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August 31, 2004
Factor VIII Update...
I finally got my lab results for the Factor VIII test: normal. That’s the good news. The bad news is that I have to continue taking Coumadin for the next 4-6 months. I guess this period of time is just to see if I continue in good health while on a blood thinner.
My latest Protime test was low, meaning I had to increase my dosage of Coumadin. My next test is this Monday. It is amazing to me that with all of the scientific accuracy in our world, Protime levels are still regulated by a guessing game — a little more here a little less there. I hope the next tests show a good reading.
After the next 4-6 months, I will stop taking Coumadin for two weeks. This will allow it to completely leave my system. At that time, I will undergo more tests that can’t be done while on Coumadin.
So, other than taking a blood thinner for a while (and going in for bi-weekly Protime check-ups), I don’t have to see my Hematologist or Cardiologist for a while.
Still a mystery…
Informatio: Life
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August 27, 2004
"In Your Enemy's Shoes"
Today’s Bruderhof Daily Dig:
“In Your Enemy’s Shoes”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If we could read
the secret history of our enemies,
we would find in each person’s life
sorrow and suffering enough
to disarm all hostility.
Informatio: Linkage, Poetry
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August 26, 2004
Heavenly Convention...
More on how God is not affiliated with any political party… Over at Sojourners:
(Link via Movable Theoblogical & Adam Cleaveland.)
Informatio: Linkage, Politics
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Random thoughts on a Thursday morning...
KC Metro Customer Advisor Team
Yesterday’s CAT meeting was fun — and interesting. There are a lot of good people who ride (and manage) the bus here in Kansas City. I was happy to have gotten a chance to meet some of them. We talked about everything from the courtesy of the driver and the cleanliness of the busses to route schedules and placement of stops. It’s hard to get a lot accomplished in an hour meeting, but we talked about more than I thought we would… Time will tell whether or not any of the indicated “problems” will be resolved.
One cool detail: within the next year or so, all of the KC Metro busses will be outfitted with fairly sophisticated GPS systems, allowing all of the busses to communicate with each other and with the main bus terminal — there may even be real-time digital bus schedules at some of the stops.
At the next CAT meeting, we’re going to get to see the unveiling of the new MAX bus system.
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August 25, 2004
New Transportation Costs = $0
I completely forgot to mention a good thing that occurred because of this Weblog!
A few months ago, the KCATA released an application for their new “Customer Advisor Team” (CAT).
From the application:
The Metro is recruiting current bus riders to join a committee focused on increasing ridership on The Metro. This will be a proactive, results-oriented partnership. The following questionaire must be completed. An internal committee will make the final slection.(I sense a company with many committees here.)
I completed the application shortly after picking one up — I do really feel like the bus riders should have some kind of say in the whole pulic transit/customer relationship — but I never got around to sending it in (first CAT committe idea: self-addressed-stamped-envelopes).
So, one day, a couple of weeks ago, as I was busily working away at my computer (the CAT application neatly completed and — still — sitting in the upper corner of my desk), I received an e-mail from a KCATA employee saying that she liked what I had written on my website about my experiences riding the bus and that she wondered if I would consider being a part of the CAT program.
Well, sure!
Our first meeting is this afternoon at four o’clock… I don’t know what it will entail — hopefully some good service-client feedback. What I do know is what I’ll get out of it (which should only be the satisfaction of taking part in my city’s public transportation services, I know). Still, they are offering compensation, so I won’t be one to pass it up. This compensation is a CAT polo shirt and a free monthly bus pass — which will effectively put my transportation costs for next month at right around… Nothing!
Yes!
Even better than my earlier reports.
Informatio: Life
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August 22, 2004
Tim Keel Sightings...
My friends Brooke and Scott got hitched on Saturday. Head on over to their sites (and Scott’s mom’s site too) and give ‘em your congrats! The wedding was awesome — very low-key and non-assuming. I appreciated it. The reception was rad — held at the Arts Incubator in the Crossroads District. The food was good, the band was amazing… Fun was had by all.
