From now on, politicians need to take vows of poverty. They'll be tonsured, not inaugurated. Their accommodations, food, and health care will be provided by the State, at a level equal to the quality of life of the country's poorest citizens ( Read more... )

Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen ( Read more... )

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Breaking News: 335 AD

St. Eleni, the mother of the Emperor Konstandinos, uncovered the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem. In the subsequent 17 centuries, it has continued to be a site of pilgrimage for Christians.


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midwinterspring told me about a cool Firefox extension called "LiveJournal Hook." It integrates LiveJournal tags and such into the right-click menu: user tags, cuts, etc.

It is really cool.

Who turned us thus around, so we,
no matter what, have the pose
of one who is departing? As he who on
the last hill which still shows
his whole valley, will turn, halt, pause -
so we live, forever taking leave.

[Rilke by way of midwinterspring]

Thanks for showing this, Huw.

This is a really well made piece. Very interesting.

Of course, I don't believe in Premillennial Dispensationalism. And its idea of "The Rapture" is one of the more ridiculous ideas to have been invented in the last couple centuries. But I was thinking today, after seeing some people in christianity who seem to think this idea actually comes from the Bible, what if it did happen ( Read more... )

A few days ago, I finished my Columbia application. Yes yes, oh yay, as the song says. Only have University of Washington to go. The hard part now is that instead of obsessing about getting them done, I am obsessing (uselessly) about whether or not I did the best I could with them ( Read more... )