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Psalms
I had 2 related thoughts/observations to share. I find it interesting that Sheol, the Pit is frequently mentioned as something from which people want to be protected and which seems to approximate modern concept of hell, but that there is no heave… Continue reading
Marc Segan (H2008)
Marc Segan is an inventor who has created hundreds of toys and commercial products, from Hallmark’s first-ever musical greeting card to Fisher Price’s Triple Arcade game table. Mr. Segan holds more than 40 patents covering such creations as the fi… Continue reading
Seeking Wisdom reading group first call
The first call of the Seeking Wisdom reading group is coming up on: Tuesday, February 1212 – 1pm NY time (9 – 10am California time)1-800-615-29001-661-705-2005 itlcode: 11215*This call will be recorded This call will cover Parts One and Two (pages… Continue reading
Elisabeth Butolo (H2008)
Elisabeth Butolo is SVP of IT for The Economist Group, a global media company which produces intelligent media brands for the high-end audience. This role encompasses both the provision of technology for the revenue generating web sites and the fr… Continue reading
Book 7 Thucydides – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Thucydides January 2008 book 7 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Thucydides-January2008-Book7.mp3 Continue reading
Plato on stage
Hello reading group, an NYC theater company called target margin is doing an adaption in January of plato’s symposium. It’s called The Dinner Party. I met the director, David Herskovits, at a dinner party and he’s a very bright, sensitive guy who … Continue reading
Fear of God theme continued
I saw this post a while back and thought it was another angle on our fear of God thread last night. It got me thinking… why were they preaching so much about fearing God and not as much about fearing Satan? Why not use God to represent love and … Continue reading
Thanks, next for Feb call
Folks, Great call last night about Job and Psalms. Thanks to Kendall for volunteering to: – lead the February call (Tues, Feb 5 at 8pm) on the other half of Psalms and Proverbs!- and to send at least one e-mail out between now and then with a ques… Continue reading
January 2008 Old Testament – Job, 1/2 of Psalms – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for the Old Testament January call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Old-Testament-January2008-Job-Psalms.mp3 Continue reading
Housing crisis, Thucydides, Shakespeare and Job
Fellow Reading Odyssey members, Three and a half years ago I started warning my clients and council members about problems in the housing market. I noticed that at a time when home prices had nearly doubled the average homeowner had significantly … Continue reading →
02. January 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Shakespeare, Thucydides | Tags: Commentary | 1 comment