The Ankle Biter @ Quibbling.net

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My pastor shared this with us during his sermon this morning:

“Mysteries are not questions we constitute (those are problems). Mysteries are, according to Marcel, questions within which we ourselves are constituted. Mysteries are not problems that have not yet been answered. “What is the cure for cancer?” is an unanswered problem, not a mystery, but the question of whether God is real or whether goodness is rewarded or whether there is a purpose to human existence or why do fools fall in love or who put the bop in the bop sh-bop sh-bop — these are all mysteries and they will not go away and they will always be important and they will always define us by the way we answer them with our lives and our hopes.

So both Pastor Warren and atheist Harris have erroneously come to believe that the question of whether God is real is just some problem that can be answered—like how far is it from New York to Cleveland? God cannot be proved with evidence that is outside of us. Said another way, the mystery of God is resolved by the answer we give to it with our life.”

– Rabbi Marc Gellman

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It’s still early enough into my tenure at the new job that I don’t have a mile-long To Do list yet.  My boss and I are on slightly staggered work hours- he gets in, and consequently leaves, about an hour before I do.  These two factors combine with the result that about an hour before my appointed departure time, I find myself with not a lot of anything left to do, but still reluctant to cut out early since I’m still the n00b.

All the typical new job talk applies- Everyone has been really friendly and nice, stopping me in the halls to introduce themselves and whatnot.  I’m easing into my tasks pretty quickly and getting along well with the new boss.  And even though the new job does not afford me nearly as much opportunity to wander around outside in this gorgeous weather we’re having, I’d still rather spend an afternoon editing photos and approving website changes than randomly soliciting new business from people who don’t want to talk to me.  No more sales FTW.

All that said, I have GOT to do something about my cubicle.  Like the other cubes in the office, it has clearly had a long and full life, and has the battle scars to prove it.  I’ve got a little bit of decor going to my right- a couple wedding photos, some postcards designed by a friend to promote his childrens’ books, etc., but I’ve got this huge, drab space to my left that needs to be addressed.  Not a lot of natural light to my cube, so a potted plant is out- plus I’d probably kill it.  But I need something to sit in the big empty corner.  My Captain Jack Sparrow bobblehead will probably sit on the shelf.  I’ve got some snarky cube goodies left over from previous places of employment, like my TPS coversheet and my Avenging Unicorn, but it seems inappropriate to bring those in so early in the game.

I’m taking the metro while I wait for my employee parking benefits at the New Employment Establishment to kick in.  HR was surprised that I was choosing the parking benefit over the Metro benefit, but this morning was an excellent example of why.  I got off the bus at the Pentagon exactly on time… but then had to stand there for 30 minutes and wait for three trains to go by before one came that I could actually board.  By the time I got on the train, it was 5 minutes past the time I’m supposed to be at work.

When I drive, yes, I’m sitting in traffic and yes, occasionally unpredictable things happen, but I’ve always got a seat in my car.

And now I need a new morning breakfast establishment.  At the Previous Employment Establishment, there was a shop that provided not only an everything bagel, but also a bottle of Diet Mt. Dew each morning.  I have not yet found that combination convenient to my new morning commute.  Alas.

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Originally uploaded by azhdragon.

Looks like Jack, no?