Messier Objects
I. Easy Messier Objects 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 55, 62, 67, 71, 78, 79,…
Newport Beach Pier
Newport Beach Pier
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
The Sermon on the Mount The first discourse in Matthew is the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7. It is considered one of Jesus’ most famous teachings and includes the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and teachings on righteousness and living a God-centered life. The Beatitudes: Jesus lists eight blessings for those who are…
Rhetoric: The Common Topics
Invention (Coming up with stuff to say) The Common Topics are organizational tools for developing an argument. Definition – What is the thing? This can be split into genus and division. Genus is into what broad category (or forms) does the definition fall. Division are subcategories: type, kind, sort, group and class. Comparison – What…
A Canticle
ברוך אתה ה’ אלהינו מלך העולם עושה מעשה בראשיתBlessed are you Lord our God, King of the Universe, maker of the works of creationAs it is written: In the beginning was the Word In the beginning God createdThe Word that created spoke to those who listenedIn a still small voiceAll creatures were created by him,…
Duluth in December
The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
import this Beautiful is better than ugly.Explicit is better than implicit.Simple is better than complex.Complex is better than complicated.Flat is better than nested.Sparse is better than dense.Readability counts.Special cases aren’t special enough to break the rules.Although practicality beats purity.Errors should never pass silently.Unless explicitly silenced.In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.There should…
Bodyweight Workout
CATEGORY I RUNNING SCHEDULEWeek 1 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 2 miles per day, 8:30 pace 6 miles/weekWeek 2 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 2 miles per day, 8:30 pace 6 miles/weekWeek 3 No running. High risk of stress fracturesWeek 4 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 3 miles per day 9 miles/weekWeek 5 Monday – 2 mi, Tuesday – 3 mi,…