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Mid-morning Interlude

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Site of the Day: A friend of mine sent me what seemed like an innocuous email this morning. Being the slave to obsession that I am, I opened it. It contained three things: A descriptive blurb, a link, and a quote:

  • The blurb was about the link, which is…
  • Quinnarama.com
  • The quote was: There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who like binary numbers, and those who don’t.

This site definitely belongs to the “People with way too much time on their hands” group; in fact, it states this fact unabashedly.

Off to finish work-prep and get out of here.

Peace.

“He’s cleaning up his systems…”

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Tuesday
I slept in a little longer than I had planned this morning – nothing insurmountable, though. Went to work. Listened to more of Dune Messiah; quite the book of political intrigue. Maybe it’s me, but some parts seem to flow more freely than others. But, so far, it’s pretty good.

Came home. Had pizza for dinner. Watched both The Sisko Show and Janeway and Barbie Borg. Episode 3 of All My Computers – tonight’s episode featured guest appearances from Adrian and Larry. We came up with a plan of attack for getting my PC back in working order… and so far, it’s working. At least for Windows 2K. Now, I need to get SuSE (Linux) up and running (and bootable without a boot disk). However, if it is not done in the next :30, it will wait until tomorrow night.

NPR/PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation – Children and War
All Things Considered – Airplane Air
All Things Considered – Housing First (Part 2)

That’s about it. More later.

Peace.

“Process information at half-speed…”

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Monday
After last night’s lack-of-sleep fest, I awakened this morning to the sound of the phone. Actually, there were 2 calls… just shy of being back-to-back; one was Steve (co-worker) and the other was Rana (via relay through Dad) from the Ukraine. She is doing well, she just got back ‘home’ from a 2- or 3-week vacation.

Work was fairly uneventful. However, I was not in the best of moods, so I was glad when the workday was over. And after work, I went bowling to vent that… uneasiness. I wound up bowling 12 games. And, I got to work on my hook. AND, I got an all-time high score of 209. Hoo-AH! But now my knee is achy. Oh well, it was worth it.

And now, another pulse-pounding episode of “All My Computers.” When we left Rob, he was threatening to throw his computer over the balcony.

Rob: I have had it up to HERE with your shenanigans! One more “OS not found” and it’s over!”

Computer: *beep*

Rob: I mean it! This is it! Either you straighten up and toe the line or…. or…. or I’ll build a NEW computer and forget that you ever existed! How would you like THAT!?!

Computer: *beep* whirrrrrrrr *beep*

Rob: WHAT?! You wouldn’t DARE! Not after… no, I won’t even say it. But, I know that you wouldn’t. You… couldn’t. There’s just no way that you could.

::: ominous ‘going to commercial’ music :::
::: fade out :::

Will the computer work… or will it follow-through with its hidden agenda? Will Rob show mercy? Is he bluffing? Tune in next time for another heart-wrenching episode of “All My Computers” to find out!

NPR/PRI Stories
Talk of the Nation – Benefits of Breastfeeding
Talk of the Nation – Bicycling and the Tour de France
All Things Considered – California – Native American Sacred Sites
The World – Pakistan Sky Marshalls

52 new sky marshals took to the air in Pakistan today. It’s part of the South Asian nation’s stepped-up air security, following the September 11th attacks in the United States. 9 of the 52 new air marshalls are unusual for Pakistan. They’re women. Keep in mind that Pakistan is a conservative, patriarchal, Islamic society. The BBC’s Frances Harrison in Islamabad says training these women in unarmed combat and then deploying them in the war on terrorism was a big step.

That’s all for now.

Peace.

“Press this key to see amazing things…”

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Sunday
This has been a trying day.

I decided to attempt to install Linux on the PC this afternoon. In theory, that’s not so bad; in practice it has been a royal pain in the ass. The installation went smoothly enough. It was the aftermath that would have caused me to pull out my hair… if I had hair to pull, that is.

Apparently, the Linux boot information and my Windows boot information decided to vie for “King of the Mountain” rights. But, just like the fabled Jack and Jill, they both came tumbling downhill.

I spent the late afternoon and all evening at Adrian’s trying to come up with viable corrective measures. We came up with a (final) plan of attack around 21:30

  1. Wipe the new hard drive (again).
  2. Reinstall Linux and partition the drive from there.
  3. Reinstall Windows.
  4. Pray. A LOT.

