This panoramic shot was take about a month ago and is a stitching together of 17 images in Photoshop to span from looking north east to south. Original image is 15736×3477 pixels. (Posting on flickr)
Read MoreSun Setting on the American Century… Really?
According to a new government report, America is doomed…. The next two decades will see a world living with the daily threat of nuclear war, environmental catastrophe and the decline of America as the dominant global power, according to a frighteningly bleak assessment by the US intelligence community. “The world of the near future will…
Read MoreCharacteristics of a Leader
Watching a video of Edwin H. Friedman during a course he raised several characteristics a self-differentiated leader should have. Vision Stamina (ability to withstand mutiny) Persistence Self-Regulation in the face of sabotage This leader would be one devoted to a vision and cause above and beyond the people involved with that cause. He goes on…
Read MoreThere is no compassion without many tears
In preparing a short essay for class based on the final section of the Nouwen book quoted below I came across this: It might sound strange to consider grief a way to compassion. But it is. Grief asks me to allow the sins of the world-my own included-to pierce my heart and make me shed…
Read MoreBall-O-Twine!
How awesome is this man from Superior, WI who has made a twine ball that is estimate at just under 20,000 pounds. Hat nod to you Mr. Kotera. (via Fox News)
Read MoreCat on a Keyboard
Below is a conversation our cat, Maximus, had with a college friend of mine over instant messenger while I was studying for seminary 4:52:42 PM Maximus: tgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK555552wwwwwwwsssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssdx “““““““““““““““““““““““1 4:55:47 PM Maximus: -=iooo0okkkkkkkkkkkkk0l;[-l0l’ 88888888888888888888888888nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnl;7byh;l3n4’b/$%%? 4:58:17 PM Rob: haha I would like to note how max figured out the shift key there at…
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