Necessary Roughness

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Archive for July, 2006

Not the Actions of Innocent Men
Monday, July 31st, 2006

AP reports that Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been doing some nasty things to the guards.
Nicolucci said one of the most serious incidents occurred this May, too recent to be recorded in the Pentagon’s released reports. A prisoner staged an apparent suicide attempt while his inmates slicked the floors with human waste, seeking to overpower [...]

Blog Updates
Sunday, July 30th, 2006

This week there has been some updating here:

Updated to the latest version of WordPress, 2.0.4
Installation of sidebar widgets, which makes it easier to add cool sidebar features as they are coded
Syndicate: makes it easier to use third-party websites to notify users when NR is updated
NR Classic has moved, from the second post in the big [...]

Divine Service at Memorial
Sunday, July 30th, 2006

The 11am service at Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston began with Pastor J. Bart Day baptizing his fourth son. How cool is that!
The solos went pretty well. I recorded them on my digital video recorder, but Memorial has much better recording equipment. I will check back to see if they recorded the service and [...]

Lutheran Carnival XXIX: First Kantor
Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Kantor Sean has posted the 29th edition of the Lutheran Carnival on his blog. He covers Johann Walter, the first Kantor of Torgau and includes some ancient poetry and sheet music.
Thanks, Sean!

Lady in the Water
Saturday, July 29th, 2006

I enjoyed The Sixth Sense more, but Lady in the Water is a beautiful, awesome movie.
It is a clear exposition on discovering what you can do and using those abilities to help other people, rather than letting someone else tell you what to do. Some critics have complained that the viewer is beaten over the [...]