So far, Steps 1, 2 and 4 seem to be working. Windows, once again, is attempting to assert its independence. It’s reminding me of a rather headstrong teenager.

Back to it. Hopefully, this (or something close to it) will work… or we’ll see how well the system responds to deceleration trauma imposed from a three-story gravity-induced fall.

Peace.

“Attack the day like birds of prey or scavengers under cover…”

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This morning, I had one of the strangest dreams…

It was like the bastard child of The Fugitive and Smokey and the Bandit. There was no ‘One-armed Man’ in it, though… and no Jackie Gleason, either. I don’t know/remember what it was that I had allegedly done, but I had to make it cross-country in a couple of days with almost no money available to me. Hitchhiking. Hopping trains. Climbing on building ledges. And it wasn’t interrupted, so to speak, when I would wake up. I’d turn over and fall asleep again… and find myself back in the midst of the madness. In the words of Dr. Rosenblatt: “It’s so bizarre…!”

And in other news…
posted a comment in about the nutjob in DC who is going around shooting people with a blowdart gun. Given the media’s propensity to sensationalize items (and the resurgence of comic book movies), I’m surprised that he hasn’t been given a supervillain’s sobriquet.

“Holy pain in the neck, Batman! The Dart has struck again!”
…or…
“In a daring midday attack, the Blowgun Bandit has struck again!”

So far, he has attacked twenty people. There is a $3000 reward for information that leads to his capture. You can read more about it here.

Something else that I neglected to mention yesterday:

Serial Killing DoctorA doctor in England may be the worst serial killer in that country’s history, according to an official inquiry. Harold Shipman had already been convicted for the killings of 15 people. He has now been identified as the killer of at least 215 people over a 23-year period. Robert Siegel talks with David Ward, staff reporter for The Guardian in Manchester, England. (4:45)

A doctor. Amazing.

Peace.

“And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us…”

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Friday

  • Talked to the ‘rents this morning; they are doing well.
  • Had a cup full of espresso-enriched frozen mocha goodness.
  • Typical work day. I listened to more of Glory Road. I got roughly 2/3 of the way through it when there was a rather abrupt change in the story. The reason: 18 of the mp3s aren’t there. BAH! And I don’t have the parity files to generate the missing ones. Of course, I could go the old-fashioned route and actually read the book. Apparently, Dee came up with a bevy of QotD fodder, but since he, Land, and Rick were in one site and I was in another AND no one thought to write any of them down, there will be no quotes tonight.
  • Met at Borders for a Cafè Mocha, some drawing and light conversation.

NPR/PRI News and Tonight’s Rant
There were stories on Thursday and Friday’s editions of The World that floored me:

Thursday: Samyuktha Verma is a big-time movie star. She’s has leading roles in 18 movies in her native India. She’s been described as the Julia Roberts of Malayalam-language movies. But Verma’s stardom didn’t help her this week, when she was flying from Chicago to New York. Another passenger on her plane told a flight attendant that Verma and her traveling companions were engaging in “suspicious activity.” The next thing the Indian star knew, she, her family, and two other Indian performers were in police detention.

Friday: A centerpiece of this year’s Lincoln Center festival in New York is an Iranian-produced play-cycle set in ancient Persia. It’s called “Taziyeh” which means “mourning” or “grieving.” It depicts the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, Hussein at the battle of Kerbala in the year 680, and it’s one of the most popular stories among Shi’ite Muslims. The action is told through chants, gestures and song, as well as sword-fighting and horse-back riding. As The World’s Lisa Mullins tells us, Lincoln Center faced a huge challenge importing this extravaganza to the United States.

It’s sad that it took a tragedy of the magnitude of the World Trade Center attack to give us what may have been an overdue kick in the pants. Have we really become so paranoid that we think that anyone who does not look/dress/act JUST LIKE US is a threat?! And there’s something else to think about: WE don’t all look the same! *sigh* Yes, there are people outside our national borders who wish us ill. If I remember correctly, not everyone inside our borders thinks along the same lines. Hopefully, we will soon find a balance where we can defend our borders and national interests and treat visitors to our country hospitably. And, more importantly, like people. And, hopefully we will be able to accomplish this without becoming the withdrawn and secluded (or possibly ‘deluded’) country that some other nations seem to think that we are.

