Archive for April, 2009
TTL: The First Major Review
A perfect 4 of 4. I've long considered Britain's Mojo to be the authoratative source for music reviews, and it's encouraging to see the experts give Together Through Life a thumbs-up. Read the review here. As for me, this only makes waiting for the 28th more difficult. In the meantime, be sure to head on over to bobdylan.com and listen to [...]
From the USCCB’s National Directory for Catechesis
While looking at the challenges to catechesis in the United States, a keen observation: Pragmatism. Another mark of the culture of the United States is pragmatism. A strongly individualistic, philosophical utilitarianism permeates U.S. culture, showing itself in a preoccupation with practical knowledge rather than intellectual knowledge. Many [...]
Gone Fishin’ Studying: The S.T.B. Exam
Looks like my weekend won't include a few hours out on the lake here, in spite of the fact that it'll finally be warm enough to enjoy a little fishing. My S.T.B (Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus) examination looms in one week, and tonight's study session made me realize how very far I have to go in a week. It's managable, but still [...]
Detonating Squirrels?
Via Facebook update, Domenico Bettinelli brings us a great headline: "Spokane to detonate squirrels tearing up parks" Just innocent, quasi rat-like creatures? I think not. Anyway, check out the Rodenator Pro, enlisted to get the job done: Great video of this sweet little death-bringer here. The headline's a little misleading. The squirrels [...]
Adult (Mice) Stem Cells Revert to Embryonic State in Lab
A report is due out May 8th in Nature Biotechnology. Great! Now maybe we can avoid all those sticky bioethical concerns regarding embryo harvesting, and wait to see if this is replicable with the human variety. Right? Don't hold your breath. (H/T: Larry)
Finally. Some Jane Austen I Can Get Behind!
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! Just the cover makes me want to own it. Jane Austen just isn't guy stuff. A little pinch of "zombie" turns anything into instant awesome, though. (If you care to read the legitimate Pride and Prejudice - though I can't imagine why you would - [...]
By the Way… You Tweet?
If so, feel free to follow me. I despise Twitter a little less than I once did. Ironically, Joshua Claybourn's continuing campaign against all-things-Twitt forced me to fire up the account I'd created late last year. I was on a quest to figure out one thing: why do people use it at all? I'm yet to find a satisfactory answer, and largely [...]
Happy Easter, Folks!
Truth be told, I took a little break from blogs for Lent. I wanted to focus on more basic things like getting healthy and catching up with my school work, which took a big hit due to rolling bouts with illness. I'm back and doing well, however. I'm thinking of starting something new. Beginning this week, I'll be posting daily reflections on the [...]
The Anthropological Relationship to Nature
As irony would have it (in light of my previous lighthearted post), I began taking a seminar on Christian perspectives regarding ecology this week. It's cross-denominational by students and presenters, so we have a number of churches and traditions involved. One of the constantly recurring themes is that of dominion (Gen 1:28). Because the [...]
