Sunday, December 23, 2012

What is the definition of conundrum?


co·nun·drum  

/kəˈnəndrəm/
Noun
  1. A confusing and difficult problem or question.
  2. A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer; a riddle.
Synonyms
riddle - puzzle - enigma - mystery

What is Raynaud's phenomenon?

In searching for some heated gloves for typing, someone commented the gloves really helped because they had Raynaud's.  I wondered what that was and found this:  Raynaud's phenomenon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raynaud's phenomenon
Classification and external resources

Hands with Raynaud's phenomenon
From Wikipedia

Raynaud's phenomenon is an exaggeration of vasomotor responses to cold or emotional stress

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

FreeShipping.com - SCAM or Deal?

FreeShipping.com - SCAM or Deal?  Not a good deal.

PROBLEM #2 – “Free Trial Membership”. FreeShipping.com has a big promotion for it’s “free trial membership” which leads you to believe that for 30 days straight you will have full access to 100% of the membership benefits without being charged a penny. The TRUTH is that while you do have “access” to the membership benefits during the 30 day period, you are unable to “qualify” for any rebates. If you do not extend your free 30-day trial to a full membership and pay the yearly membership fee, your shipping costs accumulated during the free trial are invalid for rebates; meaning you can use the program as much as you’d like but unless you pay the $80 you won’t get a penny back! 


Saturday, December 1, 2012

What Is Figgy Pudding?

What Is Figgy Pudding?


In We Wish you a Merry Christmas the second verse has, now bring us some Figgy Pudding in it.  It is more of a cake than pudding.  It has figs in it.  It takes a long time to bake.

Figgy pudding decorated with holly.
Figgy pudding decorated with holly.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Hatchet/Newbery Summer - Gary Paulsen - Google Books

Cover of "Hatchet"
Cover of Hatchet
Hatchet/Newbery Summer - Gary Paulsen - Google Books

I finished the book Hatchet.  I really enjoyed it.  I liked how he learned to be patient.  He found a survival kit and he wasn't sure he liked the ease of doing things it gave him.  He was able to accomplish almost impossible things because he didn't have tools beyond his hatchet and he was alone and had to do it for himself to survive.  It is good to be in a community, but sometimes we tend to think we cannot do things by ourselves since we can go get help, and then we don't learn that amazing feeling of accomplishing things by ourselves.
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Friday, July 27, 2012

John Adams: Reluctant Patriot of the Revolution: Leonard Falkner: Books

Amazon.com: John Adams: Reluctant Patriot of the Revolution (9780135100738): Leonard Falkner: Books

I read this in July 2012.  I really enjoyed the book.  John Adams had much integrity.  He avoided a war with France because it was the right thing to do, even though that is not what the people wanted.  He defended a British officer, even though everyone was very upset with the British.  He did it because it was the right thing to do.

Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute

Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute

Viaje a la Luna, de Georges Méliès (1902) - YouTube

Viaje a la Luna, de Georges Méliès (1902) - YouTube

Here is the movie that is talked about in Hugo.

Henri Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute Scien - YouTube

We read the book Hugo.  The story has an automaton in it.  Here is a video of a real one!

Henri Maillardet's Automaton at The Franklin Institute Scien - YouTube

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Walt Disney by Marie Hammondtree Chapter "Walt Creates a Mouse"

Disney created a lot of movies about a rabbit named Oswald.  He lost the rights to Oswald because he had not clearly read his contract.  So he started new movies about a mouse.  His wife said that Mortimer Mouse was not good and suggested Mickey Mouse.

This is the first Mickey Mouse movie.
"Plane Crazy" 1928 Sound Cartoon

2nd Mickey Mouse Movie
On the 3rd Mickey Mouse movie they had developed a way to have the sound on the film.  It took a lot of work to get the recording just right so it wouldn't blow the tubes on the sound, but they finally created Steamboat Willie.


Later Disney made the Three Little Pigs.  It was his first cartoon to have color.


Then he made a cartoon, The Old Mill, that used a new technique to make it look more 3 dimensional.  He won an academy award for the film.


For making Snow White, he was given a special Oscar with 7 little Oscars, one for each of the 7 Dwarfs.

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs  They drink blood!

Walt Disney by Marie Hammondtree Chapter "The Jelly Factory"

Croix de guerre des théatres d'opérations exté...
Croix de guerre des théatres d'opérations extérieurs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Walt Disney painted a croix de guerre on the back of his jacket.  It means a war cross.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

And a Little Child Shall Lead Them



Yellow Sycamore Leaves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d_m_w/6575742057/




How can one man pay for the sins of another?

How can one man pay for the sins of another?


Christians teach that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that his perfect sinless sacrifice is the only way for us to receive eternal forgiveness and life. Muslim leaders reject this idea. They say that even if Jesus did die on the cross it is not possible for him to bear our sin because the Qur'an says,
Every soul earns only to its own account; no soul laden bears the load of another. (Qur'an, 6:164, 17:15, 29:7, 53:38, Arberry)
From verses like these Muslim leaders conclude that it is not possible for Jesus to bear our sin, instead each person can only bear their own load before God. They also point to verses in the Bible which they think teach a similar idea.
Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin. (Deuteronomy 24:16, NIV)
The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him. (Ezekiel 18:20, NIV)
Therefore, are Christians wrong to say that Jesus died for our sins?
I will answer this question in three stages.
  1. What the Qur'an and Hadith actually say.
  2. Reading Deuteronomy 24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20 in context.
  3. What the Bible says about Jesus.
I will also engage with common objections that Muslims have raised with me in debates and emails.

Infinite Atonement

Infinite Atonement - Nicely organized

spanport.byu.edu/classes/SpanLS/Maxwell_InfiniteAtone.pdf

spanport.byu.edu/classes/SpanLS/Maxwell_InfiniteAtone.pdf