Songs that seem to relate to this:

Okay. That’s my 2¢ worth for the night.

Peace.

“It seems to me while it’s true that every dog will have his day, when all the bones are buried, there is barely time to go outside and play.”

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Thursday
I’m pre-empting the post that I had planned for tonight.

I talked (IM’ed) with a friend of mine from back home a little while ago. That’s something of an understatement. Don is one of my best friends; we’ve known each other for twelve years now. He, his wife and his son are extended members of the family. He told me two stories tonight:

  1. He is the new band director at the school where my stepfather is one of the assistant principals. He had the band warming up for practice in the school cafeteria. The cafeteria, it turns out, is directly below the room (I think he said the library) where a meeting was under way; and, yes, my stepdad was in this meeting. So… the band starts playing. LOUDLY. The song: Baby Got Back, by Sir Mix-a-Lot. Someone came downstairs and asked them to stop.
  2. He and his wife had to put their dog, Brandy, to sleep tonight. she was nine-years-old, if I remember correctly. She had gotten out of the yard and was hit by a car. Brandy was a beagle. Brown with white on her belly and feet. She was a little hyper. She could be annoying. She loved (maybe “craved” would be a better word) attention. She always wanted to know what was going on. She liked ice cream sandwiches… well, she liked to like the paper that they came in. She wasn’t just a dog. She was… part of the family.

Dog Years – Rush, from the Test For Echo

In a dog’s life
A year is really more like seven
And all too soon a canine
Will be chasing cars in doggie heaven

It seems to me
As we make our own few circles ’round the sun
We get it backwards
And our seven years go by like one

Dog years — It’s the season of the itch
Dog years — With every scratch it reappears

In the dog days
People look to Sirius
Dogs cry for the moon
But these connections are mysterious

It seems to me
While it’s true that every dog will have his day
When all the bones are buried
There is barely time to go outside and play

Dog years — It’s the season of the itch
Dog years — With every scratch it reappears
Dog years — For every sad son of a bitch
Dog years — With his tail between his ears

I’d rather be a tortoise from Galapagos
Or a span of geological time
Than be living in these dog years

In a dog’s brain
A constant buzz of low-level static
One sniff at the hydrant
And the answer is automatic

It seems to me
As well make our own few circles ’round the block
We’ve lost our senses
For the higher-level static of talk


That’s all.

Peace.

“The spell has been broken; the Dark Lands are bright. The Wraith of the Necromancer soars away into the night.”

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Wednesday
Midweek. A quiet, uneventful day. Almost finished Wizard’s First Rule at work; I finished it up at home. I also finally managed to find drivers for my mp3 player. I may upload Glory Road, the new book I’m reading listening to. (Update: It seems that the on-board memory will only hold an hour’s worth of the book. Oh well.) “Thank you” to those who have contributed to my “What songs should I use on these CDs” list. For those of you who haven’t made suggestions, go here and add a song or two for consideration.

Have I mentioned that I think that Craisins® are damned tasty? They are. Oddly, I can’t stand raisins. And, I’m not alone in not liking raisins. According to Jess, raisins are “the ruination of a perfectly good grape.” It seems that Peggy agrees with her: “Raisins are of the Devil.” But Craisins®… for some reason, I just can’t get enough of them. They are on the favored at-home desserts list along with tasty popped corns, iced creams and, of course, crisped rice treats.

NPR/PRI Links

  • Talk of the NationHistory of the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Talk of the NationMemory
  • Fresh AirDavid Kertzer Interview (author of The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican’s Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
  • The WorldWomen in the Mafia
  • The WorldInternational Spy Museum

Quote of the Day: Dee (after holding back a comment) – The blood that dribbles down my chin is the remains of my chewed-off tongue.

Peace.

More mid-morning random gobbledygook…

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I’m getting the urge to make new CDs… or at least new mp3 playlists. The current theme that I want to work with: Comic Books and/or Cartoons. At this point, I have three franchises in mind: Justice League or JLA, X-Men, and The Endless (from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series).

The songs that I choose will be representative of certain characters in the books. I have ideas for most of the songs, but I’m still coming up short in a few areas. That’s where you folks come in: I need suggestions. Feel free to toss in anything that applies… even ‘off the wall’ ideas. And if you have ideas for characters that I haven’t considered, throw them in (along with the character name), too! I’m planning on using the current lineups (more or less), but that’s fairly flexible at this point.

