So, there's this Superhero meme going around, and R K Milholland at Something Positive is running a series of "SuperStupor" strips, and... I guess there must be something in the air ( Read more... )

Back on October 6, 1999, before the dawn of the 21st Century, I attended a seminar in Auburn Alabama hosted by the Children’s Trust Fund. One of the presenters was Dr. Steve Nagy. The following are my notes from his presentation.

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Back on April 21, 2007, I attended a seminar at the Episcopal Church of St. John & St. Mark on exploring the use of Wisdom Writings as a spiritual practice. Rev. Stan White and Rev. Dr. Joe Clift were the facilitators. The following poem was printed on the flyer for the seminar:

"The Guest House"
Rumi (translated by Coleman arks and John Moyne)

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This quiz is very thorough (129 questions), and it was fun. Note that you must enable javascript and disable pop-up window managers.

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I found Alexandra Erin's "Tribe" through an ad on "Something Positive." Do yourself a favor and go and read. Lovely 333-word chapters of connected urban fantasy. No superheroes, as such, but still the type of writing katarik might enjoy. I've referenced some of her other works here to help me keep up with them.

Links:

Tribe

Void Dogs

Tales of M.U.Go! ( Read more... )

From the 11/23/2007 Washington Post: Clinton Favors Future Human Spaceflight"In her Oct. 4 policy statement on a range of scientific issues, Clinton said she 'is committed to a space exploration program that involves robust human spaceflight to complete the Space Station and later human missions, expanded robotic spaceflight probes of our solar ( Read more... )

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Sam Vimes solves the theft of the Silmarils!

From the Christian Science Monitor

US evangelicals aim to influence European law"[A current case] is emblematic of the growing effort by US Christian legal organizations to take the "culture wars" overseas. Pushing back against a perceived assault on their values by an increasingly secular society, the groups are striving to influence European law ( Read more... )

I first heard this earlier this year at the Episcopal Church of St John & St Mark in Albany. I really like it as a meditation or prayer. It was spoken aloud in the adult Sunday School class, with a pause between the lines and a short period of silence following ( Read more... )

"Disappear into thin air? Scientists take step toward invisibility."

Christian Science Monitor article
"The key is a new class of engineered substances called metamaterials."