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Tragedy in Haiti (When a Reporter Not Named Geraldo Loses It, You Know Things Are Bad)

16 January 2010 This and That

During a report titled “Aid Begins to Work Its Way Into Haiti” last Thursday, January 14th, NPR’s Jason Beaubien lost composure while describing a little girl that he was watching as she awaited medical attention.

Tagged as: all things considered, earthquake, foreign aid, haiti, jason beaubien, journalism, news, npr, reporting

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Withering Fig After Dark

23 December 2009 This and That

This afternoon I was sharing a late lunch with a couple of friends, including fellow blogger Edward Carson. Carson is an active blogger, posting several times a week on various topics that interest him: history, politics, religion, teaching, etc. Today he said something interesting that I hadn’t really considered before.

Tagged as: blogging, thoughts

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New blog in the Blogroll: “The Professor”

20 November 2009 This and That

The Professor is the blog of Edward Carson, my friend and colleague at Houston Christian High School (HCHS).
Carson teaches AP European History, AP US History, and World History at HCHS. His blog deals with history, politics, teaching, and current events. Carson’s always got a take, and comments are lively. So check him out!

Tagged as: Blogroll, carson, Education, history

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CoLA Call; RS LoL

20 November 2009 This and That

I graduated from the University of Texas College of Liberal Arts (UT CoLA) in May 2004. As an alumnus, I am occasionally contacted by the college in the hope that I will give them some funds. Unfortunately, they are usually unsuccessful.
Last night, as I was driving home, I received a call from a young man [...]

Tagged as: Education, humor

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This Week’s Links (August 2, 2009)

8 August 2009 This and That

Items linked to from Withering Fig’s Twitter account for the week of August 1-8, 2009. Includes posts by Jake Belder, James McGrath, John Piper, Adam Walker Cleaveland, Tim Stevens, Jonathan Brink, John Hobbins, Jared Wilson, Charles Lee, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Spike Jonze, and Conan O’Brien!

Tagged as: links

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This Week’s Links (July 31, 2009)

31 July 2009 This and That

Items linked to from Withering Fig’s Twitter account for the week of July 18–24, 2009. Includes posts by César Baldelomar, Josh Hale, John Piper, Tyler Braun, Justin Wise, Brandon Wason, Pat McCullough, Drew Tatusko, PCUSA, Carlos Whittaker, Carol Howard Merritt, Kem Meyer, Tony Jones, Jonathan Brink, and Kurt Brandemihl.

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This Week’s Links (July 24, 2009)

24 July 2009 This and That

Items linked to from Withering Fig’s Twitter account for the week of July 18–24, 2009. Includes posts by John Piper, Greg Boyd, Tyler Braun, Adam Walker Cleaveland, Eugene Cho, Tim Challies, and Rhett Smith.

Tagged as: links

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Thanks + Plug: Ancient Hebrew Poetry

10 April 2009 This and That

John Hobbins over at Ancient Hebrew Poetry (also linked in my blogroll, and has been for a few years) welcomed me back to blogging. John had some kind things to say about Withering Fig, and I thought I’d return the favor.

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Hacked Fig! Oh no!

17 March 2009 This and That

So, it was just called to my attention (by Google!) that there was a huge string of spam links of the — errr…pharmaceutical variety — that had been injected on to every page at Withering Fig for several months now. If you google for us, you may find a rather uncool summary. I apologize for that.

Tagged as: blogs

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A Couple of Items To Note

14 August 2007 This and That

Lately, you may have noticed that I’ve been blogging lightly. This is just due to an increase in productivity in other areas! At any rate, I hope to be back in the swing soon, but I’m not sure exactly when. All of this is complicated by a recent death in the family. Thanks for continuing [...]

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