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The Christian Humanist Podcast- Episode 67.2: Good News for Anxious Christians
- Episode 67.1: The Office of Assertion
- Episode 67.03: The Best Music of 2011
- Episode 67.02: St. Nicholas at Nicea
- Episode 67.01: Singing Faith
- Episode 67: A Christmas Carol
- Episode 66: Desert Island Books
- Episode 65: Academic Conferences
- Episode 64: Environmentalism
- Episode 63.11: Technical Difficulties
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
I didn’t realize how fast this machine could go
I’m now almost a full week into using my new machine, and I never realized how much the dual-boot thing slowed it before.? Now it boots before I can get my notebooks out, updates fast, brings websites into full view … Continue reading
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Dante 2008: Purgatory
I’ve got just a few days left, but I think I’m going to make it through Dante before I go back to campus next week.? This morning I finished Purgatory. I’ve not started Paradise yet, but unless that section just … Continue reading
Even Linux Can’t Fix Stupid
After a day’s worth of installations, upgrades, and other such things, I ended yesterday with a fully functional, last-me-another-three-years Ubuntu laptop. Then I woke up this morning. I tried logging on, to no avail.? Said my password was invalid. I … Continue reading
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I Took the Plunge
Actually, nothing so dramatic happened. My 2005, low-end laptop was running out of hard disk space, and so, after asking Mary’s permission and waiting until we got back from Johnson City (she needed to work on a paper there), I … Continue reading
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How an Architect Taught me about Natural Law: A Review of Till We Have Built Jerusalem
I don’t even remember when I purchased this book, but I’m certain the purchase was ill-advised, given that in the last three semesters I’ve either been studying for comps or taking an overload of graduate courses. Nonetheless, I finished it … Continue reading
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Updated CV
I’ve reformatted my CV entirely, cutting it down to two pages in print, so I decided to put the new version here as well. You can get there via the CV tab above. I’ll probably re-hyperlink the thing eventually, but … Continue reading
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Mr. K is Dead to Me
We hauled six boxes of books, most in very good shape, up to Johnson City, trusting that Mr. K’s, formerly the best used book store in our sphere of influence, would give us great trade credit and allow us to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Gripes, Travel
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Johnson City Road Trip
Mary and I took off yesterday morning for lovely Johnson City, Tennessee, and tonight we’re at the close of two good days together.? We’ve seen Paul (briefly), Emily, and John Helphinstine, who graciously allowed us to stay with them, and … Continue reading
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Dante 2008: The Inferno
I finished up Inferno this afternoon while waiting to take a so-called random drug test.? (I say so-called because it’s my third in fifteen months, and I’m one employee in a library system that employs probably over a hundred.? The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, medieval
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Stoooopid
Stoooopid …. why the Google generation isn?t as smart as it thinks Yes, I know I post a fair number of articles about the Internet generation. (In fact, I just created a category, and I’ll likely spend some time reading … Continue reading
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Boutique Thinkers
Gone, and Being Forgotten I just read this piece from the Chronicle of Higher Education website this morning. It struck me funny largely because I took a course on Hegel, in the English department, just three semesters ago, and I … Continue reading
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Jonah Sunday School
I just got done with some handouts for the next two Sundays at Athens Christian.? The Westfalls are moving into their new house, and Jan asked me to take a couple weeks while they do so, and the results are … Continue reading
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Once Again, my Father is Cooler than I am
No, this is not a metaphor about God.? I’m talking about Steven Gilmour of Plainfield, Indiana. I’ll start from last Christmas: instead of buying individual gifts, my brother, my wife, and I decided to pitch in and get my parents … Continue reading
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Oh Heavens!
I’ve forgotten to start my annual read of Dante’s Comedy! I started early this morning, finishing off five cantos before Micah got up. I’m sure another Dante post or five will be coming soon. I’ve read the entire Comedy (that … Continue reading
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Euthyphro and the Problem with Polytheism
I made brief mention that I might add Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro to my syllabus this fall in the comments section about Allan Bloom, and after some deliberation, I’ve done so. This little post is mainly some brief reflections on that … Continue reading
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Just when I get good and fed up with Stanley Fish…
He puts out a column like this one and makes me like him again. Happy Birthday, Milton He really puts his finger on why I remain a Miltonist first and a Shakespearean second when he gets to what people want … Continue reading
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GemCraft is digital addiction, distilled
If you’re a person who could play a tower defense game for hours, imagine a pretty cool one with a variety of armored, quick, numerous, and boss creeps. Then add to that the potential for upgrades between levels. Then add … Continue reading
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Frankly, I’m Disappointed I Didn’t Make the List
Prospect Magazine’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals I have to be honest that I haven’t heard of most of these people. I suppose my diet of almost exclusively English-language texts might have something to do with that. Or the fact that … Continue reading
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37-cent stamps
I found a book of them this week.? That’s what happens in a garage that so desperately needs cleaning.? But now we’ve got a couple cheap shelving units to hold gardening tools, my limited collection of tools, and sporting goods; … Continue reading
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eBook Reflection: Federalist 30-40
My Enlightenment-era political reading has slowed down recently, not least because I’m at home, with all the distractions that come with that.? Besides that, Federalist 30 through roughly 35 stated and reiterated the same argument, over and over.? It was … Continue reading
