Into The Wild…
March 23, 2008 10:39 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.
~Henry David Thoreau
Visual Futurist…
March 21, 2008 2:52 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
| > | > | ||
| > | |||
| > | > | ||
| > | |||
I had the good fortune of watching two great movies this past week at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Visual Futurist and Blade Runner the directors cut.
Anyone who has seen Blade Runner knows it sets the standard for futuristic sci-fi noir. I didn’t realize that the genius behind the look of most every sci-fi movie I appreciate (Blade Runner, Tron, Aliens…) was the son of a preacher man from Detroit, Syd Mead.
He likes to draw… he’s good at it… and he knows it…
I was struck by his humility in light of his accomplishments, he still just draws… because he likes to. He likes a challenge. He wants his art to be approachable by people. It’s certainly creative, but it never intends to escape humanity.
Syd Mead’s work reminds you of something you have never seen before.
What an amazing gift to be able to give to people.
Read more to see a youtube preview of the documentary about his life.
Show me more… »
Useful Pessimism…
February 29, 2008 9:25 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
I was listening the other night to the latest issue of the Mars Hill Audio Journal and Ken was interviewing the author of “The Loss of Sadness” which made me think of this unique novelty product that I recently purchased for a friend (see image on left).
The pessimist’s mug never leaves any room for debate… the glass is certainly half empty.
Beyond pessimism, is there room for a healthy sadness for a beverage lost?
The disposition of sadness is often viewed as a symptom to be alleviated and it is predominantly treated as such by modern medicine, which is Allan Horwitz’s thesis of sorts. At one point he made the most amazing statement… it goes something like this and I am butchering it…
“…one very good result of viewing the glass as half empty is that you may find motivation to fill it up again…”
The Trailer and the Premiere…
February 8, 2008 4:15 pmI plead guilty with explenation…
January 30, 2008 9:46 pmTaking a break…
9:38 pm
… some said it would be impossible, some scoffed at my resolve, but nevertheless here we are 30 days since the new years Halo gluttony fest and I have not played a single game. The Xbox’s are still in the house, controllers hooked up and all… but I am just refusing to play. It’s possible you know, self control. This is just the beginning folks, right now I am looking down the barrel of a year long rocket launcher of Halo abstinence and master chief has been taunted to…
Go Ahead, Make My Day.
I got better things to do, like…
- Read Books
- Make Movies
- Design Websites
- Walk the Dog
- Eat a Banana
Our Mayor…
January 24, 2008 6:43 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
| > | > | ||
| > | |||
| > | > | ||
| > | |||
| > | > | ||
| > | |||
… is a chump.
Read all about it…
First Things First…
January 21, 2008 5:15 pm
My favorite magazine doesn’t have any pictures, I must be grown up now.
…to advance a religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society.
Mars Hill Audio…
5:13 pm
Imagine being able to sit in on candid one on one conversations between respected thoughtful Christians as they share their search for transcendent meaning and practical cultural relevance.
MARS HILL AUDIO is committed to assisting Christians who desire to move from thoughtless consumption of contemporary culture to a vantage point of thoughtful engagement. We believe that fulfilling the commands to love God and neighbor requires that we pay careful attention to the neighborhood: that is, every sphere of human life where God is either glorified or despised, where neighbors are either edified or undermined.
Moral Dilemma…
5:01 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
There was a time when the discussion of morals and values was a very simple endeavor for me… went something like this…
Christians have morals because God gave them to us in the Bible, everyone else is lost without any moral direction until they realize their depravity and get a hold of a Bible and read it for moral instruction.
I still think this simplistic process has a certain amount of merit to it, but I now believe it is hardly the end (and for most, neither the beginning) of the discussion concerning the uniqueness of mankind’s moral dilemma. Reading through the thoughts of folks like Mr. Freud certainly bring the topic into a whole new world of debate and exploration.
I was recently referred to the following article by a friend of mine, whom had often engaged this discussion topic with me.
NYtimes Article, The Moral Instinct ( PDF version)
I was specifically interested in the moral dilemma questions this article posed from recent studies and surveys on the moral instinct. I will be coming back to this post over the next few days to formulate my answer with explanation to each situation.
Show me more… »
Christmas Presents
January 20, 2008 7:10 pm| > | > | ||
| > | |||
It’s home made by my nephew, Hunter Gallagher. Pretty awesome, huh!?
The Unattainable is Unknown…
January 2, 2008 7:57 pm
Recent Comments