The proverbs teach, more often than not, by laying beside each other parallel realities that normally pass unnoticed. Practical wisdom resides in the similar patterns that link what we customarily consider independent realms of life, nature, and the like. Take pressing, for example, as Proverbs 30.33 does. The New Revised Standard Version is to be [...]
Archive for December, 2009
let it go: Proverbs 30
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Proverbs, textures on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
cool-weather cycling gloves: Louis Garneau 2009/10 Gel EX-Z Full Finger Cycling Gloves
Posted in reseña, thin rubber on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When the weather turns chill but not yet icy, it’s time to get out these Louis Garneu full-finger cycling gloves. I reckon them useful down to about 30 degrees. Below that and you need sturdier stuff. The EX-Z pulls on easily and provides good comfort. They are well-constructed and should last a few seasons, use [...]
cold feet: Louis Garneau Stopzone Tech Shoe Covers
Posted in reseña, thin rubber, tagged bicycling on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Really cold-weather riding calls for warmer stuff than the Louis Garneau Stopzone shoe covers. But rainy weather and your garden-variety start-of-winter stuff will be cheerfully warded off by thise waterproof covers. They pull nicely over shoes, leaving the business parts of the underside of them uncovered so they can get on with their work. A [...]
the way back: Proverbs 30
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Proverbs, textures on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The biblical proverbs do not deal in sentimentalities. Concrete practicalities are the order of the day in this compendium of well-processed counsel. So pragmatic is the tone of the discourse and so few the references to God and the liturgy he is assumed to require that some scholars have reached for the adjective ‘secular’ to [...]
let the blind see: Bike Peddler ‘Take a Look’ eyeglass mirror
Posted in reseña, thin rubber, tagged bicycling on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was skeptical that a product with this low price tag could adjust to my glasses and required angle of vision and prove sturdy enough to qualify as a keeper. I was wrong. Bike Peddler’s Take a Look eyeglass mirror does both. It must be said that an eye-glass-attached mirror is not for every cyclist. [...]
cool head, safe head: Trek Interval bike helmet
Posted in reseña, thin rubber, tagged bicycling on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This stylish value-point bike helmet is all I expected at the mid-fifty-dollar price point and more. I’m especially impressed with the snug and comfortable fit. Ventilation is adequate or better, though I have not yet summer-tested the helmet. The Interval comes in a nice assortment of colors. I purchased the white one. I like the [...]
unseen evil: Revelation 16
Posted in textures, tagged biblical reflection, Revelation, textures on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning’s newspaper chronicles, in a manner of speaking, the movements of kings, princes, and their armies. Such human jockeying for power and the ‘outcry in the streets’, the end of which the psalmist longs to see, sound a constant beat in the rhythm of human affairs. Yet there is, in the newsprint of a [...]
seeing the road ahead: Tifosi GS Tyrant cycling glasses
Posted in reseña, thin rubber on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Though I tried on the highly-recommended Oakley Jawbones in my local bike store, I told myself I needed a few more months of serious riding to prove to myself the cost aligned with my commitment. Having drawn that rather philosophical line in the sand, I moved on to shop’s low-end alternative: the Tifosi. Having now [...]
right here: Around Me (iPhone app)
Posted in maxing out the iPhone, tagged gadgets, iPhone on December 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This handy little app is a marvel for finding out the nearest pharmacy, gas station, coffee shop, and a shortlist of other categories based on its discernment of your present location. Some categories display a bit of mysterious overlap. If you’re suffering from chest pains, however, your dash to the nearest ‘hospital’ might take you [...]
a door-opener: Al-Qur’an/The Quran (iPod app)
Posted in maxing out the iPhone, tagged apps, gadgets, iPhone on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Non-Muslims who need to know the Quran could do worse than begin with M.M. Pickthall’s English translation, here formatted for the iPhone. Scholars and the pious debate the merits of Pickthall’s renderings, but this handy and inexpensive app opens the door to those less interested in the minutiae who benefit from having Islam’s most holy [...]
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