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The study of ontology includes the study of being, of what there is, and for my purposes, the study of the categories of being.

Suppose I want a limited ontology.

Suppose I want only seven categories of things in my ontology.

What would they be?

1. Energy. It’s hard to get around this one.
2. Space. I don’t believe in time, but I’m pretty sure there’s space.

   At this point, I’m essentially at atoms and void. Part of me wants to stop. Part of me wants to get to seven.

3. Big Foot. I’m also pretty sure that Big Foot exists.
4. Magic. I want magic to exist, but I also may include things like “wonder” and “awe” under magic.
5. Mental Content. I think the content of our thoughts will never be reducible to energy or neurons.
6. Emotions. I don’t think emotions are entirely mental.
7. Chocolate. Because, I don’t want to exist in a world that doesn’t include chocolate.

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ΒΙΒΛΙΟ – ΤΕΧΝΗ – ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΣ

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Οποιος θελει να συντονιστει στο προγραμμα ΒΙΒΛΙΟ – ΤΕΧΝΗ – ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΣ καθε Δευτερα βραδυ απο τις 8:00 μ.μ. εως 10:00 μ.μ. με φιλολογικη και επιστημονικη εκπομπη με συνεντευξεις επιστημονων απο Ελλαδα, Αυστραλια και ολο τον κοσμο, που επιμελειται και παρουσιαζει ο Δημητρης Συμεωνιδης απο το Στυδιο 1 στο Συδνευ. Οποιος εχει μετα απο το προγραμμα καμια ερωτηση μπορειτε να του κανετε εμαιλ στο dsymeonidis@iprimus.com.au, η μποριετε να με τελεφωνιστε στο 0061 0413 815 982.

Επισκεφθείτε τις ιστοσελίδες του:
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Times to listen for:
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Μοντρεαλ – Montreal........ .....4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Νέα Υόρκη – New York............4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Καλιφορνια – California........…1:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m.
Γερμανια – Germany……......…10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Ολλανδία – Neverthland…….…10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

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VIVLIO – TEXNI – POLITISMOS

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Its been a while since iv updated this as I haven’t been shooting much of my own stuff at the moment iv been assisting a few professionals and uni work has taken over a bit but iv fought back these last few weeks and iv got a few shoots every week for the next month lined up in order to get some of my own work down again. I’ve also finished my website finally after trying out a few different things it can be found at www.jakspedding.co.uk (if you’ve been linked off my website then I apologise for that).

Anyway I had my first studio shoot of the academic year a few days ago the original plan was three models, two female, one male but a week before one of the females had to drop out due to finding out she was pregnant and on the day the male model dropped out without even telling me (he didn’t turn up and switched his phone off) but thankfully one model did turn up and we got some good images down. My idea for the day was beauty with the focus being on the eyes, I’ve spent my last three days locked away edited all of these to get them to Laura (the model) and think we’ve got some great images. Let me know what you think:

All work copyright of Jak Spedding 2009

www.jakspedding.co.uk

Quickly learning that life is to short as I never seem to have enough time in the day anymore,  my personal photography is going really well i’ve got into a steady shotting pattern with a few models a week and have surrounded myself with a good team to help me achieve my goals, so thanks to Rachel my MUA, Adam for assisting me and to Emma for putting up with me.  

This week I had two shoots, the first I had another no show but thankfully I had booked two models and the lovely Kirsten Rapp did a brilliant job.

I had another shoot on the thursday with Samantha who I saw in the corridor at university and wanted to photograph,  so made it happen. Enjoy.

All work copyright of Jak Spedding 2009.

www.jakspedding.co.uk

From the blurb:

The editors provide a thought-provoking resource for anyone concerned with sexuality and gender identity in health and social care settings. Drawing on current research and debates, the contributors explore some of the tensions between the different ways in which sexuality is understood and experienced.

