February 2010
47 posts
20 things that happen in 1 minute - Blake...
via blakehuggins.posterous.com great graphic Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
my new twitter background - I'm easily amused. lol...
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my new twitter background - I'm easily amused. lol
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January 2010
68 posts
Suggestions for speakers at a "missional"...
Since I don’t like people whining about something and not offering any suggestions, here is my list (incomplete) for non white and/or females who I think embody missional and would make spectacular speakers at MissionShift. Alise Barrymore David Ramos Eliacin Rosario-Cruz Melvin Bray Anthony Smith Kathy Escobar Posted via email from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Missional: this movement officially brought to you...
I call ‘em like I see ‘em.Hopefully if there are women or non whites they plan to bring it up now. http://www.missionshiftconference.com Posted via email from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Driving | get born > a great essay
via getbornmag.com by Lisa Gorsuch Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
How to Suck at Facebook - The Oatmeal
via theoatmeal.com ROFLOL oh The Oatmeal, you are so funny Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Covering up is a feminist issue | PhD in Parenting
via phdinparenting.com I especially like the first part of this piece Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
my kids tend to reveal a little too much...
We were standing in line at the post office the other day and Aliyah asked “Mom, do you ever wear panties? How about with pants?” Now, since I’m posting this on a public blog I’m obviously not shy about much of anything but there was something a little awkward about that revelation considering the creepy looking man right behind me holding the suspicious looking package who...
NASA - Now a Stationary Research Platform, NASA's...
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daydream thought experiment: what would I go back...
I never got my college degree. I do fine without one. But I’d like to go back to school someday, I’m just not sure what I’d go back for. So while I design logos today, I’m daydreaming about it. Posted via email from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal
via theoatmeal.com Fantastic! Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Antique Radio Tuning Dials - another awesome post...
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Beverly Hsu - Helvetica Cookie Cutters - LOVE!
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Aliyah - "can I have more statues" (talking about...
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How teenage access to pornography is killing...
via entertainment.timesonline.co.uk This is so devastatingly sad. We have GOT to have more conversations about this in a way that isn’t just about “it makes Jesus sad”. There are valid and important reasons to limit if not eliminate porn from our social visual “vocabulary” and more discussion needs to happen especially amongst those who aren’t religious. I...
this is why men get caught...
John Edwards sex tapes reportedly discovered.Part of the appeal of having an affair must be people knowing….or the threat of being found out. Because sex tapes, undeleted text messages, emails, IM conversations etc. are the downfall of so many men. It doesn’t seem to be the same for women who have affairs, which is why I’m singling out men. be faithful. But if you aren’t,...
Post Christian | Signs of Life part 4 – Postmodern...
via postchristianblog.com Signs of life in post modern faith. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
140 Named Colors - ColorSchemer Blog
The ColorSchemer Blog is powered by WordPress Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS). via colorschemer.com Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
New From Hasbeen Village Games! « The Online...
via itodyaso.wordpress.com click to read. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Unity in hate! « The Online Discernmentalist Mafia...
via itodyaso.wordpress.com LOL click the link to read Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Bail Burden Keeps U.S. Jails Stuffed With Inmates...
via npr.org I just heard this in the car on the way home from getting David and it’s one of the more disturbing things I’ve heard about our prison system. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Free For All: Rediscovering the Bible in Community
via freeforallbook.com Website designed by me and coded by Jonathan Stegall http://jonathanstegall.com/ - a great event .. and FREE :) Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Color + Design Blog / Interior Trends: Yellow +...
via colourlovers.com When I have a house I can paint, I would love to have a room in this color scheme and then another room in blues and greens - yep. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Why Big Ag Won't Feed the World - The Atlantic...
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Reflections of an Afro-Christian Scholar: Until It...
Until It Happens to Me When poor Americans are dependent on governmental aid in order to feed their families, they are welfare queens and lazy parasites who would rather leech off honest taxpayers than get up in the morning to go to work. The circumstances of generational poverty, economic despair, and structural discrimination that may have led them to government aid does not matter. ...
what happens to the mysterious medical savings...
This was an IM account my huband and I just created after discovering that our medical savings plan JUST NOW mailed our reimbursement check from December. David: it’s mailed from fricken south africa. via camel to india via llama to iran where the llama rider will be arrested for spying. and then they’ll have to resend via another route via antarica. through south america Me: they...
something you just have to accept at some point
Your spouse is not a beautiful wooden puppet. He/she changes, grows, evolves and FUCKS UP REALLY REALLY BAD sometimes (like, growing nose, turning into an ass and getting eaten by a fish kind of fucking up). That’s called real life. I think at some point, in every partnership, you discover this and you are faced with the choice - are you going to allow yourself to grieve the loss of the...
Robert Downey Jr. Pictures - 67th Annual Golden...
via zimbio.com I’m normally not one for fawning over celebrities or paying much attention to awards (I’m married to an actor, it takes the allure out of the industry pretty quickly) but I really enjoyed Downey in Sherlock Holmes and I’m glad to see he won a Golden Globe for it…and he’s pulled himself out of a very dark place and I admire that. Posted via web ...
