St. Olaf Christmas Festival

 

St Olaf Christmas Festival 2012

"But no matter your (or my) beliefs and commitments, death is waiting. That means the real question before us today is not what happens after we die but, instead, how do we approach death now. In that spirit, allow me to introduce you to Philip Gould." Adam Frank

Philip Gould 'When I Die' from Ginkgo Agency on Vimeo.

Media Cause & Effect

Poisonous Plastics

Plastics are so pervasive in our world that I have a tough time remembering to be careful about my consumption and use of them -- especially when connected to food ingestion. Here's a good article to serve as a reference: http://blogs.webmd.com/health-ehome/2009/02/know-your-plastics.html

Holy Oles

A Prairie Home Companion broadcast of appearances by St Olaf students/alums and shows at St Olaf. Um Ya Ya!!!

Lotte from birth to age 12. Oh, how I would treasure a 3-minute memory like this one of my own children! How quickly you forget the spit at "13 seconds." And you don't realize how much time those cute little fingers spend in nostrils and mouths during their first "45 seconds" of life!

Coming to the manger… and finding the Cross in Christmas.

the cross in christmas from tammi dryden on Vimeo.

Soundbites? We teach LIFE, sir!

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis in Finnish Lapland 2011 from Flatlight Films on Vimeo.

Imagine | Playing For Change

For several years now I've loved what Playing For Change (PFC) does.
It's so beautiful to see and hear musicians on many continents performing together.
"Imagine all the people living life in peace. . .
sharing all the world. . ."

Miss Representation

Find a local screening of this movie at the link in this title. View it. Then converse with me about it.

Trump for President - "You're Fired, America!"

The Daily Show
Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

Blackberry, Apple, Eggs Box 360

for no particular reason. . .

I have no good reason for posting this other than it reminds me what it would be like to have tough hands and resilient knees.

Amazing Parkour Skills from Biertijd on Vimeo.

How Many Millions of Gallons of Oil are in the Gulf?

Is it just me or do you think this "plume" of oil look worse with every attempted new method to fix it?

Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV

LOST - The End (Beginning)

I admit that I have been a LOST fan-addict. I dreaded Tuesday evening events during the last six years that took me away from the only thing on TV that I couldn't wait to see.

Move Over Oprah - It's the Sarah Palin Network!

Families of Abraham

I was 19 years old, living briefly in Jerusalem a year after the Yom Kippur War (otherwise called the 1973 Arab-Israeli War), when I was first introduced to "Father Ibrahim" by my Palestinian Christian and Muslim neighbors. My Jewish professor also spoke of "Father Abraham" and I realized the different paths we've taken away from God have taken us away from each other. Instead of obeying God's law to love, we find ways to be separate and at war.

Become a Winter Olympic Athlete

What a dream - to be an Olympic athlete!

But only Stephen Colbert would be audacious enough to actually try to get on a team.
:D
Here is his attempt to join the USA Curling team.

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Skate Expectations

Is it time for a new job?