10/1938-3/8/2008</td></tr>
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