Good Friday
Good Friday now speaks to me as a young adult. The death of Jesus on the cross inspires daily living.
Christianity
Blog
Useful macOS defaults: Dock
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dock, controlling the Dock's look, size, position, and behaviour.
Mac
Masters of Chant Chapter II by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2001 second volume of chant covers, a richer set I came to after the first record.
Music
What is scsid?
If you see scsid running on your Mac, here is what this storage communication process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0238 • February 2010
Monthly update 238 • February 2010 • 2010-02-01 - 2010-02-28
Monthly Updates
De Cock en het lijk in de kerstnacht by A.C. Baantjer
On Christmas night a young woman's body is pulled from an Amsterdam canal. The dead woman was strangled and pregnant, and De Cock wants to close the case fast.
Books
Timeless by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 1997 release, a crossover of pop and the classical voice. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
De Cock en de wurger op zondag by A.C. Baantjer
Detective De Cock is called back from his holiday to take over a stalled murder case. A sex worker has been killed and the trail has gone cold.
Books
For Those Who Wait by Fireflight
Fireflight's 2010 album, ten tracks of melodic Christian rock about holding on through the hard stretch.
Music
Tonight by TobyMac
TobyMac's 2010 record, a bright mix of hip hop and pop rock with hope wired into every beat.
Music
What is VDCAssistant?
If you see VDCAssistant running on your Mac, here is what this camera assistant process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0237 • January 2010
Monthly update 237 • January 2010 • 2010-01-01 - 2010-01-31
Monthly Updates
The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling espionage novel, The Cobra, the U.S. President calls upon Paul Devereaux, a retired CIA operative known as “The Cobra,” to take down the global cocaine trade.
Books
iMok
iMok is intended as a kind of notepad to record what your colleagues or friends drink: coffee with milk, two lumps of sugar or maybe just black.
Projects
Across the Earth: Tear Down the Walls by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2009 live worship album, urgent and youthful praise built for big, open singing.
Music
The Unforgettable Fire by U2
U2's atmospheric 1984 album, the record where they reached past anthems toward something stranger, found by me much later.
Music
Avenger by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling novel, Avenger, Calvin Dexter, a former Vietnam War tunnel rat turned lawyer and vigilante, embarks on a personal quest to hunt down Zoran Zilic, a Serbian war criminal responsible for a horrific murder.
Books
What is nfsd?
If you see nfsd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and whether you need it.
Mac
De Cock en een strop voor Bobby by A.C. Baantjer
A young detective cannot let go of a sex worker's death and starts to dig into the reasons behind it. This is the first book in the long De Cock series.
Books
Monthly update #0236 • December 2009
Monthly update 236 • December 2009 • 2009-12-01 - 2009-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2009
Reflection on the year 2009, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Merry Christmas
I appreciate the full Christmas story more each year. God became man in the person of Jesus.
Christianity
Up
Up (2009), directed by Pete Docter, tells the tale of Carl Fredricksen, an old man who ties balloons to his house. Ed Asner voices Carl with gruff heart. He lost his wife Ellie. Christopher Plummer acts as Charles Muntz, the explorer gone wrong.
Movies
Christmas by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 1997 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Monthly update #0235 • November 2009
Monthly update 235 • November 2009 • 2009-11-01 - 2009-11-30
Monthly Updates