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Sick email catch up day

Out sick today. Hopefully that means I can catch up to your email that you sent me a month ago! I actually drove in to work with Megan and decided at the last minute that I probably shouldn't pass the cold on to anyone else. Back at the house and ready for some rest. I'll be back on in a few hours!

Requesting help for XP Linux rebuild

My Windows XP Pro system that I run at home is getting slower and slower. I will likely get a new PC in a year or two, but in the meantime, I'd like to start experimenting with a Linux & XP dual boot system (the idea is to get rid of my bloated, slow computer and streamline it as much as possible). After trying several free, open source pieces of software on Windows, I'd like to see how reliable and practical an open source OS will be. I've done some minimal research (BBR's All Things UNIX, for example) on what is involved in setting up Linux, but I thought it might save me some time to ask experts' opinions that are tailored to what I have to work with (instead of a general tutorial online, like the ones below). The more I research, the more I realize that there are too many factors for a newbie to decide on! Can you help me?

Link dump

I guess I should be happy that I'm devoting more time to other things besides my 56 Bloglines feeds. (I feel your busyness, Jake.) I've had some of these links tagged for over a month! This is becoming a problem that I need to address. Either I figure out how to utilize the Bloglines Clippings better, or I get on the ball by integrating del.icio.us into Zepfanman.com somehow. I've been peeved that there is no way to search an individual My Bloglines. On to the goods...

January Words: Wisdom, She Is God

I've finally caught up with my Bloglines feeds that have been piling up over the holidays. I've subconsciously set a new years resolution to spend more time in the real world, so I'm a little late with these latest Words.

This month, I'd like to share a few passages that help give a different perspective on the gender of God. Even though God is never coupled with she or her in the Bible, it is legalistic to say that we should not call God Mother or Her. We make up names for God all the time, so it would be appropriate to get a better picture of God by referring to her as she occasionally. Exploring God as more than Him is important because there are dozens of times in scripture (see examples) where metaphors describe God as a woman; however, how often do we actually picture God as a woman? We would gain a much better understanding of God's nature if we would recognize the embodied female, male, androgynous, and genderless qualities of our creator. On a side note, anyone have any good Bible personification links?

Proverbs 4:6-7 (NASB)

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

Anniversary Gallery

I pretty much took a photo journal of our trip. The weather was great and I can't remember any major bummers.