March 26, 2005
Twas the night before Easter
Holy Saturday: The pregnant pause between the worst day in history, and the best (so far).
March 19, 2005
Links
A brilliant way of making "starter" chopsticks.
A very cool photo collection of atmospheric phenomena and A href="http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm">Snow Flakes.
A great update on "Who's on first?"
Get smarter. Read Malcom Gladwell and Paul Graham.
Scientific truth in Product Labels.
March 08, 2005
Why are you here?
I just taught class tonight. Normally the prof teaches, but for my program I have to teach a certain number of classes, and this was one of them. So I was a guest lecturer, if you will. The discussion itself went really well. But after class, one student came up to me and (over the course of the next hour) told me that he had completely checked out during the talk. The topic was "too theological". (This is, keep in mind, a graduate level theology class.) He also said that all discussions held at that level were useless and were harmful to people's spiritual life. He admits that he is strongly "anti-intellectual". I'll say. Ultimately, I told him that if he really feels that way, then he shouldn't be going to Seminary.
Most people told me that I did a good job. But this guy told me my topic was useless, he didn't pay any attention, and that the entire endevor was harmful to his relationship with God. Who says that kind of thing to a guest lecturer?