Here’s a picture of Julianna and me as we left the party. Lookin’ snazzy as always! While we may not appear so in real-life, we love dressing up for special occasions. (I wish I had a shot of Brooke and Scott — sorry!)
Tim Keel officiated the wedding… It was his first “public” appearance as he’s been on sabbatical with his family for a little over two months. I had joked that people would start reporting “Tim Keel” sightings: catching a glimpse of him behind a tree or wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses at a WalMart somewhere in the Metro area. Little did I know that Tim would be so hard to capture on film… Seriously, I had him in my lens’ sight when someone bumped me and… The elusive Keel escapes again.
Anyway, I think that there were enough witnesses present to account for Tim’s presence at the wedding.
Brooke and Scott… I pray that your lives together are long and that you experience the abundance of God’s love daily. I am so happy for the both of you.
Informatio: Humor, Life
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Plumbing update...
Thank God, it wasn’t worse… We found out that most of our corroding/clogging actually was within our house’s walls. So, instead of tearing out our front porch (most of which I had already tore out in preparation for the plumbers) and front yard, all the plumbers had to do was jackhammer a corner of our basement and fix some old pipes. (Oh, and just to be clear, the portion of the porch I tore out was already rotted due to a little termite problem we have — so it had to come out anyway.)
The plumbers were able to complete their work in one day, replacing one of our main stacks, redoing our underground pipes, and laying new concrete for our basement floor. And all of this work actually saved us some money, so that is great. It definitely could have been worse.
One thing we found out in the process, though, was that our main line doesn’t actually go through the yard, but straight down our driveway… This is bad news if the line ever does break, as they would have to completely jackhammer the driveway.
Also, we found out that our home warranty company is being stubborn about covering this plumbing work. Originally, the work was to be done outside of the house — they do not cover anything outside of the house. Since all of the work ended up being done inside of the house, though, they should cover it right? Well, according to them, they will cover broken pipes, but not corroded and clogged pipes. This just doesn’t seem right. I am going to keep on them until I get a good answer for all of this.
It’s nice to be able to take showers and go to the bathroom without raw sewage coming up in our basement everytime. Now all I have to do is clean it all up.
Informatio: Life
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August 20, 2004
"Their reputation precedes them."
From AOL News:
Self-described anarchists were blamed for inciting the violence in Seattle at a 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in which 500 people were arrested and several businesses damaged. They have been accused by the police of throwing rocks or threatening officers with liquid substances at demonstrations against the Republican convention in Philadelphia in 2000 and at an economic summit meeting in Miami last year.Read the rest here.
Now, as the Republican National Convention is about to begin in New York City, the police are bracing for the actions of this loosely aligned and often shadowy group of protesters, and consider them the great unknown factor in whether the demonstrations remain under control or veer toward violence and disorder.
I have always had a soft-spot for anarchists. I mean, I grew up listening to punk rock. Many of my friends considered themselves anarchists at some time or another. I listen to anarchist music, I have read anarchists books… In fact, if someone raided my home, they’d probably think I was a closet-anarchist.
I’m not an anarchist, though (even if I am subscribed to Noam Chomsky’s Weblog). I don’t particularly subscribe to their political agendas or social antics… Well, maybe some of their social antics. But, I believe that the government serves a purpose, even if the government isn’t exactly how I would like to see it.
I think what I like most about anarchists is their passion — their gumption for taking action and getting things done. Anarchists don’t sit around on their butts complaining all day (well, some of them don’t anyway).
Taking action is one of the things I like about liberals too. What is it about most conservatives that makes them like to whine and complain about everything and never get up and do anything about it? (If you don’t like what Michael Moore is doing, don’t just him-and-haw about it, make your own movie!)
I know I’m generalizing here… But, that’s what the media does (on both sides). What I’d like to see is a society that was so passionate that anytime anything happened that went against our morals and our views, we did something about it.
