Archive for September, 2007
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apologies all around
As you may know, this blog recently moved to private hosting from its original Blogger incarnation. However, for the next five days, things are a little uncertain here at Grate Media. It seems our domain registrar, Netfirms, doesn’t like our hosting provider, Bluehost. The result so far has been spotty outages because Netfirms can’t quite [...]
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the gospel vision of the arts
David Macfarlane sent me this article by President Spencer W. Kimball, and it speaks to the core of my artistic mission in life. I am grateful for talents, but more grateful for excellent reasons to use them, including the joy that the restored Gospel brings through Christ.
The Gospel Vision of the Arts
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/EmailArticleProcess?action=view&cmlId=113750&locale=0&emId=646153356 -
universal healthcare: already a sham in america
Why this topic?
If you know me, you know I’m not generally a political writer. I vote and do my best to make informed decisions, but generally I don’t mess with politics unless they mess with me. This is one of those times.
A big issue in the current Presidential race (Heaven help us - the election is a year [...] -
a student teaching moment
Me: Let’s see a straight, quiet line here.
Little Girl (in second grade): I work out every day, and I go to Karate.
I want to say: Are you threatening me?
Or: Big deal! I do Sudoku all the time.
Or: Why don’t you go out to the playground and practice some of those moves on one particular trouble-making classmate?
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why facebook? why?
This is filed under pet peeves. Facebook is a decent site, certainly not as horrific as, say, MySpace. However, having a Facebook profile means that people can send me messages in at least three ways.
Here’s the bottom line: Don’t send me important messages through Facebook at all.
If you will be offended when [...]