Archive for July, 2002
Blogs4God
I’m startled. Until a few months ago, the world of Christian blogging was a relatively small niche, mostly occupied — as far as I could tell at first, anyway — by an elite clique of South Californian Reformed bloggers. ;) Martin Roth’s blog list, however, marked a sudden and simultaneous consolidation and proliferation of fresh [...]
I’m there
One thing I really love about living here in downtown Washington is that, if I feel like skating down to the Mall or the Reflecting Pool to see the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument by a summer sunset, I’m there in 15 minutes. Beautiful day to feed squirrels and ducks. I got pictures. New [...]
Switchboard
Old telephone switchboard from the early days of telecommunications technology. Photo taken with an Aiptek Mini Pencam 1.3MP.
Freaky Museum Mannequin
In the Information Age exhibit at the National Museum of American History, a decades-old Univac stands in a corner, guarded by a female mannequin with matted hair, uneven teeth, and a missing forefinger. I simply could not resist sticking my pencam over the railing and snapping this from an odd angle. The mannequin may look [...]
The Tragic Ineptitude of the English Male
“The Tragic Ineptitude of the English Male.” A rather nasty article. What do you English bloggers say about this? Update, June 2008: Almost six years later, this old throwaway weblog entry seems to be enjoying some measure of search engine popularity on the news that McLaren has written up a screenplay for a Canadian TV [...]
Brain-Eating Amoebas
Brain-eating amoebas. Amoebas are common to any open body of fresh water, and attacks like this are rare. Apparently it takes a lot of swallowed water to get these amoebas into your system. Never smart to swallow lake water, I think. Update: This story appears to have gotten popular again, so I’ve updated the previously [...]
Street Drummer
Summer busker pounds out a beat on plastic drums and shopping carts near the National Mall. Photo taken with an Aiptek Mini Pencam 1.3MP.
Fred Savage as The Mole
Okay, who else did NOT recognize Fred Savage (yes, that Fred Savage) as “The Mole” in Goldmember?
Old Grudges?
Jack Saturn “applies” for a job. Did the breakup leave old grudges simmering among the veterans of Pyra? (Update: Ev. Jack.)
God and the North Wind
Interesting quote on the problem of God and evil, from Outland… “Then you do mean to sink the ship with the other hand?” “Yes.” “It’s not like you.” “How do you know that?” If it is God’s will that a baby be stillborn, does that make Him guilty of murder?