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: student project
via jimtierneyart.com GORGEOUS Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Cartogrammar.com | Blog » Mapping a whole darn...
—> via cartogrammar.com I’m not sure what this says about me but I’m completely fascinated by this and think it’s possibly one of the coolest things I’ve seen online in at least a year. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Just discovered my 7 year old loves Lisa Loeb
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choices
Sometimes the choices we make are more lasting and deeply affecting than we think they will be at the time. It might help all of humanity (and definitely our intimate relationships) if we learn to make more thoughtful choices. Or as parents are inclined to tell their children - think it through sweetheart, think it through to the end before you make that choice. Posted via email from...
Color + Design Blog / A Big List Of Coloring Books...
via colourlovers.com SO COOL! Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Excellent Book Covers and Paperbacks - Smashing...
via smashingmagazine.com Fun and inspiring book cover collection. Click on the link for the full post Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
knitting in progress and a word about my...
I have 6 projects on needles right now - this seems to be a pattern with me (pardon the pun). When I read, I tend to alternate between 2 or 3 books at a time. When I work on design, I do the same…and the same with knitting. Not very zen of me. Anyway, I’m working on 3 knitted scarves, 1 crochet lace scarf, a pair of yoga socks and a pair of simple socks…and I’m...
a little personal gripe
I have apparently settled into my “personal comfortable 30’s weight” The scale has been stuck at a certain weight ever since Aliyah weaned, it’s a weight about 15 pounds heavier than I’d like to be (not overweight but just not where I personally feel the best). This makes me slightly grumpy because I eat pretty well and exercise a few times a week which means if I...
why?...
Aliyah has been asking a lot of why questions lately. This morning it was “mom, why are there windows?” I’m one of those annoying moms who replies with “why do YOU think there are windows?” She came up with all the reasons I would have given her. When I’m in a good mom frame of mind and allow myself to be present in those moments (instead of getting annoyed at...
Color + Design Blog / 2010 Auto Color Trends by...
via colourlovers.com The only way I ever feel interest in cars - and by the way, I LOVE that green. Click the link to see more. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
surreal
It’s very surreal when and ex who you used to see as a bit liberal now appears practically a flaming fundamentalist. Posted via email from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Faith Matters (promo)
via youtube.com I really like Azariah’s blog http://azariahspeaks.blogspot.com/ even though he doesn’t blog often. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Tom Davis' Blog: important issues to conservative...
via tomdavis.typepad.com disturbing. Tom’s whole post is excellent. Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
diminishing the value of sex
In my experience, conservative evangelicalism and Christian fundamentalism (and I’m sure other types of conservative, fundamentalist religions but evangelicalism is what I’m familiar with) tend to give far too much power to the sex act. And the irony is that in doing so, they actually end up cheapening it just as much as the “secular society” they constantly bemoan. In my...
religious oppression .... more thoughts
There were a few points of note in this piece that I wanted to expound on a bit.Kristof mentions that “religious leaders sanctified existing social structures, instead of pushing for justice.” I think this is a key point. While there is no love lost between me and religion (esp. the institutional kind), I’m not so oppositional and naive as to think that true and widespread...
Op-Ed Columnist - Religion and Women - NYTimes.com
Today, when religious institutions exclude women from their hierarchies and rituals, the inevitable implication is that females are inferior. The Elders are right that religious groups should stand up for a simple ethical principle: any person’s human rights should be sacred, and not depend on something as earthly as their genitals. be sure to read the restvia nytimes.com A great piece from...
Six Degrees Arts: Easy Peasy Yoga - Pilates Socks
via sixdegreesarts.blogspot.com ok, last one for tonight, I promise. I saw a Paton’s pattern for yoga socks in the craft store yesterday - brilliant! Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
Cable Mitts ~ smariek knits
via smariek.blogspot.com but then again, I also need new fingerless mitts Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
msmcknittington: Bombshell Betty, Mark II
Front and back In the back, you can see how the center panel starts out small and then widens. This helps the cap fit closer to the back of the head where it narrows into the neck. Unfortunately, this also means that if you have a lot of hair like I do, you won’t be able to shove it up in the cap anymore. It’s more flattering when your hair is down this way, but Version 1 is...
Third Base Line: Autumnal Knitting: Lotus Hat
via thirdbaseline.blogspot.com I think this will be my next hat project, maybe in a light purple/periwinkle Posted via web from It’s Stochastic! | Comment »
CBC News - Canada - Attack on Canada, U.S is...
Calgary Imam Syed Soharwardy said attacks on Canadian or American soil are essentially attacks on Muslims. (Larry MacDougal/Canadian Press) A group of Canadian and U.S. Islamic leaders on Friday issued a fatwa, or religious edict, declaring that an attack by extremists on the two countries would constitute an attack on the 10 million Muslims living in North America. The 20 imams...