homefries.org

Kenneth Sutton’s aide-mémoire

homefries.org header image 2

Entries from October 2003

Administrivia

October 31st, 2003 · No Comments

I’ve just uploaded this file: http://kenneth.typepad.com/blog/pphlogger.js in an attempt to try out adfreestats. We’ll see!

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

The Peloponnesian War

October 31st, 2003 · 1 Comment

By Donald Kagan. Finished at last! Not quite a gripping read, but really very readable.
I was struck (and horrified) by this first exposure to ancient Greece. I don’t know why I should be surprised that there’s nothing new under the sun, but to find that the Athenian democracy was full of self-serving, violent, dishonest politicians [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Thanks for that solar flare

October 29th, 2003 · No Comments

See the animated gifs towards the bottom of this page: Spaceweather.com: October 2003 Aurora Gallery If this isn’t just too cool, I don’t know what is. I’m hoping we’ll see some Northern Lights here in Boston tonight.

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

“…The Authority of Our Meetings Is the Power of God”

October 29th, 2003 · 2 Comments

By Paul A. Lacey. Pendle Hill Pamphlet 365, 2003.
This provocative pamphlet serves as an overview of contemporary Quaker approaches to issues of power and authority within the Friends community. The first half of the pamphlet summarizes the development of Quaker leadership structures in the 17th century, while the second half moves quickly through major changes [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · ·

Legislative Testimony

October 23rd, 2003 · 1 Comment

Testimony in support of the Marriage Bill, H 3677, before the Massachusetts House
23 October 2003
To: Honorable Chairpersons, members of the Judiciary Committee, and members of the General Court
I speak in support of the Marriage Bill, H 3677. Simply as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I would urge you to approve this bill, ending [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: · ·

On being connected

October 16th, 2003 · No Comments

Somehow I’ve become included in yahoo and google search results, and it’s fascinating to take a look at my statistics page now. (Typepad offers a rather basic statistics page, but eventually I caught on to the fact that I can tell what search phrase was used.)
It seems I should be more careful to say something [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Restoration

October 13th, 2003 · No Comments

Carol Berg. There’s lots of tension before the resolution.

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Creation’s table.

October 8th, 2003 · No Comments

It’s a real privilege to work with my colleagues at UU World. Yesterday CW led the UUA staff chapel. He wrote the first reading, a wonderful invitation, which you can find on his blog here: Philocrites: Creation’s table. He also wrote the three hymns we sang, which you can find if you poke around his [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Revelation

October 8th, 2003 · No Comments

Carol Berg. Continues to explore love, trust, duty, courage. Very much heroic (or perhaps tragic?) fantasy.

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Transformation

October 6th, 2003 · No Comments

Carol Berg. One of those lovely love stories between heterosexual males. Solid beginning to a fantasy trilogy.

[Read more →]

Tags: ·