August 22, 2007 – 7:36 am
This week, we had a look at a couple of actual verses in Greek: instances where what we have been learning will help us see extra layers of meaning in the text that can’t be seen by looking just at the English.
We learned the subtle difference between purpose (what you’re seeking to achieve) and [...]
August 20, 2007 – 10:55 pm
At a writing workshop on the weekend, we were learning about print layouts: I happened to mention “anti-aliasing”, but not everyone had heard of it. In this short post, I make a fumbling attempt to explain the process.
When you try and represent something complicated in not enough pixels, you have to make it a bit [...]
August 18, 2007 – 12:14 am
Movie: Die Hard 4.0
52-year old Bruce Willis reprises the name, if not actually the character of the hero-cop who’s always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some impressive action scenes mixed with painful computer-related dialogue and a bad guy who makes more mistakes than all of the previous bad guys put together. Not [...]
August 17, 2007 – 5:30 pm
[Abstract Gourmet] Matt shows how both the cooking, and the blogging about it afterwards is done: There’s a buco in my osso.
August 15, 2007 – 7:41 am
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August 13, 2007 – 9:31 pm
honey mustard chicken
I’d volunteered to cook dinner tonight, but had no idea what to cook.
First-time reader Cass left a comment on an old post about cooking with chicken, and I thought “why not”?
Behold, honey mustard chicken. Two brown onions, a generous amount of garlic, small amount of olive oil. [...]
August 12, 2007 – 2:10 pm
Ran my first ever city to surf today. I was hoping for a time of 100 minutes or less, but I was a little over that: time will tell, but I think it was somewhere around 104 minutes (though it took me three-and-a-half just to get to the starting line after the “back-of-pack” horn was [...]
August 11, 2007 – 8:28 pm
With Die Hard 4.0’s arrival on the big screen, I thought it would be a good idea to review the earlier Die Hard movies.
Die Hard (1988),
Die Harder (1990), and
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) are available in any number of different DVD editions: how have they stood the test of time?
It’s very odd to see [...]
August 9, 2007 – 11:42 am
Seems like a prank, but perhaps a real product - Giant Swiss Army Knife
As if I haven’t spent enough time this week listening to theological lectures, I thought’d go along to the eliza ferrie lecture.
It started with a tribute to, and a book launch of (old testament theologian and lecturer) bill dumbrell. At eighty, he is still lecturing part time, and so it was good to be part [...]
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August 6, 2007 – 10:43 pm
Book: The Early Church
I’m studying a subject on early church history, and this book was recommended to me as a way to come up to speed with the events. It delivers that, though not quite what I was looking for. As much as it is chronologcal in its presentation, it’s a number of passes through [...]
August 6, 2007 – 10:33 pm
DVD: Rocky Balboa
A worthy ending to a series that had a lot of low-points. Probably a better sixth episode than “revenge of the sith”. If you like Rocky movies, this has it all, but with a little more drama. Even has something to appeal to non-fans of the saga.
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Devotional idea: a Media Fast; avoiding the electronic media to see what effect it’s having on your life, and your perception of the world around you.
Started the intense-mode “Psalms” course today. It’s been an overview more than anything else. The pre-reading I’ve done for the course has put me in good stead to be able to follow what’s going on, though occasionally there will be mention of something in Hebrew (kindly transliterated into English characters) which reminds me of the [...]
Spent the weekend catching up with Michelle and Trev in QLD, back in time for night church, catching up with some church people, and now, heading to college for day one of a week-long subject with guest lecturer Tremper Longman III. Normal blogging to resume shortly.
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