A focus of the book is on how categories like ‘lesbian’, ‘gay’, ‘bisexual’, and ‘trans’ shape everyday practice and service use. It looks at the circumstances in which people choose to describe themselves with these identity labels and the situations in which they reject or feel constrained by them. A particular feature of the book is its combination of a nuanced understanding of the nature of sexual identities with practice-relevant and grounded examples taken from health and social care settings, with a Scottish focus.

Intended primarily for a practitioner audience and for those studying in the field of health and social care this volume will also interest academics and an international audience because of its distinctive theoretical sophistication about the nature of sexual identities.

From one of the editors/authors:

And a bargainaceous £12.33 on Amazon

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Okay, this is the final part of the stories behind the tracks on my album Quiet Storm.  Parts 1, 2 and 3 can be viewed if you click on those little numbers, and I want to thank everyone once and again for supporting my album and my blog.  I really appreciate it, and I hope that these behind-the-music notes have added a little to your enjoyment of my music.  On with the show!

18. Role Model (Interlude)

This was originally an entire song which was a rap song with a sung chorus. You can hear the original full version on my High Fashion mixtape but although the lyrics were kinda cool, I wasn’t too keen on my flow in places and I thought that I would rather not have the raps as part of my album.  Nevertheless, I appreciated the idea of the chorus and feeling misrepresented in society as a young person, a gay man, a singer, my music tastes, where I come from, my heritage… all those things are categorised and yet how many of us actually fit the stereotypes for those categories?  I felt that it led into the next song well, as it is about exposing who I am as a person, and not letting anyone’s pigeon holes or preconceived notions dictate who I am.  This is me, and this is…

19. The Truth

This song is probably the most heartfelt I’ve been in any of my songs recorded to date.  It discusses my relationship with my family, life and death, my emotional state and insecurities, my childhood, my education, and music.  It is the truth of who I am – sometimes we feel sad or hard done by, and other times we remember how happy we have been and whatever happens, we just have to keep going and get on with it anyway.  This song is a bit scratchy due to the fact that I have recorded myself playing acoustic guitar on the track (yes, that is me!) and it didn’t work perfectly, though I think it did the job.  I liked the guitar and the piano and the beat – it combined together well to be a midtempo R&B joint that was musically quite stable and almost sunny, yet anchored in place by some really heavy lyrics.  I thought it would originally have been the album closer, but then you’ll see I changed my mind about that.

20. Last Chance

I wanted the last song proper on the album to be a dance song – something that really went out with a bang! I decided this because sometimes (in keeping with the nocturnal theme of the album) you’re not ready to go home at the end of a night, until the DJ has played one final song that really gets you to annihilate the dancefloor and you can just let yourself go with the music before calling it a wrap.  This song is that song – I was inspired by “Work” by Ciara (sampled on the track!), “Get Me Bodied” by Beyoncé, “Boom Boom Pow” by the Black Eyed Peas and just any song that really makes me want to move.  Other songs sampled in this are Paulina Rubio’s “Sexi Dance” (at the very end when the track fades out) which gives the song a late-night / early morning sensuous hue, and Beethoven’s “Für Elise” – just because it worked! I was crafting this track for a really long time, and between utilising the beat at the end of “All Night Long” to give the album a sense of circularity and closure, and trying to really fire up the beats and make them incendiary, I just tried to be as crazy as possible.  The rap, the off-kilter song structure with multiple hooks and instrumental at the beginning, the extended coda – it’s really going for broke! And that was what I wanted for the last song.

21. Close

To once again fit with the theme of closure and circularity, this is the “outro” of the album, to pair with the “Open” intro – again, I wanted to use the word “Close” in two different ways, both signifying the end of the album and also bringing in the idea of just wanting someone to hold you close, and desiring that intimacy (not necessarily sexually) at the end of the night, just before the sun rises and you’re feeling contemplative.

