January, 2009

A design is almost here – finally

January 23rd, 2009

If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you would be forgiven for thinking that it will never get the custom theme that I mention from time to time. Being a designer who has opinions on a number of things, and one who likes to take side projects from time to time, makes it difficult for this kind of site to get a design.

Links for January 22nd

Changefest '09 – Obama's Inaugural Speech | The Daily Show | Comedy Central

If you wondered whether Jon Stewart would treat Barack Obama differently than he treated George Bush, watch this short clip from inauguration day. It is essential that we call out things like this, and I'm thankful that we can continue to count on The Daily Show.

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Links for January 21st

Today is (a continued) Tomorrow – BlakeHuggins.com

Great thoughts on how we move forward, now that President Obama is the leader of a system which we will, and must, hold to account.

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obama

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President Barack Obama

January 20th, 2009

Welcome to President Barack Hussein Obama. I've never watched much of an inauguration before. Before the primaries of 2008, I had never voted before.

Links for January 20th

Quotes from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. « An Absolution Revolution – oraculum seditionis

"…the sad truth seems to be that we have so emphasized King as a 'nice guy' with a dream that people will 'be nice to each other' that we have lost track of how radical a figure he really was, how dangerous he was to unjust power structures, and the precise reasons why he became so influential in his time."

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Can Barack Obama fix it? Yes he can – Times Online

Strong analysis of Barack Obama's domestic and foreign policies, what they mean, and their chances of success. Andrew Sullivan at his best.

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politics

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The Forgotten Heart of King's Dream » Blog » Greg Boyd (Christus Victor Ministries)

"The very fact that this tribute to King, at this turning point in history, was delivered by a four-star military general was ironic. The fact that Powell illustrated King's call to "service" by praising America's soldiers was even more ironic. And the fact that Powell claimed America was a great nation on the basis of the greatness of our soldiers throughout our history was, in my opinion, stunningly ironic. For you see, at the heart of everything King stood for was an unqualified conviction that violence can never achieve a good end that endures."

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Links for January 17th

Ten Years Out: A Retrospective on the Emerging Church in North America – Next-Wave Ezine > church & culture

"As Next-Wave turns ten years old with its January 2009 issue, it provides a good opportunity to look back over the short history of the emerging church in North America." Fascinating set of three articles looking back on the last decade of the emerging church.

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A Retrospective on the Emerging Church in North America Pt. 1 – Next-Wave Ezine > church & culture

"As Next-Wave turns ten years old with its January 2009 issue, it provides a good opportunity to look back over the short history of the emerging church in North America." Fascinating set of three articles looking back on the last decade of the emerging church.

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emergent

emerging

church

A Retrospective on the Emerging Church in North America Pt. 2 – Next-Wave Ezine > church & culture

"As Next-Wave turns ten years old with its January 2009 issue, it provides a good opportunity to look back over the short history of the emerging church in North America." Fascinating set of three articles looking back on the last decade of the emerging church.

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church

emerging

emergent

Links for January 16th

The worst of times: Bush's environmental legacy examined | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Recently, there has been a little bit of talk alluding to the ludicrous idea that Bush is viewed more favorably abroad than he is in the United States. On just one issue, here is a snapshot of how the rest of the world view's Bush's environmental legacy. It's fascinatingly horrible. Thank God it's almost over.

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environment

politics

Op-Ed Columnist – An Economy of Faith and Trust – NYTimes.com

Perceptively shows how liberals and conservatives are both wrong in the face of this economy, and shows how we can learn from the insights of quantum physics that challenged Newtonian physics.

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economics

IE z-index bug with CSS dropdown menu

January 15th, 2009

In the W3C's specs, z-index is designed to affect the stacking order of positioned elements on a web page.

In community, we tell each other stories

January 14th, 2009

I'm a big fan of community, especially lately. I'm also very afraid of it. I tend to be a quiet person until I get to know people, and I often feel awkward until then unless we are having a conversation about which I am very passionate.

Links for January 9th

Scholars and Rogues » The waiter's nightmare: an ode to the people who take your order

If you ever go out to restaurants, you owe it to the people who serve you to read this. It has been five years or so since I worked as a server in a restaurant, but it still rings true and I try not to forget it. Love your server.

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