The Next 100 Years

kinda absurd regarding the war presented an interesting thread through the future — consider it one of many great strategic thought — didn’t get bogged down regarding people . . . bismarkian — really seeing nations in conflict like the idea how unexpected the future is and how we don’t know who our enemies might … Read more

The Gamble

interesting how to lead change crazy number of PhDs — way above the air force (how did the army get this?) iraq is in trouble — with lots of thorny directions ahead we really did make some big mistakes in completely misjudging how iraq would adapt — still what is the failure here? how are … Read more

Post 9/11 GI Bill Availability

Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs officials are working out the details of a new education benefit recently approved by Congress that goes into effect Aug. 1, 2009. “The absolute most important part of the new G.I Bill is that none of it takes effect until next year,” said Rita Hughson, the chief of education … Read more

What is a conservative?

From the initial guidebook from Patrick Allitt’s course: Conservatism is, above all, an attitude about the world, which sees the past as the best guide for navigating our way into the future. It assumes that all the really important questions confronting humanity have already been answered, and that it is generally safest to stick to … Read more

Interior Lighting

The first thing we considered, was the different functions we wanted out of our lighting and how different layers combine in an overall lighting plan. First, we wanted general downlighting with the flexibility to be in full-clean/bible study/game mode (I want to see everything in the room), but also wanted a dimmer discussion mode and … Read more

First Foray into Digital Art

Played around today with digital drawing. I used five minutes to draw my hand. Lauren (age 4) drew a ‘happy person’. Then she drew a picture of her lifting weights. I drew a picture of ellie (this took about 40 minutes).

A heart without love

I had stored this away in the depths of my old web-site. I find it interesting. Thoughts? Warning signs of a love-lacking heart: Prayer ceases to be vital part of your life. The quest for biblical truth ceases and you grow content with the knowledge of eternal things already acquired. The biblical knowledge possessed or … Read more