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The time is here again, the end of another year. For many reading this, 2011 has been a year of processing, shaping, formatting and fitting. Yes, the trials and hard times came, and are still here, but we have to really know and believe that they came, and are still here, only to make us strong.
God can write a story like no other can. His sovereign ability to reach into a person’s future and erect a monument of victory is incomparable. He literally delights in crowning the lowly as prince, and in using the stumbling blocks that have been placed in our paths by others as stepping stones to a throne of His making.
By Jon Gordon
I’ve been speaking to a lot of organizations around the country and one thing I keep hearing from leaders and employees is that complaining is at an all time high. I’m not surprised. There are usually two main reasons why we complain. 1. We complain because we feel powerless. 2. We complain because it’s a habit. The economy has shaken a lot of people’s foundations and we feel powerless which leads to a rise in habitual complaining.
But complaining isn’t something new. Think about the Israelites who had spent years as captive slaves and within a short time of being freed they start complaining. They complained about being hungry. They complained about not having enough water. They complained about living in the wilderness. They even said it would be better to be back in Egypt as slaves rather than be free in the desert. Four hundred years of slavery, and they didn’t appreciate the freedom and blessing they have been given.
Here’s the thing, God doesn’t want us to be complainers, He wants us to live with a spirit of joy and thanksgiving.
“Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord…” – Numbers 11:1 (NKJV
“Do all things without complaining and disputing…” -Philippians 2:14 (NKJV)
So today I want to encourage you to adopt a No Complaining Rule and go on a complaining fast. Not because it will make everyone around you happier, although it will, but because it will help you experience more of the peace and joy that God wants for you, and it will help you build strong, positive relationships with others.
Believe me; I know a lot about complaining. I use to be a professional complainer and found that it not only sabotages your happiness but the morale of your team and family.
To help you break out of a “complaining” rut here are five things you can do instead of complain. These tips will help you realize you are not powerless. You have the power to choose your beliefs and actions. And in your focus on the positive instead of the negative you’ll find the faith, strength and confidence to take on life’s challenges and identify the solutions to your complaints.
1. Practice Gratitude. Research shows that when we count three blessings a day, we get a measurable boost in happiness that uplifts and energizes us. It’s also physiologically impossible to be stressed and thankful at the same time. If you are focusing on gratitude, you can’t be negative. (Psalm 118:24)
2. Praise Others. Instead of complaining about what others are doing wrong, start focusing on what they are doing right. Praise them and watch as they create more success as a result. Of course, point out their mistakes so they can learn and grow, but make sure you give three times as much praise as criticism. You can energize and engage your coworkers by encouraging them and their work. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
3. Focus on Success. Start a success journal. Each night before you go to bed, write down the one great thing about your day. The one great conversation, accomplishment, or win that you are most proud of. Focus on your success, and you’ll look forward to creating more success tomorrow. (Philippians 4:8)
4. Let Go. Focus on the things that you have the power to change, and let go of the things that are beyond your control. Give it up to God and trust Him with the outcome. You’ll be amazed that when you stop trying to control everything, it all somehow works out. Surrender is the answer. (Proverbs 3:5)
5. Pray. God wants to hear from you. He wants to have a personal relationship with you on a daily basis. Take your worries to Him and He will help you. If you’re a skeptic, also know that scientific research shows that daily prayer reduces stress; boosts positive energy; and promotes health, vitality, and longevity. When you are faced with the urge to complain or you are feeling stressed to the max, stop, be still, plug-in to the ultimate power of God and recharge. (Philippians 4:6)
Scripture of the Day: “Do all things without complaining and disputing…” -Philippians 2:14 (NKJV)
A Life-Application Devotional By Jon Gordon | http://www.JonGordon.com
A few years ago, Dad’s sister Louise fell ill with what would be her final battle with cancer. Living several hours away from her, I had never gotten to see her more than once or twice a year my whole life, but my childhood is dotted with many fond memories of trips to Tennessee to stay with her and Uncle Edsel.
This particular day, since they lived near a favorite vacation spot of ours, my husband and I traveled a little farther and went to visit her. It was hard to see such a vibrant woman quickly fading to a different hue from what I was used to.
As my time to leave drew near, there was so much I wanted to say, and I knew this was probably our last time together on this earth. A lump stuck in my throat and tears began to pour out as I recalled what an incredible role model she’d been to me all through life. She was an off-the-charts good cook. She could sing and play nearly any instrument she got her hands on. She was the consummate pastor’s wife and a loving mother, and everyone loved her quick humor and contagious laugh. I stammered as I spoke the words to her, “All my life I wanted to be just like you.”
She smiled weakly, squeezed my hand, and said, “Be like Jesus, honey. Just be like Jesus.”
I’ve thought of that conversation many times since her passing, and thought of how she so easily she transferred any praise for herself on to Jesus. What a mantle of wisdom to lay across my shoulders in some of the last words she ever spoke to me. It summed up pretty much everything I would ever need to know about life.
We hold so tightly to our little plastic trophies. We keep refreshing our browsers to see if anyone “liked” our status on Facebook. We’re not too far removed from the insecure teenagers we once were, who long to be remembered as the best-looking, the most valuable player, the most likely to succeed, as chronicled on the pages of the yearbook of our lives. How ironic that what will define our eulogy isn’t what we amassed, but rather, what we gave away—in particular, those things we committed into the hands of the Father. It will be our legacy on earth and it will be the yardstick of our eternal reward when at last we stand at the Bema Judgment Seat of Christ.
Jesus, in His final fleeting breaths on the cross, committed His Spirit into the hands of the Father and then declared, “It is finished.” The Bible tells us of yet another event to come, when He will place something else into God’s hands. 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 tells us that Jesus will subdue all the kingdoms, rulers, authorities of this world system, and even the last great enemy, Death. Our Jesus, the Role Model of all role models–the One under Whose feet lies everything that is or ever was—will come under the authority of God the Father in the greatest act of submission of all eternity. And of His kingdom there will be no end!
Aunt Louise knew Whose lead to follow. I’m with her…I want to be like Jesus, too.
Scripture Of The Day: “Then, when all things are under his authority, the Son will put himself under God’s authority, so that God, who gave his Son authority over all things, will be utterly supreme over everything everywhere.” – 1 Corinthians 15:28 (NLT)
For centuries, society has been slowly drifting down a broad river of change, but speed is picking up, and we have now entered the rapids. Even Christmas is not immune to these changes. It has become just a “holiday” to the world—and, sadly, even to some Christians.
“Merry Christmas” has been replaced by “Happy Holidays,” and carols about Jesus have been traded for songs celebrating Santa Claus, winter, family, and friends. Finding Christ-centered Christmas cards has become a challenge. Snowmen and sleighs have taken the place of manger scenes, which were once common in both private and public settings.
This slide away from Christ is the natural progression of the world, but it is not the direction that believers should go. Drifting is easy: you just relax and follow the path of least resistance. But going against the stream requires constant awareness and diligent effort. We must actively guard against letting the world steal Christ from our celebrations.
Christmas is not just a holiday; it is a holy day—the day God came to earth in the flesh of a tiny baby for the purpose of reconciling sinful mankind to Himself. Holidays are numerous, but there is only one Christmas.
The world tries hard to find pleasure in Christ-less holiday observances, but happiness is often elusive when experiences don’t match expectations. If you feel a sense of letdown, you may have drifted away from an authentic celebration of Christmas. Allow Jesus back in, and joy will return.
Scripture Of The Day: “And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,[b] for he will save his people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 (NLT)
By Skip Heitzig
In December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright sent a telegram to their family from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It said, “We actually flew 120 feet. We’ll be home for Christmas.” Their sister Katharine took it to the editor of the local newspaper. His response was interesting. “Oh, how nice,” he said. “The boys will be home for Christmas.” He missed the main event: Mankind had flown!
There’s one song that never gets old to me. I’ve listened to Mary, Did You Know? every Christmas season for well over two decades and each time I hear the powerful phrases, I’m moved. Phrases like Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand and This child that you’ve delivered, will soon deliver you. See what I mean? Goose bumps, friend. Goose bumps.
We don’t know much about Mary except that she was a virgin and probably in her early teens. According to Luke 1:28, we know that she was “highly favored” and that “the Lord was with her”. Even without a stunning resume, God used her. Sweet, little Mary who kept to herself and wasn’t a big “play maker” was invited by the Creator of the universe to change the world.
I think the reason He chose her is because of her willingness. Upon hearing how this would play out in her life, Mary’s response was, “I am the Lord’s servant. May it be to me as you have said.” (Luke 1:38) Read the rest of this entry
In many places around the world, there are people who have been in the Christmas mood for a number of days and in some cases, weeks. Gifts, dinners, shopping, sports and a number of other things seem to signal this annual holiday season. But have you ever really stopped to think about what Christmas is really all about? Beyond just saying, “Oh, it’s about Jesus’ birth.” What is that really about?
I believe the real meaning of Christmas is about hope. Hope is the expectation of a promise being fulfilled. It is the anticipation that a specific circumstance will be met with a different outcome than what currently exists. Bad relationships without hope lead to divorce, separation, and irreconcilable differences. Unemployment without hope leads to stress attacks and headaches. An unfavorable medical diagnosis without hope could lead to suicide or depression. And as we inspect our own lives, we can see the truth of Proverbs 13:12, “hope deferred makes the heart sick…” Moments and seasons where our hope was weaning, we all can confirm that we were headed for a destination that we really did not desire. We had to find a way to fight to restore the hope that lay deep within us.
The birth of Christ, his reason for coming and the lasting legacy that Jesus has established, is all about us living lives of hope. Without Christ being born or willingly leaving a legacy, which includes His Word and the Holy Spirit, we would not be able to have any sense of hope about our faith, finances, families, friends or future.
But with His birth, everything stands the chance to be defeated as it attempts to stand between us and the realization of God’s promises. With Jesus leaving His legacy, we have the opportunity to keep a lifted head in any circumstance.
1 Peter 1: 3-4 (NIV) tell us, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you.” The Message Translation of this same verse helps us understand clearly why we have hope through Jesus Christ. It says, “What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!”
The truth of your future starts right now. In most Christmas traditions, you have to wait until Christmas day to open your gifts and presents. The good news is that you don’t have to wait for hope, you have it right now. The gift has been presented to you and ready for you to receive it. Your future, faith, family and finances all have just been injected with hope. Today, hope is alive!
Scripture Of The Day: “Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!” – 1 Peter 1:3-4 (MSG)
By Lisa Crum
It’s a hard time to feel Christmas cheer if you’re still reeling over sickness or the recent loss of a loved one. Sometimes, until we heal, the full holiday effect is just too much for our wounded spirits. If the whole “Christmas experience” is overwhelming to you, try narrowing your celebration down to simple worship of God for the gift of His Son.
True Christmas is all about Him instead of us. It need be nothing more. We make it far too complicated because we center its significance on people, not God. I hear people say all the time, “Christmas is all about the kids.” Well, it isn’t. It’s about Jesus. If it’s not, we’re setting ourselves up for cruel disappointment. Kids will grow up and leave home. Sometimes loved ones die. Divorce happens. A lost job will leave your pockets empty with nothing under the tree—if you can even afford the tree! When the people and things we love leave us or let us down, it crushes our love for the season; but when we focus on Him, however, as rightly we should, other things are small and less significant in comparison. Please don’t despair, for paring down your expectations and shifting your priorities can make this season a time of joy again. Your return to sincere worship will not only shut out the noise of the things that cause you pain, but your Heavenly Father actually hovers close to those who praise Him.
We had a significant loss in our family several years ago; a close loved one taken unexpectedly, whose funeral was on Christmas Day. After some painful Christmases to follow, we eventually learned that healing came when we narrowed our focus back to Jesus. In His rightful place, He set all things right again.
In most cases, we can’t avoid the other stuff entirely. There will be little kids to buy for, that kind of thing…but if you’re going through a time when the season is just too painful, don’t immerse yourself in the part that drags you down. Don’t sit and listen to sad old songs–and if memories cause you to be depressed, stay away from them until feelings aren’t so raw. There will come a day again when these things won’t weigh 500 pounds on your shoulders. It’s not sacrilegious if you choose this year not to observe the Christmas built on traditions of men! You don’t have to hang lights or put up a tree, or watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” on TV in order to observe Christmas! Don’t take yourself into the places where you haven’t healed. Take a break from that part of this season and just go back to Jesus. There’s no sadness associated with His birth, and that’s where our true celebration begins. Peace will permeate the hurt places in your life.
Make your Christmas all about Him this year (and every year), and other things will take their rightful place in the mix. With Him as the centerpiece of this holy day, you need never hate or dread Christmas again. All the other things which make it a dreadful time for some–shopping nightmares, stress, shortage of money, painful memories–these have nothing to do with Jesus. Stay focused on Him. The pure simplicity of His birth doesn’t require anything more than a grateful heart; so whatever else tries to crowd out your Christmas spirit, push it away from the center of your life and just rest, like the baby in the manger, in the infinite goodness of a God Who was willing to give His very best–for YOU.
Scripture Of The Day: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” – Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)


