Saturday, February 7, 2009

Signs of the Times: Zombies

Some innovative hackers recently went to some great lengths to warn fellow Texans about a "grave" danger:




For the record, I decry any and all forms of vandalism. However, it's also hard not to appreciate a creative sense of humor.

Hat tip: John (the once and future Methodist).

Methodist Blogroll Weekly Roundup...

... is now up!

Kudos to Allan Bevere for his tireless work in putting this together, week after week.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Calling all Bostoan-area Seminary Students and Alumni!

If anyone reading happens to know of any faculty, current students or "recent" alumni of any of the nine schools constituting the Boston Theological Institute (BTI) - Andover Newton Theological School, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (former Weston Jesuit School of Theology), Boston College Department of Theology, Boston University School of Theology, Episcopal Divinity School, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Harvard Divinity School, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, or St. John's Seminary - who may currently blog or may at least have maintained one within the last few months, please let me know by leaving a comment or else e-mailing jsal2010-at-gmail-dot-com.

As you can see at the left sidebar, I've already started to gather a few.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Anti-Kudos of the Month: Punxsutawney Phil

For February, it goes to Punxsutawney Phil.


The little &*$#^&@$%$&^@ saw his shadow on Monday, and with a vengeance! The weather was looking better and better until then, at which point the temps plummeted. The wind chill was NEGATIVE eight degrees Farenheit when I went to class this morning!

"Coincidence"? How naive can people get??

The sad details and picture can be found here.