Category Archives: Fun and Geek Stuff

The Presiding Bishop is not entirely wrong about everything

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Rick

Pentheus. Pharaoh. Oven Mitt. Balrog. These are some of the unflattering and not terribly respectful comparisons and epithets I have used to describe Katharine Jefferts-Schori the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. (Okay – not balrog. I love Tolkien too … Continue reading →

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Akma and that pesky Golden Rule

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Rick

The blogger AKMA – ak(m?)a the New Testament scholar Andrew Adam – has long been someone that I respect and admire even when I disagree with views. He is a delightful example of that person who cares about how one … Continue reading →

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Really Bad (Non-)Arguments About Abortion

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Rick

I despise talking about the abortion issue. Sick to death of it. Avoid it like the plague. (I was president of the Cornell Coalition for Life for three years. Know the issue. Know the arguments – most of them – … Continue reading →

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Babelcon 2008 – I must go to the geeks; they are my people

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Rick

(Will post about Hurricane Gustav later.) A few weeks ago I squeezed in a few hours at BabelCon 2008 – a science-fiction convention right here in beautiful(?!?) Baton Rouge. Perused the website and decided to drop by Sunday afternoon. After … Continue reading →

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In an altenate quantum universe – "The Large Hadron Rap"

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Rick

What few people know is where my life could have gone quite easily. Particle physics. I was a whiz at chemistry in high school – even got a tutoring gig for five pounds an hour. Teacher used my lab reports … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – "The Dark Knight"

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Rick

I admit I was biased going into the film having looked forward to it greatly. Even so… I was astounded. “The Dark Knight” deserves perhaps the attention it is receiving lately in the media. It is phenomenal. Many of us … Continue reading →

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A radical proposal concerning the alphabet

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Rick

During out time in Upstate New York visiting my mom and extended family I had an idea not unrelated to ideas I have had concerning how we count in English. Consider that every letter in the English alphabet is spoken … Continue reading →

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"In a different reality I could have called you friend"

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Rick

One of the things that has struck me the last several weeks is how many people out there in the blogosphere are (drum roll please) a lot like me. I do not want to dwell too much on this but … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – "Kung Fu Panda"

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Rick

This week I joined my daughters and the youth to go watch “Kung Fu Panda”. Is it the most awesome computer animated movie in the last ten years? No. But I loved it. The intro is hysterical. I was rarely … Continue reading →

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DailyHebrew.Com

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Rick

Keep your Hebrew fresh and sharp. Just three verses per day – which is more than I usually read at this stage of my life. (Not good considering how many years I spent studying biblical Hebrew and how much of … Continue reading →

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