E. Annie Proulx honored by Library of Congress
NEW YORK (AP) – For the second time within a year, E. Annie Proulx has received a lifetime achievement award.
The author known for “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Shipping News” is this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. On Wednesday, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden praised the 82-year-old Proulx for Best store her “monumental sagas and keen-eyed, skillfully wrought stories.”
Last fall, Proulx was presented a National Book Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Her other works include the novels “Barkskins” and “Postcards.” Her previous honors include the Pulitzer Prize for “The Shipping News” and the PEN/Faulkner award for “Postcards.”
FILE – In this Nov. 15, 2017 file photo, Lifetime Achievement honoree Annie Proulx attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York. Proulx, the author known for “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Shipping News” is this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)


Welcome to the official Breaking Seas web site!
On October 17, 2004, a middle-aged software instructor named Glenn Damato departed the San Francisco Bay aboard his cutter Serenity. Having quit his job and said goodbye to all friends and family, it was his intention to sail around the world.
Damato had bitten off more than he could chew. On purpose.
Do you have a dream to pursue but lack the "right experience?"
Are you too old? Too out of shape? Do it anyway. In truth, we each decide what is "realistic" for ourselves and live our lives accordingly. The price of admittance is the willingness to face the consequences of your decisions, even if they turn out to be radically different from what you had imagined.
Breaking Seas is more than a sailing epic.
It's also about our common human quest to get the most out of life despite being born into an imperfect and unpredictable universe. The all-encompassing themes are rejection and disappointment. Breaking Seas is not a book written to tell you what you want to hear. If you are seeking a sunshine and lollipops tale of pina coladas and passion on a tropical beach, you will not find it.
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Where’s Miss Cleo when you need her?
The saga continued, only now it involved Jones visiting psychics to learn of George Clooney’s whereabouts, ways to communicate with him, chanting and obsessive rituals to “draw him to her” -- you name it. All of this was necessary to free him from his alleged forced and obligatory relationship with Sarah Larson. Pretty soon, he would realize his place was with her!
The stories much got worse. Now, she was sure that a U.S. Marshall living in the apartment above her had been placed there by “George’s people” to watch her! And he was assigned to watch her because she held valuable insider secrets on Hollywood’s movie studios!
Jones had some sort of delusional fascination with law enforcement, had thought she was being “watched by cops” in the past, and had once chased down a police cruiser she thought was following her. To this day, I am surprised I haven’t seen her on the front page of the Los Angeles Times in handcuffs, or at least on an episode of “Cops.”
So, this guy’s being a U.S. Marshall made him an absolute target. She struck up a conversation with him, and it resulted in him avoiding her at all costs. Of course, she didn’t think it was because her weird behavior was freaking him out. Instead, she concluded in her mind that his avoidance was confirmation that he was “a spy working for Clooney.” (??)
She should have requested her money back from her psychic sessions because none of them predicted what was coming.


So over the weekend I read All In, Paula Broadwell's slobberific biography of General David Petraeus. It was nothing special, just a typically crappy piece of fawning, noncritical journalism, full of passages like the following:
At Petraeus's change of command in Baghdad in the summer of 2008, Secretary Gates claimed that "history [would] regard Petraeus as one of the nation's great battle captains . . ." Petraeus's success on the battlefield, his status as a military intellectual and his will to succeed allowed him to shape not only doctrine but also organizational design, training, education and leadership development in the Army and, in many respects, the broader military . . .
You can pretty much guess the rest of the plot from there. Every environment Petraeus enters is instantly bettered by his majestic personage. We see him passing through destroyed hamlets in Afghanistan, the weight of the world on his rugged shoulders, scratching his figurative chin as he worries which strategies to choose "so that villagers could once again live in peace and prosperity."
We see Petraeus giving stirring speeches, working past midnight until aides tear him away from his desk, and stoically receiving compliments from grateful colleagues (Gates later tells him: "You have stepped forward as the indispensable soldier/scholar of this era . . .").
The book is so one-sided that it is almost supernaturally dull, and I was forgetting about it just minutes after I put it down.
Then it hit me – it was an interesting book, after all! Because if you read All In carefully, the book's tone will remind you of pretty much any other authorized bio of any major figure in business or politics (particularly in business), and it will most particularly remind you of almost any Time or Newsweek famous-statesperson profile.


