Reflecting on the year 2007
Reflection on the year 2007, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2007
78 posts
Merry Christmas
As a teenager Christmas brings deeper thoughts. God sent his son into the world to save sinners.
Christianity
Dare to Dream by Yanni
Yanni's 1992 release, wordless music for reflection. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity, a heart-pounding spy thriller, a man is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea with no memory, bullet wounds, and a microfilm in his hip pointing to a Swiss bank account.
Books
Monthly update #0211 • November 2007
Monthly update 211 • November 2007 • 2007-11-01 - 2007-11-30
Monthly Updates
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
In Bad Luck and Trouble, Reacher reunites his old Army MP unit after a member’s murder, uncovering a plot targeting them over a past case.
Books
Shepherd Moons by Enya
Enya's lush 1991 album deepened her signature sound, a serene Celtic record I found years after its release.
Music
What is systemkeychain?
If you see systemkeychain running on your Mac, here is what this system keychain process does.
Mac
A Story of Surveillance
He said the NSA built a special room to receive data streamed through an AT&T Internet room containing “peering links,” or major connections to other telecom providers.
Gems
The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Circle, a thrilling Cold War mystery, two top-secret spies, American Brandon Scofield and Soviet Vasili Taleniekov, bitter rivals with a shared past, must team up to stop a mysterious global plot.
Books
What is fseventsd?
If you see fseventsd running on your Mac, here is what this file system events process does and why it matters.
Mac
Monthly update #0210 • October 2007
Monthly update 210 • October 2007 • 2007-10-01 - 2007-10-31
Monthly Updates
The Hard Way by Lee Child
The Hard Way begins with Reacher witnessing a ransom drop in New York, hired to recover a kidnapped wife from a mercenary crew.
Books
Change Your World by Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith's 1992 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Masters of Chant Chapter VI by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2007 album turns more modern hits into solemn chant, from a Queen anthem to a Coldplay ballad.
Music
The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Holcroft Covenant, set in the late 1970s, a New York architect named Noel Holcroft stumbles upon a shocking secret. He’s the heir to a massive fortune linked to a clandestine agreement made by his Nazi officer father and two others during World War II.
Books
Monthly update #0209 • September 2007
Monthly update 209 • September 2007 • 2007-09-01 - 2007-09-30
Monthly Updates
One Shot by Lee Child
In One Shot, a sniper kills five in an Indiana city, but Reacher doubts the accused's guilt and investigates a frame job tied to local corruption.
Books
Ratatouille
Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird, follows Remy, a rat who dreams of cooking. Patton Oswalt voices Remy with keen nose and big heart. He lives in Paris. Lou Romano acts as Linguini, the clumsy kitchen boy who teams with Remy.
Movies
What is usbd?
If you see usbd running on your Mac, here is what this USB management process does.
Mac
Kutless by Kutless
Kutless's 2002 self-titled debut is hard-edged Christian rock, loud and honest about doubt, grace, and need.
Music
iPhone orientation detection
Here is the most basic JavaScript to get the iPhone orientation detection going...
Development
We Cry Out by Jesus Culture
Jesus Culture's fervent 2007 live album captures young, unrestrained worship, including the now-beloved How He Loves.
Music
The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Chancellor Manuscript, a heart-pounding conspiracy thriller, novelist Peter Chancellor, mourning the loss of his family, uncovers a terrifying rumor: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s death was no accident...
Books
Monthly update #0208 • August 2007
Monthly update 208 • August 2007 • 2007-08-01 - 2007-08-31
Monthly Updates