A reflection on the experience of viewing the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Royal Ontario Museum and the emotions these sacred documents inspire.
Entries from December 2009
Dead Sea Scrolls: Long Forgotten, Never Lost
December 29th, 2009 Comments Off on Dead Sea Scrolls: Long Forgotten, Never Lost
Tags: Christian · Dead Sea Scrolls · faith · God · Islamic · Jewish · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · ROM · Royal Ontario Museum
A Christmas Wish
December 22nd, 2009 Comments Off on A Christmas Wish
A Christmas wish that we live out each day those wise words – Peace on earth. Good will toward men – and a reflection on the frightening consequences of not doing so.
Tags: anger · Christmas · good will toward men · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · peace on earth · the butterfly effect
Random Act of Metaphor: Cloud Storm
December 19th, 2009 Comments Off on Random Act of Metaphor: Cloud Storm
Hmmm, soot grey clouds are edging ever so slowly across a nondescript sky. It’s vaguely ominous but on the whole noncommittal on this brittle-cold December day. It would seem that Mother Nature is in a gray mood today. She is disinclined to release the sun to warm our bodies and cheer our spirits. She is […]
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MALWARE, BLACK HOLES AND KARMA
December 15th, 2009 Comments Off on MALWARE, BLACK HOLES AND KARMA
Tongue in cheek look at why we’re more like computers than we think and why I need to learn to love my PC – because it’s so much like me. Or is there an easier choice?
Tags: computers · Mac · malware · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · virus
REQUIEM FOR BAILEY
December 10th, 2009 Comments Off on REQUIEM FOR BAILEY
No hmmm today. My subject for this posting is one of those rare, pure and unequivocal gifts that grace our lives for a season and then pass on. His name was Bailey and he was a little piece of heaven on earth. A sweet, loyal, loving and courageous little dog that won the heart of […]
Tags: Britanny Spaniel · cat · dog · joy · love · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · requiem
Tiger Woods: Deep in the Rough
December 5th, 2009 Comments Off on Tiger Woods: Deep in the Rough
Hmmm, it seems Tiger Woods ran up a triple bogey on his marriage fidelity scorecard. For those of you who are not golf fans, that’s 3 over par on a single hole – something that never happens to Tiger on the course. Quick poll. I’d like to know where you sit on the ‘Why did […]
Tags: golf · hero · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · sex scandal · Tiger Woods