http://mymediatedexistence.com Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:40:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This may be a mostly unnecessary message at this point, but My Mediated Existence is taking an indefinite break. I know this will disappoint my reader (not a typo) but I'm just too busy right now with a couple other creative projects. More on my professional creative project here. More on our (even ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=16 Version 2.1 is overdue, and My Mediated Existance will be broadcasting again soon. Heather and I just got back from Asia, Thanksgiving 5.0 is around the corner, and it's time for me to start talking again. Stay tuned. In the meantime, a quick sample of some favorite ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=14 Shawn and I had a recent discussion about capital punishment that spilled over from an online forum we both participate in. The conversation continued over IM, and Shawn posted it on his blog. In the spirit of eavesdropping, here's a passage I read yesterday in Graham Greene's Our Man in ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=12 Forgive me for yet another post about religion. I'm preaching largely to myself here, and I hope I'm not alienating my limited readership with sermonizing. But these seem to be the thoughts that preoccupy me. The irony of this preoccupation is that I haven't been as involved in my ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=11 Born on August 13, adopted on October 28. This is Scotch, our new puppy. He's a snuggly little guy. We're working on housebreaking, and he gets a lot of attention when we walk him around the neighborhood. Here are some video clips of his floppy gait, and his ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=10 This last month has been full of changes, and as a result, I've been a negligent blogger. On the other hand, those of you who braved the last epic post probably needed a break. Shawn posted some thoughts last week that are related to some things that I've been thinking ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=9 I'm going to admit up front that this is a long post. You've been warned. I give you the second installment of my Summer travelogues. This time, it's international: DAY 1: SFO TO PRAGUE, OR I'VE BEEN TO DACHAU, I'VE SEEN ALL THAT My friend Nate Grover is a ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=7 The last two weeks of silence here have been the result of a busy work schedule and behind-the-scenes work on a long post about my summer trip to Europe. I can't imagine posting it right now. It's going to go on the shelf for a few days. Last night ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=6 Twelve years ago this October, my passport was stamped for the first time. I was barely a week past my 19th birthday, and I was traveling as a ambassador of a very American Jesus to the world's second most Catholic country, to a place emerging from the shadow of ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=5 Part of what I'd like to do here is write a little bit about some of the things I've been reading. I'll start doing this of my own accord, but in case there's something that you're particularly interested in hearing me ramble about, I wanted to offer you all ... http://mymediatedexistence.com/?p=4