Monthly Archives: December 2005

NPR on Balikbayan Boxes

Gift Boxes Help Migrant Filipinos Keep Ties to Home (via the dubious biologist)

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Last-Minute Blogging

Whew, four posts in a row. While my wife was out doing some last-minute Christmas shopping, I was home doing some last-minute blogging. I have a few more things to write about but it’ll have to wait until the weekend’s…  Read more

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Muslims Guard Jakarta’s Christians

In what is called “Operation Candle,” Muslim authorities in Indonesia are providing security to Christian churches in Jakarta during this Christmas season. It is part of the authorities’ goal “to move beyond physical security to include an ideological campaign…  Read more

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Google Video, Peanuts and Comcast DVR

Remember the kids’ “Peanuts” video from last year? Well, I uploaded it to Google Video last week and it’s now live! It got formatted funny though ’cause it’s got black space to the right and bottom…  Read more

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Reversal on No Christmas Day Service

The decision by some megachurches to cancel Sunday services on Christmas Day was puzzling to say the least. Not surprisingly, it got the “kneejerks” (as I like to call them) at Metafilter on a ridicule roll. Then Read more

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