Comments for The Accidental Bloggist http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com conquering technology, one application at a time... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Library Avenger Dons Her Cape. by Lynn http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/365/#comment-204 Lynn Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:38:38 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=365#comment-204 I couldn't have said it better myself. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

]]> Comment on Schism by accidentalbloggist http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/schism/#comment-203 accidentalbloggist Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:51:54 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-203 There are those who will tell you that it might as well <em>all</em> be written in sand. All of history is filtered through the eyes of its chroniclers. What exists is no more substantial than what has been lost to time and acts of brutality. Like Sokrates, Jesus left it up to his followers to write it down and figure it out. Neither is the author of their stories. Unlike Sokrates, Jesus never laughed. And Sokrates never cried. at least not according to what we have been told. I think Jesus would be as forgiving of us as he was of Peter after his denial. What we do out of love for Jesus triumphs over our imperfect understanding of whatever it was He wrote in the sand. A preist that I remember gave his last homily about the 5 most important words in the Gospel. Frail and bald, dying of cancer, he summed it up by counting on his 5 fingers "you did it for Me." I never forgot that. Recieving Communion from his hand that day was a very great honor. Perhaps we "practice" religion because we are not yet perfect... There are those who will tell you that it might as well all be written in sand. All of history is filtered through the eyes of its chroniclers. What exists is no more substantial than what has been lost to time and acts of brutality.

Like Sokrates, Jesus left it up to his followers to write it down and figure it out. Neither is the author of their stories. Unlike Sokrates, Jesus never laughed. And Sokrates never cried. at least not according to what we have been told.

I think Jesus would be as forgiving of us as he was of Peter after his denial. What we do out of love for Jesus triumphs over our imperfect understanding of whatever it was He wrote in the sand.

A preist that I remember gave his last homily about the 5 most important words in the Gospel. Frail and bald, dying of cancer, he summed it up by counting on his 5 fingers “you did it for Me.” I never forgot that. Recieving Communion from his hand that day was a very great honor.

Perhaps we “practice” religion because we are not yet perfect…

]]> Comment on Schism by fraudnot http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/schism/#comment-202 fraudnot Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:49:40 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-202 One of the reasons we are dealing with the explosion of digital issues now instead of 1,000 to 1,700 years ago is that Christians perpetrated the worst act of arson in destroying the Library at Alexandria. Regardless of the theoretical thought and justification that goes into religious dogma and practice down through the ages, I often wonder if Jesus would be proud of Christianity as it has been practiced. Few Christian writers advance the proposition however that Jesus might have been able to clarify a lot of issues had He written in some other medium besides the sand. I often wonder why He didn't. One of the reasons we are dealing with the explosion of digital issues now instead of 1,000 to 1,700 years ago is that Christians perpetrated the worst act of arson in destroying the Library at Alexandria. Regardless of the theoretical thought and justification that goes into religious dogma and practice down through the ages, I often wonder if Jesus would be proud of Christianity as it has been practiced.

Few Christian writers advance the proposition however that Jesus might have been able to clarify a lot of issues had He written in some other medium besides the sand. I often wonder why He didn’t.

]]> Comment on Library Avenger Dons Her Cape. by fraudnot http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/365/#comment-201 fraudnot Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:04:09 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=365#comment-201 I think it it arrogant and insensitive in general for anyone to look down on the challenges faced by others in occupations unlike their own. I can imagine the personal toll taken on someone trying to find answers for those who have few good avenues available would take a lasting toll on the librarian, particularly one that adds up over time. I think it it arrogant and insensitive in general for anyone to look down on the challenges faced by others in occupations unlike their own. I can imagine the personal toll taken on someone trying to find answers for those who have few good avenues available would take a lasting toll on the librarian, particularly one that adds up over time.

]]> Comment on Library Avenger Dons Her Cape. by Richard of Spenard http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/365/#comment-200 Richard of Spenard Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:02:50 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=365#comment-200 If it is beyond their understanding, it is fair game for ridicule. So, hang in there Library Avenger. Do the best job you know how. Feel compassion for those who deserve it. When he was alive, Abraham Lincoln was belittled, and called a "Baboon" by the learned press of the day. So, you are in good company. If it is beyond their understanding, it is fair game for ridicule.
So, hang in there Library Avenger. Do the best job you know how. Feel compassion for those who deserve it. When he was alive, Abraham Lincoln was belittled, and called a “Baboon” by the learned press of the day. So, you are in good company.

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]]> Comment on barbarbar by briznack http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/barbarbar/#comment-128 briznack Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:22:26 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-128 I had the same problem at first with the common knowledge thing. It seemed pointless to justify and cite reasons for things that are obviously well known. But in a certain class I am in, it is all to necessary. I had the same problem at first with the common knowledge thing. It seemed pointless to justify and cite reasons for things that are obviously well known. But in a certain class I am in, it is all to necessary.

]]> Comment on writing about core values by accidentalbloggist http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/comps-question/#comment-127 accidentalbloggist Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:33:44 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-127 intellectual freedom - another core value. I like this library thing better and better all the time. intellectual freedom – another core value. I like this library thing better and better all the time.

]]> Comment on writing about core values by Linda Summers http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/comps-question/#comment-126 Linda Summers Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:10:25 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-126 It's refreshing to know that at least some within Oklahoma's borders realize that life truly is not that simple. It’s refreshing to know that at least some within Oklahoma’s borders realize that life truly is not that simple.

]]> Comment on don’t tell your family you’re voting for Obama by Linda Summers http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/dont-tell-your-family-youre-voting-for-obama/#comment-125 Linda Summers Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:02:16 +0000 http://accidentalbloggist.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-125 Your what?!?! (you silly person ;-) Seriously, thanks for the psychological support. I really like how your blog is evolving. I hope you decide to continue after your "time" with Doc Martens is complete. Your what?!?! (you silly person ;-)

Seriously, thanks for the psychological support. I really like how your blog is evolving. I hope you decide to continue after your “time” with Doc Martens is complete.

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