Here’s what I have so far:

  • Justice League
    Superman: Superman – R.E.M. or Five for Fighting
    Wonder Woman: She – Harry Connick, Jr.
    Batman: The Seeker – The Who
    Green Lantern: Everything’s Gone Green – New Order
    Flash: Run – Tin Machine
    Martian Manhunter: Is There Life on Mars? – David Bowie
    Plastic Man (comic book): Rubberband Man – The Spinners
    Hawkgirl (JL cartoon): I’m Like a Bird – Nelly Furtado

  • X-Men
    Cyclops: Red Lenses – Rush
    Phoenix: The Firebird Suite – Igor Stravinsky
    Wolverine: undecided
    Storm: She Builds Monsoons – Hat or Force Ten – Rush
    Nightcrawler: Missionary Man – Eurythmics
    Iceman: Freeze (Part IV of ‘Fear’) – Rush or Frozen – Madonna
    Archangel: Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller Band
    White Queen: Killer Queen – Queen
    Stacy X: She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
    Bishop: undecided
    Rogue: undecided
    Gambit: Shape of My Heart – Sting

  • Sandman – The Endless
    Dream: Dreams – Van Halen and/or Mr. Sandman – Chordettes
    Death: She Talks to Angels – The Black Crowes
    Delirium: Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
    Desire: Desire – U2 or Principles of Lust – Enigma
    Despair: Sorrow – David Bowie
    Destiny: Tomorrow Never Dies – Sheryl Crow or Tomorrow We’ll See – Sting
    Destruction: undecided


That should keep you busy for a while.

Peace.

“We turn the page, we disengage…”

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Tuesday
Good day at the place of employment. Mostly flats processing today… which is never a bad thing. More Wizard. I’ve gotten to a point that I have heard before, again. But now, it makes a lot more sense. Go figure.

It turns out that my MAG entry did make the cutoff. It’s entry #47, if you want to take a look. (Feel free to vote… for me and/or one other artist; you can vote for up to 2 pieces.) It’s not great, but I’m happy with it for a first attempt; I learned a few things about doing scanned-in lineart, too. And, despite the pain-in-the-ass factor, it was fun.

NPR/PRI Links

One of the guests from the ‘Resilience’ hour was from Reidsville, N.C., where I spent half of my growin’ up years (besides Baltimore). I don’t know him, but my mom or step-dad might.

Quote of the Day: Well, this is not so much a “quote” as it is a “quip.” Craig Kilborn, during his monologue, referred to John Walker Lindh as “Benedict Walker.” I found it amusing.

: Check your email.
: Email me!
: “Mocha goodness” is right and I’ll try to see more Enterprise.
: We (still) want the funk! Give up the funk!

I think that is it for now.

Peace.

“Suspicious-looking stranger flashes you a dangerous grin…”

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Monday
I had no pre-work/during-work coffee. And no on died. That definitely qualifies today as a “red letter day.” (Bonus points if anyone can correctly identify the origins of that phrase.)

Listened to more of Wizard’s First Rule. I’m getting the impression that Mr. Goodkind had some latent BDSM issues to resolve. We were introduced to Denna, a Mord Sith. Not to be confused with the Sith of the Star Wars universe. How best to describe the Mord Sith…? They are a group of women who are… umm… AHA! The best way to describe them: The Mord Sith are to the world of Wizard’s First Rule what the Inquisitors were to the Spanish Inquisition. Nooo one expects the Spanish Inquisition!!! Oh yeah, the Mord Sith are magic users, as well. They break the will of their subjects… through pain – mental and physical. They revel in it. To make a long story short: Denna is brought in to break Richard (the protagonist) for Lord Rahl. She really likes what she does. And she isn’t above telling Richard that. Often.

I “finished” and submitted my MAG entry. I was having “issues” with Photoshop, because I couldn’t get it to display the layers of the picture the way that I wanted. I finally got it, but had a few problems with the final product. But, it’s done. It should have made the cut-off with no problem; if not, it will still be posted… but will not be eligible for voting. Oh well. I did what I set out to do and I made the effort. I showed the final to m3lody; she said that it was “cute.” I can live with that.

NPR/PRI

Both of these were incredible stories. I recommend them to any- and everyone.

