Male voices, when they work well together, are a marvel. This is as true of England’s soccer stadiums as it is of a tightly knit gospel quartet. It’s hard to say whether the four men of Overtones have ever been near a soccer stadium, but the odds are long. No matter. What they do, they [...]
Archive for July, 2007
when men sing: The Overtones, In Harmony with the King (www.OvertonesQuartet.com)
Posted in reseña, tagged reseña on July 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
en garde!: Daytimer letter opener
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña, tagged gadgets, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There’s something just a bit rich about a middle-aged pencil-pusher like me choosing to open his junk mail and electric bill with a little sword. But hey, we don’t get to do much hunting and gathering any more, so toss us a bone. A little bellicose letter-opening never turned anyone into a real-life axe-murderer.
Reeves, Bullock, Hopper press some pedal: Speed (Widescreen Edition)
Posted in reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This 1994 matchup of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock would not be the last pairing of this couple. This fortunate outcome for movie viewers makes it even more fascinating to watch the chemistry between the two back in 1994 when they did not trip off the tongue easily as a twinned male-female leads.
a fixture: HP 1012 Laser Printer
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Our HP 1012 printer occupies a shelf at the geographical center of our home, wirelessly networked to four computers spread across our three stories. It never fails us.
thank you with understated polish: Engraved Silver Thank You Cards
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at www.amazon.com. In the age of email and voice mail, a hand-written note is perhaps more powerful than ever. Crane & Co. delivers a classy, silver-on-white, engraved medium for saying ‘thank you’ that [...]
special relationship: Robin Doughty, The Purple Martin (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)
Posted in reseña, tagged fauna on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at www.amazon.com. This finely produced University of Texas hardback is not your typical off-the-rack ‘What’s that bird?’ book. What bird book do you know that begins with such picturesque scene-setting: ‘It is 6:30 [...]
man learns to write: Cross Century II Black Fountain Pen with 23 Karat Gold Plated Appointments and 23 Karat Gold Plated Nib – Medium
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at www.amazon.com. My work demands a lot of interpersonal contact, face-to-face, over-the-phone, and written. Recently I have moved the more intimate of these communications off the electronic impersonality of email and onto quality [...]
man begins to write: Cross Century II Medalist Selectip Rolling Ball with Polished Chrome and 23 Karat Gold Plated Appointments
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at www.amazon.com. My work demands a lot of interpersonal contact, face-to-face, over-the-phone, and written. Recently I have moved the more intimate of these communications off the electronic impersonality of email and onto quality [...]
the weekly news: Golf World
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Among the constellation of golf magazines, Golf World is the one that isn’t straining to be a lifestyle magazine with golf thrown in.
Romans 1: power
Posted in missio dei, textures on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The apostle Paul’s letter to the Christians at Rome is a constitutional document of Christian faith. The product of formidable passion and intellect, this theological-pastoral treatise has become the locus of a handful of doctrinal fine points that shape that faith and provide grist for the theological mill that grinds on to the present time. [...]
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