Archive for June 2009
Mellow submarine
From left to right: exercise bike, harp, books, bed, jade plant, art (thanks, Shawn!). The kitchen is across the hall. Clothes and bath are in the next room. Piano and a recliner are in the living room. 20 mbps Internet connection. Who could ask for anything more?
My previous space is now beautified and on the market! (This link is good only through July 29.)
Sunday morning I walked about two blocks to the nearest church. They had a large building, but only 40 people for the 8:45 service. Judging by the many posters about local and international missions, the later services must be big.
The scripture selection from Mark 5:21-43 had a strange effect on me. Suddenly I was back in Taiwan, 15 years ago, holding a little girl who was crying relentlessly. Shirly was about three, and had been born blind and had some other health problems. At the moment, this beautiful child was in pain about something. So we sat and rocked and cried. Some people in such moments give up on God. I tried to bargain with God. I am still learning from that time and similar times.
Monday I put in a full day of actual computer work. Picking up the newer technologies seemed to come naturally so far. My inaugural task of building a new kind of server looks straightforward. This task will introduce me to this network, benefit the organization, and has little risk of breaking something. Subsequent tasks already identified will be more challenging. “First, do no harm” is the watchword.
