December 26, 2003
LOTR3 & redeeming values
Interesting discussion going on at the WORLD magazine blog about whether / to what extent we (particularly those of us who hold to a Christian worldview) should support a book or movie, so long as its ultimate message is virtuous.
December 24, 2003
SO not a tomb
Several coworkers showed me the basement of our building yesterday. I'd never seen anything like these ancient vaults that were down there. One thought that kept coming to mind was the completely polar opposite reactions we have when we think of a vault versus a tomb.
December 19, 2003
photo friday: "desire"
Speaking of desires, I finally have my 26 THINGS 2 page ready.
Only nineteen days late.
:: for more about Photo Friday ::
loving vs. not loving
No One Loves Because He Sees Why
Where a man does not love, the not-loving must seem rational. For no one loves because he sees why, but because he loves. No human reason can be given for the highest necessity of divinely-created existence. For reasons are always from above downward.
~ George MacDonald
as quoted in C.S. Lewis' George MacDonald: an Anthology
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Not sure what I think of this. If I'm understanding the equation correctly (I'm mathematically challenged, you know, but I'm giving the formulaic approach a shot), then the comparison would look something like this:
Thoughts?
December 18, 2003
December 15, 2003
he's back.
That's right. Ebenezer's been resurrected, thanks to eBay connections and the hard work of
Work summary:
PENTAX HONEYWELL
SPOTMATIC F 4987384
shutter repair
exposure system repair and recalibration
surface and finder clean
replaced prism
replaced rewind knob
replaced wind lever and counter cover
replaced light shields and mirror cushion
December 12, 2003
photo friday: "childhood"
if you had the right G.I. Joes and some
fresh sticky-tack to make them stay put.
:: for more about Photo Friday ::
December 11, 2003
theme thursday: "discipline"
Others of us could use another dose.
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:: for more about Theme Thursday ::
December 10, 2003
make-a-flake
Make your own virtual snowflake!* Here's my uniqueness for the day:
* Thanks to Mike and Kristen and This Classical Life.
just for children?
nursery rhyming from George MacDonald...
To my little nest in the air?
You would see the sky like a clear blue cup
Turned upside downwards there.
To my little nest in the tree?
My child with cries would trouble the air,
To get what she could but see.
For all your crying and grief?
Not a star would you clutch of all you see --
You could only gather a leaf.
Content to see from afar,
You would find in your hand a withering leaf,
In your heart a shining star.
December 05, 2003
magnetism
This ought to keep you entertainment-seeking poets busy over the weekend:
Magnetic Poetry: SEQUEL
December 04, 2003
Here Is New York
A recommendation secondhand. (Heard on NPR this morning.)
Here Is New York
a book by E.B. White review
(published in 1949)
"The city, for the first time in its long history, is destructible. A single flight of planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end this island fantasy, burn the towers, crumble the bridges, turn the underground passages into lethal chambers, cremate the millions. The intimation of mortality is part of New York now; in the sounds of jets overhead, in the black headlines of the latest editions.
"All dwellers in cities must live with the stubborn fact of annihilation; in New York the fact is somewhat more concentrated because of the concentration of the city itself, and because, of all targets, New York has a certain clear priority. In the mind of whatever perverted dreamer might loose the lightning, New York must hold a steady, irresistible charm."
Note: E.B. White is also author of the popular children's books Charlotte's Web and Trumpet of the Swan.
December 01, 2003
26 Things 2
FAMOUS 
CLOSEUP ELECTRIC LAYERED SHARP | TEAM 
CONTEMPLATION ENERGY TOO MUCH | HIGH POINT 
COLD OVERSIZED INTIMIDATING CULTURE REFLECTION | MOVEMENT 
2 PM COMMUNITY RED SOFT | SHADOWS 
THREE WARNING FAMILIAR THE END |
