Blognitive Dissonance

“Mann trakht und Gott lakht”

Seafood Paella

danithew | August 31, 2007

Recently I went out to dinner with some old friends and in the process was introduced to a dish I had never eaten before. It is a Spanish food called paella. It’s a rice dish loaded with cooked clams, mussels (still in the shell), shrimp and scallops – then to top it off – half [...]

Maxed Out Puppetry

danithew | August 30, 2007

For some time now J. Max Wilson has been one of my favorite LDS bloggers. He’s quite the computer coder and an many occasions he’s been willing to answer my questions in regards to coding and technical issues. J. Max is also a talented puppeteer and with some of his comrades-in-arms has set up a [...]

Note to Self: Be Slow to Anger

danithew | August 24, 2007

A few days ago I was waiting outside an elevator that would take me down to the subway. I was standing behind a woman who had two little children with her – one in a stroller and one who was walking alongside her. I waited a little bit impatiently for the elevator to arrive and [...]

Find the Mormon Prophet Quote

danithew | August 22, 2007

A co-worker of mine had this book and the title “Speak Peace In A World of Conflict” intrigued me. It became even more interesting when I opened it up and saw this quote at the top of the Introduction: “We need a more peaceful world, growing out of more peaceful families and neighborhoods and communities. [...]

God Grew Tired of Us

danithew | August 18, 2007

We watched this movie last night. It’s about Sudanese refugee boys who flee for their lives to Ethiopia and then to Kenya. In Kenya they live in a refugee camp until some of them are given the opportunity to start a new life in the United States. It’s a powerful movie about some of the [...]