Author Archives: Kerry

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Willis Creek News

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Kerry

In the great tradition of frontier printers, my nephew Jonathan is starting a newspaper! Actually, it’s a blog about the homestead, Willis Creek Ranch, entitled Willis Creek News. The first post, “Horse Trails,” shows how fun and interesting this will … Continue reading →

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People are at the center – the Curator

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kerry

“Are you and I an aberration flickering upon the screen sending out our best transmissions waiting in our velveteen… Tell me you can really see me… And I don’t know where we are but we’re passing through these wires Walking … Continue reading →

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Karl Barth on horses

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Kerry

“a really good horseman cannot possibly be an ungodly person” – Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics III.4, p. 352. Some people would be startled to find this superlative assertion in the major work of the 20th century’s most significant theologian. No … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of beauty

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Kerry

I love my daughter Rachel’s blog, Onward into light. It’s a daily dose of beauty: photos that point to joy beyond the walls of the world, quotations that awaken the longing for love that lies hidden in all our hearts. … Continue reading →

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End of an era – thank you, Steve

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Kerry

MacDailyNews: “The end of an astonishing era and the beginning of a new one. Thank you, Mr. Jobs for everything you have done in an amazing, legendary career. What you have engineered will go down in history as one of … Continue reading →

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Academia in a nutshell

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Kerry

The more I look at this matrix by Matus Sotak the funnier it is: Start with how everyone sees themselves, shown in the diagonal from upper left down to lower right. Then look in the 2nd column to see how … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Daddy!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Kerry

My sister Laura created this moving video to celebrate Dad’s birthday earlier this month: Read more on Laura’s blog. Dad, I love you! Thank you for all these wonderful memories. Watching the video twice in a row brought a lump … Continue reading →

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Feast of Middle-earth

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Kerry

Holidays This past Saturday, Hannah and Susanna, with much help from many friends, hosted a Feast of Middle-earth for about 30 friends of theirs who are lovers of J.R.R. Tolkien. Fellowship of the Feast (photo by Joshua Martin) A Feast … Continue reading →

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Monkey business

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Kerry

Steve Jobs: “I’ve said this before, but thought it was worth repeating: It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. That it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, soil ecologist

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Kerry

Originally posted at ouhos.org, the now-discontinued blog of the OU History of Science Collections. Neither this post nor any of its content should be taken as an official communication of the University of Oklahoma. Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure … Continue reading →

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Charles Darwin, Botanist

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Kerry

Originally posted at ouhos.org, the now-discontinued blog of the OU History of Science Collections. Neither this post nor any of its content should be taken as an official communication of the University of Oklahoma. Darwin@the Library info | Exhibit brochure … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Kerry

“Self-sacrificing love is the greatest power in the universe.” J.K. Rowling Jerram Barrs on Harry Potter: Jerram Barrs reflects on the Harry Potter books at greater length in “Harry Potter and his Critics,” an audio download and pdf from Covenant … Continue reading →

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