Archive for June, 2005
« Previous EntriesGalaxies in Collision
Thursday, June 30th, 2005One good result from a crashed hard drive is
that I happened on a site new to me with great graphics for
astronomy.
A positive result from my hard drive crash is the discovery of a great website with really interesting astronomy graphics. It’s the Chandra X-ray Telescope site at Harvard. It’s humbling to admit that [...]
Some Days are Stones
Thursday, June 30th, 2005Well, in the balance of things, it has to
happen.
One of those days happened. Not catastrophic, but just one of those days that wasn’t a diamond, it was a stone. A series of unrelated events with technology failing leads me to think of Tuesday as a stone.
I won’t regale you will all the [...]
Sleeping Bees and Other Wonders
Saturday, June 25th, 2005It’s a wondrous, glorious world full of promise and hope! It doesn’t take much to see this any time of the year, but in Spring it’s so obvious and breath-taking.
The first thing I do in the morning after the sun rises is take a short walk through our small backyard garden to see what’s [...]
Too Many Non-profits?
Friday, June 24th, 2005The continuing proliferation of nonprofits
is creating more complexity for donors and may result in mergers.
there is general consensus within the industry that there are too many nonprofitsProf. Paul Light
Are there too many non-profit organizations? Does the “can do” enthusiasm of U.S. citizens result in too many organizations being created to do good things? [...]
Some Days are Diamonds
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005John Denver wrote, “Some days are diamonds,
some days are stones.” Today was a diamond.
Some days are diamonds some days are stonesSometimes the hard times won’t leave me aloneSometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bonesSome days are diamonds some days are stones.–John Denver
I know what John Denver meant, we all do. [...]
A Reason to be Thankful
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005Here’s a reason to be thankful. You don’t
work for Doe Anderson Advertising in Louisville or the Shoney’s Corporation.
You don’t have to defend an ad on flatulence. Your creativity hasn’t bottomed
out. (See, anyone can do <i>that</i>.)
Here’s a reason to be thankful. You don’t work for Doe Anderson Advertising in Louisville or the [...]
Change
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005The challenge of meeting competition comes
to all organizations, most especially those that make the biggest target such as
Sony.
What do you do if the world around you is changing faster than you can keep up? It’s a dilemma for churches, pastors, corporations and CEOs.
The challenge of change, coupled with competition is clearer today than ever. [...]
There is Power in the Blood
Monday, June 20th, 2005When Ashley Cleveland sang There is Power in the Blood the other night at the Bluebird on the Mountain it took me back to a small Methodist church in Oklahoma on Sunday evenings when I was young.
Unlike the morning service, the evening was informal and we’d sing favorites from the small red, Cokesbury [...]
The Bluebird at the Dyer
Sunday, June 19th, 2005The famed Bluebird Cafe is a showcase for
songwriters. The Dyer Observatory is Vanderbilt University’s teaching
observatory. Put the two together and you have a unique mix of music and
astronomy, and that’s what the Bluebird Cafe at the Dyer does. Last night was
the first in the summer series and it was a choice experience.
What [...]
John Danforth on Moderate Christians
Friday, June 17th, 2005Former U.N. Ambassador, U.S. Senator and
Episcopal priest, John Danforth writes an excellent op-ed piece on the
differences between moderate Christians and the right-wing.
Former UN Ambassador John Danforth writes an excellent op-ed comparison of moderate Christians and evangelical right Christians in today’s New York Times.
It’s superbly written. It should be required reading for [...]