I received the 2021 Minnesota Academic Innovators Award from the Minnesota Library Association's Academic and Research Libraries Division. Read the full press release online here: https://www.mnlibraryassociation.org/page/ARLD
Press release excerpt:
This year, ARLD is recognizing the outstanding work of Dawn Wing, Assistant Professor, Graphic Artist, and Reference Librarian at Metropolitan State University for her work amplifying marginalized and diverse voices in the library and in the local community. Dawn’s work incorporating graphic novels, graphic narratives, comics, and zines into the library and the classroom is both important and impactful. This past year Dawn also organized several Zoom library events including, "Characters Who Look Like Me,” "Literary CelebrAsians” with Ed Bok Lee and Mainhia Moua, and “Paper Party! Making Zines.”
Comments from my award nominators and colleagues at Metropolitan State University:
“Dawn's work is innovative because it has brought people together and supported continued, deep learning throughout the difficult circumstances of the pandemic.”
"Her work is interdisciplinary, intersectional, multimedia, and pushes against some of the traditional boundaries of what is considered scholarly/academic work. Most importantly, Dawn helps people find and express their own voices in a time when doing so is more important than ever."
View my award reception presentation slideshow below:


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There’s nothing more agonizing in the world than knowing you know I have a crush on you. Awkward side glances in the hallway, constant tension between your friends, more importantly, not knowing. I cant even express in words how insane i have gone. Any mental hospital would check me in a moments notice. The saying “Ignorance is bliss,” is a shit load of bs. I really, truly, deeply, want the truth. If you don’t like me, so be it. If you do, great. Just go out with me already! Give me at least a fighting chance. In this world and life time I am not a loser who doesn’t even try, unless I have to run a mile… My point is, “You don’t know how things are going to be, unless you take chances.” You can even quote me on that. Don’t get me wrong here, I know it’s hard to muster up the courage; all because of the fear of rejection, but no, get the damn courage. In this new century girls are “allowed,” as some would put it, to ask the guy, but I want the love story magick, even it’s the heart breaker one. We can say we gave it a chance and move on with our lives. Maybe after all this shit goes down or if it even goes down, something good or wonderful can come out of the experience. Please, just give me a chance.
With tons of love,
There comes a time in every teens life when they discover the magical world of boys, or girls if you flow that way. But anyway for me it’s boys. So far it sucks. Well to be perfectly honest, I have had a “serious” boyfriend before. As serious as middle school relationships go, I should say. I was the one to brake it off, but also the one to be the most heart broken. If he even was heart broken. (I hope he was.) I had a very good reason to “rip the bandage off” too. The base of a healthy relationship is trust right? Well, he didn’t trust me hanging out with other guys. And to make things worst, my best friend at the time was a guy. That worked out well. Not. I decided to go with the girl code: “Sisters before misters” or brother before….lovers?? Anyway, after that I couldn’t hang out with all my guy friends because my ex was friends with them. And I guess that’s how I started to become friends with people my own gender. Smooth move that was. So now here I am with a crush, or three… Oh my, I’m in for a wild ride ahead. The best part is, all of them are oblivious to my existence. I shouldn’t say that. Zach knows exactly who I am and not for a good reason either. My “friends” like to scream my name in front of him whenever he’s around. I feel bad for him, it must be really embarrassing. As cheesy as this sounds, all he does is smirk at me now. What’s that supposed to mean? “I know you like me and I think it’s funny.” “I’m satisfied you like me because it makes me feel important.” or my favorite, “Why do you even like me, I’m so out of your league?” What do you think he’s thinking when he puts that smirk on his face?
Today I realized two things. One, I really want to punch John in the face. And two, I’m changing as a person. Now the question is; Am I changing for the better or worst? Let’s lay down the facts. In seventh grade I was this cute, prissy, squealer, bubbly girl who would just listen to your problems. In the beginning of eight grade I was the same as seventh grade me, but as the days went on I morphed into this stranger I didn’t even know. Well, I guess I did know her a little bit but now she’s coming out. And frankly, I don’t want her to be revealed. The real me… it’s a tuff topic. I have this side of me that hates everything and everyone around me. It’s truly horrible. I’m just this snappy bitch that’ll really tug at your heart strings, and not in that teary emotional way but in a twisted rip your heart out way. I’ve spent all my life trying to push “me” down but I guess now I’m just getting tired. How did I go from this bubbly loving girl to this cruel wicked bitch?
Now as every teen’s life goes there is drama, but mine until a certain point. Everything has been all rainbows and unicorns up until now. Lately there has been some short, or two month long “cold shouldering” friendship. Not that I kept count. Let’s just say I was the one on the other side of everything. All my friends would keep quiet every time I came around. Fun right? No. I was completely in the dark. I asked Vanessa what was up but all I got out of her was “I have no Idea..” If any of you are still reading this, keep going. Turns out Miriam, my best friend, was telling lies about me to them. “She hates you.” “She makes fun of you behind your backs” “She twitter bashes you” Those are some of the lovely things she’d say about me. When i found out the truth, my first instinct was to fix it. But no, nothing stays rainbows and unicorns after that. I ended up being friends with them again but not Miriam. Lauren, Denise, Vanessa, Miyasia, not even Katie talks to her. So of course I being me is caught in the middle. Should I put her through the “cold shouldering” or should I try to mend the friendship we had? Those are the questions that swirl in my mind at night when I try to get my 8 hours. What do you think?


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Academic Disciplines: Friends of Faith?
A Tradition of Sculpture at St. Olaf: The 125th Anniversary Exhibition
Notes on Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Red Shoes and Other Poems for My Wife
Book of Hearts
Dear Old Hill
One Couple's Gift
The Boys' House: New & Selected Stories - These sixty-five sharply honed stories, selected by the author from more than twenty years of work, showcase Jim Heynen's equal mastery of terse, elegant prose and old-style country wit and wisdom. Every tale is an unerring slice from the lives of a group of farm boys, each full of mischief and witness to the world's tiny miracles. As uniquely American as Mark Twain or Sherwood Anderson, Heynen's stories of the boys are ribald fun but, like all good country tales, they are also filled with surprises and unexpected, deeper implications.
Called to Serve
John Nathan Kildahl
Wartime Journey: Bail-Out Over Belgium, World War II
Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences
Christmas Stories & Muskego Boy
From Manitou Hill
In Their Own Words
Poco a Poco: An Anecdotal History (1877-1981) of the Establishment of the St. Olaf Orchestra
The St. Olaf Choir: A Narrative
by Joseph M. Shaw
The definitive history of the world-renowned St. Olaf Choir under the direction of F. Melius Christiansen, Olaf Christiansen, Kenneth Jennings, and Anton Armstrong, from its meteoric rise to fame in the 1920s to its continued leadership as one of the America's premier choral ensembles in the world today. (Paperback book)
Tennis in the Northland: A History of Boys' High School Tennis in Minnesota (1929 - 2003) - Tennis in the Northland is a book about Minnesota's high school tennis champions, and the coaches who helped them become successful. It is a comprehensive 75-year history, beginning in the first year of state competition in 1929.
Casanova's Journey Home and Other Late Stories
Bernt Julius Muus: Founder of St. Olaf College
Understanding Ingeborg Bachmann
Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard - Much attention is devoted to the influence of Kierkegaard on 20th-century philosophy. Topics covered in this interesting COMPANION volume include Kierkegaard's views on art and religion, ethics and psychology, theology and politics, and knowledge and virtue. Readers will find this one of the most convenient and accessible guides to Kierkegaard currently available...........Publisher Comments - This companion probes the full depth of Kierkegaard's thought revealing its distinctive subtlety. The topics covered include Kierkegaard's views on art and religion, ethics and psychology, theology and politics, and knowledge and virtue. Much attention is devoted to the influence of Kierkegaard on twentieth-century philosophy. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Kierkegaard currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Kierkegaard.


