Jenni Discusses Herself

See the LiveJournal entry at http://marwalk.livejournal.com

Jenni confronts Nash with a fearlessness that only she can possess.

Enjoy.

Direct link to this item is at http://marwalk.livejournal.com/4686.html

mcw

Preparations for More Brickwork at Courthouse Village – 081227

Notice small white tarp-tents on the bypass side of the other construction on Old Battlefield Blvd.

Here are the latest pictures, going clockwise starting at the schoolyard:
See Spotsylvania Courthouse Village—Chronology in Pictures to see the abbreviations spelled out.

• SYW (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
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• RACSB (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
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• SLDR (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
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• BRE3 (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
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• BRE1 (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
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• OBB (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …

mcw

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The Strange Perfect Woman

See the LiveJournal entry at http://marwalk.livejournal.com.

Penelope, Comet, and Felice wonder how this woman can remain so poised in the company of known evil men.

Enjoy.

Direct link to this item is at http://marwalk.livejournal.com/4405.html

mcw

FredPod 081221 Ogg Vorbis Version

FredPod, a podcast about creativity and technology from the Fredericksburg, Virginia area.

This program was recorded on December 21, 2008, and today’s topics will include:
Recent file releases on SourceForge. Selections from “yum info recent” on the Fedora project, and the Latest from FredLUG.

Today’s feature is a reading by yours truly of The Night Before Christmas. And we’ll close with a Creative Commons work: “Winter Song,” by Cheryl Ann Fulton.

Get the audio file at FredPod-Program-081221.ogg
Note: This version of the FredPod podcast is published in the open source Ogg Vorbis codec format. Get a free player for your computer at http://www.vorbis.com/software/. There also is an MP3 version at http://marwalk.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-21T16_01_50-08_00 if you prefer that file format.

Give the Man His Due

For most of us, observing or experiencing injustice, or even reading or hearing about it, stirs up righteous indignation inside. Justly so, and there’s plenty of injustice around; some committed by victims of other unjust acts, both great and small.

On the surface, Jesus’ teaching on this subject seems almost counterintuitive. Jesus seems to be telling us to throw in our lot with the Man (http://www.urbandictionary.com), and do his bidding regardless as to whether the Man deserves it. Never mind that the Man is “a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered,” an accusation that the Man himself in Jesus’ parable does not dispute.

What clarifies the matter is that ultimately we are serving God in our work, regardless as to the worthiness of the Man. When we are “obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ,” we are not approving the Man’s wrongdoing. Instead, we are demonstrating to the Man how he ought to be treating us.

We may rest assured that God will judge the Man, and the rest of us too, more righteously and thoroughly than we ever could hope to do ourselves.

And let us even more also render to the righteous Son of Man, in whom there is no injustice, His due.

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Matthew 5:41-48; 22:15-22; and 25:15-30 and Ephesians 6:5-9
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The Gospel According To Matthew

5:41 And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.

5:42 Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you
turn you not away.

5:43 You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your
neighbor, and hate your enemy.

5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use
you, and persecute you;

5:45 That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends
rain on the just and on the unjust.

5:46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? do not
even the publicans the same?

5:47 And if you salute your brothers only, what do you more than
others? do not even the publicans so?

5:48 Be you therefore perfect, just as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect.

…

22:15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
entangle him in his talk.

22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians,
saying, Master, we know that you are true, and teach the way of God in
truth, neither care you for any man: for you regard not the person of
men.

22:17 Tell us therefore, What think you? Is it lawful to give tribute
unto Caesar, or not?

22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt you
me, you hypocrites?

22:19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.

22:20 And he says unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

22:21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then says he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the
things that are God’s.

22:22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him,
and went their way.

…

25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man according to his own ability; and
immediately took his journey.

25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with
the same, and made them other five talents.

25:17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

25:18 But he that had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid
his lord’s money.

25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and reckons
with them.

25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other
five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, you good and faithful
servant: you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you
ruler over many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

25:22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, you
delivered unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents
beside them.

25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant;
you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over
many things: enter you into the joy of your lord.

25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and
gathering where you have not scattered:

25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the earth: lo,
there you have that which is yours.

25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, You wicked and slothful
servant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I
have not scattered:

25:27 You ought therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and
then at my coming I should have received my own with interest.

