Nov
29
2003
… Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts,
the depths where neither sin nor desire can reach,
the person that each one is in God’s eyes.
If only they could see themselves as they really are.
If only we could see each other that way,
there would be no reason for war, for [...]
Nov
19
2003
I’ve been busy, what can I say? First, I moved this blog back to this server from TypePad [an excellent service, but I missed PHP and FTP.] Then I moved my friend Barb Rubin’s Armchair Activist blog over from Typepad too. I’m also busy designing a business web site for my grown son’s interior plant [...]
Nov
13
2003
I tried out the new toy and really liked it, but then I started missing the old one, plus I need to waste another day on geek toys rather than face some hard realities of life. Besides, what better use of my time is there than to export the entries from here back to here? [...]
Nov
11
2003
Donna’s near miss reminds me of a question I have yet to answer: what happens to your blog when you die? I’m glad she’s okay, but there must be a few orphaned blogs out there by now. Being one of the older bloggers around at 57, the thought has occurred to me. Should I leave [...]
Nov
05
2003
Communities scattered by the flames regrouped via the Internet, staying in touch and informed through Web logs, e-mail and streaming audio of police and fire radio transmissions.
Some residents even turned themselves into reporters and lit out for the fire lines, where they pressed authorities for details that they posted online along with photos of the [...]
Nov
03
2003
It’s Day 3 and I have less than 600 words of my novel written. Not good. My plan was to write 2500 words a day for 20 days and be done with it, or at least have a built in cushion for the days when nothing comes. Well, those days are now and the cushion [...]