Check the main standard
GB/ t1032-2012 three-phase asynchronous motor test method.
GB/T 1032-2012 "three-phase asynchronous motor test method" sets out the test requirements and test methods for three-phase asynchronous motors, which is suitable for three-phase asynchronous motors.
GB/T 1032-2012 is drafted according to the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard replaces GB/T 1032-2005 "three-phase asynchronous motor test method". Compared with GB/T 1032-2005, the main technical changes are as follows:
(see 22.214.171.124, table 1), which increases the measurement method of absorption ratio and polarization index;
- increases the determination of other insulation resistance;
- increased 126.96.36.199 other thermal test method, GB/T 21211-2007 specified in other applicable methods, such as induction motor superposition method (see six of GB/T 21211-2007), equivalent load method of induction motor (see 10 of GB/T 21211-2007);
- the load stray loss of induction motor (see 10.6.6) was determined by the test method (eh-star method).
- increased test method and efficiency measurement uncertainty (see 11.1.2);
- increased bearing current measurement (see 12.12);
-- the total content of the load stray loss Ps value is determined according to the rated input power of the motor (see 2005).
-- version 188.8.131.52);
-- delete the total value of the stray losses of the load when the load is rated at 184.108.40.206 (see 220.127.116.11 in 2005);
- appendix D is deleted (see 2005 version);
Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuer of this document does not bear the responsibility for identifying these patents.
This standard refers to the test method for determining the loss and efficiency of the rotary motor (except traction motor) using IEC 60034-2-1:2007.


November 12, 2010
March 5, 2010
Well, normally this infrequently-updated blog is about books, but today I wanted to show the entire world (i.e. less than one person who reads this) exactly what happens when you attempt to enact the ultimate cliché — in other words, stick your foot down a rabbit hole and destroy all the ligaments.
Three weeks of sick leave ensued. And, whilst ordinarily three weeks off work would be a Time Of Joy And Rejoicing, three weeks sitting down with your foot elevated, unable to sleep because the slightest move twinged a mangled sinew and being completely confined to a chair is not actually huge amounts of fun.
Currently, it’s still somewhat fat and swollen but the bruising has dissipated, except on the other side of the ankle where it pierced all the way through the joint. Walking is randomly difficult: there’s a particular foot angle that hurts considerably but I don’t know what it is and thus can’t avoid doing it.
On the plus side, got a lot of reading done and will hopefully motivate soon to get some of it up here on the blog. 🙂
December 23, 2009
Omnibus edition of Stephen Baxter‘s ‘Mammoth’ trilogy. The world as told from mammoths’ purview in the past, the present(!) and the future, when mammoths have been reengineered and are populating Mars. Enjoying very much, albeit I think I have learned as much as I need to about the many uses of mammoth dung now.
Baxter writes hard science fiction, has a degree background in it and it shows. There really is a new, mad idea on every page, though: sometimes the sheer weight of information makes you want to take a step back and shake your head for a mo’.
The ‘Destiny’s Children’ quartet is relatively uplifting, with Exultant and Resplendent being some of the best sci-fi I’ve ever read. Exultant in particular unequivocally sets out the joys of actually trying to fight a possible future space war, where relativity and distance often mean that battles and consequences thereof can actually happen… er, before they’ve happened. And effective commanders can actually use this to make sure that terrible defeats that have already occurred — don’t occur. It’s heady stuff.
Space is a new world appearing on damn near every page and exhausting / exhilerating to keep up with.
Moonseed is an initial nod to the John Wyndham-esque ‘end of the world’ scenario, although a cosy catastrophe (which Wyndham was often, erroneously I believe, accused of writing) it is most certainly not.
And Titan is the most monstrously nihilistic and depressing epitaph to our current concepts of intrasolar travel I’ve ever read. Which did not make it a bad thing, by the by, but some of the scenes actually set on Titan made me… well, after the carrot poisoning bit I did check my feet. Don’t let the words here put you off, though: you need to read this book, if only to see how space travel really shouldn’t be done.
Birthday present to myself. Huge coffee-table tome with over 500 cover artworks (and many other standalones) of Stephen King‘s publishing history. Including a great deal of Dark Tower material and some new and exclusive pieces. Relatively in-depth interviews with artists and input into King’s writing history, a little of which I hadn’t come across before. Marred only by a few spelling / text-setting errors, which I can forgive more because it’s a small press. Recommended if you can afford it (and you’re a foaming-at-the-mouth-like-Cujo fan of King, like me).
Else? Probably seventy or eighty books since I last updated this. If I get a chance, I’ll try to pick out some of the worthies soon.
Picked up PM2 again after a lag of some months. Found my voice immediately, which was pleasing. The past three days, little bits here and there in between other things (like work) have added another 3201 words and 17 pages to the total… which currently stands at 222 pages, 43,865 words.
With no end in sight.
March 23, 2009
The Night Sessions, by Ken MacLeod.
Intriguing police procedural, set a few dozen years in the future and predominantly in Scotland. The Earth’s groaning in the wake of some fairly nasty climate change problems, resulting in a pair of massive space elevators being constructed to facilitate vast, floating solar barriers in an effort to mitigate UV radiation. Robots are becoming relatively commonplace and some of them are developing artificial intelligence, which is something of a problem for the general community as they don’t quite know how to deal with it — or integrate them properly into society. Add to this the fallout from the Faith / Oil War, which has effectively banned religions of all kinds, and we have a very interesting world postulated.
Into this mix we have the bombing murder of a man who turns out to be a Catholic priest, a title which has no official standing in this new world and has cause for potential future political ramifications, especially since religious terrorism has effectively been wiped out by the ‘winning’ of the Faith War. Casualties with ‘underground’ religious affiliations begin to mount as the protagonists, a Scottish police inspector and his robot aide-de-camp (once-combat mech) Skulk, desperately try to work out what is going on — and whether extremist religion is making a monstrous comeback as a very significant anniversary approaches…
Enjoyed very much. Particularly liked the fairly harsh, albeit balanced, treatment of religion — it effortlessly segued into an e-mail meme that’s circulating at the moment that’s very resonant and powerful: a picture of the World Trade Centre twin towers with John Lennon’s words: Imagine no religion beneath it. The story isn’t horribly politically correct (it can’t be with that type of subject matter) and doesn’t mince words as it beats down on the religious, the authorities and the fundamentalists alike.
The interaction of robots and people was also compellingly drawn, especially the sensitive and awkward issue of incipient artificial intelligence spreading like a slow virus through otherwise non-sentient machine workers… and the hideous potential for fundamentalist religious extremism to infect even the inhuman.
It becomes a bit chaotic towards the end (and not a little nihilistic either), but in the main MacLeod keeps all of the many balls he’s juggling in the air and the effect is, for the most part, mesmerizing. Definitely recommended.
…unfortunately, unlike the following three:
The Caryatids, by Bruce Sterling.
Well, I liked the cover…
This is a mad, sprawling, incoherent future-tech-dying-planet-eco-disaster, er, splat of a novel. One of those books where the ideas outpaced the story — in fact, the story seemed almost nonexistent, or at most very flimsy indeed. Four clone women in different situations, bred to be avatars of now obsolete technology, trying very hard to… nope. Didn’t get it. Doesn’t mean others won’t, but for me The Caryatids fell very, very flat: it was like a future-tech wiki and a Greenpeace screed met in a bar, fell in lust over a few cigarettes and then went home and tried to shag out a story before realising they were sexually incompatible. I applaud the intent, loved some of the ideas, but the whole didn’t work at all…
…rather like Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valente — and I’ll be brief with this one. Style over content, and of the latter there was none. People dream their way into a fantastical world, the trigger to enter (no pun intended) is sex with someone who bears a tattooed map of this oneiric wonderland. And then… nothing happens except a few weird sights, incomprehensible rituals and/or conversations, and a desperate neeed/want, like drug withdrawal, to stay there forever.
Not I. Unfortunately I wanted to leave from the moment I first got there, and am still somewhat surprised I persevered through to the end. If dreamy, poetic but ultimately meaningless prose and ridiculous, improbable characters desperately seeking escape into a world that makes no sense and is drawn about as clearly as a charcoal sketch on a blackboard is your thing, then go for Palimpsest and good luck. I like a little story with my opium musings, thanks….
…and that brings us to the titular ‘urgh’, which I will keep short and sweet:
Brian Keene’s Castaways.
- Apparently a homage: Jack Ketchum’s Off Season and elements of Richard Laymon’s original ‘Beast House’ trilogy;
- Apparently a homage: the television game-show Survivor;
- Has cannibal Neanderthal monkey monster rapists in it;
- And the most cardboard-cutout characterisation and phoned-in plot, complete with astonishingly out-of-place and romance-novel happy ending I’ve ever had the misfortune to read…
Sorry. Awful. I used to like Brian’s work a lot, but some of his recent work… well, I love horror, but for some reason I don’t seem to be his audience anymore, because his last couple have been indifferent to me, and this one was dire. From someone who absolutely loathes reality shows like Survivor, being unable to give a positive report on something that was essentially panning the TV genre is sad indeed.
‘Kay then. Next time it will be all good, rather than some good and some urgh, promise. 🙂
March 19, 2009
An impulse buy that took me completely by surprise, Walter Moers’ The City of Dreaming Books has kind of crashed into the top levels of my favourite books ever and left me blinking, dazed and astonished, in its wake.
Moers is a German author predominantly of childrens’ books whose works are only relatively recently being translated. His main trope is a fantasy world called Zamonia which is populated by a near-infinite variety of weird and wonderful lifeforms and is a world of endless, well, weirdness.
Quoting from Amazon.com via Publisher’s Weekly here, the plot in a very strained nutshell:
German author and cartoonist Moers returns to the mythical lost continent of Zamonia in his uproarious third fantasy adventure to be translated into English (after 2006’s Rumo), a delightfully imaginative mélange of Shel Silverstein zaniness and oddball anthropomorphism à la Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Optimus Yarnspinner, a young saurian novelist, embarks on a quest to track down the anonymous author of the most magnificent piece of writing in the whole of Zamonian literature. Traveling to Bookholm, the legendary City of Dreaming Books, the naïve Yarnspinner falls victim to Pfistomel Smyke, a maggotlike literary scholar who poisons Yarnspinner and abandons him in the treacherous catacombs miles below the city’s surface. Stranded in an underworld steeped in terror-inducing myth and home to more than a few bizarre inhabitants, Yarnspinner undertakes a long and perilous journey back to the world above. Enchanting illustrations by the author compliment a wonderfully whimsical story that will appeal to readers of all ages. (Sept.)
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This is really only scratching the surface. What this book is, is a love letter to literature and books in general, and anyone who loves books, reading, dusty old tomes, libraries and bookshops (hmmm: me) will be transported upon delving in. Amidst these pages you will find cities and buildings composed entirely of books, Booklings that spend their lives memorising the works of authors and speaking only via their words, living books, poisonous and killer books, monstrously armoured BookHunters, Rube Goldbergian steampunk book machines… it goes on and on and on, with every page a mad new idea. Profusely illustrated, too, which is very useful given some of the wildly bizarre denizens Moers has thought up to people his incredible world.
Although it’s technically childrens’ literature, anyone can read it. There are some elements that are quite violent, à la the Brothers Grimm, and it’s a doorstopper of a book (which was marvellous, because I didn’t want to leave the world). Conceptually and linguistically (aside: the translation seems brilliant), there are some elements that small children wouldn’t follow either — which just means more for the rest of us. Do not ignore Bookholm because you might think it’s just for kids: it is so, so not.
Loved it so much I gave away my first paperback copy to another booklover and tracked down a hardback for myself. This is the sort of book that deserves to be a dusty, much-loved old book on an ancient wooden shelf — in the nicest possible way.
Can’t recommend this one enough, and the moment I laid my ink-smudged fingers on it and cracked the first chapter, I immediately began BookHunting the rest of Moers’ translated ouevre — which arrived yesterday. 😀 (Can’t wait… and you shouldn’t either)
March 18, 2009
Not dead! Really! Just really, really busy. Actual content will appear again soon. Have read many books. Very good ones, too, like the Temeraire series, Dan Simmon’s Drood and Stephen Hunt’s ‘Jackals’ ongoing (Court of the Air, The Kingdom Beneath The Waves and the not-read-yet The Rise of the Iron Moon). And lots more. Yes.
Just busy. I feel guilty now.
To assuage this guilt-ridden feeling, I destroy your brain present you with pictures from the world’s greatest film, which is all about the attack of a giant space mutant chicken:
January 22, 2009
Another gem from the steampunk canon (cannon? heh heh oh forget it), George Mann’s The Affinity Bridge is a rather full-throttle Victorian potboiler of a murder mystery, set in a world of airships and brass automatons, clockwork technology and steam-powered road ‘trains’, all tied together rather neatly and gruesomely… and with a very effective twist at the end that I probably should have seen coming, and didn’t.
It follows a case — rather, two cases initially seeming quite separate — being investigated by Sir Maurice Newbury, former soldier in the British Army (and, incidentally, the only man known to have survived a bite from a particularly virulent Indian plague which turns people into flesh-craving revenants) and current antiquities expert-cum-investigator-cum-occultist, and his assistant Veronica Hobbes, a surprisingly forthright and capable woman whose actions and abilities scene-set the coming of the suffragettes. Allied with Newbury’s oldest friend, Chief Inspector Charles Bainbridge of Scotland Yard, they become involved in the issues of a string of murders perpetrated in Whitechapel by a glowing spectral policeman and an airship crash in the middle of London from which the pilot has mysteriously vanished. The latter case has an added complication: Queen Victoria herself (who continues to live and breathe somewhat past her prime via huge, hulking, steam-bellowing machines infibulated into her body) has asked that Newbury investigate it, with potentially serious political ramifications.
What follows is pure adventure, mixed with a very healthy dollop of violence and a fascinatingly realised world where the expected and the unexpected alike blur like the septic fog that perpetually clouds the Londons streets. A spreading plague of bloodthirsty dead Victorian workers, clockwork automata rewired as killing machines, lightning weapons and gruesome vivisection are only some of the treats you’re in store for in this tale: there’s much more packed in this compact little hardcover, and once you crack the cover you’ll be reading it ’til the wee hours, unable to pull away.
Mann’s writing style has been criticised a little for being plain and unadventurous; I didn’t mind it in the least and found it suited the breakneck pace of the story — I certainly couldn’t fault his sense of description which, whilst minimalist on occasion, eerily evoked the world and characters he was building and put across faultlessly some gruesome, evocative and fantastical scenes. This isn’t childrens’ literature though, unlike the previous post: although there’s no sex the violence is, on occasion, quite brutal and detailed.
If you’re fascinated with this particular genre or just want a phantasmagorical adventure story, you can’t go wrong with this one. Very recommended, and I’m now impatiently waiting for the next one…


