Monthly Archives: October 2010

A Quote From the Übermensch Religion

Yet, another of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche's Superman consequences. Well said, nonetheless. Interesting music pick. "I'm not dwelling on revenge for past atrocities or looking ahead from what I could personally gain from a few tax breaks, drilling oil wells in … Continue reading

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Rescue of Chilean Miners Teaches U.S. a huge lesson...will they learn it?

A gold mine collapse trapping 33 miners in Chile caused devastation to families. 69 days rescue plan was finally successful in pulling out miners from 700 meters deep drill one by one after calling out from all over the world, … Continue reading

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Silence in the Face of Evil if Evil Itself

I recently purchased Eric Metaxas' new book on "Bonhoeffer". On the cover, there's this famous quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. … Continue reading

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Interesting Land Purchases

While searching for buying farms in the world, I came across a few cheap lands for sales on Ebay. Some deserts in Texas cost about $1.5k - $2.5k with around $70 annual tax. Though still too far beyond me, it … Continue reading

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How to Clean Plastic Eye Glasses Scratches

Presenting: Armour Etch. Bought for around $10 3 oz. from Ebay.   Noted for Plastic eye glasses only as claimed on many websites, although I'm not sure why (I applied the cream to a glass edge of a table surface … Continue reading

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Dual Citizenship, Detested in the Old, Favored in the New

...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, … Continue reading

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MS Word turns into Greek

While typing some words, email addresses, my Microsoft Word 2007 somehow autocorrects the text into Greek letters. The input is also changed into Greek. I've searched online for help to no avail. I had to fool around with the settings … Continue reading

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Joy Luck Club

I came across a cover title of the film Joy Luck Club, which I had watched long time ago. For a moment, I pondered upon its value. It was a movie about mothers immigrated to the States from China in … Continue reading

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World Communion Sunday

I had always been confused by this event, because the Jews celebrated Sukkot and some Christians make it the Day of prayer for the peace of Jerusalem around this time. I was made aware of it in 2008 when my … Continue reading

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Why Moses has two horns in Paintings

In Exodus 34:29, the Latin Vulgate mistranslated the Hebrew word קרן "shine" as "horns" cornuta. Thus, affecting the artists of old. Reference: Adam Clarke's Commentary.

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