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July 21st, 2020

My Hometown

My Hometown

Psalm 90

As I get older one of the Psalms that is growing as one of my favorites is Psalm 90, the first Psalm written and penned by Moses, the man of God. It is a overview of the life of humans, the impact of our sins on God, the futility of associating time and God, and the importance of counting our days as temporal. The line that always kills me is, "Our hidden sins are revealed in the light of your face." 

Here it is in its entirety. 

"Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.

Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

from eternity to eternity you are God.

You grind people to dust, and you say, “Return, children of Adam.”

For a thousand years in your sight are like a day, like yesterday that has gone by,

or like a watch in the night.

A New Face

I always wanted to be Batman. 

Growing up with 60's comic books and Adam West's parody TV show as my guide convinced me that Batman was the most awesome person I could aspire to be. Looking back I think a great deal of the appeal was the the Bat cave - the coolest, most secretive location on earth. Only accessible through a hidden tunnel in the hills or by descending down the Bat pole in Wayne Manor, this restricted access ensured that you could work, play and live your life uninterrupted by others. This fed into my utopia of life as an introvert and when you factor in the high-tech toys available in the Bat cave, well, it was a done deal. That goal had "legs" as my friend Jon Sims would say. 

But one day I was watching my favorite TV show and instead of just the usual plot-line involving the rotating cast of villains, there were two new characters being introduced, the Green Hornet and Kato. Suddenly my goal of being Batman was cast into doubt.