That’s why I applaud anarchists. They’re a motivated bunch.
Informatio: Linkage, Politics, Rants, Theory and Philosophy
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Bus Proverbs #8, #9, #10, #11
What happens when you’re on the bus and you’re sitting right in front of a crazy man who’s spouting out gem-like quotes faster than you can listen? Now, I won’t lie. Sitting that close to someone who is unpredictable — someone who has the potential to snap in an instant or be kind the next — is a little scary. But, there are usually enough people around to make the ride feel, at least a little, safe.
Bus Proverb #8
“Grab yourself a pair of binoculars, son, and take a look at the world around you.”Bus Proverb #9
“We’re livin’ in a mutually exclusive society. There ain’t no denyin’ it.”Bus Proverb #10
“Etiquette. Manners. That’s what we need more of. No excuses.”Bus Proverb #11
“I’d care, but I just don’t have the time. We all got to live.”There were plenty more, but my memory is failing me. Maybe, one day, I’ll run into this wise man again.
Informatio: Bus Proverbs
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August 19, 2004
Plumb out of luck...
That is a really bad pun. I apologize… But, today has been a rough one.
Remember yesterday when I mentioned that our main sewage line may be clogged? Well, I had the plumber come out to check today and the line is, in fact, clogged. But this isn’t your average “I’ll get this sucker cleaned out with my roto-rooter snake” kind of clog. No, it seems that the main line has collapsed in on itself somewhere out in our front yard.
Collapsed?
Well, yeah… As it turns out, many houses built around the time that ours was built have main sewage lines made out of ceramic tiles. These tiles work fine-and-dandy as long as no tree roots grow around them or, God forbid, the earth should shift. (Imagine that!)
So, tomorrow at around 8:30am, the plumber is going to come back with a crew and completely destroy our front yard — they’ve got to rip out a major section of the front porch, the flower bed, the brick walkway, and the yard down to the sidewalk. Now, that sounds like fun! And the best part about it? Since our home warranty only covers repairs that happen within our home, we get to pay for all of it! And, on top of that, we’ll have to replant our grass and rebuild the porch ourselves.
Nice.
But, it could be worse.
Informatio: Life
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August 18, 2004
Trials of home-ownership...
Right now, I am thankful that we got a home warranty when we bought our house. Yesterday, we found out that our main sewage line may be clogged or broken. We also discovered that our air conditioning wasn’t working.
Is this not fun?
Along with the stresses of trying to get everything put away, we already knew about many things that were on the order of being fixed. These two new discoveries were not on that list. But, it looks like the warranty is going to cover most of it (minus a $50 deductable). This is good.
I went home to meet the air conditioning repair man. The fix was fairly easy and I paid a little extra money to have our unit cleaned and recharged with freon. Hopefully, it won’t trip the circuit breaker while we are here at work (which is one of those “fixables” that we were prepared for).
I’m sure there will be more surprises to come…
Informatio: Life
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Hematology...
I forgot to mention that I went to see a Hematologist on Monday. He was skeptical that my Factor V Leiden issue was the cause of the heart attack. See I have heterozygous Factor V Leiden (only 1 mutated cell) as opposed to homozygous Factor V Leiden (two mutated cells). This means that, while I do have hyper-coagulant blood, it is not something that should have ever caused anything like a heart attack. In fact, the doctor said that it was more likely that if anything were to happen, I would develop a blood clot in my leg — and if the clot were to move anywhere, it would move up to my brain and not my heart… (Gee, thanks, Doc. That makes me feel great!)
So, once again, I have been labeled a mystery.
After my appointment with the doctor, I had some more blood drawn so that I could be tested for Factor VIII, another blood clotting factor.
I’m going to call for my results in one minute.
Update: No test results yet… It seems that testing for Factor VIII takes up to a week instead of 48 hours as do other test. I’ll post more when I know. (TS, 08/19/04)
Informatio: Life
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Digital Audio & the Copyright Gap...
