Archive for December 27th, 2007
My Christmas gift in action
Thursday, December 27th, 2007It’s no secret that I’m an avid photography hobbiest, and as such I have decent gear. But I’ve never had any high-speed lenses, the kind where you can capture vivid images in low light without resorting to unnatural flash. Peter Ong turned me on to a steal a couple weeks ago, and my beloved bride [...]
An Epitaph worth emulating
Thursday, December 27th, 2007“… In an age and country fertile in great and good men, he was among the foremost of those who fixed the character of their times; because to high and various talents, to warm benevolence, and to universal candour, he added the abiding eloquence of a Christian life. …” – William Wilberforce epitaph at Westminster [...]
Geoffrey Canada on Rap Music
Thursday, December 27th, 2007Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by US News and World Report (2005), Harlem Children’s Zone founder and CEO Geoffrey Canada said this on a 60 Minutes story about the “Stop Snitchin” culture of hip hop: “There comes a point in time when you just have to say, ‘Enough’s enough.’ …. They are preaching anarchy. [...]
Christmas with the Del Rios
Thursday, December 27th, 2007With everyone’s favorite big cousins Willie and Amber arriving tonight, holiday festivities promise to continue at least through New Year’s, but here’s the photographic 411 from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Highlighting Christmas morning was Judah’s first real prank. Ever since his kindergarten teacher blew the Santa myth, no amount of The Polar Express could [...]