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Back from crazy-town
Christmas was fun this year, though it felt very much like a recession Christmas. The whole immediate family switched names, so we all got one present a piece. Knowing my terrible electronic karma, my present was a non-Apple MP3 player which is about 1/3 the cost and works just as well. Now I won't feel terrible if my wacky magnetic field causes ( Read more... ) -
The Message is in Egyptian Again!
A delightfully lazy Saturday is a rare thing. This particular Saturday is courtesy of the snowstorm outside of our window. Its a picture-perfect New England day and the beauty of our snow covered street is matched only by the knowledge that we are four minutes from a grocery store and ten minutes from Harvard Square. Being snowed in is only fun ( Read more... ) -
Howard Thurman is totally my current theological crush!
Howard Thurman was a mystic and a theologian and an amazing writer. His small, incredibly readable Jesus and the Disinherited was one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite books. He was the pastor of the first fully integrated church in the United States. He was also an amazing writer. His use of language and his ability to weave words is simply ( Read more... ) -
I'm being told to channel my fury
My fury, that is, over the upcoming Tom Cruise disaster movie Valkyrie. First of all, I have to say it: Bryan Singer, I am very disappointed in you. You too Christopher McQuarrie. I expected much better from both of you ( Read more... ) -
Mid-Advent practice
A few days ago (our second month anniversary to be precise) Sibyl and I were discussing how much we wished we had chronicled our first few months of being married. Since that isn't possible to go back in time, I've made an Advent promise to myself to try and journal more. I'm going to leave these posts public and any and everyone is welcome to ( Read more... ) -
"His heart...his heart is almost human."
I've never really understood the point of Live Journals or online blogs. Given the current climate of our corporate world, having a blog seems downright risky. But since I am watching a killer doll use bad voodoo to transfer his soul into a six-year old boy, what do I know. So what do people write about anyway? A blog isn't private like a ( Read more... )