“Ohio” was one of the great protest songs of the Vietnam War era. The song was drawn from the famous incident involving students and Ohio National Guardsmen at Kent State University in Ohio. Three and four years ago our leadership sold the citizenry on the idea of pre-emptive war. This was the war on terror. … Read more
Come down we beseech you O Lord upon this house and drive from it all the snares of the enemy. Let your holy angels dwell in it and keep us in peace. And may your blessing be with us always. We ask this through Christ our Lord. This is the Compline Prayer of the Benedictine … Read more
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. Amen, I say … Read more
Thank you to Friar Minor for a great post. Peace. a minor friar: Do Unto Others
When the great Tao is abandoned, charity and righteousness appear.When intellectualism arises,hypocrisy is close behind. When there is strife in the family unit,people talk about ‘brotherly love’. When the country falls into chaos,politicians talk about ‘patriotism’.–Tao Te Ching I like the wisdom of LaoTzu. There is something here for today. Technorati Tags:tao, wisdom
Here’s a link to some of what is going on at Red Hat Linux. There are some really interesting items to read about the future of open source software. Follow this link to this month’s Red Hat Magazine. Technorati Tags:red hat, linux, open source, software
“You have heard that it was said,You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.But I say to you, love your enemiesand pray for those who persecute you,that you may be children of your heavenly Father,for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,and causes rain to fall on the just and … Read more
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it–The Talmud This came to me in an email today from Gratefulness.org. This is an encouragement to me and I … Read more
I run Ubuntu Linux as my OS on a Pentium M notebook that I use. If you’ve got Ubuntu running and you’d like to put a Windows XP virtual machine on your computer. This works. Mac On Stuff Technorati Tags:ubuntu, linux, windows xp, virtual machine, qemu
My wife often speaks of the three eared rabbit that lives in our yard. That’s a curiosity to those of us fortunate to live on the edge of the ‘hundred acre wood’. This morning I spotted our three eared friend close to the house and I was able to get a picture. If you look … Read more
