Michael McKean

Much love to you, Michael! - LB ❤s FF, esp. YOU

I wish I could give you a big hug, buddy. - Derrick

I what I went through with my father (4 different types of cancer) and it royaly sucks that anyone has to deal with that. I'm glad you found us here to help. All my old man had besides his family was his beer. - Brent - Yes I am

:( - rowlikeagirl

How's it going Michael? - Capn' One Eye - adrift

No such thing! - LB ❤s FF, esp. YOU

"When Christ was transfigured on the mountain, Moses and Elias appeared conversing with Him. Why were these two present, out of all the righteous of the Old Testament? The service texts explain this. There are two equally valid answers. One has to do with the respective ministries of the two saints, and the other with a very important difference between them." - Michael McKean

Curious points: The disciples recognized who those two men were without being told. Of course, every matter had to have two witnesses... and the symbolism of the Trinity is here. - Gus

"Firms in research-grant scheme get money from different US government departments for doing the same work" - Michael McKean

"For decades, astronomers have gone about their business of studying the cosmos with the assumption that stars of certain sizes form in certain quantities. Like grocery stores selling melons alone, and blueberries in bags of dozens or more, the universe was thought to create stars in specific bundles. In other words, the proportion of small to big stars was thought to be fixed. For every star 20 or more times as massive as the sun, for example, there should be 500 stars with the sun's mass or less." - Michael McKean

"One word dominates this feast in all it s prayers, hymns and readings. This word is light. “Let your everlasting light shine also upon us sinners.” The world is a dark, cold and terrifying place. And this darkness is not dispelled by the physical light of the sun. On the contrary, perhaps, the sun’s light makes human life seem even more terrible and hopeless as life surges relentlessly and inexorably, bound by sufferings and loneliness, toward death and annihilation. All is condemned, all suffers, all is subject to the incomprehensible and merciless law of sin and death. But then comes the appearance on earth, the entrance into the world, of a man, humble and homeless, who has no authority at all over anyone, who has no earthly power whatsoever. And He tells people that this kingdom of darkness, evil and death is not our true life; that this is not the world God created; that evil and suffering and finally death itself can and must be conquered; ant that He is sent by God, his own Father, to save people from this terrible bondage to sin and death." - Michael McKean

"Icons are not about art. Icons are not about left-overs of Byzantine style. Icons are not about the idolatrous impulse within fallen humanity. Icons are about the very nature of our salvation. The history of Western theology, particularly the opposition to icons within the Protestant movement, has removed one of the most traditional components of Christian theology and handicapped the modern imagination and understanding of our relationship to God." - Michael McKean

"An investigation by a major scientific group has advanced understanding of the early evolution of the universe." - Michael McKean

"The launch of South Korea's first domestic rocket launch was aborted on Wednesday just minutes before scheduled liftoff because of a technical problem, delaying South Korea's mini space race with North Korea. The two-stage rocket, called the Naro will be South Korea's first launch from its own territory. Officials expect another liftoff will be attempted in a few days. Another launch attempt on July 30 was also aborted. The satellite was domestically built, with help from Russia and will observe the atmosphere and ocean. The launch attempt came about four months after North Korea was widely criticized for firing its own rocket in defiance of United Nations sanctions." - Michael McKean

"Recent questions have been raised about the difference between icons and sacraments in the Orthodox Church. It is an easy place for confusion to occur – particularly when seen from the outside." - Michael McKean

"Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, a division of US global security firm Lockheed Martin Corporation, said Monday it would cut about 800 jobs by year-end to improve its competitiveness." - Michael McKean

"Orthodox Christians mark August 16 as the Feast of the Icon “Not Made With Hands,” the miraculous face of Christ first left on a cloth sent to King Abgar of Edessa. The stories of the icon are swathed in the mists of history – but the image (or representations of it on icons) remain among the most popular of Orthodox images. It is frequently the icon that graces the entrance of a Church." - Michael McKean

"An amino acid has been found on a comet for the first time, a new analysis of samples from NASA's Stardust mission reveals. The discovery confirms that some of the building blocks of life were delivered to the early Earth from space." - Michael McKean

"It is a teaching of the Fathers concerning the holy icons that we do not truly “see” them if we have no reverence for that which they depict. Icons are “windows into heaven,” but not in a manner that objectifies heaven. Thus even icons that some may consider badly painted reveal the very depths of heaven if they are viewed by a saint." - Michael McKean

It was sunshine and a flitting dragon fly that adjusted mine yesterday. :) - Ayşe E.

When I'm in a Mood, I wallow in it. Turns out they're very hard to sustain. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

My pants are made of cranky. - Michael McKean

::yawn:: Uh-oh great. You made *me* yawn! - Absentee

I'm feeling pretty good! I think I'll be feeling even better now that I'll have time to relax and do my own thing for a while! - Michael McKean

"Just a day after the announcement of the first extrasolar planet found orbiting its star backwards, two other teams announced the discovery of a second one." - Michael McKean

Does this mean most people are left-handed on that planet? - Robert Kenney

"An image of the Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter." - Michael McKean

It boosts white blood cells after chemo. It's also making my body ache. No big deal, just annoying. - Michael McKean

If parts of your head start producing actual peaches, then you should start to worry. - Akiva

Are you kidding? That would be sweet! - Michael McKean

Literally! - Akiva

Peaches for free! - Michael McKean