And now, sleep.

Peace.

“Defies the empty page…”

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Sunday
Quiet day. Got to sleep in a bit. Ahhh…..

Spent some a little time at Borders this afternoon. Went to lunch with Jess and Angie at Mimi’s Cafe. Nice place; they serve rather healthy-sized servings. Jess and Ang went to see MiB2 (apparently, they saw the Star Trek: Nemesis and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trailers); I went to Barnes & Noble for a little more reference work.

Came home and watched Alias while I worked on my MAG entry… which is due tomorrow night. I may actually have it finished and ready to go. Pre-post update: I just finished the hard part (Chloe and her bike), if I decide to add Ray and Maddy, I can do that tomorning.

May I also add: Jess made Rice Krispies treats!!! Hoo-ah!

The first half of tomorrow’s Talk of the Nation sounds like it will be interesting:

When is lipstick not lipstick? When is a shoe not a shoe? In the shadowy world of spies, nothing is ever quite like it seems. From cosmetics weapons and footwear phones to “psyops” and code breaking, the spy world is full of secrets. Join Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan on Monday for a history of American spying.

Quote of the Day: From tonight’s syndicated episode of The X-Files.

    Scully: Why do these men work so far into the forest?
    Steve Humphreys: That’s where the trees are.

And that’s all for now.

Peace.

“Hold your fire… keep it burning bright.”

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Saturday
You know that it’s a nice, lazy day when you can fall asleep in front of the television, wake up nearly three hours later and feel that you haven’t missed out on much. The fact that it was 107° here added to the “Hmm, maybe I’ll stay inside” factor.

We had dinner with Jim and Sandi tonight at the Olive Garden; quite tasty. After that, we went bowling. More work on the hook. It’s coming along nicely. I’m still not 100% with it (more like upper-to-mid 70s), but I’m getting there. I also remembered something that I had been neglecting to do: Following through after releasing the ball. That helped my control quite a bit.

There is a fire in one of the canyons – Big Cottonwood or Little Cottonwood, I am not sure which it is. The smoke, billowing from the canyon, was clearly visible throughout the valley today. Tonight, as we left Village Inn, you could see an orange point of light at the top of one of the mountains – fire. It looked like a lonely orange beacon in the dark. When I saw it, the line from Charlie Daniels’ Devil Went Down to Georgia kept looping through my head: “Fire on the mountain, run boy, run!”

And, since I know that and love news about the northern snakehead fish, here ya go!

That does it for tonight. Until the next time…

Peace.

“I’ve got idols and icons, unspoken holy vows… Thoughts to keep hidden, sacred and forbidden… Free to dance among the holy cows. That’s why I believe.”

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Friday
Business as usual. Listened to more Wizard today. Went to TGI Friday’s for a bit of post-postal dinner. Since I missed the Sisko Show, I watched the Janeway and the Barbie-Borg Show. It was yet another that I had not seen previously. The episode, Random Thoughts, had an interesting premise: The crew was on a planet of telepaths and B’Elanna was arrested for “aggravated violent thought resulting in grave bodily injury.” (Translation: B’Elanna had a thought of hitting someone whom she mistakenly thought had accosted her. Another telepath picked up on this thought, on an instinctive level, and lashed out against someone.) Can Person-A (or their thoughts) be held accountable for the actions of Person-B? And does this concept seem vaguely reminiscent of the prosecutors’ arguments of the “Manson Family” murders? Maybe it just seems that way to me.

NPR/PRI
Today’s interesting items:

  • Talk of the Nation – Science Friday
    • Science News Round Up:
      Scientists who created a synthetic form of the polio virus;
      Researchers who conducted a study that measured the relieving of pain associated with osteo-arthritis through arthroscopic surgery vs. a “fake surgery” and the placebo effect.

