Dogwood Videos

Dogwood is a punk rock band from California that formed in 1993. They are one of the better (and probably one of the first) punk rock bands to share their Christian faith in their lyrics.

They list as influences Bad Religion, NOFX and Lagwagon.

I first got exposed to them through some website whose name I can't remember where the concept was you typed in the name of a band that you liked and it would give you a list of Christians bands that were similar to that band. I went to the site (I wish I could remember the name of it) and typed Bad Religion and Dogwood came up.

I have seen this band twice. Once in Oklahoma City at the club that used to be the Green Door but now I think is called the Conservatory. The 2nd time up here in Washington at The Mountain Dew Float Festival in 2004.

Here are a couple of links where you can read about them:

Dogwood Wiki Article
The Dogwood MySpace page

And here are a couple of videos of them:

The song "Building a Better Me" from the 2000 album of the same name:


"Preschool Days" from the album Through Thick and Thin released in 1997.

Face to Face Videos

Here is a few videos from one of my favorite bands.

This first one is a live version of my favorite Face to Face song:



Here is a live version of the newly-reunited Face to Face playing an old favorite:



And here is one that is not live:



This isn't so much as a video as it is this weird thing I found on YouTube for the previous song. It is a re-mix of the song done for the soundtrack for the movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Crazy!



Last one. Another live video taken from the 2003 Warped Tour:

NFL Standings (Week 7)

Yeah I know, I missed Week 6, sue me.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Patriots
Jets
Bills
Dolphins

North
Bengals
Steelers
Ravens
Browns

South
Colts
Texans
Jaguars
Titans

West
Broncos
Chargers
Raiders
Chiefs

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Giants
Cowboys
Eagles
Redskins

North
Vikings
Packers
Bears
Lions

South
Saints
Falcons
Panthers
Buccaneers

West
49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams

NFL LEADERS

Passing (Yards)
Schaub (Houston) - 2074
Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) - 2062
Brady (New England) - 2032

Passing (TDs)
Schaub (Houston) - 16
Brady (New England) - 15
Manning (Indianapolis) - 15

Rushing (Yards)
Benson (Cincinnati) - 720
Peterson (Minnesota) - 687
Jackson (St Louis) - 635

Rushing (TDs)
Jones-Drew (Jacksonville) - 8
Peterson (Minnesota) - 8
Brown (Miami) - 7

Receiving (Yards)
Johnson (Houston) - 634
Ward (Pittsburgh) - 602
Smith (NY Giants) - 594

Receiving (TDs)
Davis (San Francisco) - 6
Austin (Dallas) - 5
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 5

ESPN Power Rankings (first 10)

1. Colts
2. Saints
3. Vikings
4. Broncos
5. NY Giants
6. Patriots
7. Falcons
8. Steelers
9. Bengals
10. Bears

Bad Religion Videos

Dave recently posted a video of theirs over on his site so I decided to post a couple myself.









These next few are interesting. They are acoustic versions.

NFL Standings (Week 5)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Jets
Patriots
Dolphins
Bills

North
Bengals
Ravens
Steelers
Browns

South
Colts
Jaguars
Texans
Titans

West
Broncos
Chargers
Raiders
Chiefs

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Giants
Eagles
Cowboys
Redskins

North
Vikings
Bears
Packers
Lions

South
Saints
Falcons
Panthers
Buccaneers

West
49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams

NFL LEADERS

Passing (Yards)
Manning (Indianapolis) - 1645
Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) - 1470
Schaub (Houston) - 1418
Brady (New England) - 1344

Passing (TDs)
Manning (Indianapolis) - 12
Schaub (Houston) - 10
Manning (NY Giants) - 10
Favre (Vikings) - 9

Rushing (Yards)
Benson (Cincinnati) - 487
Peterson (Minnesota) - 481
Johnson (Tennessee) - 468

Rushing (TDs)
Peterson (Minnesota) - 7
Brown (Miami) - 6
Jones-Drew (Jacksonville) - 5

Receiving (Yards)
Smith (NY Giants) - 481
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 459
Ward (Pittsburgh) - 440

Receiving (TDs)
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 4
Marshall (Denver) - 4
Smith (NY Giants) - 4

ESPN Power Rankings (first 10)

1. Colts
2. NY Giants
3. Vikings
4. Saints
5. Broncos
6. Bengals
7. Eagles
8. Falcons
9. Jets
10. Patriots

What CAN You Do?

I have done What Would You Do? and What Would You Do Part 2.

This is sort of a continuation of that that has quite a bit to do with my last post Jesica 6.4.76 - 10.9.09.

The question I pose this time is What Can You Do?

I mean no disrespect to anyone at all and I am very thankful for all of the thoughts and prayers from everyone so don't take this the wrong way, it is just my way of getting things off my chest.

The statement I have been getting so much these past couple of days is some form of 'if there is anything you need, please call (email) me (us).'

I completely understand the need for someone to convey this feeling to someone that has lost a loved one but it really hit me this weekend that I really don't understand how to respond to something like that.

What can a person really do for someone that has lost someone this close to them?

I guess the people that are close to that person geographically could do things like bring meals if they were needed or something like that but what about people that are hundreds or even thousands of miles away. What can they really do?

Perhaps it is just a way for someone to let them know that they are saddened by your loss as well and just want to let them know that they are not alone in their pain or something along those lines. But to be perfectly honest (and again, no disrespect intended here) even though the sentiment is appreciated, it is not really all that comforting.

I am sorry if this has offended anyone and that truly was not my intention with this post. Like I said, it is just me trying to get something off my chest. Call it venting or something like that or call it my way of trying to deal with the situation.

In spite of these weird feelings I am having, I do thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers and words.

God Bless you all.

Jesica. 6.4.76 - 10.9.2009

Yesterday at approximately 3pm my wife Jesica breathed her last breath.

After a long, nearly 4 year battle with ovarian cancer, she does not have to fight anymore.

She is living with her Creator now.

Rest in peace Kitten and put in a good word with Jesus for us up there!!!

Casting Crowns Live Video

Here is another Casting Crowns video. This is live video that was recorded in 2007.



And here are the words to this particular song:

I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say "Amen", and it's still raining

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You

As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

What Would You Do Part 2

As the title suggests, this is a sequel to my previous post, What Would You Do?

In that post, I spoke about some things going on with my life and basically just got a lot of things off of my chest concerning my wife's health and the fact that (at the time) we were under the impression that she had about 6 months left to live.

Well...........

So much for 6 months.

Jesica was admitted to the hospital on Monday afternoon due to some intestinal blockage. The tumors in her abdominal region were causing her bowels to block up.

It gets worse though.

In addition to her intestinal blockage (and I think because of that blockage) her kidneys are shutting down.

So after 3 years of fighting cancer and after being told that there was nothing left they can do and that she only has about 6 months to live......kidney failure is what is going to end her life.

As for the 6 months...not so much.

According to her doctor, she is not expected to live much longer than 2 weeks because of the seriousness of the kidney failure.

For those of my readers that are believers as I am, if it makes you feel any better, she is ready to go. She is tired of fighting and is ready to go home to meet Jesus. And I have to say that I don't blame her one bit.

As much as we (the family) does not want to have to say goodbye to her this soon, we do not want to see her suffer any longer than she has to.

That is pretty much all I had to say about that.