Monthly Archives: October 2005

As I have tried to sort out how GodBlogCon came to be weighted so far to the American, conservative Calvinist Christian evangelical viewpoint, I’ve decided that there were some immediate challenges that can be addressed for the future and some … Continue reading →

Someone elsewhere seemingly making a joke about my use of the term GodBlogCon briefs, I will use the term “boxers” here. I’m running late this morning, so I will just address the issue Richard Hall of Connexions raised about inclusiveness … Continue reading →

And the day for GodBlogCon has arrived, too. The main question is which will be more exciting, the convention or Jonathan Kellerman’s novel “Twisted” which I started reading shortly after takeoff this morning at 7:05 a.m.? My first order of … Continue reading →

Things we value: Democracy Non-exclusivity Attribution Transparency – disclosure Innovation Personalization Accessibility Honesty Creativity Knowing who people are Editorial Independence Connectedness Anonymity Things we devalue: Power law economics Lack of Attribution Anonymity Wuffie-hoarding Links for money And this: We also … Continue reading →

Several blog portals list blogs by country – the fomer EatonWeb – now BlogFlux and Globe of Blogs are a couple as well as country portals or aggregators that can be found in search engines. An excellent source of international … Continue reading →

Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny existed and still exists as the philosophy that embraces American history as a whole. Manifest Destiny is an intangible ideology that helped created American history. In its simplest form, Manifest Destiny can be defined as, “A … Continue reading →

The number of people estimated to have died in a 7.6 quake that ripped through a thousand miles of mountians in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. The death toll could be as high as 18 thousand people. Hundreds are injured, the … Continue reading →