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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Blog redesign nearly complete!

Howdy y’all…just got a quick update for ya: my redesign for Finite Calls Infinite is nearly complete! I have a working copy of WordPress on my MacBook with the theme in place and a copy of the live database, so I just need finish some final HTML tweaks, import some necessary plugins/widgets to test, finalize [...]

Creative excellence pyramid

The following is a widely-discussed and rather mundane observation which I’m probably subconsciously ripping off from a bunch of other people. However, I think it’s good to talk about anyway because a lot of people struggle with this. I know I do all the time.
For creative, multi-talented people who are driven to strive for excellence, [...]

In combat

I believe 2007 is a year of victory for God’s people. I felt it strongly in the beginning of this year, and I specifically had a premonition that stuff was really going to start popping in August. Many of the prophetic voices I trust had a lot to say about this year on the topic, [...]

Sam Harris: Mythbuster

Today I discovered that everything I knew about atheism is wrong. Apparently, all honest, enlightened, and throughly reasonable people can’t help but be atheists. Religious people are, of course, deluded, unscientific, and completely unable to substantiate any of their beliefs or spiritual claims. How do I know this?
Sam Harris: Mythbuster.
Read this essay by the man [...]

Musing on Huckabee

I very rarely comment on politics on this blog, and I hope to remain that way. However, it’s inevitable that as this year heads to a close and 2008 looms, the question of who will be the next President of the United States increasingly becomes a matter of great importance (and for many, great concern).
I [...]

Sneak peak of work-in-progress design and “the future”

Based on the suggestion of my friend Chris, I thought I’d give you all a sneak peak of the design I’m currently working on for the next incarnation of Finite Calls Infinite. It’s a thumbnail of my Photoshop layout, so it’s not a functioning site yet. But it’s probably about 90% there in terms of [...]

Pooped out

Wow, what a crazy day. I am just pooped out! It doesn’t seem like last week’s steam roller has stopped running yet! Let me give you a brief outline of my day:
4:45 am: wake up, shower, eat.
5:40 am: drive to bus depot
5:46 am: get into bus
7:40 am: arrive in downtown San Francisco
7:55 am: settle into [...]

Reward and punishment…or love?

Quick thought experiment: do you do something kind for your wife/husband/mother/father/sibling/friend/etc. solely in anticipation that they will somehow reward you? Do you refrain from doing something unkind in the hope that they’ll refrain from punishing you?
I guess you could answer yes to either question, but that’s a rather bleak view of how relationships are nurtured. [...]

Redesign in progress

I am in the progress of redesigning Finite Calls Infinite, which among other things will entail an upgrade of WordPress as well as some additional helpful plugins such as editing comments after a post — yay! I’m very happy with how it’s looking in Photoshop, so shortly I’ll export out the graphics and do the [...]

Onward with the steam roller!

Ever have one of those moments in time when you feel like you’re looking at a steam roller coming right at you and you can’t get out of the way? Yeah, me too. It’s called “this week”.
Normal blogging will resume once I pick up the pieces of myself squished all over the floor and reassemble [...]