I’ve never quoted an entire article before, but I think that this one, written by Tim Wu on Lawrence Lessig’s Blog should get some attention:
Witness the Copyright Gap in its full majesty. In the UK, Digital Radio has been live at the BBC for about three years now. As the BBC says, “Digital Audio Broadcasting gives you far greater station choice, better reception & clarity of sound with no re-tuning.”
Yet meanwhile, in the country that invented both the radio station and the transistor, digital radio is stuck. Among other problems, the FCC is contending with the RIAA’s arguments that, absent proper controls, digital radio would be “the perfect storm” for the music industry. Digital radio, the RIAA believes, must be prevented from causing the “enormous damage wrought by peer-to-peer piracy.” On Monday, the RIAA filed a new letter reiterating that the “threat” from digital radio is “real and imminent.”
In addition, anyone who wants to run a digital radio-station through the network as opposed to broadcast is at an immediate disdvantage over those who stay analog or terrestial. A 1995 Act mandates that digital broadcasters pay an additional license fee (for sound recording copyrights) above and beyond the usual fees due ASCAP or BMI. That puts network radio, the technology of the future, at a cost disadvantage. And who gets those extra fees? You guessed it — the RIAA.
So next time you’re wondering why radio isn’t any better: its not the technology that’s the problem.
Informatio: Linkage, Music
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August 17, 2004
NewsMac...
I’m trying out another news aggregator called NewsMac today. Version 3.1 was just released and I’m utterly astonished to find that it doesn’t read Atom feeds. (I mean, nearly everything is able to read Atom these days.) I’ve also found that NewsMac — as with most aggregators out there — doesn’t have an OPML backup feature. (The new version of NetNewsWire is supposed to (as well the abilty to read Atom feeds.)
Still, NewsMac seems like a very robust reader that has some amazing organizational aspects. It’s setup with an easy-to-read, five-pane GUI and displays images, links, and proper formatting. It does not read CSS, though, which s a bummer.
One of the coolest features of NewsMac is it’s ability to sync effortlessly with Palm and other handheld devices. This alone is a valuable asset.
NewsMac is definitely a great aggregator for anyone who loves their OSX interface and would like something that syncs their favorite Blog and news feeds to their Palm. Hopefully, later versions will incorporate some of the more elegant features that some of us “power-users” require.
Informatio: Blogging, Linkage, Computing
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The good, the bad, and the emerging...
Jason Clark has just posted a “pros/cons” list, of sorts, about what he does and doesn’t like about the whole Emerging Church movement.
Without quoting anything from his post, I’ll just ask that you read it here.
Very interesting…and true.
Informatio: Faith, Linkage, Theory and Philosophy
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August 16, 2004
Moved...
We’re moved in! (But, not quite put away yet.) Our friends are so awesome. Their help made our move as smooth and painless as could have been hoped for. We’re got a lot to do yet, but just being here is so nice.
Last Friday, our phone was supposed to be connected, but it’s taken until today to get it working — someone prior to our moving in here had cut the telephone lines (for who knows what reason?), so we had to have someone come out and fix them. Everything is working like a charm now.
From here on out, we’re going to be making our way through the clutter — and there’s a lot of it. I had no idea that the contents of a studio apartment could fill and entire house. It really is amazing. Julianna and I both took the day off so that we could try to get some things done (which started off looking more like the two of us walking around aimlessly).
We are so happy to be in here finally. Owning a house is going to be more fun than I thought.
Informatio: Life
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August 13, 2004
Trackbacks...
I added Trackbacking back to my Weblog. Yay.
Informatio: Site-Related Issues
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Moving/Photoblog news...
It seems like I write about my Photoblog a lot, even though I’m not sure if anybody really ever looks at it (the lack of commenting there would likely tell me that no one ever visits). In either case, these “Photoblog news” entries are mostly for me — they indicate times in life when I am doing something that disallows me from posting my daily photographs (whether it be a trip to somewhere or a lack of computer access for some reason, etc.).
