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The 80’s were about cassettes, the 90’s the compact disc, the otz the iPod, and teens will be The Cloud.


(Jan 14)

OK, Virginia, There\'s No Santa Claus. But There Is God

NOTE: I had this in my “draft posts” since last year, never posted it, and forgot about it while waiting for Christmas to roll around again. Well, here it is and, oh, look, we’re having the same discussion again! So here’s someone else describing my thoughts on this subject.

ajamison:

This article by Tony Woodlief that appeared in the Wall Street Journal the other day encapsulated exactly what I was attempting to express the other day in regards to Santa, mystery and God.

From the article:

I suspect that fairy tales and Santa Claus do prepare us to embrace the ultimate Fairy Tale, the one [C.S.] Lewis believed was ingrained in our being. New research from the Université de Montréal and the University of Ottawa indicates that children aren’t overly troubled upon learning that Santa is a myth. But the researchers remained puzzled because while children eventually abandon Santa, they keep believing in God. Lewis would say this is because God is real, but Mr. [Richard] Dawkins fears it is the lasting damage of fairy tales. While Mr. Dawkins stands ironically alongside Puritans in his readiness to ban fairy tales, Christian apologists like Lewis and [G.K.] Chesterton embraced them, precisely because to embrace Christian dogma is to embrace the extrarational.

Please read the whole article if you have a couple minutes, it’s wonderful.

Since this comes up every year, I thought this would be a good time to reblog this.

More along these lines here: http://blog.higherthings.org/wcwirla/article/3933.html

(Dec 22)

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This reminded me of these awesome pretzel-like things Stacy made the other day. I love when she send me pictures of the stuff she makes (despite taking care of two kids!) while I’m at work!

Here’s the recipe she used. (You can change the language in the left sidebar.) She made some with ham and cheese and some with cinnamon and raisins.

(Nov 13)

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My new desktop background from Wall Street Journal’s Pictures of the Day

(Oct 09)

In Defense of Pie

I’ve always liked pie over cake for my birthday. Good to know I’m not alone. (Meant to post this last week, been saving it for a while.)

(Oct 06)

notakeout

This is a great idea. Every day, a whole step-by-step meal plan including shopping list. Sign up by email or RSS. (The RSS feed is a bit hard to find. It’s here.)

Bonus points: Bittman!

(Sep 24)

Laptop battery myths

Good info on how your laptop battery actually works.

(Sep 24)

It was a disease ridden, starvation plagued, alcoholic age, and Christians like Arthur Guinness—as well as monks and even evangelical churches—brewed beer to offer a healthier alternative to the poisonous waters and liquors of the times.

The Search for God and Guinness (Hardcover): A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World by Stephen Mansfield | Book | Thomas Nelson | Publisher of Christian Products via @esaukessler (un)
(Sep 23)

Extreme Frugality : gourmet.com

This whole series has been great but this most recent entry is a particularly good one.

(Sep 18)

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Is Bologna the New Bacon? - Slashfood

Fried Bologna Biscuit? Yes please!

(Sep 10)

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