First Impression of The Art of War

I listened to the Librivox recording of Sun Tsu’s The Art of War. I must report that there is unexpected wisdom in this ancient writing.

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When ya gotta go, what to do?

does lack of facilities = lack of wisdom?

Old man.
Paper cup.
No sense of shame.
Urge to pee comes.
Indeed.

Holding warm cup.
Bus stops.
Rush the door.
Cup tossed.
All done.


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Life learned, turn by turn

dancing the three step by step

imaging him and them

as we


revisited Word

abiding as one

purpose ever held


receiving

community’s gentle correction

indwelling


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A bit of art while I write in blog silence

It's that time of the semester when my writing brain is taken up elsewhere. So for now, I offer some of my black and white photos for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.

For the more verbal, check out the "We are integrated wholes" category on Who in the World Are We?
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On my plate lately - 5/15 Edition

Persian lamb shank underneath a pile of basmati rice: yum.

steak and veges from Seta in Whittier

spinach and sardines

slow cooked lamb shank and turnip greens

eggs and kerrygold butter

slow cooked lamb shank and butternut squash

slow cooked lamb shank, foraged mint leaves, and a vege I can't remember

calves liver, pan fried apricot, and microwaved sunchoke

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The faces of Biola

The Contemporary Practices Photo Class at Biola University is helping to portray the Biola community following the style of JR.  You can see their photos on our campus and on their website.  For my part, I took a walk the other day on campus and shot pix. To top it off, Roopa, who also works in the Registrar's Office, agreed to pose in front of her very giant picture.

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Don’t squander the recognized gift

where I'm planted?

Everytime I see R.Saucy, he asks if I’m writing. When I answer, “Blogging and papers,” I feel a twinge of shame over untapped capacity.

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Life learned, turn by turn

dancing the three step by step
imaging him and them
as we

revisited Word
abiding as one
purpose ever held

receiving
community’s gentle correction
indwelling

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All Gode Cookery Recipes - Meats

All Gode Cookery Recipes - Meats

This looks like a site I need to work my way through. It consists of meat recipes from the Medieval era. They may need a bit of a primal tweak, but that I can do.

The main site also has: Beverages | Breads, Cakes & Pastries | Cheese, Dairy & Eggs | Desserts & Sweet | Fish & Seafood | Fruits & Vegetables | Grains & Pasta | Meats | Nuts | Poultry | Soups &Sauces

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Forming his culture in me and you

Word trusted
flowing
truth known through willingness

trust
driving life
proclaiming his truth

a properly aligned heart
driving service
providing evidence in this real life

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Informant

• A mother’s godly impact

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Should we tame global thinking?

I’m a global thinker, not in the earth sense, but in the big-picture-over-details sense. This complicates needed focus on details and makes analysis more indirect.

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Life needs people and solitude

Lessons learned 5/1 through 5/7

• Justice can be messy, yet it is necessary.
• Sometimes God brings perfect people to get you on the rails when you freak out.
• Think better.

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On my plate lately - 5/8 Edition

Bay scallops and crimini mushrooms in their own broth

sous vide steak and asparagus in lamb broth

sous vide steak and mushrooms

arugula and truffle-scented olive oil

sundry meats, Ruth's salsa, and guacamole

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Seeing you while speaking me

Every observation is filtered by self, but self doesn’t see enough. So, for clarity, I speak my self-reflection beside my observation, hoping to see clearly.

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Justice (tangentized definition)

fact-based payment made in integrity, from truth to action; life lived in chosen acts bringing earned response; responses, not reactions, not from mood, but fact

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I am not blank

They call me white, but this is not what I call myself. My heritage is much too diverse for such a stereotyped and culturally-loaded designation.

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Can fear be Christ-centered?

losing track of why I’m here
and remembering is not natural
courage is centered
on him

forgetfulness disheartens
I’ll remember

disconnectedness steals strength
I’ll connect

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Informant

• When discouraged

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Centering the wild strands of thought

Lessons Learned 4/24 through 4/30

• My mind was all over the place this week-- stress is going up --but some of the tangents became models.
• Biblical reflection must become habit.

Some Fruit of the Tangents

• Dancing in the overlapping neighborhoods
• Reading is so much more than lapping up goodness

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