sky and clouds over Berkeley
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
I like to take walks in the afternoon to get away from my desk and to clear my head. Sometimes I feel down when I leave the building. I was reminded yesterday by these beautiful clouds and the winter light that there's a lot more going on in the world than my own preoccupations. I sigh at the recognition, delight in the view, and then head back to my office, re-energized.
cross in the sidewalk
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
This pattern on the sidewalk outside of Tolman Hall caught my eye.
Bollywood Fashions
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I didn't even know there were "Bollywood fashions".
I've installed Skype, considered Vonage, but I might try Compare 10-10 phone rates and save on long distance service!
for long distance calls. I'm not happy with the calling cards I've
used, with their terrible voice quality and nasty
sorta-hidden-use-or-lose-salting-away charges. Calling From Abroad at Reasonable Rates - New York Times is a helpful article in this area.
"Putting Your Passion Into Print"
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I've put an inter-library loan in for Putting Your Passion Into Print : Get Your Book Published Successfully! I've been daydreaming about a number of books I'd like to write. Will I move beyond daydreaming at this point?
spiral to the sky
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Not only was the sheer number of books overwhelming at Doe Library, but also the beauty of the books going up in a DNA-like helix.
I've started reading Nancy Pearcey's Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, partially in preparation for "Keeping Religion in its place?" conference
to be held at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley on Friday, January
27 and Saturday, January 28. I don't know whether I want to spend most
of a Saturday at the conference, but I'm sure the Friday lecture will
be worth hearing.
I have mixed feelings as I start the book. I can sympathize with many
of the things Pearcey has to say: the fundamental way in which
worldviews consciously or unconsciously shape everyone's ideas, the
marginalization of Christian thought from much of high academic
intellectual discourse, the call for Christians to live out their
convictions in every sphere of their lives. But I wonder, why does she
seem (at my early stage of reading) to accept so heartily and
uncritically intelligent design and compassionate conservatism. I'll
have to see for myself once I read further along.
"Organize!" and "Well-behaved women rarely make history"
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
I like reading witty bumper stickers but have not gotten into placing bumper stickers on our own car. I could even take the next step beyond passive consumption and create my own bumper stickers, say, by using Cafepress.
polluted elegance
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
I hate to admit to seeing beauty in abandoned furniture on a quiet Sunday street.
a quick self-portrait
Originally uploaded by Raymond Yee.
My folks told me that they wanted to see more pictures of people they knew (including me) in my photostream. This photo is in the spirit of honoring that wish. More to come!