Thoughts En Route

I’m not even going to pretend that I will be able to blog every day this week about the Council of Elders meetings. With my Living University Final Paper and Final Exam still to be completed by 3AM Friday morning, a sermonette to prep for this Sabbath, and an article to write and submit for the Tomorrow’s … Continue reading »

Well, being home lasted a little while! Currently, Beautiful Wife and I are on our way to Charlotte for the spring Council of Elders meeting. (Don’t worry, she’s driving right now, so I can thumb-type safely to my heart’s content…) I really enjoy Council meetings, and while I don’t know how long I will be … Continue reading »

What a treat! My thanks to DC for sending me the link to this, and a big hat tip to Watts Up With That? for posting a link to it. The website firstmenonthemoon.com has assembled an “experience it as it happened” opportunity as you watch video footage from the first orbital lander synced with the dialog … Continue reading »

[NOTE: This was actually written a couple of days ago while we were still in the air, but this is the first time things have settled down enough after our return for me to put it out here. -- WGS] My apologies if some of you had comments waiting in the moderation queue for a … Continue reading »

Well, time to eat some crow… I sit here in a hotel in Akron, looking forward to the Spokesman Club Ladies Event tomorrow morning, and typing this blog post on my new iPad using a wireless keyboard. My negative feelings about the iPad (I quote my first review in full: “Bleh. It’s just a giant … Continue reading »

During my walking routine these days as I work on Wally v.3.0, I enjoy an occasional podcast from reasonablefaith.org which often discusses apologetics issues of the day. I may not always agree with everything Dr. Craig says, but it is still an interesting resource and has provoked some interesting discussion with my wife on long trips. One … Continue reading »

What a wonderful time I had taping a new Tomorrow’s World program today! I’m not sure when it will air, though I know there is a lag of a few months, and I have three “in the can” now that have not yet been completed in post-processing for broadcasting. Actually, it feels wonderfully strange for … Continue reading »

Well, this year’s Unleavened Bread has come and gone! I’m actually writing this on the day before, but I’m going to set it to be published on the Last Day of Unleavened Bread. I often like to write up some of the lessons I’ve learned during the Days of Unleavened Bread, and often these focus … Continue reading »

I see that the Church has kindly reposted a commentary I wrote on Easter! I really liked that one. I’m not always the biggest fan of my own writing, but I tried to make that one simple and straightforward, since I thought that would be the best way for it to have its intended impact. … Continue reading »

Howdy! These have been crazy days, to be sure, and not much blogging on my part. And this post will be little exception! However, I have had a thought turning around in my mind for a few weeks as the Holy Days approached, and I thought I would comment on it — or, rather, refer … Continue reading »

Wow. Here I am transferring stuff from my old iPhone to my new, shiny iPhone 5 and thinking, “Wow, what an amazing little device.” Then, along comes this video in my Inbox, putting me in my place… [Hat tip to DC in Dallas & The Kim Komando Show!]

Please forgive me for the awkward title, but this will likely be a rambling post (coffee drinkers, you might need to caffeine up!) and it was hard to sum it up in something pithy, yet it is all interrelated in some way. It is also poorly edited and quickly written, so beware, lest a misspelling … Continue reading »

I was going to write a post today about a few more dumb rumors and statements out there being made by talebearers and false braggarts who should know better (and some who are apparently too ignorant to know better), but after hearing that Mr. Dennis Luker, president of the UCG, has died it all seemed … Continue reading »

Tomorrow’s World is out with a commentary, hot on the heels of the white smoke: With the election of Francis I of Argentina as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, questions abound. Will he liberalize his church, perhaps relaxing the celibacy requirement for priests and seeking a greater Vatican role in the political … Continue reading »

Today, instead of the regular pre-Sabbath chores my mother-in-law manages the boys through, they are beginning a bit of their deleavening, which (among other things) has me in a “Holy Day” frame of mind, today. I still hope to do this year as I try (with varying degrees of success) to do every year and … Continue reading »

The fast last Sabbath went well here in our area and, for our family, was very encouraging! A good friend told me that Mr. Ames’ sermon in Charlotte was “exceptionally moving” and that the Sabbath was very uplifting. The sermon in our own area was by me, so I will reserve judgment. In other news, … Continue reading »

I’m back from my week in Charlotte! I meant to write this post this past Sunday or Monday, but life has been a little “crazy busy” catching up, and it’s taken me a while to get back into a “normal” swing of things. What a FANTASTIC week I had in Charlotte last week! Most of … Continue reading »

