Everything Else is Small Stuff!

Steve Brown November 4th, 2009

A friend of mine sent me a copy of a letter submitted to the St. Petersburg Times (Florida) in response to the paper's query about how readers would "fix the economy."

One letter was addressed to the President of the United States and suggested that, instead of giving billions of dollars to companies who will squander it, the president should send a million dollars to each person in America over a certain age in the work force. It would include millions of people.

It sounds like, … (Read More)

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A Million Miles to Live a Better Story

Susan Isaacs September 30th, 2009

Greetings from the road. I am traveling with author Donald Miller on his “Million Miles” tour. We’ve done ten shows in 12 days; it feels like we’ve traveled a million miles already. I couldn’t be happier.

Don is out promoting his new book, A Million Miles In A Thousand Years, and I’m the warm-up act. Opening for Don is like opening for U2. Don’s books have sold millions. Blue Like Jazz became a best seller for a reason: it hit a nerve amongst younger Christians who didn’t fit in … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 07.30.08 - More Etcetera

Erik Guzman July 31st, 2008

Just when you thought that it wasn't possible to talk about absolutely nothing for another half-hour, the Etcetera podcast hits the page at SBE.com! If there's one thing that this show has taught me, it's this…keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed.

Use one of the options at the bottom of this post to join us as we celebrate the life of a "unique" and ill-tempered sheep and then go on to discuss the meandering course of our lives. Like I sa … (Read More)

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Etcetera - 07.02.08 - Life and Death

Erik Guzman July 3rd, 2008

This week on Etcetera, The Comedy Ninja and The Spastic Mystic joined me in the studio for a ride down the Internet Stream of Collective Consciousness. That's my silly way of saying my friends Matt and Sharon stopped by and we recorded a conversation that seemed directed by a Mind beyond ourselves.

I was all prepared to talk about my recent fascination with death (and birth as the beginning and end of death). Then, Matt gave us the update on the impending arrival of baby Alejandro and Jor … (Read More)

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