The Monty Python Comedy Troupe

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Because I’m really really bad with names and, frankly, after so many years and so many costumes, these guys all look alike to me.

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Members

Name	Vitals	Grail	Brian	Meaning	Skits	Other Works	Wiki	IMDB
Graham Chapman	b. 1/8/1941 d. 10/4/1989	Arthur God Middle Head Guard	Brian Cohen 2 other parts	16 parts	Abuse department Self wrestling The Colonel	How to Irritate People (1969) SNL (1982)	·	·
John Cleese	b. 10/27/1939 d. not yet	The Black Knight Sir Lancelot Taunting French Guard Tim the Enchanter 2 other parts	Reg 5 other parts	9 parts	Minister of Silly Walks Dead Parrot Hungarian Phrase Book	Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) The Taming of the Shrew (1980) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Time Bandits (1981) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Erik the Viking (1989) The World Is Not Enough (1999) Rat Race (2001) Harry Potter Movies Pink Panther 2 (2009) Voice Talent	·	·
Terry Gilliam	b. 11/22/1940 d. not yet	Patsy Green Knight 4 other parts	7 parts	7 parts	Animations	Brazil (1985) Spies Like Us (1985) The Adv. of Baron Munchausen (1988)	·	·
Eric Idle	b. 3/29/1943 d. not yet	Dead Collector Sir Robin Roger the Shrubber 4 other parts	Stan (Loretta) Lead Singer Crucifee 7 other parts	16 parts		European Vacation (1985) SNL (1986) The Adv. of Baron Munchausen (1988) Hercules (1998-1999) South Park (1999) Simpsons (2003-2007)	·	·
Terry Jones	b. 2/1/1942 d. not yet	Sir Bedevere 4 other parts	Mandy Cohen 5 other parts	12 parts		SNL (1978) Erik the Viking (1989)	·	·
Michael Palin	b. 5/5/1943 d. not yet	Dennis Sir Galahad NI Knight Leader 6 other parts	Pontius Pilate Ex-Leper Mr. Big nose 9 other parts	17 parts	Dead Parrot Lumberjack Song	How to Irritate People (1969) SNL (1980-1982) Time Bandits (1981) Brazil (1985) A Fish Called Wanda (1988)	·	·

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python

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Pseudo-Clementine Writings

Home > My Research > Christianity > Early Church Fathers > Pseudo-Clementine Writings

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Several epistles and homilies were attributed to this third Pope following Peter. As they are spurious and voluminous, I’m not going to summarize or analyse them all or in great detail, but only record some observations.

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Notes & Observations

The Second Epsitle of Clement

• Several translations of 2 Clement can be found here. It appears that the New Advent version is the Roberts-Donaldson translation. I’ve been spot-checking against the Lightfoot translation, which also has verse numbering.
• Thinking lightly of Jesus and our salvation is a sin. (2 Clem 1)
• “Rejoice, thou barren that barest not…” Isaiah used these words to describe Jerusalem suddenly filled with returning exiles (Is 54:1+). Paul explained how Hagar and Sarah allegorically represent the old and new covenants; that is, this verse contrasts the Jews of the Law with Chrsitians (Gal 4:21-31). Clement, likewise, uses it to describe the Church, but about how it is growing in faith, not in contrast with the followers of the Law (2 Clem 2:1-3).
• We should honor God for his mercy, not just with our lips, but through obedience by loving one another, doing good, and avoiding evil. (2 Clem 3-4; c.f. Mt 18:11, Is 29:13, Mt 7:21)
• This life is transient and we should fix our desires on things of the next world (detachment). The two worlds are opposed to one another. (2 Clem 5-6)
• Hope for Heaven is rooted in “keep[ing] our baptism holy and undefiled” and “be[ing] found possessed of works of holiness and righteousness”. (2 Clem 6)
• Clement leans on Paul’s comparison of the present life to a race. (2 Clem 7) He does not cite Paul or mention him by name.
• We have only the present world in which to repent. (2 Clem 8)
• The body is the temple of God, and the flesh will be judged. The resurrection is affirmed. (2 Clem 9)
• Practise virtue. Those who cause others to sin will be condemned twice. (2 Clem 10)
• Serve the Lord faithfully, and do not doubt, but trust in his promises. (2 Clem 11; c.f. James 4:8)
• Chapter 12 borrows from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (Saying 22) and 1 Cor 7.
• When Christians do not love one another as they ought, much less their enemies, then they are scorned by others and the name of God blasphemed. (2 Clem 13)
• The gender roles of Christ (male, bridegroom) and the Church (female, bride) is used to explain how the Church is spiritual, made manifest in the body of Christ. It also leans on typology, calling the flesh the type of the spirit that can be corrupted. (2 Clem 14)
• Turning the heart of another toward Christ is a good work. (2 Clem 15; c.f. 1 Tim 4:16)
• Taming the soul and doing good prepares one for judgment. (2 Clem 16-17; c.f. 1 Pt 4:4)
• The righteous are rewarded, though not immediately and often without suffering. (2 Clem 19-20)

Homilies & Recognitions

• The twenty homilies preserve Clement’s story in Greek. “Recognitions” is the same story, but the Greek is lost, translated into Latin by Rufinus (<AD 410). These documents may have originated from a common ancestor.
• More to come…

Sources

• The Clementines article from the Caholic Encyclopedia, hosted by New Advent>
  

• The Clementine Literature entry for Wikipedia
  

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July 15, 2011: Donuts, Icons, Shrine, Bridge

Hypnotic Donuts
Local donut shop specializing in strange.
http://www.hypnoticdonuts.com

Icon Generators
I needed to convert some GIF, JPEG & PNG files to ICO this week:
http://www.prodraw.net/favicon/generator.php
http://www.coolutils.com/online/image-converter/

Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
A coworker shared a news cast about this site, approved by the local bishop:
http://www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/

Magdeburg Water Bridge
Another coworker shared some photos about this cool bridge in Germany:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdeburg_Water_Bridge

July 12, 2011: Photography, Star Trek Badge, Computer Pranks

Photography Links

iPhone SLR Mount
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-slr-mount/

The "Dreamy Diana Lens" SLR Mount
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/diana-lens-for-SLRs/

Recovering Components of Disposable Cameras
http://www.increa.com/reverse/dc/

Top 20 Ultimate Ways to Use a Disposable Camera
http://content.photojojo.com/diy/ten-creative-ways-to-use-disposable-cameras/

Cell Phone Macro Lenses
http://lifehacker.com/5630589/turn-a-disposable-camera-lens-into-a-reusable-cellphone-macro-lens
http://schools.stopwaste.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=397:cell-phone-camera-lens-hack&catid=98&Itemid=163
http://camerahacks.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=99#99

Star Trek Badge
Here’s an Instructable on how to create a costume Star Trek badge (original series):
http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Trek-Command-Badge/

Computer Pranks
These are stupid Windows tricks, but may come in handy someday:
http://www.instructables.com/id/GREAT-COMPUTER-PRANKS–computer-commands-using/

July 6, 2011: Linux Scanner Server

Scanner Server

A Linux.com article from October 2006 showing off SANE:
http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/57798

From Ubuntu:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ScanningHowTo

Linux Scanner server:
http://scannerserver.online02.com/