Archive for December, 2005

Last Years Resolutions

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

For the past, oh, 5 or 6 years I guess, I’ve only had one new years resolution: to read the entire Bible in 365 days, straight through, without ever missing a day, chapter, or verse. I’ve never accomplished my goal. Now, I’ve read the whole Bible, probably a few times ...

Creative Communication in Misunderstanding

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

We’re human. We have misunderstandings, and we often end up in tense situations, arguments or even fights because of them. If you find yourself in one of those situations, it may be time to get get creative. Here are a nine tips to wade the murky waters of misunderstanding: Stay calm. ...

I Heart Jumbalaya

Monday, December 19th, 2005

Quick fact: I love Jumbalaya. Absolutely love it. The first time I had the stuff Mary and I were in Nashville. There was a restraunt called Lafittes in the hotel we were staying at. Oh my! That’s the best Jumbalaya I’ve ever had, and the most expensive too, but gosh is ...

Ensuring Readable Column Widths

Friday, December 16th, 2005

I thought I’d join the eight majillion other bloggers out there praising the new Elements of Typographical Style site. It’s really an amazing resource. Thanks to Steve. From a typographical perspective, the most appropriate method is to set box width in ems (elastic layout) as it ensures the measure is always ...

Zoë Keating, feat. Zoë Keating

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Zoë Keating is a cellist and composer based in San Francisco. She uses layers and layers of cello to create densely textured, rhythmically and melodically rich landscapes of sound. Her music appeals to a wide spectrum of listeners, from fans of post-rock to acoustic ambient to classical. (Check out the ...

About Thessalonians

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

Quick Facts about 1st and 2nd Thessalonians Written by the Apostle Paul Paul probably spent about a month preaching in Thessalonica [Gundry, R] Thessalonica is the capital city of Macedonia One of the major themese is how the Thessalonians were undergoing some persecution, and probably because of that a fanatic belief was formed that ...

Securing Word Press

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

To set up a functional yet secure Word Press blog you’ll want to chmod all of your directory permissions to 755 and file permissions to 644 at most. If you can find a configuration that works with lesser permissions, please let me know. The only exceptions are for files that ...

Little Adelina and the Joy of Sign

Monday, December 12th, 2005

Mary and I recently became the god-parents of Adelina Joy Ivy. Over the past couple of years we have gotten to know her parents, Steve and Jodi, and we are honored to serve the three of them as much as we possibly can. And what fun it is! We’ve recently ...