I just wrote such a long response comment on the previous blog post that I thought it ought to be a post in its own right, rather than to let all that typing just sit there in the comments. So here it is, slightly cleaned up (but not much, so please forgive any hasty spelling … Continue reading »

[UPDATE, 2/10/2013: I turned a comment on this post into a follow up post here. Anyone who thinks that somehow we aren't preaching strongly and publicly on these things or who is too "energy challenged" to actually click on the links below to see that they are articles on our flagship magazine, in some cases … Continue reading »

My latest issue of New Scientist has an interesting article about the discovery of four-stranded DNA in cancer cells. “Normal” DNA is a double helix, like a twisted ladder in which two sides are connected by rungs (see animation at right). However, DNA structures with different numbers of strands, three and four, have been studied, as … Continue reading »

So, Super Bowl XLVII is this weekend! Believe it or not, I truly had no idea until today, though I did know it was coming up. (A theme of my life, apparently. Is it always the first Sunday in February, now?) And, believe it or not, I don’t know who’s playing, other than that I … Continue reading »

Howdy, again, and, wow, what unexpected positive feedback I received about the last post on Mr. Armstrong’s choice of 501(c)(3) for the work! I really expected it to be one of those uninteresting posts that is just sort of there for bookkeeping purposes, and, yet, many of you seemed to appreciate it. Thanks much for … Continue reading »

I don’t have much time to post anything, today, so I thought I would do a quick “post and run.” Very recently I was talking with someone who had been confronted by a “friend” on Facebook with a number of false statements and accusations. As I have mentioned before, there are many, many out there … Continue reading »

Feel free and skip today’s post. The recent one about the spirit in man and artificial intelligence is more interesting, and the last one about being hacked and having an old e-mail address of mine used for evil is more functional. But today’s is about the Dresden Codex, the Venus Transit, and a bit more … Continue reading »

A quick warning: Apparently a boat load of e-mails went out from somewhere last night or early this morning that said they were from me but they were not. They used an old (old, old, old) AT&T e-mail address I used to have. I have no idea where all the address came from, but I … Continue reading »

Just thought I’d throw a question out today and see what come of it. Even since I learned BASIC back when everyone was raving about the Apple IIe, I’ve been fascinated by artificial intelligence. I longed to enter a BASIC version of the ELIZA program I had found in a book into my Commodore 64 but … Continue reading »

Just a brief thought today about what I am coming to call “personal canon.” It might seem an odd topic–or, perhaps, a normal topic oddly worded, but, to be honest, it is still a “thought in development,” so hopefully you will bear with me. Most of us are probably familiar with the word “canon” in … Continue reading »

Note: As I mentioned earlier at the beginning of the year, this is the post I had been working on when the telecast came calling (along with the Charlotte weekend) in late December–about the time that my final commentary on the subject was posted (“After the Non-pocalypse” on tomorrowsworld.org). It has sat in my drafts folder … Continue reading »

There were so many things that came to my attention during the end of December when I was consumed by telecast work and the Charlotte weekend, that my “what I wish I’d have posted” list is long. However, I will remedy one of those items on the list here. I enjoy the e-mails I get … Continue reading »

Howdy, everyone! My apologies–wow, it’s been the better part of a month! I did not mean to abandon my blog for so long, but December was crazy busy, so my time was better spent elsewhere. I was able to tape two new Tomorrow’s World programs during that time, though, as well as attend the wonderful Charlotte weekend … Continue reading »

I have been delighted with what I have read so far of Thomas Nagel’s Mind and Cosmos. As fully declared by the book’s subtitle–”Why the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is almost certainly false”–Nagel takes the position that evolution (that is, the concept that life on earth is purely the result of natural selection acting … Continue reading »

The current issue of New Scientist magazine has an article titled “Before the Big Bang: Three Reasons Why the Universe Can’t Have Existed Forever.” It is, effectively, a follow up to their earlier “Genesis problem” story which I mentioned in my Tomorrow’s World article, “Where Did the Universe Come From?” and doesn’t add too much … Continue reading »

Well, I’ve officially declared my old TI-30X IIS as living impaired. It is gone, awaiting the Great Calculator Resurrection (which will never happen, in the event you were curious–calculator religions are notorious for being completely false). You were a good calculator, TI-30X IIS. I first met you when the Society of Actuaries approved you for … Continue reading »

