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Loving Design

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:43:49 -0700

There are people out there who really love design, and love thinking, writing, and inspiring others to do the same. Here are a few links I was shown this week by a friend at Brain Traffic that are worth sharing. Boxes and Arrows A List Apart Eigh...

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Kings and Presidents

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:32:59 -0800

I have issues. I know, I know--that sounds bad. (Or maybe if you know me, you already knew that.) But I mean I have issues with politics. I have issues with Republicans. I have issues with the current president. I have issues with Democrats. And...

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Dissatisfaction

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:22:40 -0800

My local paper runs a weekend book review feature in the business section called Saturday Reader. The books that are typically discussed relate to best practices in business, an interest area of mine. In August, this review was offered about two...

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Church Is...

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:34:20 -0700

The word "church" has an interesting history. Miriam Webster traces the roots of the modern English word to the Middle English chirche, which ultimately comes into the English language from kyrios ("lord, master") in the Greek term for "house of ...

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Cellophane House Anyone?

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:14:16 -0700

Now this is cool. And for just over $200,000. Forget Levittown, here comes Saran Wrap Town!

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Mozart--a genius?

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:36:09 -0700

A great article, and review, of what looks to be a good read. I especially liked this quote: Colvin's argument calls to mind the apocryphal story about an encounter in Manhattan between a tourist and famous jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The to...

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Self Speaking to Self

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:08:09 -0700

"I ought to talk to myself in the third person more often," I said out loud to myself. Self-talk is can be taken as a sign of mental imbalance. Like the man I saw last week walking down a city street, disheveled, talking loudly to himself. You've...

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Bold Prayer

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:43:47 -0700

As I've continued to grow in my spiritual understanding, I've discovered--or rediscovered--the importance of, and the power of--prayer. Here are some things that I've learned. The Christian tradition teaches that prayer is a means by which God h...

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A Moral--not Housing--Crisis

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:51:39 -0700

I've noticed on editorial pages, in radio and TV interviews, and even in presidential politics, a significant moral reflex in response to the "current economic crisis." People want to blame someone. I think there are people to blame. Some of them...

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Scooping the Wall Street Journal

nobody@vox.com(Phil) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:23:47 -0700

A recent article in the Atlantic (July/August 2008) profiled the take-over of the Wall Street Journal by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year. As a one-time subscriber to the WSJ, I found Mark Bowden's observations true to reality, namely: the Wall ...

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