http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:34:52 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/ijm-book.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/ijm-book.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/ijm-book.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:34:52 -0800 I recently finished Gary Haugen's "Good News About Injustice" audiobook. He's the founder of the International Justice Mission and a friend of mine and his wife spent a summer in Thailand helping bust criminals who abused children. I wanted to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/ijm-book.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddc8164f860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/inputs.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/inputs.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/inputs.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:48:45 -0800 I finished Homer's Odyssey a few nights ago--the excellent Robert Fagles translation--and enjoyed the beautiful phrases that were repeated regularly (e.g. "When young Dawn with her rose red fingers shone once more..." or "wine-dark sea..."). I... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/inputs.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddc23264860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/hard-focus.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/hard-focus.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/hard-focus.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:15:37 -0800 *http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/06/22/on-the-value-of-hard-focus/* "School work, like any work that requires demanding thinking, is tiring. After a grace period of maybe 20 - 30 minutes, your mind starts to disengage. In the red book, I compar... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/hard-focus.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf9406401240b7d04a5860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/portland-fall.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/portland-fall.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/portland-fall.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:13:19 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123dde60a03860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123dde60a03860d-50si" alt="IMG_0132" /></a> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123f17c2b81860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123f17c2b81860f-50si" alt="IMG_0133" /></a> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff8e1bf9406401240b78bcd6860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00ccff8e1bf9406401240b78bcd6860e-50si" alt="IMG_0134" /></a> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/photo/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddd26392860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddd26392860c-50si" alt="IMG_0135" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/portland-fall.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddd26499860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/kite-runner-odyssey.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/kite-runner-odyssey.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/kite-runner-odyssey.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:01:17 -0800 Finally saw this movie last night & it was excellent. Agi had read the book and she said the movie was probably just as good. I loved the father character and how he stood up to the Russian soldiers. He also had a very interesting perspective ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/kite-runner-odyssey.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123f17c2af7860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/vaccinated.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/vaccinated.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/vaccinated.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:12:11 -0800 Agi and I were on the priority list at our doctor's office and got the call today to come in and get vaccinated. The nurse who gave it to me seemed pretty sick and beat up actually and said she "probably had the swine flu a few weeks ago." Our... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/vaccinated.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddd0d3a0860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/new-fragrance-idea.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/new-fragrance-idea.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/new-fragrance-idea.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:36 -0800 I told Agi today that I'd love to get an "eau de baba" -- you can't beat the infant baby smell (ok with some exceptions). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/new-fragrance-idea.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddce6816860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/great-tolstoy-quote.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/great-tolstoy-quote.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/great-tolstoy-quote.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:17:01 -0800 "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." – Leo Tolstoy <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/great-tolstoy-quote.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddcd1d43860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/movie-update.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/movie-update.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/movie-update.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:30:17 -0700 We've watched this past week (and recently re-subscribed to Netflix--we love those guys): - Love Story: Excellent. The male lead was especially good and authentic I thought. My expectations were low for this film (thought it would be standard ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/movie-update.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123f174920f860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/truly-inspiring-guy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Erick) http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/truly-inspiring-guy.html?_c=feed-rss http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/truly-inspiring-guy.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:43:20 -0700 http://www.economist.com/obituary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14585545 HE WAS sure that once he started fighting, he was going to die. No point in being scared about it. Death was death; there was nothing more, nothing bigger, that could happen t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ecwidman.vox.com/library/post/truly-inspiring-guy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00ccff8e1bf940640123ddddfec2860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>