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Well, that was odd: it actually worked. I mean, nothing stops a hungry or wet baby from crying but it even bought us some time.
The sonar sounds remind me of A) submarine warfare movies and B) techno music from Samurai Jack. Which may explain why this particular beat (sway and fade worship music uses it, too, oddly enough, just implemented differently) is so effective in getting alpha state induced.
Alice likes it. The sonar sounds, not the techno.
L published the final deliverable of Phase 1 of the New Christian Project on 2006 July 26 at 10:27 AM. The oversight committee hails Phase 1, which came in early and under budget (although some final billings have not been delivered), a smashing success.
The Phase 1 deliverable has a final name, "ALICE", that will supplant the in-process name of "the baby". Please update your project bulletins accordingly
Well, Yule, I have to preach again on Sunday. Not preach so much as do the "talk". I'm not sure what we call it these days. I'm not sure what we call "us" — the PowerPoint Church got dissolved through a powerplay that was just plain Alpha Chimp not knowing that he was dealing with another troop who simply "knew not Pharaoh, and he was the only one who didn't get screwed. My opinion is that a friend of mine got played, and I think that he and his family are the ones who will bear the burden of Alpha Chimp's decisions. Personally, I call us "Church 2.0" which is a catchy name, I think. But I'm a geek.
So, what to tell them? I always seem to simply say what I need to hear. I know: I should be more connected than that. But I don't seem to have it in me. If I try to give folks, even my youth, something that they need to hear, it never lands. I'm not a professional and clearly I'm not that talented. I'm not ruby lipped and clever tongued. But I can occassionally speak honestly and it sometimes seems like that can work for other people, too. But I really just say what I need to hear.
And I need to hear a lot.
For whatever reason, I got it into my mind that we needed to cover Romans 9. Like an idiot, I decided to cover a passage that I clearly have no understanding of. My discussion of it with the youth back in Chitown was "nope, no one understands this so stop thinking that they do". Not particularly helpful.
Michael Bates, in a recent email, suggested that I take a look at what Julie R. Neidlinger, who besides having a fun last name, recently discussed her total failure at Ken Christian's "adult underachiever test".
(I should note that I have no affiliation or relation with Neidlinger or Christian, but I have spent a couple of enjoyable evenings talking with Bates when I've gone to Tulsa to visit the in-laws.)
I know why Michael thought I would be interested: I spend a great deal of my time dealing with high potentials and considering their plight. I would have to say that my definition of "high potential" and Christian's are probably wildly divergent. Mine are based on a measurable ability to do a particular level of work. Or, if you'd like, on someone's ability to be your boss. The "real boss theory" is based on my reading of Elliott Jaques and his friends, even those he would violently disagree with (such as Luc Hoebeke). I'm not sure what Christian's definition is based on.
To a point these things are true. But to a point they are simply another level of bullshit, since they can be true for anyone depending on what you think. They will never be true of someone like Ken Lay, and perhaps that's another problem.
But let's address Neidlinger's points, since they interesting. Actually, she sounds interesting and her art has enough going on to keep you from being bored.