Author Archives: donzilla

Specialization

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook […]

2014-11-10 – 15:17 | By donzilla | Posted in Philosophy | Comments (5)

Wisdom

For you love all things that are    and loathe nothing that you have made;    for what you hated, you would not have fashioned. And how could a thing remain, unless you willed it;    or be preserved, had it not been called forth by you? But you spare all things, because they   […]

2014-10-31 – 17:34 | By donzilla | Posted in Bible Scholarship | Comments (0)

Saint John Chrysostom

What are we to fear? Death? Life to me means Christ, and death is gain. Exile? The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord. The confiscation of goods? We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it. I have only contempt for the world’s threats, I find its blessings […]

2014-09-13 – 10:18 | By donzilla | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Responsible for All

Here’s the deal. The Decemberists had it right when they said “You must bear your neighbor’s burden…” [lyrics] At some point in your spiritual development, you will suddenly understand what Dostoevsky was talking about. When I first read about being responsible for all, I was completely confused and, quite truthfully, somewhat affronted. But this theme […]

2014-09-03 – 16:06 | By donzilla | Posted in Theology | Comments (2)

Cross Dimensions

We had some visitors on Friday last, and we swarmed up the hill and planted the large cedar cross I had made from two 4×4’s. According to our visitors, the late Father Borden had said that the appropriate dimensions for a cross were the ratio of 1 for the parts above the cross and the […]

2014-09-03 – 11:43 | By donzilla | Posted in Agrarian Life, Bible Scholarship | Comments (0)

The time is growing short

The responsory from today’s Office of Readings:   The time is growing short, so we must rejoice as though we were not rejoicing; we must work in the world yet without becoming immersed in it, for the world as we know it is passing away.   1 Corinthians 7:29,30,31

2014-08-27 – 15:33 | By donzilla | Posted in Scripture | Comments (1)

Overdrive Solenoid Bypass

I finally got around to installing the overdrive solenoid bypass on the 760. Ever since I first had the overdrive solenoid fail on a 240, I’ve always wanted to do this “upgrade”… It’s about $40 from IPD although you can always wait for one of their seasonal sales. It’s about a 5 minute job, and […]

2014-08-27 – 09:06 | By donzilla | Posted in Cars | Comments (0)

String Swing

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2014-06-19 – 13:41 | By donzilla | Posted in Gear | Comments (0)

Visited: The Monastery of the Ascension

2014-06-17 – 13:25 | By donzilla | Posted in Theology | Comments (0)

Edirol UA-1X (now Roland UA-1EX)

Currently what I’m using as a DAC for my main computer…

2014-06-02 – 17:53 | By donzilla | Posted in Gear | Comments (0)