22. Lucky To Have You (Bonus Track)

My grandfather passed away during the creation of this album, and I remember being at Oxford and hearing on the telephone from my mother and grandmother that his health was really deteriorating. I wrote this song to comfort him (though he never heard it, and neither has anyone else in my family) as he passed away – I wasn’t allowed to go home and see him because it was in the middle of my finals, and he died and the funeral was held all while I was stuck in Oxford and expressly forbidden to come home.  I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forget that – feeling so helpless far away and yet just glad his suffering was over (his illness was long and protracted).  This song is really personal and dedicated to him; it doesn’t fit with the rest of the album, but I nevertheless wanted to include it somewhere so I thought a bonus track was the best opportunity.

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That’s it!  Once again, please download my album if you haven’t already, and check out my blog! Thanks for all the support – I really appreciate it and I’ll keep the posts coming!

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November 20th, 2009

As quickly as the first year of Sadiedom passed, the second year fell into full swing.  The changes seemed to accelerate . . . something I thought impossible.  One of the most enjoyable changes had less to do with Sadie’s age and more to do with the acquisition of a new toy . . . a toy for me.  Some friends in our neighborhood had a job change and were in the process of moving out of state.  In their packing process, they needed to get rid of a few items that were no longer of use to them.  In the mix was a very nice jogging stroller.  Needless to say, I jumped on the opportunity.

Now if you’re not well-versed in items related to babies and small children, then you might make the mistake of thinking that a jogging stroller is somewhat like a regular stroller.  They are cousins in the sense that they both have wheels and allow you to cart munchkins from point A to point B.  However, the jogging stroller seems to emerge from the professional biking family.  Two large back wheels with actual bicycle-like tires offset a single front wheel.  When you position yourself behind the beauty of this contraption, you begin to realize that the stroller almost pushes itself.  Made to move and maintain momentum, the jogging stroller was just the addition I needed to take the adventure of Sadie to the next level.  I became like a western rickshaw puller . . . or pusher in this case.  See the resemblance?

The day came when we decided to try it out . . . notice I said “we.”  That’s right, my lovely wife, Laura, set out in the neighborhood with Sadie and me.  Now I have to tell you, this was a dream come true.  It may seem silly or trite to you, but running with my whole family was nothing less than a picturesque moment of bliss.  Laura and I occasionally run together, but usually one of us has to stay back and watch Sadie.  This time, we could all set out as a family.

Sadie loved it!  The wind blowing in her face.  The passing sights and sounds.  The constant motion.  The ability to look up through the little plastic window on the stroller cover and see Daddy huffing away. Strapped in without a care in the world, she was able to see everything that Daddy could see.

For the rest of that summer and into the fall, Sadie went “running” with Daddy almost every time he ran.  Sometimes Mommy would come along and sometimes she wouldn’t.  I eventually built up to my normal run pushing the stroller . . . three miles, three times a week.

One day while running near dusk in a secluded neighborhood near ours, we passed several deer feeding and watching the no doubt curious sight of this crazy human pushing this equally crazy-looking smaller human.  I tried to point them out to Sadie, but she was still just a little too small to take interest in them.  Nevertheless, events like this made our runs into therapeutic moments for both of us.  As the teething battle continued and another four or five teeth, like a dental armada, were laying siege to her little delicate gums, the run was sometimes just the medicine she needed to soothe and settle . . . which made us all feel better.

Eventually, the weather began to morph into cooler days.  I put a hooded jacket on my little running buddy and wrapped her in a blanket to keep the cold out.  All bundled up and strapped in, all she was lacking was hot chocolate and marshmallows to complete the experience.  Note: at this point, hot chocolate doesn’t do real well in sippy cups. At one point, she was so comfy and cozy under the layers that she dozed right off to sleep.  As the now familiar scenery of her father’s running course zoomed past (I use the term “zoom” loosely . . . I’m no sprinter), she slumbered away in total serenity and security.  She slept so soundly that when we arrived back at the house, she didn’t want to wake up.  I picked up her stroller and rolled her into the living room so she could finish out her nap.