    • Interview with physicist Janna Levin, author of How the Universe Got Its Spots.
  • All Things Considered
    • Polio FoloScientists report that they have synthesized a polio virus in the laboratory, using only basic chemicals and a published road map of its genetic information. Robert talks with NPR’s Joe Palca about new research that has given those charged with fighting bioterrorism one more thing to worry about.¹
    • Lutheran FlapA minister with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod is appealing his suspension, which was based on his participation in an interfaith service marking the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Church leaders say church doctrine forbids worshipping with other groups. Jason DeRose reports that some members of the Synod disagree and that other churches have had similar internal disputes over worshipping with other faiths.²

Tonight’s Tirade

minister
Main Entry: 2 minister
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -tered; min·is·ter·ing
Date: 14th century
1 : to function as a minister of religion
2 : to give aid or service “minister to the sick”

As noted above, David Benke, a Lutheran minister, has been suspended for having participated in a post-September 11th interfaith service in New York. As also noted, LCMS doctrine forbids worshipping with non-Lutherans; I believe that this (Section 30) seems to be the part of the doctrine that cover that issue.

The Lutheran Church, as a whole, has its origins in 16th Century Europe.

The ELCA, along with other Lutheran churches, can trace its roots directly to the Protestant Reformation that took place in Europe in the 16th century. Martin Luther, a German monk, became aware of differences between the Bible and church practices of the day. His writings, lectures and sermons inspired others to protest church practices and call for reform.³

More of the history of the Lutheran Church can be found here. Other congregations of the Lutheran Church include: the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

I may be remembering my history incorrectly, but wasn’t religious intolerance at least part of the reason that the Lutherans, along with others, left Europe? If that is so, then what’s wrong with this current picture? There seems to be a modicum of disparity there. Many denominations of Judeo-Christian faiths see themselves as “the one, true faith,” but most of the divisions between them are relatively minor. I recall hearing a story last year about a gathering of high-ranking members of the Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faiths where they were able to come together and agree on “common ground” issues and then “agree to disagree” where their beliefs proved too divergent.

Something about this suspension, and by extension – the doctrine, confuses me. It seems… counterproductive… to the spreading of the Gospel. Moreover, it seems that Mr. Benke was participating in what he felt was the best way to reach thousands of people at once. If, through this service, he was also able to minister to these people, that would be an added benefit – to them and possibly to the Church. It should be noted that not all members of the LCMS congregation thought that Mr. Benke’s decision was “wrong;” he apparently had a number of supporters, as well.

I am not condemning the actions of the Synod. I am sure that there are some who would look askance at the Baptist Church and scratch their heads at some of our practices. To chastise a minister for doing his job seems a gross overreaction. But, that is my opinion. I am not privy to the nuances of the LCMS and leave the final analysis in the members of their ecclesiastic councils.

But I’m still a little confused…

Links to the three Lutheran congregations referenced above:
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Introduction to the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod news

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
How the ELCA differs from the LCMS

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
History of the WELS
What are the differences between WELS and other Lutheran Churches?

And, having said that, it is time to call it a night.

Peace.

¹, ²All Things Considered website
³ – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America website

“Time is a spiral, space is a curve…”

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Thursday
Relatively quiet day on the work front. I also seemed to have mustered the willpower to straighten the office… somewhat. It’s not perfect (yet), but it’s better than it was. And tomorrow is Friday.

NPR/PRI
Today’s items of note were:

  • Talk of the Nation: Police Use of Force
  • All Things Considered: Los Angeles Beating Video.
  • ATC: Call of the Wild Car Alarm.

    Brooklyn artist Nina Katchadourian has a novel solution to noise pollution caused by the tones of common car alarms. She’s created a new kind of alarm that blares bird songs that more or less follow the same familiar sonic pattern of most alarms, but with a “natural” twist. Hear variations on the alarm “songs” and listen to an audio postcard from NPR’s Rick Karr.

Miscellany
While I was cleaning up, I found something that I got many rains ago when I worked at CD Superstore in Greensboro. Some of my coworkers had what would best be described as “active imaginations.” That might have been why I liked them so much… I got to work one day and someone had come up with a “Top Ten List,” a la David Letterman. So, without further ado:

    Top 10 Little-Known Dr.Seuss Books

      10 – Bears on Steroids
      9 – Horton Lets a Poot
      8 – The Northbound Lomax and the Southbound Mack Truck
      7 – The Cat in the Hat Smokes Crack
      6 – Hop on Pot
      5 – Myrtle the Turtle Wears Bea Arthur’s Girdle
      4 – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Go Screw Yourself
      3 – Condoms Are a Silly Hassle (Sorry, that’s a little-known Dr. Koop book)
      2 – Green Eggs and Navel Lint
      1 – The Grinch Who Stole a Peek at Jose Canseco in the Showers

Peace.