And there's so many pictures to look at I figured I'd better post them separately. It helps to have an appreciation for one's camera!
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| Regionals 2010 |
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| Nationals 2010 |
Enjoy
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Out to lunch?
Double post! These titles went together too well to be one :)
And there's so many pictures to look at I figured I'd better post them separately. It helps to have an appreciation for one's camera!
Enjoy
And there's so many pictures to look at I figured I'd better post them separately. It helps to have an appreciation for one's camera!
Enjoy
AWOL or --
Howdy!
Yep, that's me folks. I shan't comment on the time since last time was now... except for what I just said, and that may remain a mystery for a while.
What follows is both a couple excerpts from life and a somewhat reasonable stream of consciousness. If it was on my mind, there's a chance you'll be seeing it on your screen.
("These are the tales of a wanderer looking for adventure, and what an adventure he finds! Coming to computers near you!")
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Geekiness from last month aside... not many complaints about the new computer. It's very nice actually. Fairly fast processor (2.4GHZ), 1GB video card, 4GB RAM, 9 cell battery, runs both Kubuntu and Windows 7 reasonable, though I'm still working on that hardware acceleration issue...
Ross managed to rip Dr. Who dvds to his hard drive, so I moved those over to mine and will be taking it with me :)
Oh wait, did I just go geeky again?
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:A rant about the ideology of ages follows.:
There's clearly some value that our society places on the idea of age, beyond the basic idea of young, middle aged, and elder, beyond generational distinctions, beyond even what the government or insurance companies require to make "important" decisions (never question the bureaucracy!). Ask a young child their age and they may respond "six going on seven!!" For those in their teenage years, 15 and 16 may be different worlds, much less times. Beyond 40 some will tell you very emphatically that they're not a day older than 42 or some such age. Those older than 70, while they have much less of the tendency, may in fact be going for a family record (okay I was stretching with that one).
I was going to go into detail on this, but a little bit of research later, and it turns out there's not a whole lot that I can tell -- 48 hours and a lot of reading, maybe I could tell you something you don't already know.
Something you probably do already know -- a quick glance through the Old Testament sure says a lot about elders. They are the ... well... elders. They sit at the gates and talk, they carry out the letter of the law from the prophets to the people, they give counsel to those who need it.
The wisdom of the elders is something that should not be underestimated, especially by those who most need wisdom. For some reason, living longer gives one a lot of experience, can you imagine that!
As for the young, what most easily comes to mind is the idea of innocence, faith like a child, being awe-struck by what seems to be everything. These are not hard to find if you really look. We are told that faith like a mustard seed, child-like undoubting faith, is what moves mountains. And can't a child move a mountain if they're determined enough?
Not in the literal sense no. But I'm sure the parents in the crowd can attest to the sometimes incredible tenacity of those younger than 10?
Well here's the point I was going to make, but I'm not sure it can be made anymore: For those of us who fall into general categories, what difference does a year here or a year there make? When you first meet somebody do you ask them how old they are or do you ask about what interests them? Or if you've known somebody five years and can't remember their age, does it matter? Sure there is a level of maturity that a 20 year old has over an 18 year old, but does that apply to separate individuals? Again you can look at individuals and say "that person is mature beyond their age" or of another "they are very immature" (referring to people as long as 20 years apart) -- what relativity gives us these ideas? When you come to expect something of somebody because of their age, you're not looking at them anymore, just a (dare I say it) stereotype.
Human beings, man, we are given the responsibility of taking care of creation. We are created, and God's most loved creations. Surely that says something about each man, woman, or child? They're made with a purpose, with a plan, as somebody separate from the rest of the world. Individuals -- what a concept!
:End rather unorganized monologue:
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For those who might wonder, I've done a lot of traveling lately. Yes but Peter, don't you always do a lot of traveling you say? Certainly. I love traveling :)
A brief glance at a calendar recalls to mind these occasions: NCFCA Region IV Regionals, in Austin at Concordia University, a visit to Houston for a graduation and beach party (yes it was the first time in 15 years I'd been to a beach), New Student Conference at Texas A&M (with all that information overload), NCFCA Nationals in Virginia Beach (Somebody offered me a ride), another trip to Houston today for the ICOM end of year party (I love my club!!), and tomorrow departure for Stillwater Oklahoma. I've certainly got my fill of traveling this year.
I know how much you like pictures. They're forthcoming, and some of you may have already seen them...
