Archive for the 'Culture' Category

Adorama trying to upsell?

January 11th, 2006

Small rant here on Adorama, a NY based professional photography company that I had a lot of respect for. I just ordered a digital SLR from them (my first!) and received the expected confirmation e-mail from them - Your Order will be Processed after Verification and Credit Card approval. If there is any [...]

Getting Richer by Letting Go

December 21st, 2005

A little over a week ago I realized I’ve been trying too hard to hold on to things in my life: relationships, skills, talents, toys, happiness. There’s something humanly satisfying in knowing something is mine. That’s my car and it runs well. This is my job and that’s my friend and that was my skill and… [...]

Church, the Poor, and Bigger Buildings

November 27th, 2005

So I live in a small, conserative town. It has lots of nice, conservative churches. And this town tends to be isolated from the financial, social, and racial problems that plague bigger cities. But I want to ask some hard questions anyway. What should a church do when it has, let say… an extra $10,000, a [...]