I came upon the concept of “the strength of weak ties” in the book, Who Let the Blogs Out? : A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs by Biz Stone, self-proclaimed Genius.
The book itself is cioppino mix of everything from code snippets to advice to reflective essays. It’s a quick read, fun for […]

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Reading Marathon Mile Three
(completed: 1896/9898 pages)

I finished reading Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint a few days ago. It’s actually mile #9 of my reading marathon, so it’s a bit out of order, but 400 pages of careful historical and textual exegesis was pretty grueling, and I didn’t want to follow that up […]

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After reading through my review of Crossan’s The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant and chatting with Jana about it, I realized that I missed a couple of key points:
I don’t necessarily agree with Crossan’s peasant cynic revolutionary rendition of Jesus. In the prologue, Crossan makes this pithy remark: “It is […]

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(completed: 932/9898 pages)
Done (woohoo!):

Out:

In:

I’ve made one change to the marathon: I’m swapping The Artist’s Way out and replacing it with Adobe Illustrator CS H.O.T (Hands On Training). I decided that the Artist’s Way program demanded far more time than I’m able to devote to it right now, and I’m excited about learning how to […]

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(completed: 249/9394 pages)
Woohoo! I’ve completed Mile One of my Reading Marathon! Only 25 more to go…
Those of you who follow this blog or who know me well may wonder why I picked a faith-promoting work like A Lively Hope: The Suffering, Death, Resurrection, and Exaltation of Jesus Christ to start my marathon (I […]

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I’ve decided to read a marathon.
Not run a marathon, though I’ve survived, just barely, a couple (I’ve heard from a marathoning mom that it’s the closest a man can come to understanding the pains of childbirth).
So here’s the scoop on my reading marathon: I plan to read 26 books in the 16 weeks […]

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Many years ago, I watched that classic B-grade science fiction romp, Flash Gordon The tagline, “Pathetic Earthling…Who can save you now?,” encouraged me not to take the movie too seriously, I upped my suspension of disbelief factor a few notches, and ultimately had a great time as I watched high school jock Flash vanquish […]

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i would like to create a reading list. i’ve spent a great deal of my life reading genre fiction–especially science fiction and fantasy. i’m slowly breaking out of that rut (or groove), and have had some wonderful experiences reading more literary works including chaim potok’s the chosen, kazuo ishiguro’s remains of the day, bulgakov’s the […]

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when chaim potok passed away last week, i decided to honor his memory by reading one of his books. i ran down to borders and paid the hefty trade paperback price for the chosen. i’m used to reading plot-driven books, usually with plenty of action, so i wasn’t sure how i was going to do […]

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just returned from a pilgrimage to the local borders bookstore, where i sought inspiration in the cafe behind a stack of new media design books. wielding bad religion and anti-flag mp3s in my player, i created a formidable wall of sound to shut out the speeches of the toastmasters meeting a few feet away.
i immerse […]

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