An Update, and Web Architecture

So it’s been a few weeks. Here’s an update.

  • I had heart surgery. It went pretty well, overall. I spent less than a week in the hospital and in under a month I was teleworking. There was a scary moment while I was still in ICU, but it was a great learning experience. More on that in another post.
  • I am in the process of updating the Web Architecture and Design course (BMIS310) for Liberty University. I am thinking of leaving out Java Servlets altogether, since the students have taken a Java course as a prerequisite. I am instead inclined to focus more on PHP, give the barest mention to Javascript, and pay a great deal of attention to both good architectural practices and emerging standards (HTML5, CSS3, etc.). If you have any thoughts I’d love to hear them.
  • I am thinking of getting rid of this design and going with something a little more friendly. It’s not that I don’t like kicking out my code in plain text and looking at it later. It’s just that the big Initial Cap seems to be throwing things off a little.

That’s it for now. More to follow in the next couple of days.


Sanctity of Marriage

So now that the American political season is in full swing and the Republican Party is in the process of choosing who will represent them in the struggle for Presidency, much is being made of Conservative Values. Even in a period in which economics are so clearly at the forefront of people’s minds, social issues


Fear

Fear is a funny thing.  I had the opportunity to think about fear recently, and I realized I have some pretty weird feelings about it.  For example, later this month I am having open-heart surgery.  Not afraid.  Biggest risk I face is dying, and at the risk of ripping off one of my theological heroes


Remembering

Remember Esau? He was the oldest son of Isaac (by a few seconds), and the father of many tribes. He had three wives and was a successful huntsman, as well as a wealthy landowner and cattle owner. That, however, isn’t what you remember him for. If you remember Esau, it is because of the story


Tools

I am a bit of a Bible Nerd.  I love exegesis, I enjoy cross-referencing between various transliterations to see how various words and phrases were interpreted and how Divine Guidance lead the inscriptors of the various texts to common ideas.  Since I am also a computer nerd, I enjoy trying out Bible software tools for desktop and handheld devices. 


Hello world!

Perhaps not the most creative opening statement, but the sentiment is accurate.  Please allow me to welcome you to Balaam’s Donkey. My name is Ed, and I am a Jesus Freak.  Some people take offense to the term, but I embrace it.  Normally I wouldn’t reference Wikipedia, but the author of the entry for the