B: I wish there was a way to tell which footnotes have informational content and which are just references on the kindle (or that authors or publishers used a separate system for each)

Not 30 minutes after we got home with Mira, my neighbor (who didn’t know yet) brought by some of his father-in-law’s awesome homemade wine – so we celebrated with a little glass & toast. Then his family came to see & we found out that their daughter’s birthday is also “Big Saturday” (day before Eastern Easter).

Benjamin: It’s annoying to have your internet cut off over $0.15 (esp since they don’t communicate well), but it’s smart that they allow you access to internet banking so you can pay

Jephthah’s way out

If anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; when he realizes his guilt in any of these and… Continue reading Jephthah’s way out

Some thoughts on Daniel

This morning I was reading in Daniel and the story in chapter three struck me in a new way. This perspective requires straightening out many things that are twisted about this scene in order to see another scene in the future. In Daniel, the wicked king Nebuchadnezzar (whom God will humble and make a worshiper… Continue reading Some thoughts on Daniel

Books books books

Where portions of my life have gone (book – word count): Wheel of Time – 3M 304k Sword of Truth (books 1-6) – 1M 774k (estimate) Harry Potter – 1M 84k A Song of Ice & Fire (books 1-3) – 1M 48k Bible – 788k Mistborn – 712k Atlas Shrugged – 645k Les Miserables –… Continue reading Books books books

The “Promised Land”

I have wanted to read a book about the history of the modern Israeli state for some time, and probably a year ago I received My Promised Land by Ari Shavit as part of an early review program (I was a little late with my review due to a master’s degree and marriage 🙂 ).… Continue reading The “Promised Land”

Winter Trip Itinerary

For those interested, and especially anybody who will want to see us in any of these places, here’s a quick run down of our itinerary (flexible and subject to change): Dec 16: Dallas -> Corinth, MS with lunch in Texarkana Dec 18: Corinth, MS -> Dayton, TN to see the niece, nephew & their parents… Continue reading Winter Trip Itinerary