2.9.05
How the chaos in New Orleans makes sense of your world.
We've all been seeing the same images and hearing the same stories this week as the media coverage of the chaos in New Orleans continues. As I attempt to process all the horrible details, I've asked myself, "How in the world can I make sense of this chaos?" After some reflection I began to see that I'd been asking the question the wrong way. I had it backwards. This mess in New Orleans makes sense of my world.
Sunday at Grace Central we'll pray for the victims of Katrina and find out how the chaos in New Orleans makes sense of our world. If you're in Columbus I hope you'll attend.
Follow the link for the time, location (click 'gatherings') & a map (click 'map').
Sunday at Grace Central we'll pray for the victims of Katrina and find out how the chaos in New Orleans makes sense of our world. If you're in Columbus I hope you'll attend.
Follow the link for the time, location (click 'gatherings') & a map (click 'map').
Church celebrates fifty years of peace through irrelevance
Pastors think this kind of stuff is hilarious. (Thanks for your patience).
A Sea Lion in a Baby Pool
Here is one of the very few fun stories to come out of the hurricane tragedy:
a 13-year-old sea lion that was washed out of the Marine Life Oceanarium, four miles away in Gulfport.
The sea lion was rescued by a couple during the height of the storm as it washed by their home in a huge tidal wave. Two days later, the two were keeping the sea lion, named Pocahontas, hydrated in a child's wading pool and fed it fish scavenged from the freezers of the empty homes around them.
a 13-year-old sea lion that was washed out of the Marine Life Oceanarium, four miles away in Gulfport.
The sea lion was rescued by a couple during the height of the storm as it washed by their home in a huge tidal wave. Two days later, the two were keeping the sea lion, named Pocahontas, hydrated in a child's wading pool and fed it fish scavenged from the freezers of the empty homes around them.
On the disintegration of civilization:
Something I read today...
"But the Hollywood notion of an overnight collapse is just as much of a fantasy; it makes for great screenplays but has nothing to do with the realities of how civilizations fall. The disintegration of a complex society takes decades, not days. Since fossil fuel production will decline gradually, not simply come to a screeching halt, the likely course of things is gradual descent rather than freefall. Civilizations go under in a rolling collapse punctuated by localized disasters, taking anything from one to four centuries to complete the process. It's not a steady decline, either; between sudden crises come intervals of relative stability, even moderate improvement; different regions decline at different paces; existing social, economic and political structures are replaced, not with complete chaos, but with transitional structures that may develop pretty fair institutional strength themselves."
"But the Hollywood notion of an overnight collapse is just as much of a fantasy; it makes for great screenplays but has nothing to do with the realities of how civilizations fall. The disintegration of a complex society takes decades, not days. Since fossil fuel production will decline gradually, not simply come to a screeching halt, the likely course of things is gradual descent rather than freefall. Civilizations go under in a rolling collapse punctuated by localized disasters, taking anything from one to four centuries to complete the process. It's not a steady decline, either; between sudden crises come intervals of relative stability, even moderate improvement; different regions decline at different paces; existing social, economic and political structures are replaced, not with complete chaos, but with transitional structures that may develop pretty fair institutional strength themselves."
1.9.05
31.8.05
Fantasy Football
Ok, sports fans, here's my line up for the 2005 season. Tell me what you think...
QB
Michael Vick
Matt Hasselbeck
Kurt Warner
RB
Deuce McAllister
Rudi Johnson
Reuben Droughns
Ricky Williams
WR
Javon Walker
Darrell Jackson
Jerry Porter
TE
Jeremy Shockey
K
Matt Stover
Def
Buffalo
WR/RB
J.J. Arrington
QB
Michael Vick
Matt Hasselbeck
Kurt Warner
RB
Deuce McAllister
Rudi Johnson
Reuben Droughns
Ricky Williams
WR
Javon Walker
Darrell Jackson
Jerry Porter
TE
Jeremy Shockey
K
Matt Stover
Def
Buffalo
WR/RB
J.J. Arrington
30.8.05
Top 10 of the 1st 2/3rds of 2005 (feedback welcome)
In no particular order:
Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
Spoon- Gimme Fiction
BRMC- Howl
Damien Jurado- On My Way to Absence
Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise
Decemberists- Picaresque
Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
Iron & Wine- Woman King
Over the Rhine- Drunkard's Prayer
Ryan Adams- Cold Roses
Honorable Mention: Coldplay- X&Y, Beck- Guero
Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
Spoon- Gimme Fiction
BRMC- Howl
Damien Jurado- On My Way to Absence
Sufjan Stevens- Illinoise
Decemberists- Picaresque
Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
Iron & Wine- Woman King
Over the Rhine- Drunkard's Prayer
Ryan Adams- Cold Roses
Honorable Mention: Coldplay- X&Y, Beck- Guero
If you aren't a Christian...
Answer this question:
If you converted to Christianity today, do you think your life would be larger, fuller, richer, more attractive and creative, more involved with the people, circumstances, art, and culture around you? Or do you think your life would be smaller, narrower, more withdrawn, judgmental, and negative, less winsome and creative, less involved with the people, art, circumstances, and culture around you?
If you are a Christian ask yourself this:
What would your friends and family members answer?
What's wrong with the way we are living?
If you converted to Christianity today, do you think your life would be larger, fuller, richer, more attractive and creative, more involved with the people, circumstances, art, and culture around you? Or do you think your life would be smaller, narrower, more withdrawn, judgmental, and negative, less winsome and creative, less involved with the people, art, circumstances, and culture around you?
If you are a Christian ask yourself this:
What would your friends and family members answer?
What's wrong with the way we are living?
New IPod to be released?
This from ipod lounge...
Apple plans special event next week
08.29.05 | iPod | 72 comments | tell-a-friend
Apple appears to be set to introduce an all-new iPod next week as the company will hold a special event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Apple has used similar events in the past to make such major announcements.
In an invitation sent to select media, including iLounge, Apple hints that it will unveil a significant new product at the event. The invitation reads in part: “1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again.” The slogan “1000 songs in your pocket” was first used by Apple when the original 5GB iPod was introduced in 2001.
The invitation-only event will take place on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 a.m. iLounge will be in attendance to bring you coverage.
Apple plans special event next week
08.29.05 | iPod | 72 comments | tell-a-friend
Apple appears to be set to introduce an all-new iPod next week as the company will hold a special event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Apple has used similar events in the past to make such major announcements.
In an invitation sent to select media, including iLounge, Apple hints that it will unveil a significant new product at the event. The invitation reads in part: “1000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again.” The slogan “1000 songs in your pocket” was first used by Apple when the original 5GB iPod was introduced in 2001.
The invitation-only event will take place on Wednesday, September 7 at 10:00 a.m. iLounge will be in attendance to bring you coverage.
29.8.05
FOR SALE
Authentic Denver Broncos football jersey. Like new. Never worn in game. Motivated seller. Name your price. Will consider trade for NFL contract.
Or time machine.
Or time machine.
Coffee drinkers unite!
Matt U. sent me this link to an article about the many fabulous health benefits of drinking coffee. This explains why Iggy and Tom look so healthy in the photograph.
Must... resist urge... to buy... useless... crap...
I realize a double-barrelled, stainless-steel breakfast cereal dispenser is highly unnecessary and is probably some sort of sign of the excess of our age and our culture's increasing preoccupation with all things trivial - heck, it may even be a sign of the apocalypse or something (I'll have to re-read Revelation) - but I cannot deny my inner, visceral reaction to such a device. It is neat. And I want one.
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