25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which
has ten talents.

25:29 For unto every one that has shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that has not shall be taken away even that
which he has.

25:30 And cast you the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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The Letter Of Paul The Apostle To The Ephesians

6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to
the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as
unto Christ;

6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of
Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

6:8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does, the same shall he
receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

6:9 And, you masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing
threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is
there respect of persons with him.

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Bible text is from THE KING JAMES BIBLE CLARIFIED NEW TESTAMENT, Version 1.1, Public Domain
available at http://www.loveallpeople.org/kjvpage.html

Further Progress on Doors on 1st Courthouse Village Building – 081214

Doors best viewed from the angles at SLDR, SYW and RACSB.

Here are the latest pictures, going clockwise starting at the schoolyard:
See Spotsylvania Courthouse Village—Chronology in Pictures to see the abbreviations spelled out.

• SYW (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …
• RACSB (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …
• SLDR (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …
• BRE3 (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …
• BRE1 (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …
• OBB (click thumbnail for larger picture in your web browser)
  
  …

mcw

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FredPod 081214 Ogg Vorbis Version

FredPod, a podcast about creativity and technology from the Fredericksburg, Virginia area. 

This program was recorded on December 14, 2008, and today’s topics will include:  Recent file releases on SourceForge.  Selections from “yum info recent” on the Fedora project. The Latest from FredLUG. 

Today’s feature is an interview with Jeri, a community service volunteer, and we’ll close with a Creative Commons work from Tanya Tomkins and Eric Zivian.

Get the audio file at FredPod-Program-081214.ogg
Note: This version of the FredPod podcast is published in the open source Ogg Vorbis codec format. Get a free player for your computer at http://www.vorbis.com/software/. There also is an MP3 version at http://marwalk.podomatic.com/entry/2008-12-14T23_41_50-08_00 if you prefer that file format.

Renewable Energy the Only Viable Option

Although it has been a while since I last added an item on renewalbe energy at http://www.marwalk.com/Technology.html, it has been heartening to see a steady stream of news on alternative energy advances.

The alternative, naturally, is to traditional fossil fuels.  All of them, especially coal and oil.  Personally, I’ve had enough of breathing the fumes of cars and trucks on the highway, and avoid getting behind a smoking clunker if at all possible.

Aside from the geopolitical and natural disaster scenarios, renewable energy is making more personal, business, and community sense on its own merits with each advancing day.  Everybody wins.

Looking for more advacement to follow.

mcw

Linux & Other Open Source Software

Mark’s Linux Notes

References to Linux Utilities and Applications

I’ve noticed that a lot of the traffic to marwalk.com is to the Mark’s Linux Notes page available through http://www.marwalk.com/Technology.html.

My favorite Linux distribution is Fedora; I’m writing this on the computer I assembled for this purpose that is currently running Fedora 10 x86_64.  I love it, and am a KDE aficionado too.  I’ve also tried Debian, DSL, SUSE, and Ubuntu; but keep coming back to Fedora.  It’s all good; really.

Central to the use of Linux is the GNU General Public License.  Along with it is a viable open source business model that can provide real revenue for persons and companies that care to apply it seriously.   Perhaps the most well known successful company is Red Hat, but there are many others.

The Fedora project is careful to avoid software encumbered with non-open licenses.  Even with that diligence, it is amazing the degree of functionality there is without those proprietary elements.

The philosophy surrounding Linix is close to my heart, and without spiteful barbs at more traditional business models, I take pleasure in promoting it.

mcw

Mac OS X Things

Mark’s Mac Notes

References to Mac Utilities and Applications (OS X)

I’ve noticed that a lot of the traffic to marwalk.com is to the Mark’s Mac Notes page available through http://www.marwalk.com/Technology.html.

One thing that’s been on my to-do list for just about a year now, is to post the pictures and steps I took when I installed a 250GB hard drive in my MacBook Pro.  The information is still pertinent for anyone who wants to upgrade their MacBook themselves.  It’s very easy to fill up just about any size drive; seems that hard drive space is like highway pavement:  add another lane and the cars will come to fill it.

I might not have as much to say about things Mac as other topics, but there are some Mac apps and utilities that I use daily, and those will be worthy of mention here.

mcw