The rest of the pictures will have to wait until I've actually taken them :)
So this is it, farewell for now! If you're reading this, there's a good chance that I'll be around there sometime soon... then again, there's a good chance that I won't. We'll see.
God bless!
-Petr
Yep, that's me folks. I shan't comment on the time since last time was now... except for what I just said, and that may remain a mystery for a while.
What follows is both a couple excerpts from life and a somewhat reasonable stream of consciousness. If it was on my mind, there's a chance you'll be seeing it on your screen.
("These are the tales of a wanderer looking for adventure, and what an adventure he finds! Coming to computers near you!")
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Geekiness from last month aside... not many complaints about the new computer. It's very nice actually. Fairly fast processor (2.4GHZ), 1GB video card, 4GB RAM, 9 cell battery, runs both Kubuntu and Windows 7 reasonable, though I'm still working on that hardware acceleration issue...
Ross managed to rip Dr. Who dvds to his hard drive, so I moved those over to mine and will be taking it with me :)
Oh wait, did I just go geeky again?
________________________________________________________________________________________________
:A rant about the ideology of ages follows.:
There's clearly some value that our society places on the idea of age, beyond the basic idea of young, middle aged, and elder, beyond generational distinctions, beyond even what the government or insurance companies require to make "important" decisions (never question the bureaucracy!). Ask a young child their age and they may respond "six going on seven!!" For those in their teenage years, 15 and 16 may be different worlds, much less times. Beyond 40 some will tell you very emphatically that they're not a day older than 42 or some such age. Those older than 70, while they have much less of the tendency, may in fact be going for a family record (okay I was stretching with that one).
I was going to go into detail on this, but a little bit of research later, and it turns out there's not a whole lot that I can tell -- 48 hours and a lot of reading, maybe I could tell you something you don't already know.
Something you probably do already know -- a quick glance through the Old Testament sure says a lot about elders. They are the ... well... elders. They sit at the gates and talk, they carry out the letter of the law from the prophets to the people, they give counsel to those who need it.
The wisdom of the elders is something that should not be underestimated, especially by those who most need wisdom. For some reason, living longer gives one a lot of experience, can you imagine that!
As for the young, what most easily comes to mind is the idea of innocence, faith like a child, being awe-struck by what seems to be everything. These are not hard to find if you really look. We are told that faith like a mustard seed, child-like undoubting faith, is what moves mountains. And can't a child move a mountain if they're determined enough?
Not in the literal sense no. But I'm sure the parents in the crowd can attest to the sometimes incredible tenacity of those younger than 10?
Well here's the point I was going to make, but I'm not sure it can be made anymore: For those of us who fall into general categories, what difference does a year here or a year there make? When you first meet somebody do you ask them how old they are or do you ask about what interests them? Or if you've known somebody five years and can't remember their age, does it matter? Sure there is a level of maturity that a 20 year old has over an 18 year old, but does that apply to separate individuals? Again you can look at individuals and say "that person is mature beyond their age" or of another "they are very immature" (referring to people as long as 20 years apart) -- what relativity gives us these ideas? When you come to expect something of somebody because of their age, you're not looking at them anymore, just a (dare I say it) stereotype.
Human beings, man, we are given the responsibility of taking care of creation. We are created, and God's most loved creations. Surely that says something about each man, woman, or child? They're made with a purpose, with a plan, as somebody separate from the rest of the world. Individuals -- what a concept!
:End rather unorganized monologue:
________________________________________________________________________________________________
For those who might wonder, I've done a lot of traveling lately. Yes but Peter, don't you always do a lot of traveling you say? Certainly. I love traveling :)
A brief glance at a calendar recalls to mind these occasions: NCFCA Region IV Regionals, in Austin at Concordia University, a visit to Houston for a graduation and beach party (yes it was the first time in 15 years I'd been to a beach), New Student Conference at Texas A&M (with all that information overload), NCFCA Nationals in Virginia Beach (Somebody offered me a ride), another trip to Houston today for the ICOM end of year party (I love my club!!), and tomorrow departure for Stillwater Oklahoma. I've certainly got my fill of traveling this year.
I know how much you like pictures. They're forthcoming, and some of you may have already seen them...
The rest of the pictures will have to wait until I've actually taken them :)
So this is it, farewell for now! If you're reading this, there's a good chance that I'll be around there sometime soon... then again, there's a good chance that I won't. We'll see.
God bless!
-Petr
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