Hypotyposis on a Good DayA public place for Raymond Yee to work out (some of) his issues concerning Bach, the Web, life with God, politics, philosophy, art, justice, love, friendship, the church, books, etc.Turning 40- March 25, 2007 Two weeks ago yesterday, I turned the big 4-O. I look back on my thirties as a decade that vastly improved on my twenties, which weren't too bad. I optimistically look at my forties as a time for profound growth and change and undoubtedly, deep challenge.http://raymondyee.net/blog/archives/000555.html The Responsibility to Protect- March 25, 2007 Among the many wonderful things I learned from Rom&233;o Dallaire's talk on the Berkeley campus on March 14, 2007 was the concept of the Responsibility to protect. See also 03.21.2007 - The responsibility to protect.http://raymondyee.net/blog/archives/000554.html Morality, the Wikipedia, and Academics- March 24, 2007 Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior - New York Times: Biologists argue that these and other social behaviors are the precursors of human morality. They further believe that if morality grew out of behavioral rules shaped by evolution, it is for biologists, not philosophers or theologians, to say what these rules are. Moral philosophers do not take very seriously the biologists&8217; bid to annex their subject, but they find much of interest in what...http://raymondyee.net/blog/archives/000553.html Summoning the spirit of Glenn Gould- March 21, 2007 My friend Dan referred me to Ghostly Grand Piano: Technical Marvel Plays Like an Old Pro - washingtonpost.com, which in turn led me to Zenph Studios - Glenn Gould&8217;s - Bach Goldberg Variations - Connections Column - New York Times: Zenph also announced it had accomplished this feat of technological legerdemain with one of the most remarkable recordings of the last century: Glenn Gould&8217;s 1955 mono rendition of Bach&8217;s &8220;Goldberg&8221; Variations. Gould, who...http://raymondyee.net/blog/archives/000552.html Notelets for 2007.03.15- March 16, 2007 I'm happy that TimesSelect University program opens up TimesSelect to university folk like me. (It would be even better if my friends and family outside the university could also read the special features of The New York Times for free. Enchanting TED - Pogue&8217;s Posts points to the latest round of TEDTalks (audio, video). Guidelines for Using a Cellphone Abroad - New York Times is useful if I ever go to Europe or Asia -- but mostly, when I leave the USA, I'm in Canada. The Bach...http://raymondyee.net/blog/archives/000551.html |