For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to take my girlfriend for a date through the Pulitzer Prize photography exhibition in Philadelphia. She is much more artistically-minded than I and we had talked before about visiting a gallery or museum sometime. I love photography and thought that the exhibit would be a classy and apt hybrid between our interests. What I had forgotten was that the Pulitzer Prize is awarded for photojournalism, which meant that though each shot was notable for composition and … [Read more...] about What Shall We Remember?
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Did You Make Any New Year’s Resolutions?
Last year, I resolved to keep track of every book I read in 2010, and I mostly did so. Here is my list of books I read in 2010, up to about November 15. That was when I came down with an awful case of bronchitis, which depleted my energy significantly for about 3 weeks. My books-per-week rate skyrocketed as I lay in bed, while my hours-updating-websites plummeted. I'll catch up with November and December soon. One of the first books I read in 2010 was Chip and Dan Heath's Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is … [Read more...] about Did You Make Any New Year’s Resolutions?
Did you make any resolutions?
Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? I made a fairly modest one - to keep track what books I read this year. I attempted to make a list of everything I read in 2009, but it was much more difficult than I thought - last January is just a blur! So, this year, I plan to keep a running list, starting with James K. A. Smith's Desiring the Kingdom. But enough about me. Did you make any New Year's resolutions? … [Read more...] about Did you make any resolutions?