To the left is a picture I took of myself voting at the August 3rd primaries. I particularly like this one. Others I particularly don’t. That’s the risk you take when you take pictures everyday. And I really do appreciate the discipline.
Anyway, this time I won’t be able to update my photos because Julianna and I are moving tomorrow! We’ve owned our home for almost two weeks now and it’s finally time to move in (actually, we’ve been moving boxes over the entire time, but tomorrow we make the big furniture move).
So, once again, grid::blog | Project 365 will once again be on a short hiatus until I get my computers back up and running.
Look forsme new (back-dated) photographs in a few days.
Informatio: Blogging, Life, Photography
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Athens Olympics 2004...
Never thought I’d be on the top of any search engine’s rank for this year’s Olympic Games, but this post seems to be getting pretty popular lately (#2 on Yahoo!, right under the official Olympics site).
Weird.
Anyway, I thought I’d post this entry in just to see how many more search hits I can get! Just feedin’ my search ego, ya know?
Speaking of the Olympics (and feeding for that matter), tonight, a few of us are getting together for Greek food and the Opening Ceremonies. Should be fun! (We’re taking falafel and dolmas.)
Update: In the last seven days, I’ve moved down to #5 (and lower) in most search engines… And I’m sure I’ll keep on dropping! (TS, 8/20/04)
Informatio: Blogging, Linkage
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August 12, 2004
Emerging futures...
Steve Taylor has just posted a pretty cool rundown of the Emerging Church’s history in New Zealand (but, really, from anywhere for that matter) and its possible future:
The emerging church scene began in New Zealand in about 1994. This was the making waves period. Mike Riddell and Mark Pierson ran Parallel Universe: worship that was on and off the wall. Chardonnay descending from the ceiling, large gas flames. You get the idea; intense creativity and high multi-media. Mark and Mike ran seminars and conferences up and down New Zealand. Lots of agro. Lots of angst.Read the rest here.
Informatio: Faith, Linkage, Theory and Philosophy
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August 11, 2004
PhotoStamps...
For around $17 (US) per sheet, you can now personalize your postage with your own photographs at Stamps.com. It may be a kitchy promotion by the USPS, but it is kind of fun!Coming to a mailbox near you!
(Photo courtesy of Todd Messenger.)
Informatio: Fun, Linkage
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Minor site changes...
I took a few minutes today to fix some bugs in this site that were niggling in the back of my mind; nothing major.
- You can now Preview your comments before Posting them “for real.”
- Comments are now separated by lines and should be easier to read.
- Each entry contains a reference to the category it was written in.
- A few other things not worth mentioning.
Informatio: Site-Related Issues
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Passing the time...
I don’t know when the last time was that I wrote a Blog entry just for the sake of writing…Maybe never? In any case, I am sitting at a computer in the waiting room of Baron Volkswagen (known to others as Baron BMW or Baron Mini and who knows what else). It’s a favorite hangout of my friend Todd for reasons that all of his friends know. It used to be a fun hangout for me every once in a while too. Lately, though, the service seems to have deteriorated somewhat. It used to be that whenever I brought my car in for service, they would be very open to loaning me a “service car” for the day (this is a comperable car to your own that you can drive while they have your car in the shop). The last two times, this options has not been available to me — when I ask, they even look at me like I’m crazy to even think that they’d let me borrow a car. Another thing that displeases mea little is their organization here. A year ago they just seemed to be a little more…together. They would remember me, they would be very cordial, etc. Now, it’s more like walking into a quick lube shop or something — I mean, I need some personal attention here, folks!
They do still have doughnuts and coffee. They do still wash and vacuum my car with each service. Of course, I am sitting at a computer that seems to be hooked up to a T1 line and there is a leather couch behind me that I could use if I so choose… I guess it could be worse.
But, for now, I’ll just wait here patiently.
Informatio: Life, Rants
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August 10, 2004
Mac's back!
