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Archive for January, 2004

Thursday, January 29th, 2004

A part of the journey
I don’t feel like reposting this very long message board post here on my blog, but I recently shared my frustration with “listening to God.”
THEOOZE Message Board Topic

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Friday, January 23rd, 2004

Life for Rent
Sometimes I feel a lot like the new Dido song, Life for Rent.
“If my life is for rent, and I don’t, want, to buy. I deserve nothing more than I get, because nothing I have is truly mine.”
I desire to lay down roots in the Venice community. But just when [...]

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Sunday, January 18th, 2004

Spiritual Formation article
I just published a great article on Spiritual Formation by Richard J. Foster. Check it out: Spiritual Formation: A Pastoral Letter.

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Thursday, January 15th, 2004

Shout Out
I don’t know if it is just my computer, but the commenting system seemed to go away. I am trying to fix it. If you want to respond to a blog post, email me at alan@theooze.com.

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Monday, January 12th, 2004

Acting buzz
I am doing a scene from Good Will Hunting tomorrow in my acting class. I love that movie.
It’s time for new headshots. I have lost a lot of weight, and though I will need new headshots again after I lose my next 25 lbs, it is time. I can wait no longer. [...]

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Sunday, January 11th, 2004

In mourning…
As a die-hard Chiefs fan, I am in mourning. And the Colts no less. Grrrrrr

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Saturday, January 10th, 2004

advancement of this blog
commenting has long been overdue on this blog. i never took the time to find out how incredibly simple it is. you can now comment on my thoughts, if you like. play nice, because you can be pretty much anonymous with the Shout Out system!!!

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Saturday, January 10th, 2004

Value-laden Information
I am working on an article on the information we receive. Prior to the telegraph, most ‘news’ was information which was informative for living life. It contained contextual information which would have action value for the recipients.
When space was eliminated for dissemination of news, the information became often quite useless. Take [...]

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Thursday, January 8th, 2004

Shape up
Okay, I am getting closer to joining a health club again. This isn’t part of some New Year’s Resolution. Really.
I have been dieting and have lost some weight doing so. I am on a pretty healthy diet, and I feel better about my eating habits. However, I feel like I have [...]

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Monday, January 5th, 2004

A New Year
I am observant, aren’t I?
Resolutions have never been my cup of tea. Perhaps they actually work for some, but the few times I have tried them the results have been negligible. Now, this year, I am looking to start a healthclub membership again. Not because I need to make a [...]

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