Archive for August, 2005
31 August 2005 | 04:24 PM
Information Addiction
~~~Day’s Verse:He spoke to them and said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.”Mark 6:50~~~ Are we too obsessed with information? Is there such a thing as an information addiction, and if so, how many of us have it? How long are you willing to go without email? Without phone? Without [...]
30 August 2005 | 01:39 PM
Back to to the Future
~~~Day’s Verse:And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before [the crowd of five thousand]; and He divided up the two fish among them all.Mark 6:41~~~ In my Social Implications class, [...]
29 August 2005 | 10:18 AM
Inadvertent Humor
~~~Day’s Verse:He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.”Mark 6:31~~~ WPI is building a new, rather uninspired admissions building in the middle of what used to be a 90-spot parking lot. They created a website to justify it to the rather disgruntled students who just want to [...]
28 August 2005 | 06:06 AM
Accolades and Explanations
~~~Day’s Verse:Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.Genesis 1:26, 27~~~ Once again I owe Ian a debt of gratitude. He has, from scratch, created a search [...]
27 August 2005 | 06:42 AM
The Second Day of Class: A Mailroom Tale
~~~Day’s Verse:They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. And entering in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.”Mark 5:38-39~~~ Here are the highlights of my second day of class. This is [...]
25 August 2005 | 12:34 PM
The First Day of Class: A Selection of Quotes
~~~Day’s Verse:Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace,so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.Hebrews 4:16~~~ I had an MQP meeting today with John… Me: “How many TC majors are there now?”Trimbur: “Well, we lost a bunch because six graduated last year…”Me: ! [...]
25 August 2005 | 05:42 AM
Birthday Greetings
~~~Day’s Verse:Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”John 3:3~~~ Happy 21st Birthday to Lesley!
