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In Honor of SFC John Beale

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:22:19 PDT

As thousands turned out in Georgia to honor a true fallen Super Star, SFC John Beale, ask yourself: were you mourning the wrong person this week? If this video doesn't move you, then maybe you should move..... Direct video link. Your comments? Joe Maddy's Cancer Battle AJA Press

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Offworld (by Robin Parrish) Contest Winner!

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:29:15 PDT

Just received the notification that I am a winner in The Christian Manifesto Offworld book giveaway contest. I cannot wait to dig into this awesome book. Check back soon for a review. Your comments? Joe Maddy's Cancer Battle AJA Press

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Tim Blane's new EP for FREE!

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:19:40 PDT

Download Tim Blane's new EP absolutely FREE! Your comments? Joe Maddy's Cancer Battle AJA Press

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Book Review: 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs by Stephen Elkins Ill. by Tim O'Connor

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:28:13 PDT

Looking for a good children's book of Bible stories can be quite a task. From books that shoot over the head of small children to over-simplified, dumbed-down story books that stray so far from Biblical fact as to be more fiction than anything, it can be much easier to find worthless story books than to find children's books that are actually based in Biblical fact. 100 Bible Stories, 100 Bible Songs is one of the very few children's Bible story books I have found to actually present God's...

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Success In Our Church Shopping Endeavor?

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:38:45 PDT

It has been just over eighteen months since our move to Indianapolis, and we have been searching for a church where we could feel at home ever since. At times, we thought we had found just the right church, only to later question whether God was calling us to that particular church or not. Today, we made our first visit to Heartland Church in Fishers, Indiana. Usually, when I write about our "church shopping" experiences here, I don't actually share the name of the church. That's because...

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The Declaration of Independence

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:28:06 PDT

This is what it's all about. Thanks to the HoosierPundit.... Sent to you by Average Joe American via Google Reader: The Declaration of Independencevia The Hoosierpundit by Scott on 7/4/09 1337 words that changed the world. In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another,...

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Video of the Day: Tim Hawkins Short Songs

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:09:01 PDT

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Music Review: What Birds Dream by Jeff Caylor (+FREE MUSIC!)

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:34:29 PDT

UPDATE: I just received TWO copies of this awesome CD to give away to two lucky Average Joe readers. Stay tuned for details! TheAlbumProject.net named him the Best Unsigned Artist of 2007. Christianity Today ranked his debut CD, Okay, number 5 in its Best Albums of 2007 list. On June 2nd, Jeff Caylor is releasing What Birds Dream, his 2nd independent album in 2 years. What Birds Dream is an eclectic group of songs ranging from acoustic soul to up-tempo rock, peppered with Caylor’s signature...

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Book Review: The Lasko Interview by Clay Jacobsen

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:55:45 PDT

Somehow, the characters in Clay Jacobsen's The Lasko Interview all seemed familiar to me, as if I have met them in a story somewhere before. Throughout the book, I thought maybe the same characters had been featured in other Jacobsen books, but I was mistaken. I guess that speaks to the success of Jacobsen's story-telling prowess in The Lasko Interview. It isn't often that a reader feels so familiar with a story as to have a sort of deja vu sense about a book he has never read and characters he...

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The Truth Behind Cap and Trade

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:30:07 PDT

Found this little gem at GlennBeck.com. Direct video link. But seriously: Direct video link. Your comments? Joe Maddy's Cancer Battle AJA Press

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FREE Mountain Mirrors Download TODAY ONLY!

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:18:32 PDT

If you like Pink Floyd, you'll feel right at home listening to Mountain Mirrors! Download this FREE tune from Magnatune today. Magnatune Song of the Day for Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Genre: Rock Album: Dreadnought Artist: Mountain Mirrors Song: 2. End of Days Listen to the album: hifi lofi ...

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Great Sale Items on Craigslist - UPDATED

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:38:53 PDT

UPDATE: I have removed my Craigslist postings (mentioned below). The first day after posting, I received 25 SPAM emails offering to help me sell my merchandise. Come on, really? If you're interested in any of the below, email me. I've got some great items for sale right now on Craigslist (check out the links at the top of the sidebar to the right. Great things for sale, like a Garmin iQue 3600 GPS w/PDA. This one is a hard one to part with, but some things just have to be parted with. Also, I...

