April 2010
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“We remain hopeful that common efforts to overcome the present challenges and the...”
– HH Karekin II, addressing the World Summit of Religious Leaders in Baku, Azerbaijan
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Google Maps In Armenia
Finally, Google Maps is offering driving and walking directions within Armenia. This is a convieniance that is certainly taken for granted in larger countries. In Armenia, up until recently either you knew where you were going or you had stop and ask a dozen people on the way. This may work for locals, but for the uninitiated and the tourist it was daunting reaching places that were even slightly...
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The Trustworthiness of Beards →
The Colonel Sanders approaching a state of questionable trustworthiness. I find this to be completely hilarious. As a professionally bearded man, its reassuring that many of my friends, associates and myself are considered to be amongst the most trustworthy. It is disconcerting though that some of my friends fall somewhat farther down the line. I’m looking at you John Harrison, or should I...
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This hymn is sung during the Ordination Rite of...
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Resurrection: Faith's Tipping Point
The Resurrection of Christ. Its a big deal, right? Of course it is. Despite this, I feel like Easter is an occasion that gets lost in the noise of Christian Culture. There is Christmas, and lent, and Palm Sunday, Easter, and many other major and minor feast days. Amongst these, Easter is just only day that comes and goes when more people then usual come to Church and get to have a big dinner. This...
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Alfred App →
Alfred is a new quick launching application that is in beta but gets more promising (and stable) with each release. If Quicksilver’s mercurial nature and LaunchBar’s price are not your speed, this is worth a look.
— minimalmac
I’ve been using Alfred for a couple weeks now, and its a wonderful application. I’d recommend it for anyone on a Mac.
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Good Grief by Meghan O’Rourke →
A great piece about the diminishing role of mourning in the post-industrial world. It echos some of what I wrote about in The Sun Don’t Go Down.
Beautifully written, and carefully considered, its definitely worth a read.
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Why Easter Won't Stay Still
A couple times last week the question as to why the date of Easter was movable was brought up. My cousin asked in an email:
Why is calculation of Easter Sunday based on generic/basic astronomy? The first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox?
A few days later another friend remarked during dinner that she thought it was strange that the date for Easter was always...