I'm moving.  I'm not going to do any more posting in this blog, but I will be moving to a new, conveniently linked page.  It seems like a natural time to make a break in blogs.  You shouldn't stick with the same one forever, right?

So, come on over to the new Trace Tracker.  (Click the underlined name.)

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I'm in Illinois, again, with the Hagers.  We arrived this morning, around 4:30.  I proceeded to sleep until 11.  I'll be flying back to Little Rock on Tuesday. 

Lately I've been reading C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.  It's not a secret that MC is a good book.  The Christian community has kind of had the word out on that one for the last half century.  Anyway, it is a refreshing book to read, and if you haven't, you should.  Go.  Now.

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Well, I've been to the dentist, eye doctor, and regular general health checker this week. No cavities, still contacts, and apparently I have some sort of micro-capillary issue in my fingers and toes, but it's no big deal because my circulation is good, my fingers just don't get it all right in the tips. Also, I have a muscular hernia in my calf. Which is basically a miracle, because I don't know of any trauma that caused it. Fortunately it's that, though, and not a varicose vein, because that would mean I'm older than my time. Also, fortunately, the PA was utterly amused by the randomness of my maladies for today's visit. So, all told, she looked me over and said, "Yep, nothing we can do for that. Hmm."

Other than that, not too much is going on. I got free coffee and pigs-in-blankets today because my friend works in this cafe. I had no idea she works here. Score. Free coffee, breakfast, and wireless internet.

Olympic update: Apparently we (the USA) are ahead in medals but behind in golds. Spin doctors, get to work! Who's winning: Us, or the Commies?

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I'm now operating on Twitter, which is something like a de-cluttered Facebook. I wonder how long it will be before they add applications and adverts. I give it six months of widespread popularity before people start feeling entitled enough to make changes. Anyway, it's now on the left of my blog, and that info there is all there is to it.

The Olympics are now on, and it's pretty interesting to watch. The Chinese are ahead in the medals (AND the golds), and I don't doubt that they're pretty smug about that. However, I don't think it's back to Cold War kind of Us vs. Them mentality on this side of the pond, so I don't feel like it's as big a deal. (Besides, we're still doing pretty well...)

I'm in Texarkana this week, hanging at the parents' house and getting ready to head back to Chicago and then to school in Conway. I was in Conway the other day, and I'm kind of excited to be back up there. On the other hand, I'm none too excited about moving back into a dorm. I walked around what will be my building this year, and it's gonna be a big transitions. Did you see how nice my apartment was? Sigh.

This morning I went to the eye doctor. Now it's time for the dentist. Oh, boy, oh, boy.

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I'm worried about the political and social climate in western China right now. I hope the Uighur people didn't completely shoot themselves in the foot with this attack in Kashgar on Monday. I'm also concerned about the plight of the people who will be corporately punished as a result.


Please pray for the Muslim population of Xinjiang province.

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