Archive for July, 2005

 

30 July 2005 | 07:00 AM

A Weird Question

~~~Day’s Verse:Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,For His lovingkindness is everlasting.Psalm 136:1~~~ If you could redistribute all the fat on your body – not get rid of it, but just move it around – where would you put it?



29 July 2005 | 01:17 PM

A Shower Hose Flying Like Medusa’s Hair

~~~Day’s Verse:Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord;Praise Him, O servants of the Lord.Psalm 135:1~~~ The last few days have been a haze of chemistry revisions. I dream at night about electrons and combustion and redox and 2p orbitals. One thing about summer is that I spend almost no time browsing the internet, reading [...]



27 July 2005 | 06:20 PM

Food and Choice

~~~Day’s Verse:Behold, how good and pleasant it isFor brothers to dwell together in unity!Psalm 133:1~~~ I recently received this email from WPI, the fine and venerable academic institution at which I currently matriculate. Chartwells and WPI are pleased to announce our new partnership with the popular coffee brand, Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin Donuts will be located [...]



26 July 2005 | 07:46 PM

An Untapped Energy Source at Our Doorstep

~~~Day’s Verse:Let us go into His dwelling place;Let us worship at His footstool.Psalm 132:7~~~ Our dog Carmel is solar-powered. Every day she lays out in the sun for hours having expanded her surface area as much as possible in a position as spread-eagle as a dog can get: all four paws sticking out, tail straight [...]



24 July 2005 | 03:26 PM

Terrible Baby Names (a Knee Slapper)

~~~Day’s Verse:I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,And in His word I put my hope.Psalm 130:5~~~ I want to thank my parents right now, publicly, for my name. Kathleen Moira has served me well for 21 years, its pronounce-ability and normalness standing firm for me abroad as well as at home. This thanks is [...]



24 July 2005 | 04:31 AM

Saturday in Seattle

~~~Day’s Verse:If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,O Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with You,That You may be feared.Psalm 130:3-5~~~ Yesterday Dad and I went to REI to look at sleeping bags. I wish to purchase my own, but found their average price tag of $200 rather off-putting. In addition, we looked at $30 [...]



22 July 2005 | 02:46 PM

I Almost Died Yesterday

~~~Day’s Verse:Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”Psalm 126:2~~~ I was driving Ian back from an afternoon in downtown Kirkland. Down a long hill, an enormous GMC truck followed. Its grille filled my rearview mirror and [...]