I mourned the fact that eventually it became too cold to take Sadie Bell out on the road.  I love running in cold weather; she’s not quite ready.  Warm weather will come again and then we will continue our running adventures together.

It all reminds me of this run I’m on with my Father.  He straps me into a place where I stay in His sight.  Sure, I have to move in this race . . . but in all honesty, my Father does so much more of the work than I do.  Scripture says that ” . . . in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’”  (Acts 17:28). Notice that we still move, but we move “in Him.” Like my own little offspring, the heavenly Father wants to take us on His masterfully-planned journey.

Sadie moves, but under my power.  Sadie sees the sights, but through my vantage point.  And here’s the real kicker: no matter how much Sadie may enjoy the experience, it simply cannot compare with the joy I experience from having her with me out on the road.  Just imagine the fact that the Father delights in having you strapped into His will as you experience the ride together.

In the end, it’s nice to know that if I run out of juice, God’s legs are plenty strong to keep us going.  Yeah, now that’s what I call resting in God . . . we don’t stop moving and we don’t cease to put forth the effort; we simply rest in the truth that His efforts are what put us in this race and His efforts will win it in the end.  Happy running!

Did you know… that orderly and straight can be translated into the same German word (ordentlich)? That’s so queer! *g*

But that is not why I dragged your attention to my blog again. I wanted to make this place as clearly laid out as possible and I feel that I am failing. So, I tried to come up with categories. I guess, I am a little obsessed at times but I think wordpress makes it rather easy to structure the blog and I want to use this… also, I did not know that I might want to write about something that does not so much touch on anthropological stuff but on everything I feel strongly about or read about or think about.

So, here ‘t goes:

Let’s play… : this should be the category where I actually ramble about anthropological stuff, or what I would put under this category, anyways. Maybe it is really sociology, maybe it is just ‘this is sort of strange, why are people doing this’.

Define… : Words I use or read about, expressions that are interesting or weird (I really like the word weird, although it is pretty much meaningless), phrases, word-gumbo… I like to talk about language sometimes but it’s not necessarily something I would discuss at length outside my head. Lucky me, that I have a blog! (You know what I just thought? Well, probably not. I thought that I am looking forward to going to the Weihnachtsmarkt in Lübeck when I am back home… hmmm… drinking Lumumba! *g*)

Oh look, it’s a book… : I like to talk and write and think about books. And sometimes I even read them. When I come across a very good one, or a very bad one, or an exceptional one in any other way I will just tell you under that header. My very own Ophrah Bookclub, so to speak.

I will probably set up something about movies and tv shows as well since I am a movie geek and a tv junk… I don’t have a title yet. I keep you posted on it.

There will probably be a category about feminism as well, and maybe something about queer topics. I am still thinking this through but I guess you will see when I finally put the headers up.

This is pretty exciting, y’know. I mean, blog-posting keeps me sane at the moment and I like to think about some when I am fed up with all the stuff I have to do for university. You cannot just live for work and this is what I do to relax. I am relaxed now…

November 18th, 2009

Focus Passage: Proverbs 14:15-18

¹⁵ Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!
The prudent carefully consider their steps.

¹⁶ The wise are cautious and avoid danger;
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

¹⁷ Short-tempered people do foolish things,
and schemers are hated.

¹⁸ Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Stop Here and Reflect Before Reading Ahead

There is a naivety to youth that I don’t necessarily miss.  Sometimes I miss the carefree feeling of no mortgage.  Less worries.  More hair. But I certainly don’t miss that unmistakable vulnerability that characterizes early adolescence.  It’s the tendency to trust the first story that we hear . . . to listen to the first voice that speaks.  In some cases, to place ourselves in danger because we can’t recognize it.

