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Live Tardy
The personal site of Kirk Tardy.
Photos, Thoughts, Video, and whatever else comes up in the life of a Tardy.
Messy House
December 17, 2007 – 10:47 pm
Animusic - Resonant Chamber
We have pianos that play themselves, why not acoustic…everything?
December 9, 2007 – 12:08 pm
The Golden Compass Points to God
Two Responses
I personally don’t care much about movies, but all the recent talk about the Golden Compass (released yesterday) has sparked my interest. I still don’t care about this movie, but I am interested in the thought processes behind different peoples’ approaches to the film.
Most people are treating it like any other film while the two sides of the religious community—those to whom the film is actually controversial—respond with either, “Go see it so you know how to relate to your friends.” or, “Boycott the film because of its anti-God theme.” Both of these responses I’ve seen ultimately miss bigger elements at work in the film.
Pointing to God
While I personally haven’t read the books or seen the movie (I probably never will), I do see a possible problem arising within the theme of the Golden Compass. This is the very same problem any anti-God idea or atheist will have to deal with. Here’s the problem: Read More
December 8, 2007 – 12:51 pm
Christian Audio
Christian Audio Offers a free audio book download each month.
November 25, 2007 – 2:25 pm
Pumpkin Day at Floydada
My grandpa came across this picture in an old newspaper with me and my brothers at Floydada’s Pumpkin Day. I’m the one on my knees at the first bucket. I can still remember the sheer number of pumpkins - everywhere - and the largest pumpkin contest with small-sized-car pumpkins.
November 19, 2007 – 9:11 pm
Process Thought to Reformed Tradition
Bruce Ware gives a history and explanation behind some of the major ideas within Christianity - from Process Thought all the way to Reformed Tradition - in three audio segments which are well worth listening to.
Find out more about Process Thought, Open Theism, Classic Arminianism, and Reformed Tradition no matter where you’re at on that spectrum.
November 16, 2007 – 11:13 pm
Oak Wine Barrel Lid into Frames
This is the lid to an old oak wine barrel from Portland, OR that my brother and I turned into a set of fine frames.
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November 14, 2007 – 12:54 am
Healing in His Wings
Malachi says that the Sun of righteousness will arise with healing in his wings.
This Sun - Jesus - did arise, and he physically healed many people as seen throughout the gospels. But, did healing come from his wings? Read More
November 12, 2007 – 12:47 am
Out with the Old
Not more than one day shy of a month and I’ve already redesigned my site.
With a limited imagination, a couple hundred lines of code, and a few free minutes, Live Tardy has taken on a whole new look.
Here is a before and after of the site.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
November 9, 2007 – 6:17 am
Tick Spot
Tick Spot Time Tracker. I’ve started using this instead of the back of a bill - or whatever else is near the computer - when working on projects.
October 31, 2007 – 9:25 pm
Multiple Choice Tests
I’m glad to know I can still pass multiple choice tests with little effort or knowledge of the subject.
Thanks to Daily Writing Tips I passed a basic vocabulary test with 90% accuracy. What does this mean? Nothing really, and here’s why:
- I actually only know 8 of the 20 words
- That’s only 40% actual knowledge accuracy
The test was fun to take, and I learned a few new words from taking it. In the end however, the test did a better job at evaluating my reasoning and deduction skills than my actual knowledge of the words.
Of all the test I’ve taken in my life - academic and professional - I’m guessing more than 90% (including math tests) were multiple choice tests. I learned how to pass this kind of test at such a young age, it’s scary to think about how much I actually don’t know.
I’m still convinced that multiple choice tests are one of the least effective ways of measuring someone’s understanding and comprehension of a subject. While they are efficient - apposed to an essay form - they fail at accurately assessing knowledge savvy of a given subject matter.
Maybe one day tests will look more like this.
October 31, 2007 – 9:19 pm
Follow the Rabbi
Follow the Rabbi is a great resource for historical, cultural, and religious context of Jesus as Jew and a rabbi.
October 30, 2007 – 8:29 pm
Our Ice Freezes Up
Our ice freezes up - seriously! Reverse-osmosis water, a normal freezer, and look what we get.
October 26, 2007 – 10:19 pm
Egg Nog
I can’t believe I don’t have to wait until Thanksgiving to have my first glass of Egg Nog for the year. This is going to be a great Winter.
October 20, 2007 – 10:54 pm
NAS and KJV
The great thing about reading both the KJV and NASB is that every time I come across a difference in a verse, I have to stop and really think about what the passage is saying.
This happens a lot since I’m so used to the KJV.
October 19, 2007 – 8:01 pm
Unveiling My New NAS Bible
Two weeks after I placed an order for a NAS thinline Bible I received a call from LifeWay letting me know the Bible still hadn’t arrived, but they did receive one I might be interested in. Sure enough, I was interested, and I quickly grabbed this with some remaining birthday funds. Here it is.
October 19, 2007 – 7:56 pm