Whether you consider this paradox or metaphor, it is one of the word plays -- and play on ideas -- that is one of the things I like best about the works of Michael Card. This third segment of my 2006 concert bridges the space between the Baptism (segment 2) and this song on God's … Continue reading A Concert of Sacred Metaphors — Fools
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Day of the Dinosaurs
Today is going to be a big photo show. We went to Worlds of Fun for the first time, and went to their dinosaur exhibit. It opened last year, but cost extra, so we didn't go. This year it was included in the season pass price, so we went today. A lot of fun an … Continue reading Day of the Dinosaurs
Cow manure and truth.
An ode to animal husbandry . . .
No Dogs on Bicycles
Okay, Quick silly sign for today's blog: This sign comes from a beachfront park in Cazenovia, NY. I got it off a friend's Facebook page. Look at rule #6. A lot of people were having a lot of fun with this one: I have seen it ... the sign I mean Fortunately, … Continue reading No Dogs on Bicycles
My son the writer…
We are a family full of writers. My son got himself published -- at GameCola.net doing a fan review of a DS game. You can see the link below: http://gamecola.net/2014/04/rhythm-heaven-ds/ His writing is good. He has the genre of the type of writing down. He observed how it is done and copied. It almost … Continue reading My son the writer…
Lop-Sided examples
I have an 8-10 page research paper due for my communications class. It is due in 5 weeks. The proposal was due tonight. I just turned it in. I'm not going to talk about the topic of the paper here. What I am going to talk about is something that came up as I was … Continue reading Lop-Sided examples
Thoughts on Digital Nation
Note: This is a write-up I did for my communications class. We were to watch a 90-minute video done by PBS, Digital Nation, then find one point in it to make a counter-argument for. This is what I pulled together. In some of her interview during the Digital Nation broadcast, Turkle made the comment … Continue reading Thoughts on Digital Nation
Different Types of Rights
"Poor?" said Cordelia, bewildered. "No electricity? How can it be on the comm network?" "It's not, of course," answered Vorkosigan. "Then how can anybody get their schooling?" "They don't." Cordelia stared. "I don't understand. How do they get their jobs?" "A few escape to the Service. The rest prey on each other, mostly." Vorkosigan … Continue reading Different Types of Rights
An Interview With Christopher Stasheff – By Cedar Sanderson
Normally I avoid reblogging, I prefer linking, but today, this one is just too good. I just found that one of my favorite authors — Christopher Stasheff — is still writing, and Cedar Sanderson got a chance to interview him at a recent con.
Sad to realize that such a good author has been blocked from publishing by the traditional publishing houses — shows what poor excuse for gate-keepers they are. Go Indie and publish that fourth “Starship Troupers” novel — I need to read it soon!
I made my first professional appearance at Millennicon this weekend. In between panels, walking through the halls, I happened to glance at the name tag of a passing man. I did a doubletake, then caught my First Reader, who was serving as my escort, and brought him back to where the gentleman was now standing looking at the table of bookmarks and promotional goodies. It was Christopher Stasheff, who I knew was my First Reader’s favorite fantasy author, and neither of us had any idea he would be at the convention. Nor, as it turns out, had the concom; he had decided to attend with his son on the spur of the moment. We chatted briefly, and after I got home and was talking online about meeting this living legend, I came up with the idea of asking him for an interview.
You see, while we were chatting that first…
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Like the Book, Detest the Protagonist?
Can you like a book, yet really detest the main character? Perhaps that isn't a fair question to ask, especially when the book in question is a non-fiction book. The Avondale United Methodist Church book club just met this morning to discuss Mountains Beyond Mountains about the work of Dr. Paul Farmer in Haiti and around … Continue reading Like the Book, Detest the Protagonist?
At The Rainbow 