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When people complain to me about lawyers, they mostly complain about the lawyers who defend the alleged criminals. That is why I wish everyone would read Defending the Damned. I once took an evidence class instructed by a prominent Michigan assistant prosecutor. I soon learned that for this particular person, winning a conviction was everything, even [...] I just finished reading a biography of John Wesley by Stephen Tomkins. Considering that I was brought up in Holiness denominations, and I currently attend a non-denominational church with a Free-Methodist pastor, I take a lot of theology for granted. Much of that theology originated with John Wesley. Here are some things that I learned. In Wesley’s day, [...] I’ve latched onto the Pomodoro time management method, which is allowing me some time to read good books. Here’s the first entry of my book log: I remember the Fall of 2004 very well; I flew to Oceanside, CA, during my fall break, to attend a conference. On the flight home, I sat in the very [...] I recall my Russian physics professor once commenting about how quickly the trans Siberian railroad was constructed in the early 1900′s. He compared this to some difficulty Russia had expanding a short length of the railroad in the 1980′s. In the 1900′s, all of the best minds were focused on solving the problems of railroads. [...] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Day |
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