http://tom.untothislast.net/ en-us Copyright 2008 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:25:43 +1000 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:30:21 +1000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I am currently considering purchasing a pair of the latest car accessory. As Chelsea and I are about to enter the world of car ownership, we can capitalize on refined luxuries such as these.... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2008/04/not_for_the_fai.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2008/04/not_for_the_fai.html General Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:25:43 +1000 I like reading Fr. Richard John Neuhaus and have done so for many years. Indeed ‘First Things’ - the journal which Fr. Neuhaus edits - has been my theological wet nurse, if I’m allowed the analogy. But if there’s one... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2008/04/neuhaus_for_eve.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2008/04/neuhaus_for_eve.html General Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:51:23 +1000 Ok, so the whole blogging venture is on the back foot. I’m trying to spend less time on the internet and more in books, even to the point where Chelsea and I have given up our internet connection at home,... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/09/its_been_so_lon.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/09/its_been_so_lon.html General Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:51:54 +1000 Chelsea and I are just home from a quick visit to Melbourne for a funeral. While there, I heard it on good authority that when it is Richard Dawkins’ turn to do so, he prays in latin before dinner at... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/dawkins_supplic.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/dawkins_supplic.html General Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:57:10 +1000 Gene Veith comments on an article concerning community tolerance of adultery over time. [I]n general, adultery was MORE tolerated in the past and less tolerated today. The article argues that when marriage was for life, various transgressions within marriage were... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/augustine_adult.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/augustine_adult.html General Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:27:25 +1000 Following on from the Woody Allen play, I’ve been thinking about why I enjoy him so much. There are a few reasons, but one in particular is that I think he comes close to being an honest agnostic. What is... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/woody_allen_and.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/woody_allen_and.html General Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:04:18 +1000 Chelsea and I just got home from Triple Threat, a night at the State Theatre comprising three one act plays. I’ve thought long and hard about them, and the following is my summary of the three: 1. Tennessee Williams on... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/night_at_the_th.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/night_at_the_th.html General Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:59:18 +1000 Motivated by a subject at Sem, I’ve been thinking about my almost exclusive German/Lutheran ancestry - who have been in Australia for at least five generations. It has led me to think about where I belong in the wider scheme... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/my_englishness.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/my_englishness.html General Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:03:59 +1000 In an impromptu discussion at the library counter, a few of us were discussing the legalism prevalent in some parts of the environmental movement. Dr. Kleinig gave his take on a Chesterton quote: When people stop believing in the Ten... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/kleinig_on_ches.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/kleinig_on_ches.html General Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:42:06 +1000 It is holiday time at the Sem, and yesterday two friends took Chelsea and I wine tasting in Eden Valley. Fortunately they know what they’re talking about, and took us to some nice places before a decent pub lunch at... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/winos.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/winos.html General Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:51:24 +1000 Here’s a family history anecdote which I thought funny - we’ve always been crack shots: “A story is told of how she once sent her husband to shoot one of the precious geese for the dinner table. The geese were... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/family_history.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/family_history.html General Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:46:35 +1000 Having been the occasional smoker of cigarettes since a teenager, I have of late become somewhat disenchanted with the whole enterprise. Tailored cigarettes have been gross to me for a while, but I did find a certain comfort in rolling... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/the_pipe.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/the_pipe.html General Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:36:19 +1000 Dear faithful readers, my apologies for extended absences in recent times. While I have been enjoying reading blogs, I have neglected my own. But I hope this will change. I have decided to (generally) close future posts to comments, and... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/neglected_blog.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/07/neglected_blog.html General Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:07:59 +1000 I’d like to shake his hand too, but it’s no excuse for jumping him.... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/06/pope_attacked.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/06/pope_attacked.html General Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:54:35 +1000 Just to let yall know, there is some lively and interesting conversation going on in the blogosphere, prompted by the conversion of Robert Koons. He is a prominent philosopher in America, and was a member of the LCMS until recently.... http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/06/lutherans_and_c.html http://untothislast.net/tom/archives/2007/06/lutherans_and_c.html General Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:50:48 +1000