Well, I don’t plan to write much, but at the moment seeing my wife work wonders in the kitchen while I sit here essentially useless has me inspired to say a few brief words. The kids are recognizing one of the unintended consequences of our cutting ties to regular television fare to save a few … Continue reading »

I may be too busy to post tomorrow (currently enjoying a hotel room and a slow start to the morning!), so I thought I would post on this today. With tomorrow’s being November 21, that means we’ll be only one month away from the Great Non-Maya Non-pocalpyse. Saw a nice admission in the news recently … Continue reading »

My wife and I made it back from the Council of Elders meetings last night, and it is good to be home! I’ll save most of my comments for tomorrow, but let me just say here that it was a fantastic session. The comments I made last time certainly apply this time, as well, so … Continue reading »

Well, the election is past, and America has chosen to continue with President Barack Obama for another four years.  I wrote about this in a commentary published on the LCG and Tomorrow’s World websites which were graciously published yesterday, and I won’t revisit that territory here. Though do click through and read it if you haven’t: … Continue reading »

I’ve rediscovered my blog! The time since the beginning of the Fall Holy Days has been crazy, with not only Feast coordination (which went fantastically at the Lake of the Ozarks–thanks to all who pitched in!), but also with Tomorrow’s World Special Presentations (and a hearty thanks to all of you in Iowa, who showed … Continue reading »

While it’s almost a shame to post on this topic when the Feast is moments away from beginning, but until it’s all done I almost feel it’s a duty! Just saw an Associated Press article on Yahoo! News that I thought I would highlight for those looking for such things: “Experts: Mayas prophesized, but not … Continue reading »

The article on Yahoo News yesterday (actually from, Space.com) about discoveries making physicist Miguel Alcubierre’s concept of a warp drive was exciting to read. You can check it out here: “Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say” (Space.com, 9/17/2012). (As a side note, I can see the Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto … Continue reading »

OK, that may seem an odd title. But believe me, there is a connection, even if only in my tiny brain. I didn’t watch any of the political conventions live when they were happening, as, frankly, it’s all nauseating to enough of a degree that I can rarely watch them without becoming too irritated. I did … Continue reading »

I thought some of you might like this. Checking out new stuff on Vi Hart’s YouTube channel tonight (a person whose videos I’ve mentioned before more than once), I came across the Numberphile channel and its video introducing different sizes of infinity — one of my favorite topics. In the event that some of you have never … Continue reading »

For July 4th, today, I’d like a post that focuses on the positive! And rather than fill it with my own ideas, I thought I’d turn to you. As we celebrate the birth of the United States of America–and, thus, the fulfillment of God’s prophecies on the matter–what are some things you are thankful for … Continue reading »

I admit it: I’m excited about the “coming soon” movie adaption of the musical play adaption of the book Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. Here’s the teaser trailer, for those who might be interested (and I should say for the sake of those very interested that this post will contain some spoiler-ish comments for those completely ignorant … Continue reading »

Note: I actually wrote most of this for myself a while back after receiving and reading the “God Issue” if New Scientist magazine, which I mentioned here in the blog at the time. I found it sitting in my documents folder and thought I would post it here after a little freshening up. While I believe … Continue reading »

I saw in my Inbox this morning that there was a commentary by Mr. Meredith concerning homosexual “marriage” and the President’s recent “coming out” on the issue. (You know you can subscribe to Tomorrow’s World commentaries and get them in your e-mail, don’t you?) Very strong and very straightforward. Here’s the first paragraph of the commentary: … Continue reading »

Wow — it has been a really long time since I have posted! Things have been terribly busy, so it was a worthwhile absence, and I have been writing, just not here. And even now I don’t plan to say much (usually a good sign that this will be a long post, huh?), but I did want … Continue reading »

In contrast to the idea that only scientifically illiterate individuals would doubt that natural selection is a sufficient “force” to power all the diversity we see on earth today through evolution, there are a number of scientists with unimpeachable credentials who doubt that natural selection is up to the task. Here is a bit, today, … Continue reading »

Being out of town until this week, I’m getting to my new issues of New Scientist out of order, but the March 17-23, 2012 issue declares on its cover that it is “The God Issue” of the magazine and claims that it discusses “the surprising new science of religion.” (The contents so far don’t seem to … Continue reading »

David Berlinski almost instantly became one of my favorite authors when I read A Tour of the Calculus many years ago. Later reading some of his writings related to the Intelligent Design movement and it’s Discovery Institute (even some writings that needle the movement, which is nice to see, as well) only made me more … Continue reading »