Entries from July 2008 ↓

this question was raised by justice albie sachs of the south african constitutional court in a bbc radio conversation…

“is it possible to legislate pluralism and tolerance?”

how do we cater in a pluralistic society for those who hate or are intolerant or radical in their views? at which point do we become intolerant of views that run counter to our value of tolerance. it’s a great ethics question, and more than a little relevant in the current political climate across the world.

• ready to roll for my last sunday home for a few weeks. didn’t sleep well last night (weird for me). bit tired, but feeling ready to preach. #
• Rob Cooper has an iPhone and he’s cool. He even let me touch it. That was a mistake. My wife told me to stay away from him. :-/ #
• Wow. That was a long day. Glad to be home. Pizza & movie with the kids, so that should be a good finish to the day. #
• Pizza was great – haven’t done that for a while. Watching “Music & Lyrics” – Amy’s choice. She has an 80′s thing going. Quirky funny! #

Cool party fun at the roller rink!

Originally uploaded by obrienmb1966.

15 years ago on a cold stormy night here in perth, we welcomed our second child into the world. should have called her “storm”… just kidding! :-)

amy’s a beautiful, smart and gifted young lady, and it’s hard to believe that she’s 15 today… wow!

this is one of my favourite shots of her. brings back great memories. she and i have the “harry potter” thing, where i have gone to every movie with her on the first day and stood in line with her to get every book as it has come out. this was from a few years ago (can’t remember when that one came out?). the quality is bad (old phone camera in very bad light – it was EARLY!), but it’s enough to flood me with great memories.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :-)

• Shopping done. Still avoiding iPhone ads. It’s very hard. I’m trying not to break. #

• Dang wireless router at home has just up and died. Not very cool. I suppose it did last 3 years, which is probably a bunch in human years… #
• new wireless router is up and running with minimal pain… aaaaahhh… an amazing world. had to avoid looking at iphone ads in the store. #
• Heading up to the city on the train for some fam time into the evening. Should be fun & must include a stop at Borders & NO Apple Store! :-) #

• it’s a blustery day around here… my favourite winnie the pooh movie… #
• been using firefox on my mac for a day or so. it’s ok, but i still like safari’s clean look and speed. plus some pages don’t render right. #
• nah… back to safari. i just think it seems quicker and more “mac-like”. #
• Wow! My oldest daughter just got the kind school report every parent dreams of… Very cool! #
• enuff stuff for one day – off to bed. #

Aaaaah – so good to see the family in harmony… :-)

Originally uploaded by obrienmb1966.

• Kind of funny to see a whole bunch of our young people around town on the “great race” part of the holiday program. Very cool fun! #
• i’ve been a good little bunny and kept reasonable records all year, so i’m off to sort out my tax pronto before i head overseas. #
• A first – my tax accountant cracked a joke… :-) #

do NOT try this…!

This is too funny… it’s scary to think how many people might go for this.

odd thing was i got hit up with this through twitter.