Archive for April, 2006
Green Thumb Update
It’s been a couple of years since I started getting into plants (see Growing a Green Thumb), and it’s high time for an update for those of you interested in tiny-apartment gardening. First, the deaths: the old African Violet is gone, by my own fault — I overwatered it in the wrong way, pouring directly [...]
links for 2006-04-21
How To Take A Myspace Photo Part I “Don’t worry about not knowing what any of the buttons are, like always you only need to press the big ‘take photo’ button.” (tags: photography fun) Oswald Alone. On George W. Bush and Oswald Chambers’ “My Utmost for His Highest.” (tags: faith books politics) Breaking the tightrope [...]
Deodorants of my Life
Longtime readers of this journal may remember a long-ago admission of reliance on women’s deodorant for my underarms. This was back in the Philippines, where, at the time, men’s deodorant shelves were dominated by strong, over-perfumed roll-ons, without any milder powder-fresh scents for those desiring not to smell like badly fermented musk. That has changed [...]
links for 2006-04-20
The Da Vinci Code to be banned in Philippines? Catholic group petitions to stop Da Vinci Code movie from being shown in the Philippines. (tags: film religion philippines) God’s Last Name Is Not Dammit (tags: faith)
LOST Notes: Dave and SOS
Hurley at the edge of the cliff, wondering if he should jump, brought to mind the chapter in Lord of the Flies where Piggy is thrown off a cliff after being hit by a rock loosed by Roger. I guess if you want to carry the parallelism farther, Hurley is Piggy, Dave is the rock, [...]
links for 2006-04-19
Web 2.1 server-side blink tag demonstration. AJAX blink! (tags: markup fun) Gothamist: Roosevelt Island Tram Stuck. I didn’t even know there was a Roosevelt Island Tram. (tags: news nyc transportation) Rush Hour Hell. Mike Palacios revives his weblog. (tags: blogs philippines) FAQ: Stardates in Star Trek. One possible explanation for the logic of Star Trek [...]
links for 2006-04-18
Green Goes Underground. Maidenhair fern, an endangered species, can be find growing in the nooks and crannies of a DC Metro subway station. (tags: dc metro botany) Resurrecting faith: The Australian interviews N.T. Wright. The bad: he thinks one can deny the resurrection and still be Christian. The good: his comments on The Da Vinci [...]
Squirrel is Watching You
Snapped this nut-munching rodent on the Hill, moments after a dog chased him up a tree. (Hat tip to Wyclif for the title idea.) Update: Another of my squirrel photos from the weekend is Photo of the Day on DCist.
Bird and Capitol
This bird was perched atop a lamp just long enough for me to get three photos of varying zoom lengths and compositions. So, two questions, one for the pro photogs, and one for the seasoned bird watchers: which of the three compositions do you like best, and what kind of bird is it? It was [...]
Lamp, Fence, and Bollard With Tulips
(IMG_6181.JPG, uploaded by brownpau.) I never thought I’d see these things all together in such harmony and balance. Truly, we live in interesting times.