On January 12, I had a chance to see and get books autographed from legendary Star Wars author Timothy Zahn at San Diego’s Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.
I arrived a bit late due to traffic, it was a packed house with people standing on the side, but I still managed to get a good seat in the front. Mr. Zahn was talking to the other guests and just started his presentation as I got my seat.
He first talked about some of his current work then went straight into Star Wars: Scoundrels, describing the development process of the books plot — a heist story influenced by the Ocean’s Eleven series and The Sting; and how he came up the newest characters, and had to retain the personalities of already established characters such as Han Solo and Lando Calrissian.
He also talked about the state and the future of the book industry. As well as the future of Star Wars with the recent Disney purchase of Lucasfilm and the green-light to produce the next Star Wars trilogy and beyond.
Below is a video of Timothy Zahn’s full presentation, filmed by my friend and reporter from ClubJade.net, James Floyd:
James has also written a nice piece about the presentation and signing, as well as an in depth write-up of the Q&A at the link below:
I brought two other Star Wars books written by Timothy Zahn with me, Allegiance and its sequel Choices of One, and bought a fresh copy of Scoundrels.
The signing line was already huge by the time I got there, people already pre-purchased their books before the presentation, but went fast. Mr. Zahn took his time to talk to everyone who had one on one questions from him and posed for pictured for anyone who wanted one.
I met up with a few people that I knew while waiting in line, and got to know others though them. My turn came up and I asked Mr. Zahn to personalize the books for me. I then let him know that The Thrawn Trilogy was one of my favorite Star Wars book series growing up; but I read them from the library and unfortunately didn’t have the books.
He autographed my books and asked me if I’ve read his other Mara Jade duology; Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future. I told him that I didn’t and he said that they have a few left over. I thanked him, and said that I will be back after buying the other books.
I bought the books, and went to the back of the line again. After waiting a bit more, Mr. Zahn autographed the two books for me, and I had my picture taken with him.
James also did an exclusive interview with Timothy Zahn after the presentation and signing:
More at ClubJade.net: http://clubjade.net/?p=45912
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Supper is done and this is the first calm evening we’ve had for some time. The wind seems to always blow here at the ranch. My fly rod and lanyard are waiting by the man-cave door, as if asking to go out. You can see, then, I had no choice but to go.
The rod is strung, the fly attached. A Cypret Minnow this evening. The pond has been showing signs of life. Bugs hatching, fish rising. The sun is low in the sky, promise of the impending celestial saturation.
With a barely perceptible breeze, the only disturbance on the water is my fly. After the streamer sinks, the surface ripples disappear, along with my worries from the day. A steady rhythm now.
My mind begins to wander, and I let the calm beauty of the setting sun warm me. An aggressive strike shakes me back to the present, and I quickly look around me, as if to make sure no one saw me jump. A few more casts yield a few more fish, and I’m finding it difficult to continue because I am otherwise occupied by the setting sun behind me. I lay the rod down and grab my camera.
One hour after supper.


Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:18
Dear Lord Jesus, it’s the day on our calendar that now has its own dark branding, “9/11.” There have been many days in history that stand out as graphic reminders of the pervasive brokenness of the world; but in my lifetime, no day in American history tells that story more clearly than September 11, 2001.
I’ll never forget how it felt watching the twin towers of the World Trade Center crumble to the earth. It was chilling, frightful, and surreal. But as I remember that day of extreme terror and trauma, I also choose to remember you, Lord Jesus. Otherwise I would stew in despair, give into fear, or be driven to rage.
Lord Jesus, you are the Prince of Peace—the archetypal Peacemaker. You are the one who has come to make all things new, to restore broken things, and to bring new creation delight from old creation decay.
Your death on the cross was the ultimate sowing of peace. As you died, taking the judgment we deserve, you were planted as the very “seed” which has secured an eternal harvest of righteousness. Your death was the death of death itself, and the promise of eternal shalom.
Because of you, terror is terrified, and trauma is traumatized. Indeed, because of you, one Day there will be no terror, trauma or tears. There will be no more brokenness or barrenness; no more heartaches or heartburn; no more human trafficking or human tooth decay; no more war or irritation; no more evil or envy; no more poverty, pouting or pettiness.
Our labors in you, King Jesus, are not in vain. Because of you we can, and must, live as peacemakers—sowing the peace of the gospel of the kingdom, with the absolute assurance, that a harvest of righteousness is being raised and will be reaped.
We praise you that your name is Redeemer, Reconciler, and Restorer. We cry aloud, “Maranatha!” Come, Lord Jesus, come! Until that Day, give us all the mercy, grace, and peace we need for this day. So very Amen we pray, with great joy and living hope.
by Scotty Smith
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I feel like I am always apologizing to you guys for late posts. I must apologize again for not yet finishing translations for September or October. I am unfortunately going to have to take a break until November, as I am busy finishing up my last semester of college as well as applying for jobs in Japan, to fulfill my long-time dream of living and working in Tokyo. Thank you for always reading and supporting me with your comments. I appreciate it very much.
See you again soon!


Tit for tat is a fair game. We have all grown up with this in mind. We believe so much in revenge that we forget we will be hurt in the process too. The moment you can't revenge you feel inadequate. Revenge is a wrong way to prove to the offender or other people that you are right.
Forgive and forget. I know it is so easy to say this but how practical is it? How many forgive and forgot? How many lists do you have in your head of the wrongs done against you.
My friend Grace and I were sitting on the rooftop enjoying the beautiful and calm breeze one hot afternoon. We had this hearty girl talk and then with no idea I switched to the unending debate- forgive and forget. `Tell me how do I forget all the pains people cause me in life? That is impossible and I will be lying to myself. It is like I have a register of all bad events in my head that I can never erase. The moment I see Mama Mboga,I remember the day she gave me rotten tomatoes since it was dark,Njeri reminds me of the assignment she refused to help me complete,Akinyi snatched my boyfriend away from me despite the fact that we were close friends,I lost my Ankara gladiator shoes just because I lent Chebet,' I had to cut her short because all these narrations were consuming her up.
` Tell me how do I forget all these when my memory is still so fresh as if it happened a minute ago? I believe the only way out is revenge maybe my heart will find peace. I know you want to go all preachy and tell me how the Bible condemns revenge it's OK, but does the same Bible teach us how to forget. I wish it could because we couldn't be here talking about it. It's not that I don't forgive, I forgive immediately with one pure heart. Only to realize later I haven't forgotten,I have a push deep down that is seeking revenge,that is constantly reminding the offender how much they hurt me.
The most annoying part is that I never feel any better. I remind them so that I can feel better,to make them feel guilty, for someone to feel sorry for me and maybe to taunt them.
Every time I remind myself of the incidences, I hurt and become heart broken- I feel guilty for whatever I have said and done. How do I forget? How did you forgive and forget? How easy is it to forgive and forget?' Grace broke down.
Forgive and forget is easier said than done. We tend to forgive easily but find it hard to forget. When you don't forget you haven't forgiven that person. When you keep referring to the mistakes others committed against you simply means you never forgave that person in the first place. It hurts to be lied to, heart broken, wasted, beaten etc but it hurts more to carry all these bad memories. Just like Grace who pretends to have forgiven all but her wounds are still fresh. She is bitter and angry to her offenders and herself.
It's everyone's wish to see their offenders suffering,we wish them bad and hope one day a big calamity will befall them. All we want is for them to come on their knees and beg desperately for our forgiveness and hail us. What if everyone you wronged ganged up against you? How will it feel? Will you
Don't forgive and forget for their sake it will be hard,do it for yourself. Release your self from the chains of bitterness and forgiveness. It is hard to do it but FORGIVE AND FORGET.


Kimmy grew up in a military family. She was encouraged by her father, a renowned general of the Moniyan Empire, to be straightforward, self-disciplined and obedient. As a result, Kimmy developed a tomboy-ish character which everyone could see, be it in the way she dressed or in the way she spoke. Since childhood, Kimmy possessed a natural talent for research and innovation. Kimmy was always keen on analyzing and reforming chemical energies.
However, her father felt differently about his daughter’s passions. He wanted her daughter to completely stay away from wars and everything related to the military, and to lead a life like a normal person. Like all the teenagers, she rebelled against her father. In her opinion, except for the mechanical technology from the Eruditio and the mystifying magic power of the Magic Academy, a fusion of biotic and chemical energy could be the solution to many problems in the Land of Dawn. Over time, Kimmy’s interests drove a wedge between her and her father.
Beyond the minor quarrels between Kimmy andher father, Kimmy has achieved many greatthings. She invented the Coalescer.


Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
This book took me the longest to finish. I started this one quite a long time ago but never managed to push more than 2–3 pages (maybe because of the conflicting thoughts it generates). Also because the first few pages were way too depressing.
I really liked the emails between Ella and Aziz. They were deep and meaning full.
I may not agree to a lot of points from the book but nevertheless I will share those which made sense to me.
Also, many of the rules felt forced in the plot, but most of them are about loving God.
Some of my favourites –
Fourteenth rule – “Do not resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?”
“The whole universe is contained within a single human being – You. Everything that you see around, including the thing you might not be fond of or even the people you despise or abhor, is present within you in varying degrees. Therefore do not look for sheitan outside yourself either. The devil is not an extraordinary force that attacks from without. It is an ordinary voice within.”
“The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish. But are perpetually store in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time.”
There are many such excerpts in the book which a lot of people will relate to.
Which book took you the longest to finish?


“God doesn’t expect you to be perfect.”
Many Christians say this, but is it true? Their intentions are good. We want to encourage fellow saints who are waging war with sin. We want to acknowledge sin’s reality rather than hiding behind a carefully curated façade. We also want to defuse tension as we talk to unbelievers about our faith, nuancing our approach to avoid a legalistic message.
But when we lower God’s expectations for his people, and de-emphasize the seriousness of his command for holiness, we actually cheapen his grace and lose sight of his spectacular promise.
A Serious Command
In his first letter, Peter writes to believers suffering persecution for following Jesus. He addresses them as “elect exiles of the dispersion,” emphasizing how their temporary world, along with all its trials, will give way to an “to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you” (1 Pet. 1:4).
He details the magnificence of God’s mercy in regenerating them (v. 3), and the protection of God’s power to guard them (v. 5). His words overflow with the reality of divine grace.
But then, rather than assuring us that this gracious God doesn’t expect us to be perfect, Peter challenges us:
As he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (vv. 15–16)
This is serious. Peter allows no wiggle-room here. We can’t interpret the verse in a halfhearted way. Holiness defines God’s essence, and since God calls his people to be like him, holiness isn’t optional for us. The Holy One commands his chosen ones to be holy. No exceptions.


