{"id":734,"date":"2015-12-30T23:48:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T06:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pastormathis.com\/?p=734"},"modified":"2015-12-31T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T16:01:00","slug":"my-first-year-of-cyberspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastormathis.com\/index.php\/2015\/12\/30\/my-first-year-of-cyberspace\/","title":{"rendered":"My first year of cyberspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was actually an internal struggle deciding if I should start writing a blog.<\/p>\n

This was back when blogging<\/em>\u00a0(web-log) was a new term. (My how times change).<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, I decided it would be good practice to write before an audience that could give feedback.<\/p>\n

I did not get much feedback other than my own critiques.\u00a0(Real feedback did not occur until I started writing for Examiner.com).<\/p>\n

Below are highlights from my first year of writing, oh these ten years ago.<\/p>\n

But first, the\u00a0only series I will rank at the top. It was written\u00a0when the Iraqi constitution was implemented and Americans knew next to nothing of its contents (and still don’t). I was (and am) quite agitated that Americans shed blood for an Islamic socialistic nation.<\/p>\n

Socialism As “Progress Toward Peace”–Iraqi Constitution Pt. 1<\/a>\u00a0(Part 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>)<\/p>\n

From Cradle To Grave–Iraqi Constitution Pt. 6\/6<\/a><\/p>\n

And now, in no particular order:<\/p>\n

1. Hell Hound<\/a>…”Devil Dog. A mutated, malformed, monstrosity of a mutt. A baleful, chthonic, gruesome freak straight from the Grand Guignol itself.”<\/p>\n

2. Stop Pick’n On Me!<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Sow the Wind; Reap the Whirlwind<\/a><\/p>\n

4. 1’s or 0’s?<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Blame It On God\u2014Lessons From Katrina, Pt. 1<\/a>\u00a0(Part 2<\/a>, Part 3<\/a>)<\/p>\n

6. Reinventing Church…Business<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Verbal Vomit or Golden Apples?<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Fourth of July, Apple Pie…and God’s Law?<\/a><\/p>\n

9. Email-List Withdrawals<\/a><\/p>\n

10. Philosopher-Kings & Court Jesters<\/a><\/p>\n

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