tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55937892009-10-19T19:26:01.369-07:00Attention disorder kid, they want to replace you with robotsMunkeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817410572901118548noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593789.post-18507007431284292762009-10-17T11:04:00.000-07:002009-10-17T17:17:46.515-07:00

Pod-Casts of Interest and the 10,000 Hour RuleIn his recent book, Outliers, author Malcom Gladwell posits the idea that one part in the equation of great success is what he refers to as the 10,000 hour rule. Very loosely summarized, spend 10,000 hours at one task and you will own it totally.A friend pointed this out to me the other day in reference to my avid podcast consumption. In truth, over

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George MacDonaldI have, of late, been caught off guard by MacDonald and his writings, which sadly, have been sitting untouched on the shelf for quite some time. Making a discovery like MacDonald makes me scratch my head and wonder why I live my life so drowsily, missing out on such great things that exist in such close proximity. Currently, I am reading the very excellent, The Princess and the

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Double Dee-lite Yum-Time Yumminess!It's Friday and for the O-dox it has it's own special meaning. Bi-weekly vegan warriors, unite! So, you might say, "Get to the Yum-time yumminess, lord of the foolhearty!" Well here it is, my controversial recommendation for good eating today, a spaghetti sandwich. Now, I know what some of you may be asking, "Starch on starch, are you serious??" Well, duh,

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StarfishThis is what life does. It lets you walk up tothe store to buy breakfast and the paper, on astiff knee. It lets you choose the way you haveyour eggs, your coffee. Then it sits a fishermandown beside you at the counter who says, Last night,the channel was full of starfish. And you wonder,is this a message, finally, or just another day?Life lets you take the dog for a walk down to thepond,

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Weather Boy Rain in Southern California during any time of the year is rare, but rain in the summer here can be especially elusive, so much so, that when it does come, one does everything they can to welcome it. Honestly, is there anything more refreshing than playing in a cool summer downpour? Sunday afternoon, while I was in our backyard firing up the coals on the barbecue, the rain

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Let me be FrankHave you been to Frank's blog and seen his meme?? Go there now and check out the video of him playing the Irish Whistle.

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Per chance to...MemeRULES:1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.2. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.1. I am

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FuneralTimothy PlewBorn- ???? Died- Monday, June 25, 2007 It was early this morning when the kids woke up, as usual, before me, and demanding me to be up. Damn. I wanted to be up before them today. Timothy died yesterday. I Washed my hair in the sink, just to get the bed-head out, and then attempted to sneak out the back door unnoticed. With plastic zip loc bags in my hand and sticky

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Smoking with the ScrivenerA comment I left on D.I.D.'s extremely beautiful post, Irene:Smoking, such a foolish habit. It's interesting to ponder all of the psychology and sociology surrounding this known killer.Last night, at our reading group, there were twelve men present and only one was not partaking of the tobacconist's fare. Some smoking marlboro, american spirit, djarum, some smoking

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Irish Priest Strikes Again!Father Michael has written another humorous and thoughtful piece filled with strange coincidence and irony. What Must I do to be Saved?

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Sara and I talk politics...Sara: if you're a Republican, can you only buy American cars??Me: honey, I'm a Republican!Sara: you are?? I'm not anything.

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Prayers...Please pray for the servant of God, Dn. George Lehman, who suffered a serious heart attack this evening and by the grace of God was revived at the hospital.

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The Perry Bible Fellowship

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Will Someone Please.......buy me one of THESE!!!

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AngstThinking about death causes angst*...not sure...it very well can have this effect/affect. Thank you Mr. Heidegger.

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Pilgrims, Philosophers, Beggars, and SaintsMatthew Gallatin, recently retired philosophy professor and author of Thirsting for God in a Land of Shallow Wells, has a new podcast rolling out each week on Ancient Faith Radio. The content is largely based on essays he has written. The most recent installments, Beggars and Saints, cut to the quick, clocking in at just over 15 minutes each. Take a

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Simeon Joseph PlewBorn at home in La Habra on 05/30/2007 at 5:19pm8lbs. 8oz. 21inchesMom and baby boy are doing great!Details to follow on the Bluecanopy.

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All Too Close to HomeWith the very imminent (ahem) arrival of our third child I found Molly's article on Get Religion to be rather close to home. The article focuses on a practice known as Selective Reduction, a means of aborting unwanted fetuses when a mother is carrying more children than she would like to give birth to. For anyone who has seen/had and ultrasound, the descriptions of the "

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Come to Daddy (a la Aphex Twin)Come on buddy, we got a van just for you, and your brother is just dying for a reason to sit in the back row! I know you like it in there, but are you not even a little curious to see what's out here? Someday...someday soon.

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A Friendship He made restless forays into the edge of our marriage. One Christmas Eve he came late, his dark hair crackling with frost, and ate his carnation buttonhole to amuse the baby. When I had the second child, he came to the foot of my bed at dusk, bringing pineapples and champagne, whispering "Are you awake?" -- singing a snatch of opera. The Nurse tapped him on the shoulder. At

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DistortionI like to change words around in songs, in poems, generally just turning about any phrase, short or long. It is definitely an annoying past time of mine. I used to make up band names, great names for songs, etc. One song name was actually picked up by a band and used on their album for the title and chorus. Meh. So, the other day while perusing Papa Herman's blog In the Process of

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Grad you ate shin...So, today is the day. The long awaited, long expected, long longed for day of commencement. I must make a few admissions though. In light of what is usually an exciting time for many, these days are also a bit glum. I thoroughly enjoy school, I want to get the catalog and find all of my classes for the fall semester, meet new profs, get to know them, and learn something

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Wiki WikiOkay, for good or for bad, I admit that I go to Wikipedia several times each day to look up information on innumerable topics including this list from the last 3 days:Peter SingerModus Ponens (I'm very forgetful)Modus TollensADDVVT-iCromwellKaffirKaffir LimeHonda OddysseyThe Great EjectionGit (sad, I know)Blood OrangeThe Water BoysMike ScottJeremy BenthamJohn Stewart

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The Holy Fire: The Fathers of the Eastern ChurchOur Sunday night group just finished this book last night with the last chapter painting St. Gregory Palamas. The text is an incredible series of earthy, raw, and inspiring vignettes treating the Fathers from Clement to Palamas. The author, Robert Payne, an Anglican churchmen and adept master of word and pen, concludes the book thusly: So they

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