Illustration is the art of breathing life into ideas, creating a vibrant symphony of visuals that dance off the page. It's like storytelling with a splash of color and a dash of imagination. And you know what? Whether it's a whimsical children's book or a sleek corporate brochure, I'm here to infuse your vision with strokes of creativity that'll leave everyone captivated. Let's turn your ideas into illustrations that sing!


Everyone on Tumblr is attractive and I'm just...
i had to let go.
i couldn’t take it anymore and now I’m done, that’s all there is to it. i wish they all knew its not because of them, that i don’t hate them or anything, but if i never let go then i can never move on. i have to walk away from the people in this world that i care most about because sticking around means not only hurting me, but them.


Interview of illustrator and surfer AJ Dungo, author of “In Waves”
We met surfer and artist AJ Dungo who published the book In Waves. A poetic comic that makes the mind travel and shares a powerful message, mixing his passion for surfing and personal story. We had the chance to interview AJ Dungo and wanted to share with you his beautiful work.
Can you introduce yourself ?
My name is AJ Dungo and I’m an illustrator.
Can you tell us more about your book “In Waves” ?
I wrote a book called “In Waves” which is published by Nobrow Press. It’s a graphic novel that intertwines two narratives; one historical and one personal. It’s essentially about love, loss, and the history of surfing.
What inspires your art ?
That adage “reality is stranger than fiction” always rung true to me. I love real stories, real people. I always gravitate towards documentaries, journalism, and biographies. There’s something inherently relatable but simultaneously absurd about a true story. But a lot of things inspire me. I love film, I love surfing, I love skateboarding. Comics, music, books, travel, food, the list goes on and on. I guess the common denominator in all of this is people.
What does the ocean brings to your life ?
So much. I think it’s a place of refuge. A place to escape. A place to spend time with others or a place to spend time alone. It’s a place that makes you feel in tune with nature. It’s a place that makes you think. A place of pure fun and wonder.
In your book, you talk about surf icons Duke Kahanamoku & Tom Blake. What do they incarnate to you ?
They’re obviously cultural icons that shaped the world of surfing but the relationship between the two is what really intrigued me. It was one of reverence and admiration. I needed a link to mirror a relationship in my own life that had that sort of importance for my graphic novel to make sense. Tom was enamored with Duke and his surfing prowess, the way that I was infatuated with the first love of my life and all the things that make her so magical to me.
What are your favorite places to surf ?
My home break is Bolsa Chica state beach. It’s close to my home but its convenience isn’t the only appealing thing about it. It’s where I learned to surf and I love how reliable the spot is. It’s always a good time there, super laid back, relatively spacious compared to some claustrophobic breaks with massive crowds, and the people are generally mellow and kind.
South Bay is super fun, so many great spots from the Aves to Manhattan to Porto. Had a ton of memorable sessions in that area. I really love surfing San O and Trestles, it’s about an hour and change away from me but it’s such a treat to surf this break. Always worth the trip.
What is your home design style ?
All my friends are at that point in their lives where they’re getting married and furnishing their first homes and I can’t wait to join them. If I had my own home, I would definitely keep it really minimal with pieces that mean a lot to me.
What are your favorite decoration pieces in your interior ?
As an artist, I have so many pieces from other artist friends that I want to hang up. My favorite is a print from the artist Steve Powers that I picked up at Espo’s Art World in Brooklyn. It has an image of a Jersey barrier with a bunch of skidmarks from skaters doing wallies on it and the text reads “There’s a place for all of my friends.”
What does Salty Home represent for you ?
Your collections are truly special. I think you all have captured the fun and creativity of surfing and implemented it into your beautifully crafted pieces.
Are you working on some upcoming projects ?
I have another book project in the works but honestly I’m just trying to surf as much as possible!
Thank you so much to AJ Dungo for answering our questions and sharing his inspiring work. We invite you to follow his adventures on Instagram and shop his comic book, In Waves. It will make your mind travel and will be the perfect addition to your surfboard coffee table by Salty Furniture as a beautiful decor surf coffee table book.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Q.1 What inspires you for writing books?
A. That adage “reality is stranger than fiction” always run true to me. I love real stories, real people. I always gravitate towards documentaries, journalism, and biographies. But a lot of things inspire me. I love film, I love surfing, I love skateboarding. Comics, music, books, travel, food, the list goes on and on. I guess the common denominator in all of this is people.
Q.2 Are furniture from salty home best for a surfer's home interior?
A. At Salty Home We want to bring our way of living, into your home and give you the opportunity to always connect with the Ocean, no matter where you are. Ocean themed surfboard coffee tables and pacific tide clocks are best for an ocean theme home interior.


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First there are the ones who read it, listen to what is said and absorb it, all of it. Then they draw an impression of her in their minds, and she stays like that to them until she does not matter, just because they are simple enough to take it all in, every single piece of it.
Yet there might be people who try to look deeper, hear beyond what is presented and read beyond the fine print. They try to understand, try to feel whats going on, trying to tune onto her frequency and get to know her.
but there’s no hurry, we dont always need to have a clue.
(truth is, i dont quite know as well)


I am a 20 year old female, a sophomore in college, and this is my personal blog! Besides various fandoms, I love photography, Broadway show tunes, writing poetry, and writing/reading fan-fiction! Feel free to leave me a message / ask me a question!!!
Avatar the Last Airbender
Stargate (Movie & SG-1)
Tamora Pierce (Especially her Tortall Series)
Wizard of OZ
Background Photo Credit - Image: Naoko Takuchi, Coloring: Me
Morgan and I took one last selfie before we went into Barnes & Noble, where I bought the first short stories volume. After hugging each other goodbye, I went home and found this beautiful flower bouquet waiting for me; my grandma sent it to me along with a note telling me how proud she is of me for getting my first job.


The fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
Return of the King
Surround yourself with people who nourish your soul.
A tragedy, when a mature mind and a romantic heart are in the same body.
Since a three-dimensional object casts a two-dimensional shadow, we should be able to imagine the unknown four-dimensional object whose shadow we are.
There can be no rebirth without a dark night of the soul, a total annihilation of all that you believed in and thought that you were.


God influences the world through his people. He gives to us so He can give through us. The Bible tells us that everything we have is a gift from God (1 Chronicles 29:14). As you give both faithfully and willingly, the world is changed for the glory of God: the gospel is preached, lives are touched, people are fed, bodies are healed, churches are built; and you, in turn, are blessed by God so that you can give again.
Here is the Text-to-Give phone number: 817-241-2809
To tithe or give donations, please text your tithe or donation amount to this number.


a trip to the centre of the earth or a walk on a lunar surface?
The landscape here is not simply evocative, it is more like a journey into fantasy. The acrid smell of sulphur and the intense colours of the scenery, where the dark mountain abuts the clear blue of the sky and the deep blue of the sea, accompany you for the entire climb up to the crater. You feel a bit like a super hero as you warily trace the circling edge of the smoking mouth. Vulcano is a whole different story, on a whole different dimension.


