JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-30
April 30, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @eoinmorgan r u kidding? CA fires & earthquakes usually show in twitter 1st & the plane landing in the Hudson on twitter 1st in reply to eoinmorgan #
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JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-29
April 29, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Listening to: Sheryl Crow – Perfect Lie http://tinyurl.com/ysesl9 #
- Run & gun all day, already seen feinstein & library of congress… #
- Doing research in the Library of Congress using Window 95! Talk about back 2 the future http://twitpic.com/47qgn #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-28
April 28, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @EMDTLisa I fully expect a working demo 3-d virtual environment when i get back from DC in reply to EMDTLisa #
- Beautiful 1st Full Day in DC… So why am sitting here grading student work? Oh yeah, free wifi #
- Was just told by @girlgeek77 that I’ve been active on twitter for 805 days. omg, that’s only 794 more days than Oprah #
- Listening to: Sheryl Crow – All I Wanna Do http://tinyurl.com/2367ze #
- Ali & Sue’s little red school-house with unfortune NCLB reference in front DoE bldg. Fire sale? http://twitpic.com/45rgy #
- A good walk NOT ruined http://twitpic.com/45xo5 #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27
April 27, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Driving from Richmind 2 DC, lola wants 2 come along http://twitpic.com/43lty #
- @EMDTLisa given the earlier battery problem i’d go w/ the funky light pen in reply to EMDTLisa #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-26
April 26, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Legends paying the bill, lots of cash, while the singer does his nest Neil Young #
- Lots of sun & wine on Sat. Hoping 4 beer & sun 4 Sunday #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-25
April 25, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @fittorrent good thoughts in reply to fittorrent #
- @fittorrent good thoughts 4 ur full recovery. in reply to fittorrent #
- Woke up 2 “Thank U” by alanis morissette, seems appropriate. Haven’t listened 2 her in months. Heading 2 DC in hours. #
- Arrival @airport safely thx 2 dan 4 that,planted @ gate56 waiting 4 boarding. Happy 80th bd dad, wish I could be there. #
- Good bye Orlando … for now #
- Just arrived @ the gate @ Reagan international in DC. Got the planes part of “trains, planes & automobiles” done. T,P&A& wine.
# - Made it from the DC airport 2 the metro 2 the amtrak station & only got turned once… wish Orlando had a decent metro-rail #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-24
April 24, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- @BadAstronomer what I love is when your interviews show up in history channel apocalypse/Xian end-times programs. What, tim lahay was busy? in reply to BadAstronomer #
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Share this Post[?] Intellectualism and conservative religion
April 23, 2009 by joe.bustillos
Filed under In the Valley of the Shadow of Doubt, education re-examined
Is there a fundamental conflict for someone to be an intellectual and a believer in conservative religion? The recent Bill Maher film, Religulous, would have one believe that most people surrender their minds when they surrender their hearts to religion.
Having attended four private Christian universities my impression has been that there are very smart people on both side of the discussion. In fact, in the movie, Maher expressed frustration when addressing the “Truckers for Jesus” gathering that they appear to be intelligent gentlemen, but he couldn’t reconcile that with how they could believe in a literal talking snake from the Expulsion from Eden narrative in the book of Genesis. Looking for a different take on this possible conflict between rationalism and religion, I explored a book titled, “Did The Greeks Believe In Their Myths,” by Paul Veyne (1988), professor of Roman history at the University of France.
When I began this exploration I assumed a basic Western point of view, being that before the Renaissance and the following Age of Reason and Science, that the centers for learning, philosophy, government and culture were interpreted through religion and faith. Given this general understanding one might also be led to assume that the Ancients were somehow less intelligent than modern men. Stone and bronze tools versus lasers and computer-precision tools, astrology versus astrophysics, mythology versus historical critical analysis, one might see some credence to this sense of “less intelligent.” Of course all of this comes crashing down when one considers the surviving record left behind by Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Galen the physician and the obvious brilliance of the whole chorus of ancient voices. So how did these brilliant thinkers deal with the religion and mythology of their day? For some reason the lyrics, “Same as it ever was” runs through my mind. Same as it ever was indeed, but Veyne would point out some noted exceptions.
Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-22
April 22, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- perfect. 2day’s lunch featured a back molar thx 2 a crown that chose now 2 come off. I leave 4 DC in 2 days. Yay teeth #
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Share this Post[?] JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2009-04-21
April 21, 2009 by joe.bustillos
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- Family should be gathering @ brother’s place after sister-in-law’s memorial. miss u connie. pic from last xmas: http://tinyurl.com/d3f3cf #
- gonna be out of the office next week, but wanna stay connected, looking 4 suggestions 4 a good IM client 4 the iPhone, besides the skype app #
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