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An exercise in critical thinking and writing by Joey Day

Month: March, 2008

Adventures in waking up, day 627

woddfellow2 said:
Did the plan to “take over the world” fail?
In a manner of speaking, yes. I’ve been following your blog, and I almost mentioned in my earlier post that you’re having your own adventures in waking up. It sounds like you’re doing well, so I hope you can keep it up!
I believe the last time [...]

Twenty-three

My doctor said I have the arteries of a 23-year-old. The rest of me is 28, for those keeping score.
Let me back up. I went in for a routine physical two months ago. At a follow-up appointment a few weeks later, in going over my blood work, the doctor mentioned that my bad cholesterol (LDL) [...]

NPR miscellany #4

I’ve been using LibraryThing to catalog my books since September 2005. All Things Considered on NPR recently featured LibraryThing in a story called “Web Sites Let Bibliophiles Share Books Virtually” (listen).
I especially love the intro to this story:
You know that you’re a bibliophile if you check out peoples’ bookshelves when you visit their homes, if [...]

A dog and his robot

(hat tip: JamesGecko via Rich Burridge’s Blog)

Deep

The lyrics of this song struck me as particularly beautiful last night:
How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
by Stuart Townend
How deep the Father’s love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar [...]

Help wanted: custom graphic

I’m looking for someone to create a simple original graphic to be used as a logo/icon for a web-application I coded. I think the requirements I have in mind could be achieved by an experienced vector artist in an hour or two, tops. I know I’ve gotta have at least one friend or reader out [...]