...a barely thematic journey through my tangentizing mental life...: 03.11

Sundry meat recipes (tangents)

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Who are we in this battle?

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We are called to seemingly contradictory ways of being: on one hand, to live with childlike trust, on the other hand to practice warrior-like resistance.

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1 Peter 5:6-11

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County works to address Native American concerns about human remains

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County works to address Native American concerns about human remains: One of our Biola profs, Paul Langenwalter, is involved and expressing concern and outrage at the treatment of the remains.

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Food links...yummy food links (tangents)

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mushrooms and meat :-)

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JR faces in the city (tangents)

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JR faces in the city: I watched JR's TED presentation today. Very cool doesn't even begin to express...

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Little lambs and a giant bunny (tangents)

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For a different perspective

Little Lamb Call and Response: "my sheep hear my voice" - Yup.
Fossil crowns massive rabbit 'king': I think I'd run from this bunny. Eek.

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I think a doctorate may just be a license to learn

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person to person

me and us

with him

expertise tested,

exposed as worthy,

yet lacking

these skills

this knowledge

surely held

with open hands

needy

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Primal Health (tangents)

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PaNu - Podcast Interview with Chris Kresser: plain spoken!
Biphasic Sleep: think I need to try this, but haven't figured out how
Thomas Goetz: It's time to redesign medical data: I'll be asking four questions next Dr. visit--1) Can I have my result; 2) What does this mean; 3) What are my options; 4) What next
“We’re Gonna Take Ducks, and We’re Gonna Use Every Single Part of ‘Em”: some bravery required, but looks good

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Nifty stuff like airplanes and machete-shooting rifle slingshots (tangents)

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Hey, nifty takes many shapes

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I keep learning how to read

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Too often I forget that reading is a conversation, a mutual critique from which the reader ought to derive sufficient benefit to overflow to others.

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Repeating a word of wisdom for any fellow pontificators (tangents)

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As one who unfortunately tends toward pontification, proclaiming my own beliefs as if they are beyond doubt and approaching others' beliefs with skepticism, Dash's wisdom is timely indeed.

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J.G. Wentworth - Where underemployed opera singers go for work (tangents)

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Home sick today, realizing just how often J.G. Wentworth runs its ads and just how operatic they are. Not that this is good; it's actually quite annoying.

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Becoming myself is apparently lifelong

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Lessons Learned 3/19 through 3/25

Scholarship is hard work and mere smarts don’t cut it.
Fulfilling my calling requires caring for body and soul.
Be me, with courage, without arrogance.

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On my plate lately - 3/27 Edition

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Rib Eye with sweet potato and fennel bulb in green curry

Calves Liver with sweet potatoes and lamb broth reduction

Slow cooked lamb shank with carrots and fennel

Slow cooked lamb shank with red cabbage and fennel bulb

Twice-fried, slow cooked lamb shank with sweet potato

Red cabbage and carrot in Kerrygold butter

Slow cooked lamb shank with onion and parsley

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What am I to do with prickly people like me?

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Shoulder to shoulder, focused on Christ, yet who I am pokes who you are and vice versa. Only honest knowledge will suffice for the journey.

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What the inside of an ant colony looks like - Prov 6:6 illustrated (tangents)

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These little guys are amazing!

What the inside of an ant colony looks like - 22 Words

And suddenly, "Go to the ant, you sluggard" makes a ton more sense.

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nakedpastor101: Cartoons by David Hayward

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I bought mine today. You should buy one, I mean, it's spiritual insight with a touch of snark. What's not to like?

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80 pct believe in God, one third say He's in control--Huh? (tangents)

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AFP: In US, 80 pct believe in God, one third say He's in control

So, remind me: what is the point of being God if you're not in control?

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Sometimes we’re encouraged by our leaking essence

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A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by a reporter from our campus newspaper, during which I explained full-time-equivalency.

Apparently, I’m a teacher by nature.

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When is a mathematician not a mathematician?

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In listening through Poincare, I came across the term “geometer” and I find it means “a specialist in geometry” or “moth ...of the family Geometridae.”

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Isn’t Christ’s Kingdom obvious?

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I had always thought John 3:3 referred to the inability to enter the Kingdom. Upon rereading with Kuyper, it may refer to the inability to perceive.

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Is video chatting becoming face-to-face?

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Can we build rapport, make connections, have presence through wires to satellites, and across the globe?

Not long ago, the answer would have been, No.

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