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Vonnegut and “Match Point”
on Dec 30, 2005 in Literature I have just read the last book of Kurt Vonnegut - “Man Without A Country”. It is the same old Vonnegut reacting on the recent events in 2004, although as he says there’s nothing so new about our race that has not happene...
A Basic Outline for Writing Projects
on Jan 14, 2006 in sciences Writing styles education college citations writing for college textbooks literature essays MLA Here is a another basic outline for writing a paper. I. An outline helps you organize writing. II. This is a main idea A. This is a supporting detail B. This is another supporting detail C. And yet another su...
First Day Back to School
on Jan 17, 2006 in sciences Writing styles education college citations writing for college textbooks literature essays MLA So, today is my first day back at school. Did I get everything and do everything I needed to?Financial Aid in place? Textbooks bought? Copy of schedule in bag? Do I know where I'm going? Do I have pens, notebooks, a tape recorder, bottled water, and...
Keeping Things Organized
on Jan 22, 2006 in sciences Writing styles education college citations writing for college textbooks literature essays MLA Keeping yourself organized when it comes to getting through school is important. You now have deadlines for homework assignments, projects due and appointments to keep. Here are some ideas for keeping it together.1. Find a place at home where you wil...
Logic Is Logic…
on Oct 17, 2006 in Literature Theology I spent a few minutes teaching logic to my kids tonight. Although the youngest is three and the oldest is seven, they all seemed to learn at least something. As a matter of fact, the four year old provided the conclusion for a simple syllogism. The s...
Classic Firearms Literature…
on Oct 17, 2006 in Family Literature During my recent exploits into apple butter making, I ran across a book in my father-in-law’s garage, which he kindly gave to me. A now out-of-print copy of the classic firearms enthusiast’s favorite, the Complete Book of Rifles and Shotg...
Ugly Women…
on Oct 18, 2006 in Literature From the Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, by Jack O’Connor, 1961. Some [checkering] is so course, slipshod and homely that it decorates a stock about as much as a ring in the nose decorates a pretty women. Just thought that was entertainin...
The Sitter Downers…
on Oct 22, 2006 in Family Literature Politics Technology Theology I recently made an appearance on two episodes of The Sitter Downers. The following is a list of all the resources I spoke about while on the show. Apologetics Resources Impact Apologetics The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Free Learning Resources...
Historical Relativism…
on Oct 23, 2006 in Literature Theology Historical relativists insist that the historian is a product of his time, and as such he is subject to the unconscious programming of his era. It is impossible, allegedly, for the historian to stand back and view history objectively because he too i...
The Perfect Book…
on Oct 29, 2006 in Literature Theology The inspiration of Scripture is the supernatural operation of the Holy Spirit who, through the different personalities and literary styles of the chosen human authors, invested the very words of the original books of Holy Scripture, alone and in thei...
Free Books Good…
on Nov 5, 2006 in Literature I love to read–maybe too much, and audio books are just another way to cram in some more reading when I’m inspecting brass, driving, or just giving my eyes a rest. I recently discovered LibriVox, a website that coordinates the reading and...
Cosmic Love
on Nov 24, 2006 in best of... church ideas chesterton society books religion love christianity literature faith emerging church For the next few days I'll be giving you some little snippets from G.K. Chesterton's 'Orthodoxy'. I've been really inspired by the chapter 'The Flag of the World', I think it has very groovy implications for the way we understand church. Here's snipp...
...more Cosmic Love
on Nov 27, 2006 in chesterton ideas books religion christianity manchester faith best of... church society love literature emerging church In today's snippet from G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy I've used a little bit of artistic licence - the original version of this text doesn't use Manchester as the example. I do think that this minor modification sharpens the point somewhat!"Let us...
Socrates and The Art of Discourse
on Dec 2, 2006 in creativity culture church ideas society books religion christianity literature faith writing emerging church This morning I got together with some friends who share responsibility with me for guiding the direction of our church community. Things got quite heated when we got on to the subject of 'teaching'. We all agreed that as a community we need to be lea...
I'd Rather ...
on Dec 6, 2006 in Music Film Quote-Unquote Literature History "... have a bottle infront of me than a frontal lobotomy."Tom Waits"... be a lightning bolt than a seismograph."Ken Kesey"... vote for something I want and not get it, than vote for something I don't want and get it."Eugene V Debs"... stay here with...
Reloading Mathematics…
on Dec 12, 2006 in Literature Science The following is an excerpt from Robert A. Rinker’s book, Understanding Firearm Ballistics 4th Ed. I’ve read this book several times and still don’t understand most of the math, but this is extremely simple and fairly interesting, e...
Readers United…
on Dec 13, 2006 in Literature I Stumble(d)Upon an interesting site for avid readers. Readers United is an online book swap. You sign up for free, list the books you have to swap. Find a book you want to read and request it. The system is point based. I signed up and added fifteen...
Understanding Firearm Ballistics…
on Dec 16, 2006 in Literature Science That gas expands equally in all directions is a basic fact…The pressure on the barrel diameter creates a barrel expansion. Swelling is another word that describes the action very well… A fair analogy would be the pictures seen on educatio...
Changing my mind
on Dec 21, 2006 in biographical best of... church ideas chesterton religion christianity literature faith writing emerging church 2006 has been a year of intense questioning for me. On the whole the questions I've been asking have led me to exciting discoveries. But the process has meant laying down some long-held ideas about my life and my faith. However, as the year draws to...
United Nations Fails Again…
on Jan 1, 2007 in Literature Politics A story from the Telegraph tells of U.N. corruption involving the rape of small children. This is nothing new. I read about this months ago in Wayne LaPierre’s book, The Global War On Your Guns. Despite its pious beginnings, the United Nations...