Pirate ‘washes ashore with cash’ The body of a Somali pirate who reportedly drowned soon after receiving a huge ransom has washed ashore with $153,000 in cash, his uncle says. The man was one of a group of pirates who seized the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star in November. They reportedly […]
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Yesterday I read with mild interest Bono’s guest column in the NYTimes and even thought about blogging on it. Upon reflection I realized there was not much substance in it and the only thing I could comment about the column would be to say that it shows a mind that […]
Many of us are arriving tomorrow and a few are already in Boston for ASOR, but the Society of Biblical Literature conference begins on Saturday! So, what do you all think will be the biggest news to come out of SBL?
This is a touching story of an exceptional woman. Edith Macefield, 1921-2008: Ballard woman held her ground as change closed in around her Edith Macefield died at home, just the way she wanted. The Ballard woman who captured hearts and admirers around the world when she stubbornly turned down $1 […]
Not because we took a vacation but because we were thinking of and praying for our friends in NOLA. My wife, as you know, continues to telecommute as a media consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of LA and she was busy all last week and through the storm coordinating media […]
I have been busy with work so have not had time to blog, but I have been following the DNC. And of course, catching the Daily Show’s recaps. You have heard me say before that I admire Chris Matthews and have felt that he was the most fair news host […]
You will all be familiar with the reports that major Iraqi sites had been destroyed by looters and US troops (see the U Chicago OI’s “Lost Treasures from Iraq” site). Well, apparently that may not be quite true. Melik Kaylan reports for the Wall Street Journal: A recent mission to […]