Now, some of that trusting nature is great!  It’s idealism that keeps us young and often makes us feel invincible.  As one who spends most of his days around teenagers, I’m no stranger to the “trusting” soul.  I could not begin to recount the thousands of students who have sat in my office to lament their current situation.  On almost all accounts, there is usually another human being involved in their issue.  A boyfriend.  Girlfriend.  Classmate.  Parent.  Online friend. Whatever the issue, there is usually an influence that was exerted within the boundaries of some sort of relationship.

I stole the car because my friend told me it wasn’t illegal.  I slept with them the first night that I met them because they told me they loved me.  I snuck out of the house because my friend convinced me that my parents were being unreasonably strict.

Ah, but don’t be so quick to judge the young ones . . . adults have their own versions of being easily influenced.  I got into irreparable credit card debt because the commercial said the rate would never go up.  I lost my temper towards that lady at the office because another coworker told me what she had said about me.  I fudged on my taxes because my accountant said that the IRS would never find out.

In the end, “only simpletons believe everything they’re told!”  (vs. 15).  With the advent of the information age, knowledge rains down upon us like a blitzkrieg of digital data.  But as any college professor will attest to, only information that is credibly-received from a credible source will hold up when the grade is determined.

Therefore, this passage leads us towards being “prudent” and “wise” by being cautious and carefully considering our steps.  Caution?  Ah, now there’s an adventurous concept!  I just don’t think that they’ll ever make an Indiana Jones movie about caution . . . Indiana Jones and the Dewey Decimal System. I can see it now . . .Harrison Ford knocking reference books off of their shelves with the crack of his whip . . . just before he sits down to spend a few hours reading them just to make sure that the journey he is considering is safe.

Imagine typical villain in diabolical voice with thick German accent: “Dr. Jones, I see that your paper cut is deep!  How about this lemon juice!  Aha!”  Yeah, I just don’t think that would do well at the box office (although it couldn’t be much worse than the last Indiana Jones movie.)

No, we prefer to jump and then check the bungee cord!  We like to push send and then proofread the email.  We like to speak our minds and then think about what we just said.  But as this passage plainly states, to be “reckless” and “short-tempered” without considering the outcome only leads one into the not-so-serene landscape of Simpleton.  For that matter, some of us could probably run for mayor of Simpleton!

Just like Forrest Gump, no one wants to be called foolish . . . or “stooopid” as he would say it (insert your own poorly-executed southern accent here.) In some cases, we can’t avoid foolishness altogether.  But as a principle, we can seek Godly wisdom and counsel . . .we can slow down and prayerfully think things through before setting out on our course.  We can ask for directions before driving off of the cliff.

We can be prudent and wise . . . it may not sell many movies, but it sure beats the alternative: foolishness.  Somebody call Steven Spielberg!

I feel so blessed that you have stopped by my blog to sample my writing, and that your eyes have landed here, as this is such a special message from my heart about our individuality and gifts, and I wish to share it with the world.

God has placed so many messages on my heart, they seem to appear out of no where and sometimes I can’t even find the time to make note of them amid the business of life. This weekend, as I was trying to sort through some of the glimpses of lessons and studies that have become apparent most recently, I began to pray. I prayed mainly for clarification and direction, to have some guidance as to which lesson to delve deeper into, which message was most critical both for me to hear myself, and to share with others. The answer came immediately,with my eyes still closed and my mind still quiet. It was one word, as audible as if He was sitting right beside me: thumbprints. so, I will expand on a lesson God brought to my attention last week, that has been rattling around in my head ever since.

It occurred to me that the best physical evidence that God created the heavens and the earth (in case the inspired Word of God just won’t convince you) is right there on the undersides of our fingertips. My thumbprint is completely unique to me, and yours is to you. No one else who has ever lived before or will ever be borne shares this exact mark. This is a phenomenal, wonderful, powerful realization for me. It warms my heart that God placed His special mark on each of us and that mark makes us unique, but at the same time, one in the body of Christ.

