Monthly Archives: April 2011

April in the Books

Well, here we are at the end of April. This marks four straight months of daily posts. There have been some great conversations and some heated ones, too. But, we all got through them and now May is just around … Continue reading

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Book Review: Star Trek: Killing Time

Title: Star Trek #24: Killing Time Author: Della Van Hise Published By: Pocket Books Year Published: 1985 Page Count: 311 ISBN: 0-671-52488-7 Notes: Killing Time‘s plot revolves around the Romulan attempt to alter Earth history to prevent the formation of … Continue reading

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Open Thread Thursday: Art

From Wikipedia: (Art). Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic significance) in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human … Continue reading

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Should Religious Icons be Represented in Art or Popular Culture?

Following the flap over showing Mohammed’s likeness in a comic a few years ago and the recent destruction of a photograph showing a crucifix in urine, the natural question to ask is should religious iconography be banned from modern art … Continue reading

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Nothing to Say, Today

Nothing really to say today. I’ve got a largish post set up for tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to your comments on that. Alright. Take care. ~WG

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A Pattern? Or Wishful Thinking?

I’ve noticed a pattern with my blog here. Posts that have little or nothing to do with religion don’t get a lot of traffic. When I posted this and this, I seemed to generate a lot more traffic and even … Continue reading

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Nuclear Power: Menace or Blessing?

Thanks again to Scott Berkun for the topic. Given the recent nuclear disaster in Japan, I thought this question was worth writing about. Personally, I don’t mind nuclear power. My problem with it, besides the inherent danger of an outside … Continue reading

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Where I find Acceptance

Scott Berkun suggested this topic for the Postaday/week 2011 Challenge. Here’s my answer. Thanks for the topic, Scott! Where do you find acceptance? For your ideas? For the secret notions you have for who you really want to be? Or … Continue reading

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Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale Trailer

The trailer for a new Dungeons and Dragons game. I note that it is going to be available for the Xbox Live Arcade. Might be an interesting game to pick up, depending on price.

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Open Thread Thursdays: Skynet

From Wikipedia (Skynet (Terminator)) Skynet is the main antagonist in the Terminator franchise — an artificially intelligent system which became self-aware and revolted against its creators. Skynet is rarely seen onscreen, and its actions are often performed via other robots … Continue reading

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