5 Things I Learned This Weekend June 26-27/2010

1. It's really hard to keep the mail dry when it is resting on your arm in 80 degree weather.

2. Bluegrass music can be fun and entertaining, especially when it's free, by the river, and has David Robert King and the Lost River Boys.

3. If my pedometer really works on my new ipod, I walk about eight miles every time I do my mail route in Idaho.

4. Jerry Springer and his guests has nothing on my in laws and the antics they instigate.

5. My kids are good tent setter uppers.

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Do We Give Our Kids Too Much, or Not Enough Freedom?

In January, 16 year old Abigail Sunderland set sail to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone without stopping.  Unfortunately, yesterday she ran into some trouble on the high seas in the Indian Ocean.  Reports say that she battled 30 feet waves caused by the southern hemisphere's winter season.  During the wave swells, her mast broke and she was stranded.  She set her emergency beacons off and was found today by a plane flying overhead.  She is currently so far away from anything remotely resembling civilization, that it won't be until tomorrow before the closets ship in the area (a French fishing boat) will be able to get to her.

Many people have questioned whether or not Abby's parents should have let their 16 year old daughter take on such a feet.  Some people say she is just a child and way to young to have taken on such a venture.  Some people have even called the Sunderlands bad parents and guilty of negligence  for letting her do such a thing.

So my question to you is this.  What is too much to let out kids do?  Are we to protective of our children these days?  Do we pamper them more than we need to?  Are we hurting our children in not letting them pursue things that might be considered dangerous?

I would love to hear your thoughts on this matter.  If you could please your comments on the blog as opposed to facebook etc.  Blessings.

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RumorVille Has It...

There is a rumor floating around (substantiated by twitter comments) that the famous Christian Rock group DC Talk is reuniting.  I have no idea whether or not this will be just a reunion tour or if there is going to be a new album.

In just a few short years, DC Talk went from "2 honks and a Negro" doing quasi rap music to a full blown alternative rock act.  They were one of the biggest selling acts of the nineties with one of the biggest, if not the biggest, concert draws in Christian music.  In 1995 they released Jesus Freak an album that is arguably the single most influential album of the last 15 years.  All of these accolades and they actually only put out 5 albums of original material.

The reunion could come as early as next year.  I tried to find the Jesus Freak video but the embedding was removed "upon request".  So here's a blast from the past.  Nu Thang circa 1990.

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