i spoke too soon

I thought it would be good to do some research on Lent this year and I found some excelent resources. Most notably is Devotions for Lent, 2006. Today being Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday, it would be a good time to read the introductory page. Observing Lent usually involves fasting and the site includes a page about [...]

Filed under: faith on February 28th, 2006 | No Comments »

I recently read William Gibson’s “Pattern Recognition”. The main character, Cayce Pollard, has an allergy to the “semiotics of the marketplace” i.e. company logos and such. Comical.
For me, I have a Flash allergy. When I go to a web site and see that it uses flash I have a reaction. Typical symptoms are that I [...]

Filed under: culture, fun, literacy on February 24th, 2006 | No Comments »