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Archive for August, 2008
Brother John Michael
Posted in Music that touches me on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marine and Arctic wildlife I’ve seen in habitat…
Posted in Adventuring on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pilot whales, walruses, an arctic fox, polar bears, harbor seals, grey seals. Assorted sea turtles. A for-real Portuguese man-o-war; very creepy. Flying fish, lots of barracuda (yawn), parrotfish, yellowtail tuna, and all sorts of colorful species indigenous to the waters of Southeast Asia and the Florida Keys. [...]
Pithy thoughts on dance for the Christian
Posted in Commentary on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I do not say that all movements and motions with the body are redeemable. I do say that it is modern crypto-gnosticism to say that movements of the body (either by one body, or two [couples] or a group [say, square dancing]) are inherently suspect or suspicious.
I note with a birds-eye sort of [...]
Russian National Anthem
Posted in Commentary on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Found while looking for something else: The Russian National Anthem. I immediately noted it uses the same music as the Old Soviet-Era hymn, and the lyrics are interesting well. Nationalism writ large, with an attempt to shoehorn in some other “brother” nations. A pro forma invocation of God, as the [...]
Things seen in Cambodia
Posted in Adventuring on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A minor diving incident I was a part of. Arrogant (young) Frenchmen. A gentlemanly Frenchman. A cute Welsh girl. Women offering themselves for 5 dollars. Drug sellers. A wok big enough to put a small cow in. Monkeys drinking out [...]
Satisfying, and Draaama II
Posted in More About Me on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some coworkers were talking about the “drama” in their lives; and thus I showed them my previous “drama” post. They thought this was a good description of me.
Very satisfying: Having a lady burst out in laughter at the end of a social dance. Either she was that amused and [...]
Drama
Posted in More About Me on August 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A casual friend questions whether I may be, consciously or unconsciously, drawn to drama. This opining after reading some comments I have made on other blogs and having had some conversations with me. My thought is rather that I tend to feel things strongly; my emotions run strong but tempered.
Maksimum
Posted in Music that touches me on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maksim, an obscure artist in Eastern Europe who has used the internet to showcase his talent. My son introduced me to this guy’s work.
Kitaro-san
Posted in Music that touches me on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Always soothing.
A peep, not even a little one?
Posted in Commentary on August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I wonder if we’ll be hearing about these outrages from the ACLJ? Probably not. Freedom slips away in bits and pieces, with the help of statists both on the left and on the right.
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