All is happy… For now. I’m trying to recreate all of my settings from before the last crash, which is a pain, but I’m moving speedily along.
I’m still bummed about losing my most updated NetNewsWire OPML file, but what can I do? This past week, I have been using Bloglines and, while it is very handy to have all of my RSS feeds online, I just can’t get used to the interface. Bloglines is still a very cool tool that I’m sure works wonderfully for those who started on it… Still, I am very thankful that a somewhat recent version of my OPML file is stored there.
In my 16+ years as a Macintosh user, there’s one thing that I just can’t get used to — something that I try very hard not to do myself. It is common in the Mac world and has just cause, but it’s just not right. It is “Mac-Snobbery.” Why is it that if one uses a Mac, one must think that they are the greatest, most knowledgeable Mac user on the face of the planet? Why is it that when one knows something about Macs they must make it a point to think everyone else around them are idiots?
Case-in-point…
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August 09, 2004
Site Update: Obscure Changes
I just had to go through my entire Weblog and remove/change every entry that included references to my brother and any “bad” words. If any of you have brothers and sisters in various parts of the world, you might know what I am talking about. In any case, I can’t say much here, but if you notice something has changed or that I am being obscure when referring to things left unspoken (see, like that right there!) just know that some will get it and some won’t. If you ever come across something that interests you, but you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, just e-mail me (the link’s over there on the right of the page) and I’ll try to help you out.
Informatio: Blogging
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Emerging Church Tour...
“The Portico“ is a website where Roger Sellers is documenting his travels around the U.S. in a camper as he visits a number of different “Emerging” and “postmodern” churches. He’s been to 11 cities so far and many times he’s found more than one church to report on in each city.
This excerpt is from Sellers’ report on the church I attend, Jacob’s Well:
One of the limitations of such a quick glimpse into the life of a community like Jacob’s Well is that I’m primarily getting a “feeling” for the place. Perhaps that’s just as important as many other aspects at this point but it leaves me primarily describing things in somewhat nebulous terms. One term I found myself thinking about several times in the worship there was “vibrancy.” There was a very powerful sense of people engaging, even in the quiet moments, in a very uplifting and vibrant manner. These people like to laugh and smile and there’s a very real sense of celebration (or at least there was on this particular Sunday.) This is not “going to church” because we’re supposed to. This is being a part of something that in very real ways, opens up our lives to God in joy and celebration that is shared with others around us.Read the the entirety of this report here.
See if Roger Sellers has visited your church at The Portico.
(Link via Karen Ward.)
Informatio: Faith, Linkage
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August 06, 2004
The Theologically-Challenged...
When I re-read my post from earlier this morning, I laughed at my use of the phrase “theologically challenged.” Doesn’t that just sound like some sort of deficiency? It’s like the politically correct form of the word “theologicapped.” But, aren’t we all — at least, those of us with an inclination towrds theology in some way or another — theologically-challenged? I mean, none of us ever really get it right (even those of us who attend years of school on the subject). We are all striving to have more understanding. Our “infirmaty” causes us to stumble through life; sometimes hiding our weeknesses and sometimes getting them pointed out and laughed at.
And here’s the funniest part… As the Special Olympics were created for people with physical limitations, so too have we have created these exclusive little events (conferences, summer camps…church) where we can all get together and see who’s going to win the gold medal in the theological decathalon.
No one’s every going to get it “right.” No one will ever completely know what it means to have a firm grasp on the nuances of God’s will — well, except for Jesus.
So, I’m going to leave you with a final thought for this fine Friday… From here on out, I officially claim all Christians (myself probably moreso than many) as the Theologically-Challenged.
Revel in it people!
Informatio: Faith, Rants, Theory and Philosophy
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"Time" (an amazing, long-term photo essay)...
On June 17th, every year, the family goes through a private ritual: we photograph ourselves to stop a fleeting moment, the arrow of time passing by.Time.
