Good Morning.

Prayer for this Sunday: Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your gift that your faithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Ten Commandments for Hillbillies (via Scott McKnight)

The New Yorker on Tom Waits.

Good morning world.

On this day:

The statue of liberty was officially unveiled in 1886.

Bill Gates turns 56.

Jonas Salk was born in 1914. I remember how liberating it was to have a polio vaccine. Before that, there was near paranoia about polio.

Thought from the day from Psalm 84:10.

Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Second thought for the day:

Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it’s doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It’s being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. Michael Josephson

Random links.

The second law of thermodynamics says conservation is better than generation: 'Conserve, conserve, conserve': A megawatt saved is better than a megawatt made

Sports news:

What a great game 6 in the World Series setting up game 7 tonight.

Go Rapids.

Good Morning World.

On this day:
In 1492, Columbus "discovers" Cuba.
In 1997, the stock market dropped 554 points.
John Cleese was born in 1939.
Roberto Begnini was born in 1952.

Now this is a halloween decoration that I like.