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Video of the Day: We're All Gonna Be There (When She Dies) by Neal Fox

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:53:16 PDT

If any video should ever go viral, this is the one. Share this with your friends and family. Direct video link. Your comments? Joe Maddy's Cancer Battle AJA Press

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Book Review: Deadlock by Robert Liparulo

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:23:46 PDT

Robert Liparulo introduced us to John Hutchinson in Deadfall, and his hero returns in Deadlock, still obsessed, and still fighting the evil he first encountered in Deadfall. Having defeated Declan Page and his fire from Heaven weapon in Canada's Northwest Territory, John "Hutch" Hutchinson is still not convinced that Brendan Page -- billionaire Special Forces veteran, American military contractor, and father of Declan Page -- had no involvement in his son's Canadian reign of terror. So...

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A Reader Shares A Sad Story

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:07:49 PDT

I received the following email today from a reader: Hi, Came across your blog about your dog. We are taking our lab mix into the vet today and I think she has the same thing. She started limping on her right rear leg a couple weeks ago. We just thought she hurt it as she has a few times before chasing cats or squirrels. Now it's got a big baseball sized swelling at her knee. Sad. Anyway, thanks for the info on your blog.Please keep this dog and her family in your prayers, as they may have...

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A Happy Fathers Day!

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:22:42 PDT

It is the very thing that completes me -- being a dad. It's what I do, who I am, why I am. And today, the world celebrated me. Okay, my kids celebrated me, but hey, they're my world. The festivities started last night, when my son kept asking me to come in (from putting air in his inflatable pool) to watch the Reds play the White Sox with him. When I did, he ran upstairs and had a few words with his mother, then he and his sister presented me with an early Fathers Day gift: razors, barbecue...

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Maddy's Fighting Back

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:47 PDT

Our Maddy is progressing along the road of recovery, after being diagnosed with cancer, or more specifically, Canine Osteosarcoma -- otherwise known as bone cancer. Today we made another trip to the doctor to have the sutures (from her amputation surgery) removed, which meant another car ride for Maddy. She absolutely loves riding in the car, and her excitement was palpable. She was quite a trooper as the doctor removed the sutures, and bounded up and down the stairs going into the office as...

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FREE Brad Senne Download TODAY ONLY!

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:48:22 PDT

Magnatune Song of the Day for Friday, June 19, 2009 Genre: Rock Album: Brad Senne Artist: Brad Senne Song: 5. Aim In Listen to the album: hifi lofi (only available today, Friday) Today's free song is from the album: ...

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Remember Me, by Lizzie Palmer

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:35:10 PDT

Our Maddy Recovering Well

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:01:09 PDT

Our Maddy has been home for one week now after her leg amputation surgery, and she has been improving quite well. She spends a lot of time sleeping, but her last dose of pain medicine and antibiotics was today, so hopefully she'll bound back with more energy soon. The pain medication she's on is known to cause drowsiness, as are most pain medications. She is quite energetic at times. We've been trying to take her on a short daily walk down to the end of our cul de sac and back, and she loves...

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Mitch Daniels 2012

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:36:08 PDT

I find it interesting that, just two days ago, the following video was added to YouTube by the Mitch Daniels 2008 Reelection (Indiana Governor) campaign. If you aren't familiar with Mitch Daniels and Indiana, he won election in 2008 by a very large margin, and the following video was a very early video from his reelection campaign. What I find interesting is that, if Mitch is firm about not running for President in 2012, why would he want to focus on and remind people on his hugely successful...

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Book Review: American Savior by Roland Merullo

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:36:13 PDT

Five months ago, the United States of America inaugurated our forty-forth president. Many have their doubts about his qualifications and even his eligibility, some even have doubts about his fundraising tactics during the campaign. Others have virtually bowed down to worship him as the candidate of Hope and Change, so much so that he has become widely known as the "Obamassiah" -- as if he were some great savior for our country. But what if the Messiah really did return to earth and run for the...

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Suffering From #Reds Withdrawal

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:40:26 PDT

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Maddy's Recovery Continues -- With A Bit of Swelling

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:32:38 PDT

I had an unexpected interruption (as if there's any such thing as an expected interruption) at work today, when my wife called to tell my that our Maddy's paw (the remaining front leg) -- in fact, her entire front leg -- was swelled. My first fear, of course, was that the swelling was similar to the "swelling" that turned out to be a cancerous tumor in her (now gone) right front leg. After making several attempts to reach both our vet and the surgeon that performed the amputation on the phone,...

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My Obama Presidency Predictions UPDATE

joe@averagejoeamerican.us (Average Joe American) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:27:55 PDT

I was reviewing the predictions I made about an Obama presidency. Interesting to see what has occurred in just six months. If you think he hasn't accomplished much, stop kidding yourself! Should Barack Obama fulfill four years as President of the United States, I believe we're going to see some interesting and some very troubling things throughout his Presidency. These are my predictions: Republicans will regain control of the Senate in a huge landslide in 2010. The Democratic majority in the...

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