Scribing: The offical blog of AndrewKooman.Com

we’re here

scribing — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:39:04 +0000

and it’s beautiful.

mashlea and anita will arrive, lord willing, tonight. dan and christy, hopefully tomorrow. it will be exciting to see what the next 12 days hold for all of us.

on the road to lihue

scribing — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:44:04 +0000

So, apparently the US Custom’s version of NAFTA does not allow for certain Canadians to bring video equipment across the border.

Certain Canadians being Dan and Christy who were locked away in a back room for close to an hour and banned from our flight.

M, D, and I were sad not to have them on the flight, but we expect some good things to happen so that we can all chill in Kauai together.

Meanwhile, in other airline news. Our United flight is delayed (technical problems) and we’re waiting for a new aircraft in San Fran. We have to wait a few more hours than expected.

This seems to be a usual problem with United. Expect delays.

Hopefully the beach will erase all annoyances and anomalies.

Sarah Palin on The Hour

scribing — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:14:25 +0000

Here’s a 2 part interview with Sarah Palin broadcast New Year’s Eve on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos.

kay ryan interviewed

scribing — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:04:41 +0000

if you have a minute, or 20, check out this compelling interview with kay ryan, the poet laureate of the US.

Looking back at ‘08

scribing — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:50:37 +0000

ak in 08

Check out my digital reflection on 2008.

Home

scribing — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:59:57 +0000

If you haven’t read Marilynne Robinson yet, what are you waiting for?!

Be Not Afraid: The Meaning of Christmas

scribing — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:55:48 +0000

Joseph Morrison Skelly wrote the following article about Christmas through the centuries and how Christians facing tyranny throughout the ages have grasped “a fundamental fact about the intersection of freedom and faith.” The article focuses on Dietrich Bonhoeffer who actively resisted the Nazis, and suggests that at the heart of Christmas lies reason to have no fear. Important words for our, or any, times.

do you have what it takes to be a supermodel?

scribing — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:38:24 +0000

A model is someone who demonstrates new ways of living in spite of all the chaos,
someone who remains loving and someone who does not judge or condemn.

Through their lives, these people show us a bigger picture:
that there is a way to peace and unity, even though it may involve struggle and pain.

- Jean Vanier

Condi’s Last Hoorah (on Meet the Press)

scribing — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:35:02 +0000

Articulate, professional, and intelligent as ever, Condoleeza Rice answers questions about US foreign policy, the failure of the global community to go the distance to end genocide in Darfur, regrets, the future, Iraq, and more.

mac is back and again attacked

scribing — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:19:36 +0000

was so happy to have my little macbook back. it was a stretch to be without it for over a week.

so you can imagine my disappointment when i turned it on and the same problem that it was sent away for to fix, is back!

lame.

i’ve been on the phone with the polite and sweet techies at apple for over an hour again, and guess what? gotta send it back.

so lame.

2 strikes against steve. (but still more for, in the balance).