The Psalms tell us that He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name (Psalms 147:4, NIV). He has a very special name for each of us, as well. Do you think that when we get to heaven, we are still going to be called by our earthly names? Marilyn? Morgan? Kelsey? Bob? Joe? Sally? No, He has a special name for you and a special name for me, and he named us even before he created the earth (see  John 17:24, 1 Peter 1:20).

And just as we rejoice that God has put this special thumbprint on our natural bodies, and given each our heavenly bodies a name, Jesus tells us that we also rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10:20, NIV). Oh yes, brothers and sisters, we are like the stars in the sky. We are too numerable for the human mind to comprehend, but to God we are special and unique. We are like stars in His eyes!

Thumbprints are funny little things. Some are more curvy or wavy, some are straighter or even swirly. There are many ways of classifying thumbprints and categorizing their styles, yet in the end they each have variations that make them different. We arent much removed from our thumbprints. But each man has his own gift from God (1 Corinthians 7:7, NIV). And although those gifts may be categorized or compartmentalized, only He knows each of our precise purpose within those realms.

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)

We are meant to serve together and on our own, but always on His behalf.

Just in studying for this lesson, I came across a verse that I had read before but this evening it seemed to absolutely jump off the page at me. For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable (Romans 11:29). I so enjoy reading the book of Romans, but when I came across that short verse, it was as if I had never seen it before (I love how God works that way!).

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6-7)

If you don’t have a clear picture of His will for your natural life, don’t sweat it. Pray about it! He will reveal His plan to you, but on His timeline, not ours.Continue to pray and to listen. The pastor at our home church loves to say, “There’s a reason we have two ears and only one mouth.” So true, Pastor Marty, so true! Talk to God through prayer, but then allow yourself to be comfortable in the quiet and just listen. He knew you before the creation and He knows you still; He calls you by name and you wear His special mark of unfailing love on your fingertips. He is there.

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:3)

Make it a great day,

Marilyn

Dear God, Thank you for giving me such a special mark and for calling me your own. Please God, continue to live and work through me and using me as a servant of your will. I am yours completely. Amen.

November 16th, 2009

Hello, my fine blog follower!  I write to you today to let you know of some changes that are about to take place with The Daily Thread.  You may have noticed that I haven’t written as much lately.  This is due to multiple reasons.  First of all, I have finished the first year of The Chronicles of Sadie.  Secondly, due to circumstances in and around our ministry, we have been running non-stop from Bolivia to various trips.  Also, I’ve been writing and shooting a series of videos that have kept me incapacitated . . . I plan to tell you all about these videos later.  Finally, I have also been working on a book project that I’m ghost writing for another minister.  Whew!

But it’s a new season and I wanted to give you a small glimpse of what you can expect for the foreseeable short term of The Daily Thread.  My plan is to hit the blog with multiple looks and topics.  I’m going to add to The Daily Thread occasional shorter “snippet” reflections and observations that are more characteristic of a traditional blog.  Furthermore, I’m also going to return to our focus in Proverbs.  However, I’ve had an emotional let-down with the completion of The Chronicles of Sadie; therefore, I’m also going to throw in a few of those as well.  Let me tell ya: the second year of Sadiedom is more eventful than ever!

So, in any given week, you may receive reflections of Proverbs, Sadie, or just life itself . . . all coming in a variety of different formats.  Thank you again for reading with me and I can’t wait to take the first few steps down the next path of The Daily Thread with you.  When you read a Thread that is meaningful to you, I encourage you to forward the URL to a friend as well.

I’ll see ya in the funny pages!

I’m thinking I should maybe start writing several shorter blogs rather than larger chunks of rambling with several topics. I was just looking and saw I only had one “category” which was “uncategorised” which probably isn’t all that helpful. So, maybe I’ll make a review category, a quote category, etc.

I dunno, it might break the flow of the writing a bit, I like writing something longer, stream of consciousness style, it flows more easily. So, I’ll see. If I only have a review to post, then I’ll obviously put it in a review category, but yeah, they often fit into other posts. I’ll see.