As I’ve thought about what faith looks like in real life, I’ve come to some conclusions that don’t look like the ideas that seem to carelessly bounce around the inside of my head. The pattern of our faith is exemplified in the Bible. As I write the word ‘exemplified’ I feel I’ve heard it a [...]
Archive for the ‘Philosophying’ Category
July 23, 2010
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Life.
By jOe in Black & White, PhilosophyingBeing in a position of leadership is not about power. It’s about the very opposite. It’s about having more responsibility than you “should” and having everyone complain to you about things you can’t control. And when I say complain, I don’t mean polite emails that fall over themselves to let you know how much you are appreciated. [...]
July 22, 2010
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Quote
By jOe in Biwater, Graffiti, Philosophying… “Hey, watch out for the shark.” -HB.C.
June 16, 2010
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Supply & Demand, pt 2
By jOe in Black & White, PhilosophyingThis is a continuation from my June 9th post. What makes the principle of Supply and Demand so great is that it’s like a Mac. It just works. Okay, not like an iPhone4 on wifi during Steve Job’s keynote speech. But you get what I mean. The mechanics of it are simple: people do what [...]
June 9, 2010
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Supply & Demand in Free Enterprise, pt 1
By jOe in Musing, PhilosophyingI read at least one article a week complaining about photographers who ‘throw away’ their services for free, and how they’re ruining the market. In the past much of a photographer’s revenues were from marking up film and development costs. Even if you didn’t feel your time was worth charging, it stil seemed acceptable to [...]
June 3, 2010
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Dear Maturity. Oops.
By jOe in Musing, Philosophying, RandomThe other day I had a thought: what if I don’t mature any more for the rest of my life. What if, last Tuesday… I just topped out. First reaction. Where does this ridiculousness come from?! Second reaction (seconds later). [shrugs] WhatchaGonnaDo. Here’s a picture of a Mustang: Reigning it in… Many times when I get [...]
May 27, 2010
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attic in summer.
By jOe in Musing, PhilosophyingI was eight. Or nine. It was one of those summer-weather Saturdays, and my Dad was working on a project–in the attic. Building something. The attic stairs were down, and I could feel those warmer degrees each time I passed by. For me the attic represented the last place in our house I was never [...]