A new translation attempts to capture the poetry of the Psalms. The author seems to be striving for literal translation but I suspect that he sometimes sacrifices strict accuracy to make aliteration and rhythm fit. What do you think?
Archive for September, 2007
Are we about to see the rebirth of nuclear power in the United States? From the American Spectator: “ For the first time since 1973, a new application for building a reactor was placed before the federal government.”
It’s about time.
One of the weird things about living in Japan is all the little earthquakes. I can feel my building quivering and my screen is jiggling a bit as I write this.
Minesweeper Geek
22Sep07You know you’re a geek when you feel a thrill of joy when you beat Minesweeper on expert (395 sec.).
I suspect that when you’re an uber-geek it requires a time under 200 seconds to thrill you.
*EDIT* Challenged by EJB, I feel compelled to post my all time highs:
Beginner: 9
Intermediate: 42
Expert: High 200’s don’t recall exact […]
I just took the Civic Literacy Report’s Civics Quiz:
You answered 57 out of 60 correctly — 95.00 %
Average score for this quiz during September: 75.3%Average score since September 18, 2007: 75.3%
The test asks a broad range of question on basic U.S. history, political philosophy and economics. I probably had a bit of an advantage […]
Tarkin’ Like a Pirate, yargh!
20Sep07My hearties, t’day ye all art to start tarkin’ like a pirate. Today is Nartional talk like a pirate day. Yargh! Pass the grog!
Working
19Sep07I’ve been keeping pretty busy and I’ve got a lot to do in the next few days. In the next week the following assignments are due: a presentation on Schumpeter’s Democracy, mark up an article to demonstrate sections, an American History exam, 2 journal article summaries, a literature review and an hypothesis explanation for Econ. […]
Haven’t Done This in Awhile
17Sep07Sorry, I feel a compulsive need every once and awhile. At least I can hide it under a fold now. Click the link below to read my answers to 100 random questions.
