I took my camera and my new telephoto lens out onto a favorite little out-of-the-way road of mine. It was hot, the grass was burnt, and the air quality was medicore due to state-wide wildfires. Yet, something I’m coming to realize is that if you can’t find beauty or perspective in the ugliest of situations, [...]
Good question! I was excited about launching this feature a couple of months ago, but somehow I keep loosing a block of time to work on it. I don’t know if any other bloggers feel this way, but I find it much easier to jot down some thoughts in my head than to try to [...]
In thinking about what to post today, a couple of different things came to mind. I recently wrote up a lengthy post lambasting all the “evolutionary psychology” nonsense you hear about in popular science mags and so forth, but after a while the whole topic just became so boring to me I figured why bother [...]
Modern life is in many ways a kind of spiritual fog. We blanket ourselves in technology and we wrap ourselves with fantasy, but in reality we are living like slaves rather than kings. We think we are masters of our fate because we can choose to buy a 42″ HDTV rather than a 37″. We [...]
I’m behind the times when it comes to the hit TV show Lost. I’m making my way through Season 1 via iTunes, and I just finished an episode where one of the characters seeks out another for revenge — to kill that person because of a perceived culpability in the death of a loved one. [...]
Graphic created during “Open Portals” last Monday Visit photo gallery
Was hoping to get another Speedlink Friday cranked out but I’ve been too busy working (among other things) on promo materials with Shayne for our upcoming Binary Sea album. So, as much as I hate making this blog have to wait its turn, that’s da way it’s gonna be. Next week should prove more usual. [...]
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba! Father! The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8:15-16 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is [...]
Ever had that feeling that your brain was starting to ooze out of your cranium? Yeah, me too.