If you like that, here are a couple of other similar time-based photo “rituals”:
- Time (different than above)
- Los 3
- 25 Years of the Brown Sisters
Informatio: Linkage, Photography
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Grounding emergence...
Never thought I’d be theologically challenged by David Weinberger:
One of the things I like about Judaism (speaking as a non-observant Jew) is the way an original text grounds it, interpretation frees it to respond to modern and cultural differences, and a tradition of discourse guides how interpretation addresses the original text.Dave’s comment came after reading a recent post by AKMA about the Emergent Church.
Dave brings up a really interesting thought that I don’t really know if I can get my mind around this early in the morning — definitely something I’ll have to think about more today. I know it’s a common thought among emerging church types like me that the modern church has lost touch with the “original text” and “tradition.” I mean, most churches would still say that they observe the bible and teach about tradition, but I don’t know if most of them, if they were to be brutally honest, would admit to adhering to the text or actually keeping the traditions. This is a shame.
A bigger shame is that, even though there are some of us who are beginning to think about the “grounding” that is provided in God’s word and in the practices of the first-century church, a couple of questions still remain…
- At this point in time, is there any way that we can recover our past?
- Even if we were to recover some of our past, are we too conditioned by modernity to utilize it in the way God intended?
- In the natural, human-bound course of our world’s history, does God even desire that we recover anything at all?
Informatio: Faith, Linkage, Theory and Philosophy
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August 05, 2004
Jean's Rockin' Blog...
I’d like to point out my friend Jean’s new Blog. (Actually, she has had one up for quite a while, but never really did anything with it. Jean and I have known each other since high school. We have been through a lot together. Her Blog is still “under construction,” but the content is coming.
Visit Jean’s Rockin’ Blog!
Informatio: Blogging, Linkage
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Sad Mac...
My G5 is down again. It began on Tuesday: tried everything (I mean everything), called Apple Support (to my prideful chagrin), taking it in for service (ugh).
And, on top of everything, I lost my latest NetNewsWire OPML file again... Not happy. (I just got an e-mail back from Brent Simmons — author of NetNewsWire — saying that version 2 will support automatic backups — yay?)
Informatio: Blogging, Life, Computing
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August 03, 2004
How much is inside?
Thanks to Darren Barefoot, I came across this wonderfully hilarious website:
- How much gold is in Goldschlager?
- How much is inside a bag of popcorn?
- How much shaving cream is in a can of shaving cream?
I haven’t laughed out-loud this hard in a very long time!
Informatio: Humor, Linkage
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August 02, 2004
Homo(wner) Sapiens...
At 4:30pm this evening, Julianna and I officially evolved into a different species: home-owner sapiens. It is a common species in this country; there are no signs of any impending extinction. It was actually a pretty easy process. We signed papers for about twenty minutes, handed over a check for our closing costs, and took possession of twelve shiny new keys to our new house.
Wait a minute… Twelve keys?! Huh?!
Actually, one of the first questions our Title Agent asked us in a very perplexed tone was, “So… How many doors are in this house?”
We don’t know why there are so many keys. In fact, they are all the same. Maybe one of the previous owners took up key-making as a hobby at some point. Maybe the previous owners had a lot of really close friends. Whatever the reason — which was probebly just that they had a lot of different sub-contractors who needed keys at various times — getting the ring of twelve keys was pretty funny.
Anyway, after closing on the house, Julianna and I went and had some dinner and then headed over to our house to check it out. There was really nothing much to check out, as we have seen it a few times now, but… I mean, come on! We wanted to revel in our new purchase a little. (And, really, we also had to measure some doorways so that we can purchase the right-sized refrigerator.) We also got to play around a little, check out a few of the things that needed fixing, and pretty much get intimidated by the daunting task that a house is.
All-in-all, we are very happy with our new 100-year old dwelling-place. It’s going to be a lot of work, but I’m sure we can handle it.
Informatio: Life
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Tonight's the night!
We’re closing on our house tonight…
Woohoo!
Informatio: Life
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