‘Theology in Life’ :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs “Benedictine’s new “Theology in Life” certificate program includes one class each in the theology of freedom, justice, love, and science, respectively. Majors will go on to take upper-level courses in areas including sacramental theology, the New Te (tags: academia […]
Month: July 2008
Sizzle: Framing :: Hit-With-A-Brick: Stabbed-With-A-Fork
I’ve been somewhat decoupled from blogdom in general recently, as I’ve been busy working on the book and getting ready for FutureBaby. It’s also been a useful mental health break, though, as I’m a little less worked up about stupid stuff than I was a few months ago. Every now and then, I catch the […]
We Agree on the Important Things
Via Will Wilkinson, James Pethokoukis at US News considers the state of the economy, and draws the same conclusions I did, for exactly the opposite reasons: My theory is that the amazing resilience of the American economy through this slowdown–as well as the lack of a bad recession in a generation–is indirect proof that the […]
All Thumbs
I finally manage to get my pants buttoned on the fourth try. I’ve had to dig out a pair from before I lost weight, because the splint on my left hand won’t let me grip the fabric enough to button pants that fit properly. Even with the extra slack, it’s difficult. “God damn it, I […]
links for 2008-07-22
Mary Catelli’s Erraticly Updated and Exceedingly Ill-Organized Journal – Religion and World-Building Notes for people thinking about inventing a religion for a fantasy story. (tags: SF religion writing history humanities culture) How to blog, get tenure and prosper: Starting the blog | john hawks weblog Part one of four, from a recently-tenured academic who knows. […]
Book Report: Second Draft, First Pass
I’ve finished a first pass through the second draft of Bunnies Made of Cheese: The Book, doing revisions on all of the chapters to make it a little more comprehensible. I’m still waiting for beta-reader comments on the re-written Chapter 8 (hint, hint), but other than that, I’m going through doing consistency checks (“Didn’t I […]
links for 2008-07-21
Measurement of the Casimir Force between a Gold Sphere and a Silicon Surface with Nanoscale Trench Arrays “We report measurements of the Casimir force between a gold sphere and a silicon surface with an array of nanoscale, rectangular corrugations using a micromechanical torsional oscillator.” (tags: physics quantum science experiment precision-measurement articles) Feedback Cooling of the […]
The Dark Knight
We’ll keep this short and spoiler-free: Kate and I went to see The Dark Knight yesterday afternoon. The verdict: It was an excellent entry in the “gritty comic-book adaptation” genre, and a very solid follow-up to Batman Begins. Heath Ledger as the Joker was excellent. I see here in my blogger guidelines that I’m supposed […]
It’s the Stupid Economy
Kevin Drum is pondering the economy: A few days ago, in passing, I remarked that I was impressed (surprised?) by the ability of our economy to absorb so much catastrophe in such a short time without things being even worse than they are. What accounts for this? He goes on to quote part of a […]
Pop Culture Interlude
1) I see that as a SF fan with a blog, I am contractually obligated to say something about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Enh. It’s well-done, but I’m not that much of a Whedon fanboy, and the hapless villain conceit isn’t enough to get past the fact that I don’t really like musicals. 2) The […]