http://www.bright-green.com/blog/ Alan Green Writes en-us 2006-06-14T13:26:25+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2006_06_14/hello_bright_green_world.html Regular visitors will note that this website has changed its name from cardboard.nu to bright-green.com. Ive been meaning to make the switch for some time now, partly so that people no longer look at me funny when I spell out my email address, and pa... Java Stuff Christian Life Python Tall Tales Rants alang 2006-06-14T13:26:25+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2005_02_21/i_dont_believe_in_commas.html My new weblog, nocommas is up and going at nocommas.blogspot.com. Nocommas is my platform for raving about how neat my children are and ranting about politics. Cardboard.nu will continue to accrete technical content at the rate of a few posts per mo... javablogs Stuff Christian Life Software Development Tall Tales Rants alang 2005-02-21T23:11:58+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2005_01_19/would_you_lie_to_your.html Karen and I are finding it really hard to do Santa Claus with Mitchell and Connor. For the last few years Mitchell has been somewhat suspicious about Santa Claus. Two years ago we dismissed his concern, telling him, If you dont believe in Santa Clau... Stuff Christian Life Tall Tales alang 2005-01-19T19:48:43+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_12_10/mid_life_begins_in_january.html I think Ill start my mid-life crisis in January. You see, Im 35 so any time now is fine, and these things are best done early. January is good because Christmas will be out of the way, and the year doesnt really begin until February, when the boys go... Stuff Christian Life alang 2004-12-10T02:03:27+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_08_15/an_honest_politician.html I wish more politicians as honest as Ross Cameron. While admitting that he had been unfaithful to his wife he says: I think people are entitled to have a more unvarnished view of who I am if Im asking them to vote for me. And: I dont want peopl... Christian Life alang 2004-08-15T03:44:17+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_07_30/fridays_disturbing_thought.html I don't normally quote Nazis, but this is rattling around my head today... Stuff Christian Life alang 2004-07-30T02:22:40+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_07_15/adams_on_astrology.html A Douglas Adams quote for Charles, who recently found himself hip-deep in an aggressively astrological conversation: I know that astrology isnt a science of course it isnt. Its just an arbitrary set of rules like chess or tennis The rules just kind... Stuff Christian Life alang 2004-07-15T06:52:03+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_05_10/constant_parental_adjustment.html Self-propulsion marks the beginning of toddler-hood. It is the point when Baby begins the metamorphosis to Rug-Rat. Christian Life alang 2004-05-10T22:30:08+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2004_04_21/my_little_boy_is_growing.html Mitchell, Connor, and their friends, Connor and Daniel, were watching Treasure PlanetDisneys 2002 interpretation of Treasure Islandthe other day. To Disneys great credit, their John Silver is more complex than the typical cartoon character. After th... Christian Life alang 2004-04-21T15:41:35+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_12_02/things_i_remember_about_paul.html I met Paul Croxen on my first night at the NSW Institute of Technology, way back in 1987. There were four of us: Paul and David had cadetships with the NSW TAB, while Carolyn and I had a cadetships with St. George Building Society. Our cadetships com... Stuff Christian Life alang 2003-12-02T22:16:41+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_11_05/what_would_jacob_do.html One of the benefits of going to my church is getting to hang out with people like Val and Adam, who volunteer a few hours a week to teach scripture in the local primary schools. This year, Val and Adam taught a sixth-grade class. Val presents the le... Tall Tales Christian Life alang 2003-11-05T21:51:40+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_03_10/how_late.html Pew-Fellows is a site that promotes discussion amongst Christians. The site has a variety of thought provoking articles, a blog shared by the six "members" and a Q A style bulletin board which is truly interesting. Callie recently posted this ... Christian Life alang 2003-03-10T22:47:10+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_02_12/book_review_samuel.html One advantage to travelling on the train is that I have lots of good reading time. I've been reading a few different things, including 1 2 Samuel. Quick Summary 1 2 Samuel were originally one book. The book is set 1200BC-ish - Samuel is a pr... Christian Life alang 2003-02-12T10:22:00+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_02_01/higher_ways.html Ever wonder why God, supposedly in control of the universe, lets it run in such an arbitrary and unfair manner? Ever wonder how a loving God could let this planet get so far out of control? I certainly do. And I think I have a small part of the ... Christian Life alang 2003-02-01T22:16:54+00:00 http://bright-green.com/blog/2003_01_31/quiet_times.html A ‘quiet time’ is a time set aside each day to talk to God (pray) and hear what God has to say back (read the Bible). Christians know that Quiet times are a Good Thing, but we struggle to find the time for them, and when we do find the time, we strug... Christian Life alang 2003-01-31T21:58:25+00:00