The site has recently (September 2007) been migrated to a webserver I run personally and therefore isn't tied to my academic institution for the time being. I hope this is a permanent change, provided I can keep paying the bill for my Internet! It also resolves some legal issues about liability for content. The structure is largely the same, although I've moved the blog to a new location and added some links. Same great taste, now with less fat and fewer calories. It's a leaner, meaner website, if you will.
My brother and I arrived in Texas about two weeks ago and are settling into life in Ausstin. So far the impact has been minimal, other than the usual bank-account-draining aspects of moving to a different state. Oh, and I'm carrying around my passport like a freakin' foreign national in my own country. Yeah, due to "Homeland Security" regs, states now have to confiscate other states' driver licenses when the licensee applies for a new DL. 2-3 in the mail, the folks say; we're officially on week 2. Grr. School starts next week; I'm all set up to go for that and found out today I have a desk. Yay! Stay tuned and as usual, check the blog for updates.
Calexico, Carried To Dust (Quarterstick, 2008).
Paul
by A.N. Wilson
A.N. Wilson offers a biography of the apostle that goes merely be presenting
the facts and context of Paul's time, but presents Paul as the architect of
Christianity in every sense as much as Christ, if not far more. However, he
concludes that Paul did not set out to found a new religion but rather lead a
revolution that began as a reaction against liberal Judaism and the Roman
occupation of Judaea. The book forces a re-reading of the New Testament, especially the letters of Paul, in a decidedly first century manner rather than through the lens of 2,000 years of theology and scholarship since. Highly recommended in trying to understand how the message of Jesus became conflated with the realities of the Roman world and emerged a system of belief that changed the course of world history.
Last New Movie Seen That Was Any Good: Slumdog Millionaire Take a fairly unoriginal story concept, give it a quirky twist, add fantastic cinematography at on-location sites, and top with a big Bollywood dance number. The young, unknown actors in this film give fantastic performances and have great careers ahead of them. This is my vote for the Oscar for Best Picture.
Hmmm, maybe Countdown with Keith Olbermann.