Interfaith Charity Walk

I just got back from a two-hour charity walk. The temperture hovers about 71°F/50°C on a partly cloudy morning. An ideal morning for any outdoors activity.

The Last Episode of JAG

Once upon a time I was a JAG fan. That was many a season ago when the series was really about JAG lawyers. I drifted away after two or three seaons.

Tonight was JAG's final episode. The off-and-on romance between Mac (she) and Harm (he) was about to be tested. Harm was to be billeted in London, and Mac in San Diego. I watched to see if Mac and Harm finally got married or what.

What was more like it. After much hemming and hawing in "You know how I feel about you" and "Tell me when you are ready" flashbacks, the two JAG officers declared their true feelings for each other. They eked out a sort of engagement party at a local pub.

Once they made up their mind to marry, Mac and Harm were full of indecisions.

One would think lawyers like to tidy things up at the conclusion of the case - their case no less. Not Mac and Harm. These two brilliant military attorneys couldn't decide if they should cross the "t" and dot the "i", much less sign on the dotted line. They had to toss a coin to decide which one was going to resign his or her commission. The tossed of the JAG coin was suspended in midair, thus marking the end of the episode and series.

After nine years, the viewers are still not quite sure what's to become of this JAG couple. The conclusion of the series was not the ending I expected.

Nifty Firefox Extentions and Themes

I have been test-driving a number of FF extentions and themes. My overall impression of the add-ons installed thus far is: Very nice and useful.

If you are a FF browser user, spend some time to check out the extensions and themes.

The Psalms Part 2 of 4 - Standards for Hymnodies

In the New Testament there are 283 quotations from the Old Testament. Of these, 116 (41%) are from the Book of Psalms. Jesus loved the Psalms. Even while dying on the cross, Lord Jesus quoted two of His last seven words from the Psalms. It behooves us, therefore, to appreciate the relevancy and the enduring value of these "songs."( ff. Psalms in Metre for Christian Worship)

Three Biblical universalities threaded through both the Old and New Testaments are embedded in the Psalms.
1. One cannot save one self. Only God can.
2. God is always the central focus, and
3. God's children possess His love.

The Psalms of this sacred book have been widely used in worship and in public and private devotions in many Protestant denominations. The universalities of God's grace, truth, and glory exemplified in the Psalter have circumscribed the hymnodies across the ages.

A Grecian Holiday

Meis Looking Out from a View on Santorini, Greece, 2002

The clan saw one of its own (twenty-something) flew off from SFX on Air France for a two-week holiday in Greece. Last time this lass was abroad was her final year in college. She spent three months in Florence, Italy.

On this trip, she will cruise about the Greek islands and be in time for the Greek Orthodox Church Easter celebration. Her last leg of the trip will be spent on the Greek Isle Santorini.

It is on occasions such as this going-away gathering, we members of the clan shared a evening meal afterward to catch up on the goings on. That we did on this beautiful, and sunny day in San Francisco.

Unlocking Dreams

"What must I do, to tame you?" asked the little prince.

"You must be very patient," replied the fox. "First you will sit down at a little distance from me-- like that-- in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will sit a little closer to me, every day..."

The prince who tames the fox also unlocks dreams.

I'm Back in the Saddle Again

The collective Internet gismos at my dwelling are working smoothly again - for now. My connection to Blogger.com via the desktop systems, or vice versa, is behaving nicely - for now.

It's time to chow down. I should be back later and do some blogging - providing I don't wander off to somewhere.

(I am really into hyphens with this post)

Firefox RSS Feed Feature Update

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Firefox has a more efficient RSS news feed update than Thunderbird. I am so impressed with the former, the latter has been removed.

Houston, We Have a Problem

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Something is rotten in Denmark, or rather in Blogger.com. Like last night, I couldn't access the server using either the desktop IE or Foxfire browser.

What irony. Blogger.com has no problem processing this email post (so I believe).

It Is Slow Like Molasses

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Murphy's Law is at work this evening. I could not logon to Blogger.com at all. On top of that, the broad band internet connection was very slow. Its connection speed was like that of a 24K baud moden of yore.