ENDANGERED SPECIES: TRADITIONAL MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

Image via Wikipedia Part of our series on ideas, practices, institutions and mores that appear to be on their way to extinction. Online political observers and commentators - from The New Republic to Powerline to Huffington Post to Slate to Salon to Hot Air - have long complained about traditional media.  These newspapers and magazines (such as [...]

THE ONE

Image by luc legay via Flickr I had an intriguing interchange with Derek Rey on his blog, Beyond Banner, here .  Derek paraphrased an interview on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday with Tim O’Reilly. Tim is known for coining “Web 2.0,” when referring to the second coming of the web after the dot-com [...]

LOOKING AHEAD

One of the nicest things about spending any time at the cabin in Northern Minnesota is that we can draw the curtain on real life to our south and just be.  I am always amazed at how quickly time seems to pass when we are there.  Many of the tasks I plan to accomplish there [...]

BEHOLD!

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! With love and appreciation , Betsy [...]

AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE REVEALED . . .

We were fishing out of Seward and came upon this scene off Fox Island in Resurrection Bay.  The magnificent vistas surrounded us, yet were only revealed in part at first, as if the beauty would be too much to bear all at once.    We think this photo matches up with this selection from the Messiah, [...]

PRAY WHITHER SAILED THOSE SHIPS ALL THREE . . .

Pete took this photograph in Hong Kong many years ago.  These three speedy little water taxis deftly wend their way through a complicated maze of moorings - a different take on the metaphor for the universal message in the traditional English carol.  Merry Christmas! I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day, on Christmas day; I [...]

LED BY THE LIGHT . . .

This is the view from the windows of the family cabin in Northern Minnesota.  It is one of our most favorite places, filled with peace and tranquility.  The sunsets and sunrises are truly glorious, and light often dances on the ice.  We thought this photograph was a good match with another of our favorite Christmas [...]

EVERY VALLEY SHALL BE EXALTED . . .

In case you’ve just joined us, we’re doing a series of Christmas cards, matching Pete’s photography with favorite music. Probably the most universally beloved is the masterwork, Handel’s Messiah, the story behind which is as fascinating as its performances are enthralling. This photo was taken east of Denali, from a vantage point that could convince [...]

ENTHRONED IN WORLDS ABOVE . . .

In case you’re just joining us, this post is part of our series of Christmas cards, where we pair Pete’s photographs with favorite carols.  The “worlds above” in this photograph are filled with heavenly sunlight, which was rare while we were in Denali National Park this summer.  While this hymn is more traditionally sung at [...]

SOME CHILDREN SEE HIM . . .

I’ve always thought this photo Pete took in Asia many years ago reveals an old soul.  I’ve wondered about this boy and what he knows.  This lesser-known carol, written in 1951 by Wihla Hutson and Alfred Burt, (from my home state of Michigan) speaks of children in different places seeing the Messiah as they see [...]