by Angela Hoffman
If you are like me, you have a BIG DREAM. It’s something that you feel called to do, compelled to do…and just thinking of your BIG DREAM makes you sweat! (oops, make that Glisten). You know it’s a BD (aka big dream) when your soul sings at the thought of going after it — and it scares you silly at the same time. The thing about this dream is that it doesn’t let go. It’s God tapping you on your shoulder. It’s a calling to use your spiritual gifts, to go after something that calls you to be part of something bigger than yourself. And it’s annoying because it doesn’t go away. Our BD calls us to move, but we often feel paralyzed.
Two years ago, I was working away at my day job, doing my best each day to provide excellent service to clients. I knew there was something more for me, but I wasn’t sure what.
And then I heard about coaching. It was a way to make a difference in people’s lives on a profound level. As soon as I went to my first class of the program, I knew my BD. I wanted to strike out on my own and be a Certified Coach. BIG DREAM. Big fears, too.
Was I scared? Absolutely. Was I excited? Beyond my wildest dreams. I had to step into that place of going after that BD in the face of uncertainty and unknowns. Even with all the emotional intensity, I can tell you with certainty that it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Here’s the thing about pursuing BIG DREAMS: They require us to step out of our comfort zone, to take risks, and to be BOLD. BD’s require faith, perseverance, and action. Scary stuff!
Here’s the good news. I’m here to tell you that it IS possible to go after your dreams. It IS possible to be bold. I know, my friends. I have been there, and I learned how to take bold action even through fear and doubt. It is not easy, but it does get better with practice. Really! The feeling of accomplishment each time I finished a course, made a new connection, and completed a step in my business plan helped to build my confidence. If I can do it, you can too!
Here’s what I found out about Boldness: You get to decide what “being bold” means to you. Feelings of fear and doubt are normal responses to change. Let me repeat that: normal. To overcome those feelings, take your BD and figure out just one action to take towards that dream. Any time you take a brand new step, you are being bold! One definition of boldness that I love is “having courage and taking risks.” The risk does not have to be huge; trust yourself to know how much risk is just right. It’s the Goldilocks Principle. Not too much, not too little, but just right for you. Practice taking one new step.
I love the notion of practicing new actions. It takes pressure off somehow and brings a lightness to what you decide to do. Try some of these on for size:
- Want to start a new career? “Today I will practice submitting an application for college.”
- Have an important message in your heart that needs to be shared? “Today I will practice talking to my friends about my idea for a nonprofit group.”
- Want to start a business? “Today I will practice writing down my vision and mission statement.”
Now it’s your turn. Take the first Bold step by proclaiming your BIG DREAM. What is it you would like to do, to pursue, to experience? Say it out loud: I want to ______________.
If you experience fear or your voice wavers, say it again. Practice saying it with conviction.
Say it in faith knowing that your BD is in your heart for a reason.
Congratulations! High-five yourself for a bold job well-done.
New blog articles coming soon!
I have a lot more to offer you about the concept of boldness, how to define it on your own terms and how to take action. I’ll also be writing about how to silence that voice in your head that wants to push your confident self down and keep you from your BD. Stay tuned, and be well in your new-found boldness!


He who supplants!
Some of you have heard but for those who haven’t… On Sunday I became a father, for the second time.
I’ve been an adoptive father of a special needs son from an orphanage in Haiti going back to 1993. That story is amazing, miraculous, and without question demonstrated the hand of God in rescuing a young man, who had he been left to his own devices, might even now not be with us.
Fortunately he is healthy, working, and thriving. And even though his special needs persist, and will till his end of days, he is learning yet his third language, holding down steady work–even in very hard economic times, and stays close to his dad chatting me up several times a week with all that’s going on in his life. At 26 he is self-sufficient, and even living independently.
On Sunday I became a father the old-fashioned way. Waking up to his wife’s contractions being 4 minutes a part, a quick call to the doctor, dropping off the family pet at the kennel, we welcomed James Kevin McCullough to this world at roughly 1:48pm New York time.
He is healthy, content, and fascinated with the new world constantly changing around him.
With his mother’s estimable intelligence and his father’s deep-routed passion, he is likely to be a holy terror on this planet. Nothing would do us more proud…
But now begins for me a second time, and for my Lovely Bride’s first, the challenge that is the quest of every parent. To see his life become what God intends it to be.
And what is that?
There are lots of books written about parenting. 99.995% of them worth less than the paper it cost them to be printed. A handful of exceptions exist. Dr. James Dobson’s entire parenting library would no doubt qualify, as would two of my new favorites Dani Johnson’s “Grooming the Next Generation” and “Parenting from The Heights” by Anne Williams Wiggins. I would also hope that “The Kind Of Man Every Man Should Be” would rank on the list for raising boys in particular.
But all the book-knowledge aside… what IS the job of a parent?
Rosie O’Donnell had Governor Mike Huckabee on her low-rated radio show to attempt to get him to argue about that very question.
Like many Rosie believes that as long as the parent as a certain amount of affection, and deep enough money pockets… ANYONE will make a suitable parent.
How wrong she is, as well as 98% of all the parenting gobbledy-guck that’s sucking up shelf space in self-help sections of bookstores everywhere.
The job of a parent is at the very least “provision for growth” and “protection from danger.” But to me, that’s only HALF the job… at best.
Parenting goes way beyond an XBOX in every room. In fact in my mind, that’s more like child abuse…
My job for little James will be simple. I have to teach him how to think.
He will have to end up thinking about everything else in life, so I happen to believe it to be a fundamentally important idea.
But if I do not help him examine that every decision he makes, from obeying his mother the very first time she asks him to do something, to deciding who to marry, which school to go to, or what to do with his life, my job is to get him to do the mental “weighing” of the matter.
You see EVERY decision he will make will start with a worldview. He won’t be a slave to his hormones they way public educators tend to view teens today.
He may DECIDE to, against better judgment, engage in risky activity. But at the end of the day he will be so well trained, that if he does… he will not do so, without heavy forethought as to the consequences of such actions.
His ABILITY to think depends on how well I train him. His choice to continue to use discernment’s gift to him, will depend on him.
Children generally give you what you expect of them. (Coupled with what they see in you…)
So if I preach to James a ton of legalisms, and hypocritically engage in all the things I told him were bad… he will likely rebel, lie, deceive, and exact unending misery on his life.
If however, I try to show him with humility, how life has worked best for his mother and I, and why we truly believe he can go the next eighteen years without engaging in promiscuous sex, drug experimentation, cheating on exams, and telling lies to his parents, I believe he will get it.
There are many of you reading this that hate James’ father so much you hope that HE will fail at this simple goal of a transparent and righteous life. That’s okay… cheer all you want.
Ultimately James will learn far more from what I do before him, than any argument I would ever win from a morality-free “progressive” who does not believe in such simple things as right and wrong.
And trust me, not only will he know the difference by the time he’s old enough to articulate it, but with my persistence and his mother’s principle, the world will have yet to see what one life totally committed to what is good, true, and just can produce.


Paralysis by analysis. Have you ever heard someone say that? Maybe you were in a meeting trying to agree on something. Or you have a decision to make but you’re so overwhelmed by options that you end up doing nothing.
We live in a time where we have so many choices it can be difficult to make a decision and move ahead. I know I’m guilty of this. I often research, analyze, do more research, more analysis, and next thing you know, the problem I was trying to solve either got bigger or the opportunity I had in front of my nose is gone.
Is this how God wants us to live?
On our return trip from Calgary a few weeks ago I read Kevin DeYoung’s book Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will. Simple to read, yet convicting, DeYoung shares how it’s time many of us need to stop waiting for a clear sign from God and instead make a decision, trusting that God will bless the decision.
“Apart from the Spirit working through Scripture, God does not promise to use any other means to guide us. – Kevin DeYoung”
I look back on my life and have to admit that so often I’ve been stuck in a state of indecision. I like to be comfortable. I like to be in control. I like to reduce the risk as much as possible. But it wasn’t until I starting letting this go, asking God to bless the decisions I was making, and then moving forward in faith that life took on a new meaning.
It’s exciting. It’s amazing. Opportunities have come up that I never dreamed of.
Has it always been comfortable? Have I been in control? Has it been without risk? Definitely not. It’s hard work, but it’s worth it.
Maybe you’re in a situation where you need to make a decision. Which university should you attend? What career should you pursue? Who should you marry? Should you change careers? Should you go on a missions trip? These are all big decisions. I encourage you to read God’s Word and pray for wisdom and clarity as to what you should do. Then make a decision and move forward. You won’t run across a verse in Scripture that states “You shall become an engineer.”, but if you have a passion for building and designing things, you have unique gifts that you can use to serve and bless others.
One of the decisions we’ve had to make as a family in recent years is where God would have us serve using our skills. We researched and looked at many different opportunities. Sometimes it was overwhelming and the easiest option was to just stay put. But through the encouragement of others, prayer, and then making decisions we see how God has led us to serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators Canada.
As our family transitions to serving with Wycliffe and JAARS we have been blessed in seeing the importance of helping others get God’s Word in their own language. Lives are transformed when people can hear, read, and understand for themselves God’s purpose for their lives.
So… research and analyze, but don’t get stuck in a state of paralysis. Make a decision. Maybe the first decision is to get a copy of this little book and read through it.
Have you ever found yourself in a state of paralyzed indecision? What happened when you finally moved ahead and made a decision?


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