B-Net

Recently, I've tried to reconnect with BeliefNet. So far, not having any luck. Here's a link to my journal over there. I've called it a ghost town. It used to be quite active. My theory is that the vitriol is driving people away. Very sad.

There are two blogs, though, that I may like enough to keep coming back. Tony Jones is a leader in the Emergent conversation. He is a theologian who tries to be cutting edge. For many, he is. So far, his blog is quite lame. (He seems to be currently caught up in an argument regarding "practical theology," which is basically "duh-material" for anyone who's clued in.) But, I would hope to see it pick up.

B-Net also has Gus diZerega blogging for them. I first found out about him through his book Pagans and Christians: The Personal Spiritual Experience (which I highly recommend). He's had an interesting multi-post argument going on about why pagans should not have "clergy." So even if I find the place to be a wasteland, it still has a couple interesting water holes in it.

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Tool: Right in Two

This is a stellar song!

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Frustrations with EVE

I've been playing Eve Online for a while now.  I have a love-hate relationship with it.  There are a great many things I like about the game.  However, they recently did an upgrade.  As a result, I don't think I can run it on my system.  I've finally gotten to a point where I can really do something interesting, and now I may have to stop playing.

I am so very disappointed.  

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Spring, Finally; Mousing, Finally

It's about time the warmer weather hit.  I was getting quite annoyed at the chill.  I'm ready for the days to come that allow me to open my windows.  

I watched as Annabelle failed Mousing 101.  Good timing too.  I was wondering a couple of days before whether she would know what to do if she found a mouse.  She found it and I helped her catch it by moving things.  She played with it a while, until it wasn't moving anymore.   I had to leave the room because I couldn't watch.  Then a heard a rumble.  I went into the kitchen to see what happened and found her looking under the fridge.  Apparently, it tricked her.  Either that or she ate it so quickly and noisily that I thought it got away.  

Right now, she's at my feet trying to get me to play.  I gotta go.  :)

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